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    e-Reader suggestions ?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    We've had an interesting discussion on the chat many moons ago but my brain doesn't record very well. Let's start from scratch..

    Let me start by saying I MUCH prefer to read a real book than look at a screen, so I don't want anything backlit like an iPad.

    I'm looking for a reader that has the following specs;

     

    1) Not a multi-function tablet, just a reader.

    2) Must read many formats (and at least PDF).

    3) A display that looks like paper and shows even when it's OFF.

    4) Must display graphics, not just text, and accuratly, not deformed (for plans, tech manuals, scanned music sheets, etc)

     

    So, to Kindle or not to Kindle ? Enlight me with your experience please..

    ProjectSAM Orchestral Essentials 1 or 2?

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    Well that's what I meant, I'm your age, own a house, have two cars, 2 kids and even with a good paying job, I can't afford that just like that, I have other bills like you. I understand you didn't get my comment when I think about it.. I'm from an industrial town and I remember some kids I knew had summer jobs paying around 15000$ for ±3 months, without imposition (because they were students). 15000$ right in their pockets. They were able to afford expensive guitars, amps, bikes, etc.. but yeah a kid working at McDo's in the big city is a different story. Anyway, when they got the real job after they finished school, they didn't know what to buy so they put their money in cars and stuff, still living at their parents for a few years.. when you make 50k$ a year, live at your parents and are 19 years old (a kid), you usually don't have "much" to pay yet..

    Now on topic; cause I think it's worth investing in pro-level tools when you can.

    is it possible for a musician/band to earn money by playing video game music?

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    You know, not too many musicians achieve "lucrative success stories" at all. Limit the field to just VGM artists, and of course it will be hard to find many.

    I don't have any numbers, but I would be willing to bet that the Black Mages have been pretty profitable, and I'd also estimate that Taylor Davis makes enough off of YouTube revenue to make it well worth her time. Heck, given that Lindsay Sterling is in the top 10 YouTube personalities by revenue, I bet her Zelda and Skyrim covers have made a ton of money. Granted, that's a halo effect from her original music, but still.

     

    The Black Mages don't count, it's Nobuo's band, he composed those songs.

    Lidsay Sterling is one tho, you're right.

    Computers for Composing

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    The wal-mart one is 140$ more because of the graphic card while the newegg bundle has none (but has one integrated).

    That means the processor has a smaller work load = better for you when gaming. I'm sure you can find a better deal cause that card is not worth 140$ lol (around 50$). I wouldn't go with Windows 10 !

     

    Either build will slam any studio session on the wall, and you'll be able to with any 200 tracks project, I'm sure.

    http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1438&gid2=887&compare=intel-hd-graphics-4600-desktop-vs-geforce-gt-720

    Scripters &/or programmers here ?

    in Music Composition & Production

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    Hey I made a backup tool, nothing crazy but works well. I learned a few things. Try it (save it to a .VBS)

    'PresentationstrMessage = "This backup tool will ensure an integral copy of your files. It will re-copy a file from scratch if any error happens, like between networks for instance." & vbCrLf & "" & vbCrLf & "You will finda report in the backup-ed folder: ""Backup Log (date & time).log""" & vbCrLf & "" & vbCrLf & "Note:" & vbCrLf & "this tool will copy the CONTENT of the folder to backup."Msgbox strMessage, 64, "Backup tool (Frederic Petitpas - 2015)"'Choosing the backup source, without the "new folder" optionSet objShell1 = CreateObject("Shell.Application")Set objFolder1 = objShell1.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose the folder to backup", &h201, "\")If objFolder1 Is Nothing ThenWscript.QuitEnd If'Choosing the destination, with "new folder" option (by default)Set objShell2 = CreateObject("Shell.Application")Set objFolder2 = objShell2.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose backup folder", 1, "\")If objFolder2 Is Nothing ThenWscript.QuitEnd If'RécapitulationstrMessage = "Content of the following folder:" & vbCrLf & """" & objFolder1.title & """" & vbCrLf & "found at:" & vbCrLf & objFolder1.self.path & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "WILL BE BACKED-UP TO" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf &"the following folder:" & vbCrLf & """" & objFolder2.title & """" & vbCrLf & "found at:" & vbCrLf & objFolder2.self.pathMsgbox strMessage, 64, "Backup tool (Frederic Petitpas - 2015)"'ConfirmationIf MsgBox("To start the backup, click OK.", vbOkCancel or vbDefaultButton2, "Confirm") = vbCancel ThenMsgBox "Backup cancelled."WScript.quit()ElseEnd If'Writing the batchDim objShellSet objShell = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )Set wsc = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")Dim objFSO, outFileSet objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")'Open write streamSet outFile = objFSO.CreateTextFile(wsc.SpecialFolders("desktop") & "\TmpBckpCmdFile.bat", True)'writeoutFile.WriteLine "@echo off"outFile.WriteLine "color 70"outFile.WriteLine "set x=" & objFolder1.self.pathoutFile.WriteLine "set y=" & objFolder2.self.pathoutFile.WriteLine "cls"outFile.WriteLine "echo Don't close, wait for the backup to finish..."outFile.WriteLine "Robocopy ""%x%"" ""%y%"" /E /XA:SH /XJD /R:8 /W:15 /MT:32 /V /NP /LOG:""%y%\Backup Log %date% (%time:~0,2%h%time:~3,2%m%time:~6,2%s).log"""outFile.WriteLine "(goto) 2>nul & del ""%~f0"""'close write streamoutFile.Close'Run the file and wait for completionSet shl = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")file = shl.SpecialFolders("desktop") & "\TmpBckpCmdFile.bat"shl.Run file, 1, true'ConfirmationstrMessage = "Backup done!"Msgbox strMessage, 64, "Backup tool (Frederic Petitpas - 2015)"

    Scripters &/or programmers here ?

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    My C is super basic so it wasn't hard to be "organized" here, but this is the perfect example where a repetition of the IFs could be avoided. It repeats until I get a result between 50 to 200 bpm for 1 to 20kHz. Is it simple to include a repetition until that condition is met, inside that "while", with what you posted above ? Is it simpler in Python ?

     

    #include <stdio.h>#include <stdlib.h>int main(int argc, char *argv[]){ double A, B, C; A = 15; printf("Tool to find the tempo in phase with the period of a frequency \n\n");  while(1)  {   printf("Hz: ");   scanf("%lf", &;   C = A/(1/B);   if(C<50) C=2*C;   if(C>200) C=C/2;   if(C<50) C=2*C;   if(C>200) C=C/2;   if(C<50) C=2*C;   if(C>200) C=C/2;   if(C<50) C=2*C;   if(C>200) C=C/2;   if(C<50) C=2*C;   if(C>200) C=C/2;   if(C<50) C=2*C;   if(C>200) C=C/2;   if(C<50) C=2*C;   if(C>200) C=C/2;   if(C<50) C=2*C;   if(C>200) C=C/2;   if(C<50) C=2*C;   if(C>200) C=C/2;   if(C<50) C=2*C;   if(C>200) C=C/2;   if(C<50) C=2*C;   if(C>200) C=C/2;   printf("BPM = %.10f \n\n",C);  } getch(); return 0;}

    Scripters &/or programmers here ?

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    I'll try to find how to update the code with your method and do a compare test because I just did a test with 4200 "àäâabcdèêëéfghiìîïjklmnoôöòpqrstuùüûvwxyz" .txt files and it indeed took a good amount of time (about 3 minutes & 10 seconds) on my old computer (6000+ AMD). I'll give your suggestion more thought a little later this week when I get a chance.

    Scripters &/or programmers here ?

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    Hey thanks for the reply. I'll check your script a little later cause I'm heading to work but quickly here's what I need to precise;

     


        I don't understand the motivation to switch things to ~² before switching them to what they actually need to be.
      I also don't recommend using VB for anything. It's quite honestly a horrible language, especially for scripting. U

     

    I switch to ~2 but it could be anything else. The point is that you cannot rename ABC.jpg to abc.jpg because it will make an error and stop right there, saying the filename already exists.

     

    Cannot use anything else than VB/PowerShell/Batch on the computer at work because everything is blocked. I cannot install anything ;( but I'll check Python for sure. I know C a little tho

    What am I missing?

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    Well, you have some theory nerds who can't compose a song.

    You have classic nerds who can't improsive anything and just robot-play what they see on a score.

    Etc.

     

    I have enough theory to talk music with other musicians, without going into a deep song surgery... Relying on "theory" to create is missing the point. You have to be able to flip the switch and say fuck theory imo. I'm always gonna go in the opposite direction when someone will say "you can't do this". Theory isn't the same for everybody anyway, at some point. I'm interested by mathematic concepts for instance and will sometimes play with polyrithmy and Fibbonaci or something.. I don't see the point of explaining that after, but I have fun while doing it and although it's a little concept, I forget about it and just escape in my little world. Things like that.

     

    edit : yes man, it's a vast ocean and you're heading on a journey that will last forever.. you'll learn and experiment new things in 50 years ;) music has no end.

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