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    Plans for Expanding Workshop & Offering "Instant Upload/Feedback" Functionality to OC ReMix

    in General Discussion

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    I think the real celebrities, from a visitor filtering perspective, are the games :)

    Haha totally agree. ;) It was just a thought to spark more conversation and brain storming.

    On a personal side note, I've always preferred anonymous grading/reviewing. This system's main focus should not be about that. It should always be about the music, which OCR has always done an excellent sticking to that goal. As Gollgagh said, would be cool to copy the ReMix Roulette function in an anonymous fashion.

    Izotope's Mixing Guide v4 just Released

    in Music Composition & Production

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    Been reading through this thought it would be good to share:

    http://downloads.izotope.com/guides/iZotope-Mixing-Guide-Principles-Tips-Techniques.pdf

    It is excellent for people all skills levels. Really good resource for those starting out that want to learn what all of the basic controls do on EQ, Compressors, Gates, Limiting, etc...

    Also explains concepts based upon human perception and depth, width, and height. Which is an invaluable mindset to learn.

    NFL doesnt pay musicians, or its taxes.

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    But who decided we would even frame the question as though Bruno Mars was working for the NFL? Why isn't the NFL working for Bruno Mars in this situation? Bruno already had a tour set up and will have to foot a bill of ~$100,000 on each stop of the tour just to turn the lights on. Suddenly he gets to kick off that tour with a pre-sold-out stadium, world-class production, 100+ million watching on TV, and tons of press -- all without having to pay for it. Why aren't we asking why Bruno Mars isn't paying the NFL or CBS? Because we select a couple facts about the situation -- Bruno playing for no money -- and project our personal struggles on to it.

    Excellent! Completely agree. Seriously top acts have been doing the super bowl voluntarily for decades. In any profession it is a matter of supply and demand. There is always a balance in value between performance and pay.

    How has your process evolved?

    in Music Composition & Production

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    Fair enough then. I am personally not wasting any time here, because I'm stuck at work. Although I've wondered if I could set up some kind of remote connection to my production PC that would let me actually make music at work. That idea is crazy enough to be worth considering. :-)

    Team Viewer, set it up as a personal license. I use this to access my code base at home from work. So it should work the other way around for accessing your music.

    NFL doesnt pay musicians, or its taxes.

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by avaris

    What blows my mind is how little you guys seem to understand the gravity of the Super Bowl. They're playing AT THE SUPER BOWL. That's legitimately the biggest live venue that anyone can ever play. You'd give up that opportunity just because you don't get paid? Even though you're already a millionaire? Come on.

    Edit: As of this moment in time Bruno Mars' CD from TWO YEARS AGO is the top selling CD on iTunes. Two of the singles from that CD are #6 and #7 on the top 10 singles list. I'm pretty sure he got his money for the performance.

    Agreed. Also all of the free commercials put on by Pepsi to advertise the half time show. It's not like the super bowl half-time acts are forced to do this. They agreed upon it. And huge name artists have done this for decades.

    From: http://business.time.com/2014/02/02/bruno-mars-red-hot-chili-peppers-super-bowl-halftime-show/

    "The huge exposure regularly leads to a big sales boost for artists. Album sales for Beyonce and Destiny’s Child jumped 40 percent the week after last year’s Super Bowl. The bump has been even more pronounced for older bands like the Who, whose Greatest Hits album more than doubled in sales after their halftime show in 2010."

    Personally I believe they should be compensated. And they are, just in an indirect way.

    How has your process evolved?

    in Music Composition & Production

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    For example, if you limit yourself to FM sounds, you've got E. Pianos, dubstep basses, atonal bells, glassy pads, and noise generator percussion at your disposal, and you would then only be able to use those five things plus drums (it'd be silly to limit yourself to FM without exception). Where, then, is your lead sound? You see my point.

    Just want to reiterate that this mode of thought on FM is so completely wrong. While it excels in these areas, FM is capable of almost any sound. But is damn hard to learn it to that extent. Hence why most people stick with the afore mentioned sounds.

    For example FM is excellent at creating chiptune leads. (2:22)

    https://soundcloud.com/sonic-elements/rob-papens-blue-sapphire-i-1

    Read up on Brian Eno a bit. There is a story, can't find a damn so take it with a grain of salt, where he used a DX7 to recreate several sounds from other popular synthesizers. And no one could tell the difference.

    Also if you want to get really nerdy: (from the creator of FM, Chowning)

    http://www.spoogeworld.com/music/instruments/yamaha/fm_theory_and_applications.pdf

    Nintendo Wii U

    in General Discussion

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    This whole "they need to make adult games" never makes sense to me. Nintendo hasn't ever done it in the past, why would they start now? They can publish and finance other things teams that do that kind of thing, why stop what they are good at to appeal to a smaller possible audience?

    Diversification. Tap into an untapped part of their market sector. Publish 1 new IP. Not go and change their current IP's. Hell they could create a new small studio underneath Nintendo and give it a fancy name. Have that studio be the name behind this new IP.

    I could personally care less if they make mature games or not. Just giving an idea to improve their bottom line without sacrificing their rich tradition.

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