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it's the same idea, but because the setup of the pads is different (usually laid out in a square shape instead of just in a row, like the keys on a keyboard), it feels more natural for some people. still takes some getting used to, though.

i do this sometimes. typically i sequence everything by hand, usually with a combination of audio samples and midi stuff. these days i also tend to add in slippage and stuff like that to give things a bit more groove. finding the right samples that fit together and sequencing the whole thing with a mouse is definitely tedious, but you could say that about almost everything related to music production, i think... dunno about making beats using drum sticks without investing in a kit, but you could always try out a midi controller with pads, like the akai mpd series. you could assign your drum samples to the pads on it and then make a beat by tapping it out on the pads in real time. not quite the same as playing a kit, but it might feel more natural than clicking away at a piano roll or dragging and dropping samples.

no random battles, actually, although i totally get you. i had a lot of fun with it, but i didn't beat it because it started to wear thin on me after 20 hours or so. i've heard good things about radiant historia, as well, and was thinking of picking it up...

haha, yeah, this is still pretty much the case. it's not a very fast-moving game, and the further you get into it, the more you're expected to level-grind before each dungeon and all that. very much rooted in the traditional approach to jrpgs.

have you tried Dragon Quest IX? very easy to dump a lot of hours into that one.

ott - mir trifonic - emergence jon hopkins - insides silkie - city limits, volume 2 +1 to most of BT's catalogue (not all of it is my cup of tea, but pretty much all of it sounds fucking great) just a few off the top of my head. dunno what some of this stuff about it being a crapshoot with professionals is about, to be honest. sounds a bit silly to me. i would argue that a bad mastering job and one that isn't to your liking are not always the same thing, which is why many, many professional mastering services offer you a preview of what your final product will sound like before delivering it and allow you to request adjustments, to an extent. yes, mastering is subjective in a lot of respects, but there is a legitimate science behind it that typically requires some real experience and knowledge, which is why it's justified to charge for mastering. much in the same way that someone asked to score a film (or game or whatever) may be an excellent composer but write music that the director isn't happy with. does that mean composing and producing music is a total crapshoot? sure, the argument can be made, but i should really hope not. edit number a billion: the albums i've listed sound excellent, but i'm assuming you're looking for stuff that's got a very clean, modern sound, which is the kind of stuff i listed. there are a lot of modern, well-produced and well-mastered albums with "lo-fi" qualities that sound amazing, i think, but i'm assuming that's not what you're interested in? something like burial's most recent EP, street halo, sounds absolutely fantastic, for an example of what i'm talking about (check out the track "NYC" if you're interested).

akg k240's are a pretty popular choice in that range...i think you can usually find them online for around $100. i picked up a pair a while ago and like them so far. i definitely find them more comfortable than other headphones i've owned, and they seem pretty reliable from a mixing perspective, considering the price. but i'm definitely not an expert on any of this, so i could be way off. edit: snappleman got to my recommendation first because he's a) faster and actually knows what he's talking about

hmmm, had not considered this but it's a really good point...thanks for the input! i have to admit i'm a total sucker for that thomas newman piano sound so i was really drawn to this library when i heard it was on sale. i've had trouble getting that kind of character out of other sampled pianos but that may be my own fault for not learning the ins and outs of them more than anything else.

hoooooly shit this is like the best source of all time. rad remix!

i cant calm down i just cant i need to know

although i think the jrpg bubble burst like a decade ago, the music in this is great and this song deserves to be mentioned along with the others http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p45gdP2OKmU

totally forgot to download version 2, thanks for the heads up! i switched over and i think there's definitely improvement, although it's not totally gone. convolution reverbs aren't enabled either, though i appreciate the advice.

i recently picked up tonehammer's emotional piano while it was on sale before they split into two companies, and i really dig the character of it. i'm having some difficulties properly eq'ing it, though, so i'm looking for a little advice. the main issue is that there seem to be a lot of clashing frequencies that ring out when notes are sustained and played together. i've tried eq'ing them out with a narrow band, but it seems like whenever i isolate one problem area and listen again, i hear a bunch more. the other effect is that having so many of these bands eq'd out leaves me with a tone that's lacking some clarity, but it also lacks some clarity in the first place because of the clashing harmonics that clutter things up. maybe this will make more sense with a sample: http://tindeck.com/listen/dqib no eq has been applied to this (either on the channel or the kontakt instrument) and there's no reverb or anything else on it. obviously i'm not expecting there to be no overtones or upper harmonics at all, but this just seems like a bit much? right? i feel like i don't notice this when i'm listening to other sampled pianos, both on professionally mastered tracks and just on stuff i hear on these forums, soundcloud, etc. or are my ears crazy

midi pick-ups that go in or on a guitar are real things that exist. roland makes them and so do a few other companies.

yes, that is what metal man is referring to. it exists. what is the question edit: or are you saying you don't want any external devices at all with your midi guitar? let's not get greedy now there are midi pick-ups that can be installed on a guitar that turn what you play into midi data. or it can be done with some sort of converter outside of the guitar. what the hell are we arguing about in here

i found some other ones 13 and 50 are from the movie Robots but i can't remember their names (played by ewan mcgregor and robin williams, who also starred in BICENTENNIAL MAN), 163 is clank, 176 is jimmy neutron's dog, 180 is brn-e, 118 is (i think?) the robot from batteries not included, 116 is cleverly disguised android marketing

i found wall-e SPOILERS (he's number 129) so many wonderful things in this poster. also bicentennial man edit: i reposted my discoveries down below

i'll admit that losing gamecube compatibility sucks but the gamecube controller is baaaad. it might be better than playing smash with the other options but that's not saying a whole lot

gotta agree with everyone else here. really digging the vibes on this and the production sounds nice and clean. downloaded! great work, man.

think there's 2 copies of this business of music marketing up for sale, so you should be good unless someone pm'd him!

has anyone claimed guerilla pr wired and/or this business of music marketing?

just made my account. great way to listen to super bass by nicki minaj infinitely. i think you can share playlists publicly, but you have to be friends on facebook with people in order for them to see the playlists. i think? i might be wrong.

happy big giant birthday

just picked up emotional piano and am super excited to put it to use. it sounds great so thank you for the information! but yeah still a really great job on this track.

digging this so far! the sound design choices you've made are working really well together. that big electro bass that comes in around :35 is slick and has just enough grit to make it really stand out. my only issue would be similar to what anti-syne mentioned, which is that it feels like there should be a more prominent lead element taking over after the drop. but the drop that's there could also be the precursor drop - the one that's actually a build-up to the bigger drop that comes later, when everything goes nuts and all the elements come in at once. or something like that. either way, really good start so far and i definitely want to hear where this goes!