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    Building a PC...HELP.

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    First off, I would recommend ASUS as your motherboard manufacturer. They consistently pump out quality motherboards, and rarely have problems. I've used 'em several times myself and am quite happy.

    Sound card--this depends on what you're trying to use it for. Will you be recording, or will you just be producing tracks "inside the box?" I personally use an M-Audio Delta 1010LT and like it very much, but it's a ten-input, ten-output card--I do a little recording on the side and do need every channel I can get. If you're only recording a vocal or an instrument at a time, you're not going to need something nearly as crazy.

    Processor: This is a matter of pocketbook preference, really. AMD and Intel both make good processors. I think Intel has the upper hand right now in the processor wars, but AMD will get you a lot more bang for the buck in the lower price ranges.

    Graphics: Again, your needs will dictate this. ATi is the current king of graphics power, with their 5800-series, but Nvidia has historically had better support and their drivers have usually been more stable. Both of them have great cards for their various price tiers. Good manufacturers include ASUS, BFG, XFX, and EVGA.

    RAM: Get at LEAST two gigabytes. More if possible. Good manufacturers include G.Skill, Crucial, Mushkin, Patriot, and OCZ.

    No one see the Last Airbender

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I mean, it's not everyday that we get absolute gems of awful. It cleanses the palate. Let's your appreciate the good stuff a little bit more, savor the flavor. It's like a marinade of meh giving more taste to the seasoned tenderloin of better films

    That is an epic way of putting it.

    bLiNd FINALLY has a Website

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Site looks really nice, man. And what's this about an original album coming out? DO WANT. The first preview track sounds bomb awesome.

    EDIT: I'm also having issues navigating the site, same issue as mentioned before. Firefox 3.6.3, Mac OS X 10.6.4. I'll test it on my Windows machine when I get home. Safari 5.0, Chrome 5.0, and Stainless 0.7.5 can all load and navigate the site with no issues. Wasn't able to test Camino, as it was in need of an update and the download was too slow for me to bother with for now.

    EDIT2: Odd. Issues disappear when the page is reloaded. Got the idea to do so after Safari wouldn't allow me to navigate the site after a few minutes of happily reading about history and future plans. Reloaded there, problem disappeared and all was back to normal. Reloaded the page in FF and got the same result. Odd.

    OCR Cribs (the "Post Pics of your Studio Area" thread!)

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted · Edited by Flexstyle

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    This is a screenshot of my typical FL Studio setup. I generally have my arrangement on one side, and the sequencing/plugins/mixer/file browser on the other side. Works quite well for me. I will never go back to single monitors again, if I can help it, there's just so many ways they're useful. Document on one screen, web browser on the other (great for research papers), game on one screen, walkthrough on the other (cough)....actually, I want to eventually have a nice big TV connected to this machine, too, and position it above the two screens I have. Media center FTW.

    I'll just say that if you have the money and the space available for two monitors, GET THEM. So utterly useful.

    Edit: and the apple stickers came with my MacBook / Logic Pro 8, not pictured. :D

    OCR02028 - Super Street Fighter IV "Time to Oil Up"

    in ReMix Reviews & Comments

    Posted

    Eh, this is okay. It's pretty boring, and not even by psytrance standards. Nevermind the fact that it's... not really psytrance. But that's just nitpicking. Otherwise, it's pretty straight forward. Some of the brickwall mastering sounds really out of place, and it overall just seems like sort of a mash-up of timbres that don't really seem to go together. Maybe too many ethnic instruments and not enough synthetic. Just seems contrived, really.

    I'd cry foul if it wasn't Beatdrop saying this, lol. Personally, I kinda like the mishmash of genres, but it's more like ethnictronica with a psytrance edge. Still is teh awesomes though! :nicework:

    OCR02018 - Team Fortress 2 "Electrodispenser"

    in ReMix Reviews & Comments

    Posted

    That bass is probably the sickest (in a good way) thing to come off the OCR mirror sites in a loooong time. I second the idea that it might have been better off just taking one theme and direction and running with it, but the medley is cool too. It's definitely one of your better mixes, mister Aversa, and I absolutely love it! Slick production values and OH SWEET MERCY DID I MENTION THAT BASS? Zebra 2, yes? Props!

    (by the way, everyone, you should add me on Steam so that I can play TF2 with you, now that this song has brought it up: doctor_uncanny is the id)

    Enchanted - Atmospheric trance, downtempo, and DnB - Original album

    in Post Your Original Music!

    Posted

    Hey all, just thought I'd plug my third and newest album right here, entitled Enchanted. It's a collection of original and collaborative tracks, generally leaning towards the atmospheric and possibly danceable. Stream it online or buy lossless (or whatever else you may desire) tracks over at my Bandcamp.com page!

    There's also a lot more music and stuff to hear on that page, or you can head over to my website (in my signature) and check out even more tunes. It's all free to stream, and most of it is either highly inexpensive or even free to download, so please check it out! :-D

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