
Scrap McNapps
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Just a regular guy that has a general interest in learning about music. Used to take classes in school then stopped in grade 11. Now I am just trying to get back into it.
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J.O.P
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Should my Mixes be Mono Friendly?
Scrap McNapps replied to PROTO·DOME's topic in Music Composition & Production
I personally check the mix to see if it will sound good in mono. If it's mixed fine it shouldn't make a difference. -
ASIO4ALL has always been hit and miss.... More miss for me and my friends. You're better off buying an audio interface rather than wasting your time troubleshooting.
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It's all good. I didn't really specifiy when I made the list. The X79 is the high-end/extreme/workstation "eff it, I got the money to blow", type thing. The Z77 is definately cheaper and still gives very good performance is what most people should go for. All that extra money can go into extra SSDs, HDDs, replacing the stock fans if you are a noise freak, and getting a better audio interface.
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The reason I suggested a video card is because there are some motherboards that DON'T have integrated graphics (ie the X79 based motherboards) and if it does it usually shares it with the RAM. I also recommended a fanless card is because one they are usually cheaper no frills video cards and it reduces noise in case the OP needs to record in the same room. The Z77 on the other hand DOES have integrated graphics so a video card is not needed if it's just for music production.
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What's good? Here are my suggestions. CASE: Antec, NZXT, Silverstone, Fractal Design, a few other companies I know of make some decent cases with noise reduction. Look into those. CPU: Get an Intel i5 or i7 processor. CPU FAN: Noctua or GLED MOTHERBOARD: Currently there are two platforms that I know of right now: Z77 and X79. The Z77 is the mainstream and more cheaper platform and the X79 is more on the power user side of things. Go for either or depending on budget. The important thing is to match the CPU socket with the motherboard socket. POWER SUPPLY: 600W minimum. Depending on how many v
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finished Dead Warrior (PMPW Zombie Theme Remix)
Scrap McNapps posted a topic in Post Your Game ReMixes!
This is an interpolation of a theme from a wrestler from the video game Power Move Pro Wrestling for the PS1. Since it is an interpolation most of the stuff here is pretty close to the original. What I wanted to to really was revamp it and make it more creepy sounding if anything. Here is the original. And here is my interpolation Any comments are appreciated. -
wip Volcano Valley Zone-Sonic 3D Blast Genesis Version
Scrap McNapps replied to Scrap McNapps's topic in Post Your Game ReMixes!
ZOMBIE THREAD This is my latest version of my Volcano Valley Zone Remix -I junked the synths and the cabasa and replaced them with orchestral instrument samples. -I used drums that sounded a bit more epic. -Rather than layering bells, I have like two different types of bells in total. -Made some minor changes to the arrangement. Still some mixing issues I need to work on (I did this on headphones), but this one sounds closer to how I had originally envisioned it. Has a bit more "power" to it you could say. Feedback is appreciated. -
mod-review Zelda: OoT - Gerudo Valley (2/1/12 new version)
Scrap McNapps replied to Drakken's topic in Post Your Game ReMixes!
The guitars sound good to me. The choir is setting nicely in the mix. The sax sounds okay in the beginning, but doesn’t sound right when it is thrown in with the guitars. That can be fixed either with some panning, surgical eqing, or a combo of both. Or it could be some simple volume adjustments via automation around that particular area. IMO it shouldn’t be necessary to use a compressor to raise the volume of the song in Audacity after you supposedly mastered the track. The compressing and limiting via T-Racks should do that for you. I guess that particular preset is not the one that works -
Seeking advice on an audio interface
Scrap McNapps replied to Diodes's topic in Music Composition & Production
Steinberg MR816 series. Echo Audiofirepre8 Though this is a USB interface, the M-Audio Fast Track Ultra8R is actually a good interface. -
What Keyboard Should I Buy?
Scrap McNapps replied to Calum's topic in Music Composition & Production
Kurzweil, Roland, Yamaha, and Kawai make good keyboards/stage pianos. You might want to take a look at thoses. EDIT: Opps... didn't peep the budget. Umm.. Casio makes good keyboards that are around that price I believe. -
Komplete 8 and Guitar Rig 5.0
Scrap McNapps replied to Meteo Xavier's topic in Music Composition & Production
Coming from Guitar Rig 4, is it worth upgrading to 5 Pro? -
Thanks for taking the time to provide feedback I'll what I can do about the 808 kick. Got some listening to do. The scratching I'll see if there is a way to make them more interesting.