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  1. If he were to go with X79, yeah. Didn't know you were talking about those specifically, my bad. There's only 3 processors for LGA 2011; $300, $500, and $1000. Also, motherboards are twice as expensive. Just throwing that out there for the OP. If budget is a concern.

    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.

  2. That is true, but I think the OP isn't concerned with that given he requested "the minimum required video card".

    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.

  3. 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 video cards and peripherals you add you may need more.

    RAM: Get at least 8GB of RAM. That should be plenty. GSkill, Crucial, and Cosair are good.

    DISK DRIVES: I say have two minimum, but I recommend 3 disk drives. One for your Operating System (Windows) and programs; one for samples (ie. Kontakt libraries, drum samples, orchestra samples, etc.) and another for just your straight up recordings. As for SSD vs HDD, it's more economically sound to go for the HDD. That said, SSD are signifcantly faster in terms of loading. What you could do is get a SSD for your OS and programs and HDD for the rest of your samples and recordings. I had good experiences with Seagate for HDD as well as Western Digital. Crucial makes good SSD.

    VIDEO CARD: Umm... if there is not gonna be any gaming or video editing, get a video card that is simple and fanless to reduce noise.

    SOUND CARD: I had good experiences with RME. Focusrite is good too. Avid actually as some pretty good audio interfaces right now as well.

  4. 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.

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    And here is my interpolation

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    Any comments are appreciated.

  5. ZOMBIE THREAD

    This is my latest version of my Volcano Valley Zone Remix

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    -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.

  6. 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 the best but then again presets in a couple of these mastering programs (ESPECIALLY OZONE) don’t cut it. If anything, the “Do My Own Damn” setting approach to these programs is the most effective. The first step is to make the mix sound as good as it possibly can. When you do that you will find that there is generally less to do in the mastering stage. One thing to avoid when using those types of programs is to use presets. Also avoid using every component of the program. Use what is neccessary. What was it that was necessary? Well for that you had to listen with unbiased ears (which is difficult if it is your own work).

    This is what I usually what I do with my self-mastering. I start with EQing. Not surgical EQing where you do mad cutting and boosting at a very specific frequency ranges like you would with instruments, but more broader and subtle boosts and cuts. You shouldn’t have to do more than maybe +/- 3-6dB to notice a difference. Multiband Compression is like regular compression but at specific frequencies. I don’t really use it because I don’t know how to use it properly and even from what I read it is really used most of the time if it is not possible to redo the mix. Since you are capable of redoing the mix, you may not need it and probably better off without it (IMO anyways). Regular compression is fine I guess. To boost the overall volume, I set the limiting threshold to -0.1dB and just boost until I get a satisfactory volume that doesn’t squash the mix.

    There is a free mastering guide on isotope that is a REALLY good resource. Find the link below.

    http://izotope.fileburst.com/guides/Mastering_With_Ozone.pdf

    This is specific to Ozone but the concepts for the most part still apply.

    Hope this helps a bit. Good luck with your track!

  7. Guitar Rig 5 Pro is better because it has control room pro which gives you just a ton more options for shaping tone. As for vs. Rammfire I think Rammfire sounds nice and bright for insanely high gain but utterly fails if you try and turn the bass up just a teeny bit to add substance. I've found that separate distortion units (sometimes both inside and outside of guitar rig) then going through van 51 (and then control room pro) with slight gain and double tracked gets me a nice beefy, chunky but slicy sound without all the extra "sakijfoehsjrfovisjeroivb" distortion on top of it.

    Coming from Guitar Rig 4, is it worth upgrading to 5 Pro?

  8. Man it's been I while since I've been on here. Anyways here is yet another Super Metroid Red Swampy Soil Rmx. :tomatoface:

    Source:

    Remix:

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    This one has more of a rap influnce to it. Compared to some of the other stuff I submitted here, I feel more at home with this one and had fun with it. I am a bit concerned with the kick though, I think I might have put too much omph in it.:<

    Anyways, enjoy!

  9. :40 the flute is too far behind for this part. This is related to strings being too far in front.

    2:59 The brass samples for this made the transition underwhelming. It also didn’t feel right (trust me, I am guilty of doing this too). It went from calm, to triumphant loud, to dreamy. Ditch the loud.

    Overall an interesting arrangement. I look forward to hearing an update.

  10. Well it's been established that the meshing of the Super Mario Theme and Dire Dire Docks is creative and I find works well. I also feel like it would make for a good ending. The transition @ the 1:00 feels kinda weird though. If it sounded a bit more "calmer" in sense it would work out better I would think.

    Keep it up!

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