Garrett Williamson
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Why? You should at least explain.
Because, for one, more of the more popular and higher rated softwares for this kind of stuff are specifically for Mac, OR, they are more preferred for the Mac, because the layout of the Mac seems to be an easier layout for music production and film production (it is, at least for me).
Also, more pros use Macs. I am the son of a professional studio drummer and producer, and I have yet to find a professional recording studio that uses a PC rather than a Mac. I almost always see Pro Tools being used on a Mac (though, again, it can be used for the PC), and occasionally Logic Pro.
Logic Pro is something I see more of at a professional's little home studio. Lots of professional recording studios, though, are actually in houses, and I'm seeing less and less of big studios that people invested hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars on, because those studios (and sort of unfortunately) aren't really needed anymore. Every year it's becoming easier and easier to make music and have a little studio of your own.
But back to the point, Logic Pro is something I normally prefer for people alone who are working on stuff by themselves, or are more into the programmy and techno stuff. Though those are clearly not its limits. My record was half acoustic. It can pull off stuff just as good as Pro Tools. But the layout and some of the features and tools in Pro Tools are better for the big studio recording and engineering.
That was a really long reply.
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Thanks for the advice everyone....to answer your question, Gallen...i have windows 7 on a Dell Dimension E310...budget-wise, kinda shaky right now, being in between jobs
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Personally, when it comes to music, I much rather prefer Macs, because I believe Macs work better for music production and film production and stuff, so I encourage the use of a Mac, though Windows will work too. I just believe Macs work better for this stuff. You could probably get Pro Tools for Windows, and Pro Tools is most certainly the best choice besides Logic Pro, though it is quite expensive.
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I use Logic Pro. I personally believe it is the best for programming and doing stuff completely on your own. Not that other softwares do a bad job at it or a much worse job, I just think that Logic Pro does it the best, which is why I use it.
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No matter how good vocals are, I still place auto tune in the chain in case. no one in the world is a perfect pitch.(Ok I know im wrong maybe but seriously)
Half the time you will never know if a song has auto tune or not(or the vocalist not synth instruments) because of how transparent it is used.
For guitar songs I really like odd time riffs OR I like 80s/90s style songs with cool sounding riffs... I dont know why but I think they sound cool (or im very 80s and 90s O.o).
For Guitar and House songs, I (Now very rarely) send a signal to a mixer to a tape deck, then record the tape back into my daw because it sound warmer and saturated kinda...I dont know why I do that but it sounds like how I would like it to sound.
I recently began using pitch correction on my voice because I was going for a more electronic/synth feel for my new record, and it should only be used as a tool, not an effect that apparently "makes your voice sound better". I use it to help my voice, rather than to make it sound completely digital, which I hate. Unless it's to give like a robotic feel or something, overdose of autotune is ridiculous to me. Again, I believe it should only be used as a tool, and in specific circumstances. My previous record had no autotune except for one song, I believe, and that was because my voice wasn't doing well on that song and it was sort of appropriate. Lots of the songs on the record had a more acoustic feel, and therefore I wanted everything to have a more natural sound.
And by the way, I'm very 80s and 90s-ish.
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Ok, I have this same probably pretty frequently as well in Logic. I do honestly want to know how to fix this. This is probably the biggest reason I don't try doing DubStep often.
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Why must it be so expensive??
I want to get one of these plug-ins so bad, but I just don't have money to spend on that right now.
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I don't know why they would want to use that forum when we have this one...
I'll register if there's a reason to.
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The one playing the high notes on its own at 0:19.
Yeah that's what I was talking about a few posts back.
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Most everyone has probably clarified this by now (I haven't been reading), but it is good to have at least 4GB of RAM in the computer. That's what I run on. I run on a Mac with 4GB. And sometimes even that can be a pain. Lots of pros use 8GB and they never have any trouble. Some go as far as 16GB or even (if the computer can hold this much) 32GB of RAM (which is a ridiculous amount which I think is not needed unless you want everything up and running in literally a second--that's nice, but it's not all that important).
Yeah. That's my post (which was probably a waste of time as most likely everyone else has already given this answer or a better one haha).
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So, should I simply remove some of the excess tracks, or should I do that and make the remaining ones less syncopated and busy?
No, I think you should make the synth that is syncopated before the bass line sync with the bass line (if you understand what I'm saying), and stick in some chords using a pad or something at that point.
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It's very messy. Especially in between 0:19 and 0:49. I needs to be simpler. There's too many notes going on at different times and it sounds really weird and off.
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Yeah I guess overall, I agree with Snapple as well.
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I think I just jizzed in my pants.
Jk. But this is absolutely amazing.
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I say my genre, in general, is Pop, though I'm all over the place when it comes to genre. There's no limit. You don't really "choose" a genre.
Genres lots of times are created because the person who made the song (and basically a new genre) probably combined a variety of other inspirations and created something using all of those influences. Again, lots of times the song or album or artist in general will have created something so unique that he/she creates a new genre.
I normally do this. I grab a variety of inspirations and write something using many different influences and eventually come up with something rather unique and different.
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I am most certainly one for the analog tape, because it sounds so much more real. Though I love that analog sound, there's a lot of digital recorded stuff out there I love.
I am not much for auto-tune, though I don't believe it's a bad thing to use it. I think if it's used as a tool to help your voice sound better pitch-wise, it's good. But when it comes to the point where producers are using it so heavily that the artist sounds like a robot, that's when I think it's gone too far.
I love my dubstep, though.
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Too many of the sounds still sound too Genesis-y.
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As for mixing and adding reverb and delay, I've always said that it's what you think sounds best. There is no certain way to do it or a certain volume. Depending on what you want will change the way you adjust volumes and dry/wet notches and stuff on those effects.
Obviously there's a way that is incorrect and a way that's correct depending on what the instrument needs when it comes to reverb and delay, but it's always your choice. There's not really an actual "wrong" decision. Different adjustments will change the vibe, so, again, whatever works best and fits the vibe or sounds the way it should is obviously the way. There's no specific right or wrong.
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The internet is ruining everything.
Why!? I'm so devastated by this.
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Man, I'm trying to figure out which mix I like better! This one or the one by ProtoTypeRaptor. I think this one could definitely have some more volume on the right-hand notes (or the higher notes, whatever), and I'd say give a good amount of it reverb. It sounds like it needs it.
Now, you're saying it's finished, but I thought I'd give my opinion anyway.
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Ok, as much as I'm hearing, this is what I'll say.
You are most certainly getting closer. Considering where this is going, I'd add in some stronger and dirtier synth sounds in there, and I'd most certainly give the drums more "mmph", if you will.
Also, your panning seems nice, except I normally enjoy the strings being in the center the most, though not like a mono-sounding center. Like the stereo-sound. You obviously get what I mean, yes? It could just be me. I'm just not much for the strings being in one ear. Now, if there are additional parts to the strings, then I may put one of those additional tracks in one ear or the other, but if it's the "main strings", if you will--like the ones that are basically doing the chords and all--I like to keep that in the center. It just fills up space.
This needs to be mixed with probably some more reverb and delay, considering where this mix is going. I could totally mix it for you, though I figure you want this to be entirely your mix.
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If you're using FL Studio, it's easy to download and replace sounds. I personally do not collect or distribute samples, but I know there are electronic musicians at OCR who are open to it.
He said he uses Reaper. I know nothing of the software.
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@BrothaDom: Hey whenever you finally yell out there that the tracks need to be finished soon or my track is a priority to be finished, I'll get on it.
But for now, like King Tiger, I'm working on a remix for the PM64 project, and that mix has been keeping me busy. The Carnival Night Zone remix I'm coming back to occasionally and tweaking, but it has not been a priority for me right now.
Just thought I'd let you know that.
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If the delay or the reverb is essential to the synth and makes it sound the way it is, rather than just being a cool effect that gives the synth a cooler sound, then normally (at least I've noticed this) it's recorded pretty raw. Not always, but in most circumstances, it's recorded raw. The producer or mixer normally ends up adding in the sound effects.
If there's a specific sound from the synth you want which requires effects, the effects will probably need to be recorded through the computer plug-in, rather than an effect on the keyboard itself. That way the producer or mixer can mess with it if he/she needs to.
I could be very wrong about all of this, but I've been at professional sessions before and I am constantly recording myself (though I normally record alone rather than with a band), so that's what I think.
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So what's with the artwork on SoundCloud? Just threw it in?
Awful parts of awesome games *POTENTIAL SPOILERS*
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I never actually owned Wind Waker, but a good friend of mine has it and has had it for like 9 years (that's how long it's existed, I believe, haha), and he NEVER beat the game. I believe this was the reason, because he complained about this.
One game I never beat that got me so ticked was Sonic Adventure 2. It was because I needed that specific item for Knuckles (for the final level) where I had to go underwater or whatever. I never could find the item, but it was apparently in the Aquatic Mine. I hated that place. Apparently this item would let Knuckles be able to breath underwater, and with this underwater part of this final level, it's nearly impossible to go through the level without this item. Information online say it IS possible to get through the level without it, but that takes serious skill and speed. I never had that skill and speed with Knuckles. That game was so much fun, though.
I don't think I ever beat Super Mario Sunshine because it was way too hard or something. It was most certainly (and I still think so) one of the hardest Mario games for me, specifically because of the controls and FLUDD... and those Secret Levels. -___- I screamed at the TV so often with those levels and my family got so annoyed with me and my screaming, so I finally dropped the game and only came back to it to just play it for 5 minutes for nostalgia reasons.
I nearly beat Sonic Adventure, but Perfect Chaos pissed me off so much I just gave up. I would be nearly done and then he would play some completely unfair move on me and I would just scream and I would have to start all the way over again. I say that I practically beat the game, but not technically.
There are lots of games I never beat. And they were all because of really aggravating parts.