XPRTNovice

Hey guys, I'm starting to notice as I get into better samples and more complicated tracks that I'm maxing out the "average processing load" in Cubase 7. Here's what I'm working with (last upgraded 2010) 1 x GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard 1 x AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor ADX620WFGIBOX 8GB DDR2 RAM I've got some money to upgrade, so I'm happy to hear suggestions. I'm not much of a gamer on PC, so I don't care about that bit - I'm looking to create a music processing powerhouse. I'm operating on Windows 7 and my sound card is Focusrite Saffire Pro 14. So, do I need to upgrade or do I need to be more efficient with what I have? If upgrading, hit me with your best suggestions. Cheers!

I'm going to start this week running with the vibrams. I'll keep you guys posted. In other news, I'm 3 classes deep into parkour - anyone else in the DC area that wants to come do it with me? Classes can be pricey tho

lol was that my mod review? I love you Flex!

New version on OP! Fixed all timing and string expression issues thanks to much help from youz twoz. https://soundcloud.com/xprtnovice/flight-of-the-dark-owl-v6 Editing the OP as well. Would welcome any comments before I switch to mod review.

I will just give you money if you teach me how to orchestrate Wish my mobo wasn't DDR2 or I'd buy this.

I would say I work in a sort of painters way, but in sections. I get a basic concept down for an A section, then I brainstorm the B section. Then I lay down the basics for the B section and move on to thinking about the next. When I have an ending written, I will then go back and start putting in other ornamentation, counter melodies, harmonies. It sounds structured, but I kind of let the mood take me. If I am getting great ideas for how to thicken section A but I haven't even started brainstorming B yet, I will give A everything I have until the muse goes somewhere else. I always try to do EQing and sends on the fly, though, so that I don't finish a track and realize that I need to do the whole thing again. For my LIVE parts, I always throw down absolute shit first with lots of mistakes and timing issues. Then I copy and paste the tracks and it sounds terrible. When I have the whole piece figured out, then I go lay down clean live parts.

I know what you mean.

Oh man I found that guy a little while ago and he totally dashed my hopes of doing a capella for OCR. I still think I can out-beatbox him though. His JENOVA is really cool too.

Thanks for the rescue move, Argle. I don't know anything about this stuff.

http://www.crysonic.com/bundles.html Advertises $1600 worth of plugins for $50. I am not at all familiar with anything here - does anyone have any opinions?

Okay, so I put on the vibrams this mornign to give them a re-test run. I was able to get them on a little faster because my feet were dry (I hadn't been wearing shoes before I put them on), so that problem isn't as bad anymore. But I'm worries that they just don't fit my feet. Don't tell anyone this, but I have giant big toes. So when I fit my feet in the shoes, ther'es like a quarter inch of space between the end of every toe and the end of the shoe. Except of course the big toe, which fills out fine. There's a liiiitle bit of space in the back, but the shoes don't actually slip off my feet. I'm wearing a 43 (I wear a 10 and a half in US size) so that's actually already running small for me. Those of you with vibrams - is this fit OK or am I screwed because I have Mutant Feet? I lifted with them on, today, because I wanted something low impact where I could just get used to wearing the actual shoe. I did jog a bit in the parking lot to see how it felt, and it felt like someone was drivign sledgehammers into the bottom of my feet. Do I just need to get used to that impact? I don't need a compressed spine when I'm 50 because I wanted to wear cool feet-shoes... I'm going to continue experimenting with them. On another note, I joined a Parkour gym.

Ugh, this. I'm such a tard when it comes to the actual technical stuff behind plugins and mixing and mastering that when I get to this point my progress slows soooooo much. It's disheartening, and when you realize at the end of that you just spent 3 days figuring out something that the music community would laugh at you for not knowing, you just want to crawl into a hole.

I guess this is sort of dependent on what your work mode is. I was just examining yesterday that I'm simultaneously working on 7 tracks and I've been able to work on them all at a good pace without leaving any behind. BUUUUTT 100% of them have been for projects, so I actually OWE someone something. That is a big motivator for me - I can't stand it when people say they'll do something and then don't come through, so I never want to do that to project directors.

how to push out different instruments in a multi like Kontakt to different stereo channels so you could use your DAW's sends/effects. I was opening like 4 versions of Kontakt in a single project if I wanted to add distortion or somethnig.

Anywhere a whistle can fit, I'll be there.

Totally titling one of my songs Steaming Turd if I do any more for the album.

awww...I make a mean spaghetti sauce!

You know what I think a game like that could use? Some whistling!

:-D :-D Many happy returns!

happahbaddah!!

I have a bonus track on this one that's a 9 song medley comprised entirely of whistling, it's pretty hype

Thanks for those time notations, I will fix them. Problem with the strings is that I did this piece before I bought EWQLO...I really should switch the samples, shouldn't I But that's gonna take foreeevvveeerrr...

Hello everyone, I've cleaned this up a bit and wanted to see if I couldn't get a couple of more head nods before I put it up for mod review. I took all of your suggestions. I've modified the OP but the link is here: http://soundcloud.com/xprtnovice/flight-of-the-dark-owl-master

Oh my god, I had completely forgotten about that! I'm so ashamed that I still have a copy of that game somewhere.

Hold on, are you saying that changing skimpy outfits as a special power doesn't make for a good plot? This thread is crazy.