Beatdrop

WOO! Go, me! Of course, nothing really spectacular about a 22nd birthday, but that won't stop me from eating free food and drinking far too much alcohol.

Amazing. A thrill ride from start to finish. Two thumbs up.

Actually, a couple of those things, at least in regards to FL, aren't entirely accurate. For one, resizing a note after it's already inputted has to be done from the right side of the note, not the left. This is actually one thing I don't like about FL's sequencer, and that's that you can't resize backwards in time. Instead, you have to reposition the note's start point, and then stretch it to the appropriate length. Secondly, in FL, selecting notes and simply hitting the delete key will delete them (as opposed to hitting ctrl-x to cut them). I've never used Logic, so I don't think I can really contribute to this discussion, but it sounds like the Logic sequencer is somewhat similar to the sequencer in Reason, which I really detest. Plus, I don't see the reasoning behind complaining about the pattern-based side of FL, because like someone else mentioned, you can compose an entire song in a single pattern. The patterns aren't really limited on how long they can be or how many different channels playing at one time they can contain. If you want a 120-measure pattern consisting of a lengthy piano solo or a strings arrangement, it can be done easily. I think the pattern-based editing actually helps out a whole lot in terms of programming recurring drum patterns, arpeggios, and other things like chord progressions. Saves a ton of time. And sequencing patterns throughout a song in FL is even easier than programming notes into the piano roll. On top of that, as of FL 6 (I believe), you can convert any pattern into a pattern clip, which functions like a clip of audio that instead feeds off the channels/instruments loaded live into FL. You can slice and re-arrange the pattern clip without affecting the original pattern, which further saves time in programming quick drum fills and dramatic pauses. And getting right down to it, you can even do more complex things with it like completely rearranging a rapid melody, but this is kind of counter-productive as such a procedure would take longer this way than it would to simply reprogram it in the piano roll. But that's all just my opinion as a diehard FL user for over 7 years. I could be wrong.

Oh cool, even MY stove is better than yours, Andy. Wa-ha-ha! Anyway, that looks... kinda good. I'm not a huge pudding fanatic, though.

Two days of silence is too much! And we're over halfway through the month...

Yay for FL and dBlue Glitch! Looks like my computer screen 50% of the time.

That really depends on what you're using the compressor for. Putting it at the start of an FX chain would be useful for leveling sounds that have unusual dynamics at various frequencies or for pumping up a sound before it's sent through the rest of the processors in the chain. Otherwise, you basically have your choice (depending on the sound and what exactly you're trying to achieve) between using Fruity Compressor, Multi-Band Compressor, Soft Clipper, or the new Limiter plugin. Soft Clipper is basically a dumbed down version of the Limiter plugin, but is still very useful. I use it extensively at times when compressing a sound makes it dull. The basic breakdown (to help you grasp their applications) is as such: Fruity Compressor - Individual band all-encompassing compressor Fruity Soft Clipper - Soft limiter with threshold control for light to heavy compression Fruity Multi-Band Compressor - Fruity Compressor x3 with frequency range controls and a few other added features Fruity Limiter - Fruity Compressor + Fruity Soft Clipper + noise gate EDIT: And I left out Maximus intentionally, because you have to buy it seperately for $179 (which is a pretty damn high price that I'm having a hard time justifying...)

I'm like the only diehard FL user here who actually uses EQUO religiously. How strange. Anyway, I dunno, it seems to me that Parametric 2 is more CPU intensive than EQUO due to the heavy-duty graphical interface, but that could just be my specs. EQUO definitely has plenty of practical applications, in my opinion. I guess what I usually end up doing is reserving ParaEQ 2 for things that need some extremely accurate and heavy duty equalization, whereas EQUO and ParaEQ 1 are my go-to tools for general tweaking. And yeah, EQUO is definitely capable of some cool modulation (since you can send individual bands to different Send tracks in the mixer and you can pan them individually and so on and so forth). Pretty cool stuff. In terms of the overall subject of EQing and/or mastering, that's a really really broad topic which would be difficult to cover here without spending more time and energy than I have right now (sorry, I'm really sleep deprived). However, there are no doubt plenty of handy tutorials existing on the web that can give you the basics on equalization. I'd also suggest getting a subscription to something like Remix Magazine, because they tend to have pretty handy guides on performing various tasks from simple (such as basic analog synth programming and mastering techniques) to complex (like sidechaining and such).

http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/beatdrop/

Whoa, hey there, bgc, that's Beatdrop with a CAPITAL B, BIATCH. kthx.

Expect a pretty fair donation from me come Monday or Tuesday. I'm just waiting to get paid (Monday evening). EDIT: This is NOT an empty promise. Believe me. You shall see... ho yes...

Hey folks, I decided to go back and start remastering some of my older remixes on the site for your listening pleasure. To kick off this routine, I figured I'd start with what I consider to be a ground-breaking remix for me. This remix of "Hysteria" from Beatmania and DDR is probably one of the first times I really started to noticeably progress stylistcally to where I'm at currently. Not only that, but the drum work in this is some of the coolest shit I've ever come up with, and a major goal of mine with ever breakbeat track I make these days it to try to surpass what I did here. If I accomplish that task, then that's super sweet. At any rate, here it is, presented in remastered quality using new techniques and technology: Beatdrop feat. MC Mouse the Mighty - Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix - Dazed & Destroyed OC ReMix

One of the biggest questions I ask myself when I sit down at my computer to try to force myself into coming up with something cool is, "Do I have any old ass WIP files that I can take and turn into something new?" So my advice is to go through your old stuff and try to reimagine it, particularly if you're stuck with no inspiration. Songs of mine that have been created in this way: From 'In The Dark' (this was a major theme of the album, by the way): Lights Out Smoke Unrest Freefall Afterburner Epiphany Tinderbox Azure Phase 1 Guilty Heterodyne Principle Yume no Kage Style Free Decimation By Decibels From 'Everlast': Intro Supernovatomic single voice Arena Subservient OC Remixes: Battle Clash - Clash of the Titans DDR 4th Mix - Dazed & Destroyed Final Fantasy 6 - Deserted Industry Guilty Gear X - Alpha Blade Guardian Legend - Ace of Space Chrono Trigger - Antimatter Saga Frontier - V-MAX Engaged Super Metroid - Dimstar Mega Man X3 - House Hornet (at least, the stuff I contributed) And there's probably a whole bunch more that I'm not even thinking of. So yeah! Go back and look at old WIPs and stuff that you haven't looked at in a long time. You might be surprised at how useful the kind of crap you pieced together years ago may end up.

Sure isn't. It's a track from my album-in-progress. Keep your eye on the OCR boards for information concerning its release in the future. In the mean time, know with confidence that I'm doing everything I can to make every track on the album just as exciting as "Heatseeker."

Doesn't sound like it's sample-ready. It's entirely synth based, right down to the drums. As for interfacing with a computer, that seems unlikely unless Nintendo develops some method for a Wii to interface with a computer, which they likely won't due to its lack of storage media. But who knows, maybe they'll make writeable GBA cards. Probably not, though. EDIT: Oh, and from what I understand, they're working on releasing it in America and Europe, as well, but they're still in the process of acquiring the proper rights (copyrights, patents probably, etc.).

Surprised there hasn't been a thread about this, since it combines both things that this website is all about: videogames and music. http://www.aqi.co.jp/product/ds10/en/index.html Korg recently announced the DS-10, which is a multitrack synthesizer and sequencer for the Nintendo DS, taking full advantage of the touch screen to allow for intuitive sound manipulation and sequencing. Description from the website: From the videos I've watched, it's as functional as a hardware synthesizer, sounds pretty damn good, and looks to be a lot of fun, especially for extreme portability in laying down quick track ideas. It even has a fuckin' patch cable mod matrix. How cool is that? And for the low low price (even for an import) of about $65, you can't go wrong. Look to YouTube for videos of it in action.

Rabbit... of approval... Interesting. Anyway, I'm going to be cranking out another one pretty soon. Returning to a house/electro style this time. Already got most of the tracks picked out, just need time to sit down and do it.

Yeah, I thought using something from Vicious Delicious might have been a bit trendy (I really don't know), but that song in particular has a fucking amazing build near the end of it. HAD to use it. And Decade... I dunno, it's just so... DRAMATIC. It's relatively simplistic, but it's so crisp and effective.

Hey folks, Been a long long long time since I made one of these (I think the last one was after I got out of boot camp), but here we go again. Hard house and psytrance this time. Enjoy. http://beatdrop.paletteswap.com/DJ%20Mixes/Get%20Killed/Dain%20Olsen%20-%20Get%20Killed.mp3 1. Nick Sentience - Tech Force 2. DJ Remo-con - Streams 3. BK - Mine's A Double (Original Mix) 4. Infected Mushroom - Vicious Delicious 5. Sota Fujimori - PLASMA (More Synth Extended) 6. Champion Burns & MSI - Fuck This Fucking Fuck (Cortez And York Remix) / Bring The Pain 7. Nick Sentience & BK - We Come Alive (feat. MC Hyper A) (Original Mix) 8. Lee Pasch - I Don't Need You (Base Graffiti Remix) 9. X-Dream - Move & Proceed 10. Vinyl Groover & Anne Savage & The Red Hed - Dot Com (Original Mix) 11. Rabbit In The Moon - Decade 12. Carl Nicholson - Outta Your Mind (Original Mix) 13. BK & Nick Sentience - XL (Original Mix) 14. Beatdrop - Heatseeker

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No, I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to do that. On the other hand, you'd probably get better help on that (since it sounds more like a bug than anything) from Image-Line's tech help boards.

Can't be done. If your song fucks up and the file gets corrupted, sorry bud, but you're SOL.

Haven't even listened to it yet, but go ahead and lock me in. I'll make it work.

http://beatdrop.paletteswap.com/Remixes/zircon%20-%20Warhead%20(Beatdrop%20Remix).mp3

Nope, you're correct. It's coming along, slowly but surely. Looks to be a pretty... ENERGETIC album. And "Revolution" is the tenative title, really. I have a few others I'm tossing around in my brain. EDIT: Oh, and PayPal cards are run by MasterCard, so they're good most places that take credit cards in general.