suzumebachi
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that's not entirely true yoozer, iirc ModPlug tracker and MT2 are both VSTi capable.
that energyXT thing actually looks pretty freakin' sweet though (specifically the groove stuff) OMG GRUV BIAS
if somebody was hell bent on remixing for free, i suppose they could also a free midi sequencer like such, and run the midi through a free vst host (such as tobybear's minihost-which is pretty f'ing sweet if i do say so myself. very little overhead) and use the built in wav recorder. you could even then run the resulting .wav through minihost again with some processing vst. the problem with doing this is you can't do any real mixing/mastering (unless there's some free multitrack editing suite that i don't know about).
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did i miss something?
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analoq is right. go to your local guitar center and play around to find what suits you best.
i personally prefer synth action. i've gotten quite used to it. also, being quite familiar with real pianos, "hammer action" keyboards feel like nails on chalkboard to me
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OHNOES!!! THE END CANNOT BE THIS NEAR??
WHATEVER SHALL WE DO??
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team E-MU unite!
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Well right now I am using FL Studio 5. My friend lent the program to me awhile back and I don't know if he actually gave me it or not. But anyway after I installed it for some reason he took all the info I need to get FL Studio 6. I'll soon ask him for what I want that is if he lets me...
Is your friend's name "Torrentspy" by any chance?
and that has what exactly to do with this thread? keep your irrelevant comments to yourself please.
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This is extreme homosexual spectacular bullshit mark two special edition.
mind if I sig this ?
go for it.
also, i think even DFD colossus would be nigh impossible for general playback (if it truly is 32gb). lord knows how long it would take to render either.. :/
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*flexes e-peen*
software:
- FLStudio5
- Cubase SX 3
- PatchMix DSP
- lots of VST/DX stuffs
hardware:
- E-MU 1820M
- Behringer Eurorack mixer
- Mackie 1642 mixer
- Johnson J-Station
- Digitech GSP-5
- Ibanez TB100R Amp
- Behringer GMX212 Amp
- Crate BT220H/BT410 Bass stack
- Roland 100w 1x15 Keyboard amp
- Various smaller studio/practice amps (4)
- Various microphones (~12)
le instruments:
- Epiphone Violin (Hofner Style) Bass
- Epiphone Les Paul Special II Electric Guitar
- Epiphone Generic Strat Electric Guitar
- Epiphone Acoustic Electric Guitar
- Ibanez SR900 Bass
- Ibanez S470 Electric Guitar
- Ibanez Artwood Acoustic/Electric Guitar
- Fender American Strat Electric Guitar
- Squier Affinity Strat Electric Guitar
- Hamer HSH Electric Guitar
- Memphis LP Electric Guitar
- Razor Generic P-Bass Electric Guitar
- Yamaha Classical Guitar
- Several Generic Mandolins
- Unknown Violin
- Hammer Dulcimer
- Korg Triton Workstation
- Concertmate 990 Keyboard/Synth
- Ludwig Console Piano
- Kimball Upright Piano
- PDP 5-Piece Drum Set (w/ new Paiste brass all around)
- Various percussion instruments
probably some stuff i'm forgetting.
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FLStudio is a good place to start. You can use Reason, however I prefer FLStudio for it's sheer expandability.
Or if you already have Cakewalk (hopefully a version that supports VSTi) you can import your midi data and use it to control a sampler module (such as sfz- a free and very good soundfont sampler) loaded up with the samples you want.
Let's have an example: So you want better sounding strings? First, lets find some decent string samples. preferably in soundfont (SF2) format, which is currently the most common free sample format available on the net.
http://hammersound.net/cgi-bin/soundlink.pl - The soundfonts here aren't amazing, but it's a good place to start nonetheless.
http://www.sf2midi.com/ - Shit tons of soundfonts here, but you have to register.
I also recommend checking out the sample request thread here, as well as the samples forums over at KVR.
So strings it is you want, eh?
http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php?page=sdet&id=7109 - This is a collection of orchestral samples. the quality isn't anywhere near professional, but you'll at least have somewhere to start. you can probably find some better free ones out there, but to get anything passable as an actual orchestra, you'll have to cough up some $$$.
Now that you've got your samples, it's time to set up the sampler. If you haven't already, go download sfz. I'm not familiar with Cakewalk at all, so it'll be up to you to learn how to set up VSTi. From there it's just a matter of importing your midi and routing it through the VSTi.
Edit: Upon further research it seems that all Cakewalk versions (perhaps with the exception of SONAR 5) require you to purchase Cakewalk's DX to VST adapter in order to use VST effects and instruments. This is extreme homosexual spectacular bullshit mark two special edition. Basically, ignore everything I have said about Cakewalk up to this point. Instead I recommend getting FLStudio, Reason, or Cubase. Hell, even ModPlug Tracker has VSTi support and it's FREE (not sure if you can import midi or not-- you can export it however). I don't know what the fuck Cakewalk's problem is, but as far as I'm concerned, they are dead to me.
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In fact, let's say you want to enhance midi piano.
To get the piano like a super concerto piano..
Well you record it to wav (use winamp 2.71 and search the procedure on google.ca)
Then you take an editing program like cakewalk or sonic... then you make whatever you want.. distorsion, reverb etc... but then you need experimentation.. but if you like it, you'll find tricks and stuffs..
i seriously recommend one does not attempt this as a way to "enhance" MIDI. all you're doing this way is slightly improving the already shitty sound of your GM wavetable. a much better method would be to import the midi data into your favorite sequencer and run it through a sampler or synth.
also what i don't get is does converting MIDI to WAV actuallly keep the sound from the original MIDI but in WAV format?I think one thing you're failing to understand is that MIDI itself has no sound. The sound you hear when you play it back comes from either your soundcard's GM wavetable, or a software emulated one (ie Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth).
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well... for one thing your SBLive isn't the best choice for recording. In fact quite far from it. If you have the Live drive (the big fancy panel that goes on the front of your computer) you can get an outboard guitar multi-effects processor with SPDIF output (such as a Johnson J-Station or Behringer V-AMP Pro) and go that route. Otherwise I wouldn't even bother (SBLive = worst SNR EVER) until you get a decent sound card.
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PS: No matter how bad zirc feels about not being able to finish tracks, I'll still always be the WIP king. In the last 4 years, I've probably made well over 300 tracks that have never seen the light of day. That's not even counting the concept WIPs and shit i've actually shared with some people. I still constantly get people telling me to finish X or Y song. And I probably never will. Why? Well in my case, I think it's more of a bad luck problem. I'll be working on a handful of WIPs, and then have some kind of terrible technological catastrophe (ie: my brother putting a magnet on my hard drive) and lose everything I had worked on up to that point. This has happened... 5 or 6 times now.
Also, being addicted to World of Warcraft totally doesn't help either. Neither does staying up till 4:00am coding php.
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what the hell is TbT? also, i don't quite understand how root mean square works when applied to decibels either... do you basically just mean the overall mean volume of the track?
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i had like a year and a half long drought. it sucked. immensely. i find that practicing with my band helps a lot, but now that everyone's in school/at work/married we rarely find time to jam out anymore. but when we do, it really does help get you motivated to do something.
though i've practically given up on writing anything by mouse anymore. i just can't do it. i'll have something in my head, but when i actually get it down, it sounds very different. this is where it helps to know an instrument. so when something does pop into my head, i can play it on piano or guitar and work from there.
but i definately know how much it sucks to have musician's block.
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when rexy was asking for dark drums i didn't think she was asking for this lame shit
which is really, really, quite lame.
while i understand that imitation is the first step to synthesis and further innovation, why the hell would you want to base your sound on this flaming pile of dung?
i'm disappointed to say the least.
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you don't need a full string section sample. in fact for doing realistic orchestral music i'd greatly recommend against using one. same goes with any kind of 'ensemble' sample.
i say GPO or EWQLSOSE is the way to go.
(however in my personal opinion the woodwinds in Edirol Orchestral are much better than those in EWQLSOSE-- not that they're bad or anything)
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depends on what you're trying to do. i still suggest using ASIO, because if you use the waveout method your software will record every sound your computer makes.
and i'm assuming Drack has either figured it out or doesn't care anyways because he hasn't replied.
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i quit playing since they broke the shit out of my pets. what have they done to hunters now?
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omfg. worthless fucking forums. i just spent 45 fucking minutes writing a reply only to have it randomly log me out and lose everything.
god damnit.
FUCK.
anyways to sum this bullshit up
USE ASIO
suzy's patchmix dsp rulebook:
1) use ASIO
2) don't use windows sound settings
2) use ASIO
3) set up an ASIO output for your software's playback
4) put an ASIO send in your input's strip
5) set up your recording software for ASIO
6) also, use ASIO
sorry if this is brief but i don't have the time nor the patience to write all that bullshit again.
fuck phpBB. in the ass. piece of shit. GOD. IDIOT. orjdnhuoistdyh8935hy9EIT*()H(*eoiuthnuiefab89(&%Y*#YE*&HAIEUiudfniurg&*(#%#IABIFUbfie(&%*#&%G
anyways if you can't figure it out i'll try and help you when i get home (im at school now).
(p.s. I have an E-MU 1820M and i've gotten quite used to patchmix DSP. it can work wonders. i seriously suggest you learn to use it properly.)
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I dont just save in multiple places. If your HD totally crashes often (as does mine), either upload your project files to a secure server, or just use a CD to back up your files at the end of every week. Trust me, it's saved my work a countless amount of times.
i generally save every couple of minutes, and i save a new version after every major edit. and if you ever DO get a weird ass error, save your project to a NEW FILE so you don't corrupt your current work by accident. even if the new file turns out to be corrupt, you still have the old one to work off of.
also as far as backup goes, that would be quite cumbersome as i go through probably 2-3 DVD's worth in a week's time. needless to say uploading that on dialup would be ridiculous.
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or sometimes you get lucky and find super sweet deals. like the van i just bought for $300 that has 52k original miles on it. fuck yeah, bitchass!
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also, lol dramarama.
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Well ok, but Miku is just mean for not responding.
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i just ordered some saddle blocks from www.allparts.com. they also had the pickup ring i needed to fix my LP too, so when that shit arrives i'm back in business. it surprises the hell out of me that warmoth (or any other well known parts shop i can think of) didn't have it. but oh well. --and thanks anyways for the offer snapple
Cerrax: i know this sounds stupid, but have you turned up your volume knob? have you tested your amp to make sure it works? have you tried putting your pickup switch in a different position? if none of the above fixes it, then odds are it's probably a short or a loose wire or something. if it is a loose wire, you can most likely fix it yourself in about 2 minutes with a soldering iron. electric guitars are actually super simple when it comes down to the electronics. at most you may have bad pickups (highly unlikely) and those aren't too terribly expensive to replace (and it's definately worth it to replace stock ones anyways). you may just have to clean the pots or replace a switch or a knob or something.
Some 80's synth knowledge please :)
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what's the difference between the Korg Legacy Collection and the Digital Edition (besides the MS-20 controller)?