Geoffrey Taucer

the factory theme in SMRPG is in 13/8. I'm remixing it, but not in 13/8

If you'd like to know specifically how certain mixers make their songs, check this topic. Of course, there are tons of remixers that haven't posted there, but there are some pretty big names that have.

Ok, finally posted a WIP of ONE of my mixes. Should I post it here as well?

Cute. Nothing mind-blowing, but definitely worth a listen. Sorry, but I don't think that's gonna happen. An earlier (shitty) recording of it got rejected, and several judges said that even if the recording quality was improved, it still probably wouldn't make it on.

Thanks The mandolin during the rap section isn't me; in fact, it isn't even a real mandolin. Zircon gets credit for that.

Usually, an idea for a mix will just come out of nowhere, and I'll sit down and record what's going through my head.

Thanks. You summed it up far better than I could have.

Abso-fuckin'-lutely. You are well within your rights to make that decision, but I hope you will reconsider. Feedback for this has been more positive than negative, and for what it's worth, I think your performance in this mix (and all your other mixes) was absolutely beautiful. EDIT: Thanks, linearity. That needed to be said.

Ugh. Fuck you. I SAID I knew it wasn't perfect, given the circumstances. Let's hear some of your performances, how about that? I'm sure you're a superb musician. Wow let me give you one more piece of advice. Swearing at your critics isn't a sign of maturity. Neither is insisting on getting in the last word after your point has already been made.

I can more or less guarantee that there will be future Taucer/Trix mixes. In fact, I would like very much to do more collaborations with any or all of the lover reef crew.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Holy monkey

win

Damn, Shonen, I didn't even catch those references. I've just gained a whole new appreciation for yours and Jill's skills as lyricists.

Thanks for all the great feedback, everybody. Much <3 for the <3er reef crew!

It seems like a common question asked by people new to the forums is "what program does (remixer) use." While we have a lot of threads about what can be used, one has to do a bit of searching in some cases to find out what specific remixers actually DO use. And honestly, I'm also curious as to what some of my fellow remixers use. So why not start a thread where remixers simply say what programs/gear/whatever they use in their remixes? Could be used to educate n00bs and satisfy the curiosity of veterans as well. I'll kick it off. Programs: Sonar Wavelab Effects Amplitube 2 Ozone 3 Antares Autotune Antares AVOX Vocal Toolkit A bunch of free stuff Libraries/Synths Native Instruments B4 II Native Instruments Pro-53 Native Instruments Akoustik Piano Native Instruments Elektrik Piano East West Collossus East West Rare Instruments A bunch of free stuff Instruments Yamaha s03 keyboard synth Yamaha MOTIF rackmount module Carvin Bolt custom electric guitar Carvin C350 acoustic guitar Humphrey Journeyman D irish whistle Burke composite Low D whistle Guitar gear Ibanez TS9DX Tubescreamer with Analog Man's Silver Mod Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz Rebick Guitars Josh-oo-wah Voodoo labs pedal power 2 Kendrick 2210 combo guitar amp Other Gear Mackie 1202-VLZ mixer SM57 mic Rode NT1A mic x 2 AKG K-66 headphones Emes Pinktv Active monitors Computer Two 2.4 GHz dualcore AMD processors 4GB RAM About 1TB total HD space Creamware SCOPE audio card

Oh, I should've mentioned earlier; I don't use JUST guitar suite. For my more recent stuff, I've also used a seymore duncan tweak fuzz pedal.

I started off with (and still use) a squier stratocaster. It's the electric guitar I used in Canvas of Dreams and Lover Reef. It's useable. But I find the more I get into electric guitar stuff, the less I like my strat. It goes out of tune quite quickly (instantly if you use the whammy bar), it's noisy as hell through an amp (especially with distortion), and its distorted tones (especially for edgy, metal-type tones) leaves something to be desired. Cleaner tones are decent, though. My advice would be this; if you just want a cheap guitar that you can play and maybe to a little recording with, but don't plan to really become much of an electric guitarist, a squier strat will probably be fine. If you have any intention of really getting into electric guitar, save your money and get something better.

lol, thanks

Um... have you heard my remixes? I play guitar in all of them. I'm actually leaning more towards the two custom guitars. My cousin builds guitars, and he's giving me a collossal discount on a custom job. I think I could probably get more bang for my buck with him than from Taylor.Either way, yes, I will most definitely be using the new guitars in my mixes. I have no idea what you're talking about... can you explain a little better? When I record electric guitar, instead of using my amp, I plug directly into my mixer, which is plugged directly into my soundcard. I then use Guitar Suite, a set of VST amp modelers from www.simulanalog.org. I plug my sm57 into my mixer (UB502), which I plug into my soundcard (E-MU 1212M). I get reasonably good sound quality from it. EDIT: simulanalog is .org, not .com

For electric, I play a Suier Standard Stratocaster (cheap piece-o-shit) through a crate vtx 15 amp (cheap piece-o-shit). For recording, I usually direct record and render with Guitar Suite. For acoustic, I use a Yamaha Nippon Gakki FG80, which I record with a shure SM57 mic. I'm saving up to replace my guitars; I'll either get a Taylor T5 (yes, I'm getting the custom koa top if I get a T5), or a pair of Josh Rebick custom-built guitars (one acoustic, one electric).

E, B, C#m, A, E, B, A, B, E And the chorus is (roughly) C#m, A, B (played 4 times) That's just going by ear; I haven't actually sat down and double-checked these, so some of them (especially during the chorus) might be wrong.

This is fucking awesome.

Mine's the same; I record in my closet to cut off the noise.

No, actually, he didn't. Usa was gonna do the final mastering, and then his computer got pwnt, and he was completely out of touch for awhile, so I mastered it and submitted it myself, without him hearing the final version until it was already submitted. EDIT: In fact, for the record, Usa offered to render it with several other bagpipes sounds which were much more realistic, and I turned them down because I liked the feel of this one, synthy though it may be. Perhaps I was just biased because my synth's pipes were the ones I was most used to hearing. Anyway, THE BAGPIPES ARE ENTIRELY MY RESPONSIBILITY, AND USA HAD NO SAY IN THEM.