Arcana
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Flik Birthday Happy!
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Oh hey Compo falls on Canada Day this week.
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Some people will claim that a computer is in fact not a DAW at all, and that a DAW is a tool designed specifically for the purpose of making music (ex: a Korg Triton or a Roland Fantom).
Bounce refers to an audio file that you've saved to disk. When you bounce audio, you export one or more tracks to disk for later playback. Bouncing audio is analogous to pre-rendering graphics into a movie.
Bouncing is used often for saving you CPU power. By bouncing, you no longer need to render the track in real-time. In some programs, bouncing an individual track is called freezing the track.
Compression refers to one of two things. Common computer usage refers to "compressing a file" (i.e. making it smaller), of which there are two kinds of compression: lossy and lossless. Lossy compression means throwing away data to make the file smaller. Lossless referes to keeping all of the data intact but making the file smaller (usually with a delay cost).
In audio, compression refers to data, and common compression algorithms are MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, and the (lossless) FLAC.
Compression also refers to audio processing in which you limit the peaks of a signal and expands the lower levels of a signal. You use a compressor for this. Basically, a compressor limits the dynamic range of a signal. Usually, this gives an overall perception of making the sound louder.
Sequencer is a program used for entering (usually) MIDI data. I don't know if it's inherently part of the definition, but most people consider sequencers as allowing you to drag and drop MIDI data to trigger instruments, and as using some kind of piano roll.
A tracker uses a different interface, which usually revolves more around entering note data manually rather than with a visual representation. So entering a note with a tracker usually means that you type in (using a computer keyboard) the length of the note, and what the note is given a text-based representation of the song. My definition could be off but as Gario brought up the main difference between a tracker and a sequencer is the interface.
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Well depending on the release date I might decide to pop in. However I won't be starting any MMORPGs this fall because I have a thesis to write and jobs to apply for.
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Is this game in beta yet? I signed up, but I haven't heard any news.
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So Chile and Spain manage to go through now, since Switzerland and Honduras drew a game.
The Chile-Spain game was pretty exciting at about the beginning of the 2nd half, but it kind of petered out as Chile got tired.
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I plan to buy this when it's released July 30. My girlfriend loves this series.
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Load up some of the MIDI drum loops in your program or check out the default patterns for the drum machine when you choose a "Drum and Bass" style preset.
Those basics should get you started with the general "groove" of some of the genres.
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Germany's made it through too!
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I definitely see where the complaint is coming from. My problem is that, on the other end, having really severe restrictions on the number of units you can field in the first place makes it such that an entire war can be won or lost depending on how lucky an individual unit or two are, whereas allowing for a lot of flexibility makes overall strategy a lot more vital than the outcome of any one given battle. (And then, on the flip side, this makes control of resources a much more vital factor in winning wars than it was under Civ4.)
Well, conceptually, a unit in Civilization is like, a whole army of ten-thousand or something like that. In most wars, you're not able to move 200 000 troops outside of a city without some severe logistics issues (food, water, etc).
So presumably, the whole tide of a war can turn on a poorly-planned battle.
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Germany and Ghana both make it into the round of 16 after the results of today's matches in Group D. Australia won its game, but Ghana had a much better goal differential. Looks like this might be the only group where there's been a game won by every team.
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Happy birthday you guys.
What happened to this "One Birthday Thread To Rule Them All" idea?
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There's a pretty fun Civilization trailer online now advertising the upcoming Civilization V game as well as the Facebook game.
Civ V: http://www.civilization5.com/
Civ Network: http://www.facebook.com/civnetwork
I just started playing some Civilization IV, so seeing a new, updated version is pretty exciting. I really enjoyed some of the aspects of Civilization: Revolutions, so to see them incorporate some of the eye candy and streamlined play of that game with the depth and complexity of the PC version is quite exciting.
I'm hoping that I'll be able to buy this on Steam, and then play it on the PC for a while, then download the Mac version for free when it arrives on Mac through Steam.
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I shall look into that as well - fav'd all the links provided insofar. Thanks guys
Tom Lee Music, Moog Audio, and Kelly's Music are probably stores you want to check out if you're in Canada. Tom Lee Music has a few locations in the Vancouver area (though I've been to the Coquitlam store and thought that they were kind of dicks, the downtown one is better).
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http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=29757
There's some discussion over in the E3 Microsoft thread, though Darkesword did say that the Nintendo E3 thread was too big and thus got split, so why not do it with the Microsoft one?
I like the idea of an XBox 360 slim. If I had money, I'd probably buy it because it being small and quiet is really appealing. I don't have the money right now though.
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For some context about how the technology works, you might want to see this:
It's probably not the exact same (obviously you don't need to wear the heagear now) but it definitely appears to borrow elements from the concepts in the video.
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It seems most people fly in/drive in on the 8th and some are leaving on the 10th, which would suggest that August 9 (Monday) would be a good date?
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The new XBox 360 looks pretty cool, it made me think "man I want one I want to buy it" but then I realise that I can't justify the cost yet.
I mean, I don't even have an HDTV... so that probably should come as a priority.
I rather like the XBox 360, I don't use it much but when I do I always have fun. I don't think I'll get into the Kinect thing but I rather like new interfaces, and it can be pretty fun to see what they'll do with it. I'd be most interested in seeing it integrated with games that might require a normal controller, so maybe an FPS that tracks body movements.
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I'm pretty sure that a regular electric guitar doesn't send data through a standard output, so Rockband couldn't understand what you're playing on the guitar unless it has a built in processing software to figure out what notes you're playing.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/06/rock-band-3-keyboard-pro-mode-confirmed.ars
Specifically there's a comment saying:
"Rock Band 3 Squier Fender Stratocaster Guitar Controller
Fender, Harmonix, and MTV Games have partnered on an upcoming guitar/controller hybrid that’s a real guitar with six real guitar strings that you can also use as a game controller. Modeled after the Fender Stratocaster, the controller features tech built into the neck and fingerboard of the guitar, making it able to read finger positions in real time. The peripheral will also transfer data for each of the guitar’s six strings. Or, just plug the guitar into a standard guitar amplifier."
Which means that this is going to be the wannabe guitar player's dream.
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What, do you all have something against the waltz?
3/4 ftw
even though I never make anything in 3/4. One day I'm going to make 3/4 trance. Just because I can. Even though if I do so it probably won't be trance anymore. But never mind that.
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Oh no favorites thread
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My source theme is already super trancey, so I can't really take it in an electronic direction unless I really, really shake it up.
August 7 is going to come really quickly.
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The latest longitudinal study doesn't really find a clear connection.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE64A29V20100516
Data from the IARC study showed that overall, mobile telephone users in fact had a lower risk of brain cancer than people who had never used one, but the 21 scientists who conducted the study said this finding suggested problems with the method, or inaccurate information from those who took part.Other results showed high cumulative call time may slightly raise the risk, but again the finding was not reliable.
I don't think the style of antenna will affect how much "radiation" is leaked into your body. No phone I've seen in the past four years has sported a visible, separate antenna.
As for iPad Data Plans in Canada, there's only like two major wireless carriers in Canada, I'm sure you could go to Rogers's and Bell's respective web sites to find the details (they start generally at $15 and go up from there).
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Is there some external place where we can post and exchange contact info, etc.?
Synth vs. Midi Keyboard
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Note that even if you did want to go with Option 1, you would still need some kind of amplifying speaker, because most synths don't come with speakers built-in.