PlastikBag Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Dude, this looks really cool. I can't wait to take a look when I get home from work today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Could you re-encode your video as mpeg or something? I've never had anything but trouble with avis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sole Signal Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Could you re-encode your video as mpeg or something? I've never had anything but trouble with avis. Have you tried VLC media player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcos Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I think this idea of video tutorials is great Zircon. Perhaps you could spend like a whole 10 minutes on a concept, lets say a drum beat, and go through different elements like layering samples, compression, amount of reverb to use on different drum elements, use of a user-created drum pattern vs drum loops, layering both user created patterns and loops together, etc. I think people may appreciate you really breaking down the concepts, of course you have to be careful not to give too much of your own style away in the process lol. I was thinking of doing keyboard videos, shortcuts on how to play the keyboard, a series of them like a short course. Video tutorials could be another way for remixers to contribute...although you were first Zircon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaCe Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 That would be very nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@DM@X Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Phat beats? Hell YEAH! An extented step-by-steo tutorial on creating phat drum beats complete with fills etc would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crypto_magnum Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Wow- these videos are seriously helpful, zircon. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Personally, I'd like to see an in-depth video covering how you mix all of the instruments together into a beautiful soundscape. Specifically, if you could show a bunch of different EQ settings you use for various things (and how you choose them), as well as how you position different instruments in different virtual locations so they sound balanced and don't all bleed together, that would be especially enlightening. Can't wait for the next one, whatever the topic. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 How were these videos captured anyway? I'd like to see some details on phasing - that is, how you manage to get phasers synced and at the frequency you want them to be at any given time. I really like phasers but using them without having any control over them makes everything sound really cheap instead of high-tech and cool. Also more details on how to make things sound louder without actually making them so, as well as the arcane arts of making every instrument audiable at all times (which would probably require an entire encyclopedia to go though all of, but any info would be helpful here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Biznut Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 First of course, THANK YOU Zircon for sharing your experience with us in this way, it will be helpful to say the least. Any contribution you make is a very generous gesture and will be appreciated whatever it may be. Trust me, the actual work process is incredibly uninteresting... With me, 95-99% of my time working on music is spent figuring out what I want to write or do, and then the remainder is spent actually doing it. I can work incredibly quickly if I know what I'm going for, the problem is that I hardly ever do. So, it makes more sense for me to explain what I did after the fact...That being said if you want more depth, I can do that.I'm honestly worried about simply being boring... To see an accomplished remixer craft a remix from the ground up would be supremely helpful IMO. Personally I don't care if it is a boring video, its helpfulness would infinitely outweigh the boredom, for me anyway, though I doubt it would be boring. If you can work fast once you know what you are doing, would it be possible to do a remix from scratch with the purpose of simply getting to the end with a sonically solid and polished product? You would not need to labor much over specifically what is being written, composition, if the goal the whole time is completing and capturing the remix process instead of the remix itself. How does that idea sit with you? I know this sort of separation is much harder for some people than others. If you were to do it, I assure you that as I said, helpfulness will nullify boringness I am positive. A path may be boring, but it will show the way for those who want to go somewhere Take us there! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I'm not letting this thread die without another video! I just rewatched the Monstrous turtles one and really liked how you did it. I don't necessarily care what the next one is about because I know you'll choose a good topic, but I think even a basic video of what sort of software you use and your sounds etc. would be very interesting. Also as a side note when playing the monstrous turtles .avi in Windows Media Player the video gets really far behind the audio, it's like it's playing at half speed. Thanks for taking the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 That's odd; on my computer it doesn't do that, it may be an issue with video codecs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Video #3 - phat beats 101 http://www.vimeo.com/2864302 Download AVI link on that page, looks even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFrost Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 on the building a remix over time dealy, I would recommend handling it like this guy is with dwarven fortress (ascii game most of you wouldn't care about) http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5A3D7682BDD48FC2 he's been doing this over 3 months. Basically, whenever something substantial happens, he'll drag up his recording software, and recap what he did/will do/is doing. He shows what then when on, and how to do it. warning, if you end up watching the entire thing, it's around 2.5 hours of 10 minute segments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Video #4 - Dirt Devil Walkthrough, pt1 Definitely go to youtube itself and add &fmt=18 to get the HQ version... that normally won't embed. Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/2866973 (much better direct download in the lower right) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrypnyk Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 for those of you who've watched the phat beat video and searched for lofi plugin on kvr, you won't find it. That plugin has been down for a couple of years now. Fortunately, I still have it from way back when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 for those of you who've watched the phat beat video and searched for lofi plugin on kvr, you won't find it. That plugin has been down for a couple of years now.Fortunately, I still have it from way back when. Thanks Skryp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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