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Music Production Techniques, Tutorials Tips and Tricks
DRAMATIKPosted: 7 Feb 2006, 1:09pm
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QUOTE(ralpheeee @ Feb 6 2006, 09:17 AM)
Heres one for the Reason Freaks out there!!

Gating is a good effect, try it out on  a pad sound and see what happens.

This tutorial shows how to gate using the redrum

http://www.computermusic.co.uk/tutorial/softtut2/1.asp
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My hero Ralphee! wish i had seen somthin like this when i first got reason, :grin:
ralpheeeePosted: 8 Feb 2006, 8:55am
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QUOTE(DRAMATIK @ Feb 7 2006, 02:09 PM)
My hero Ralphee! wish i had seen somthin like this when i first got reason,  :grin:
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Thanks Dramatik, It's a killer effect, just set it up as a combinator patch and then u can use it often without having to muck around setting it up every time!!

fataldosePosted: 8 Feb 2006, 11:58am
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just bought a PROSONUS INSPIRE firewire soundcard for my laptop



FUCK ME this thing is incridible!!!!!!!!!

my studio sounds so much fuckn better now and the free bundle of software is great

cubase le sony acid and 2 gigs of samples and 12 plugins.

can deff recomend this if anyone wants one
DRAMATIKPosted: 8 Feb 2006, 1:03pm
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QUOTE(ralpheeee @ Feb 8 2006, 08:55 AM)
just set it up as a combinator patch and then u can use it often without having to muck around setting it up every time
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thats a good idea :tongue:

it sorta helps, theres a lot of different ways of doing the same thing in reason.
ralpheeeePosted: 8 Feb 2006, 2:52pm
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QUOTE(fataldose @ Feb 8 2006, 12:58 PM)
just bought a PROSONUS INSPIRE firewire soundcard for my laptop
FUCK ME this thing is incridible!!!!!!!!!

my studio sounds so much fuckn better now and the free bundle of software is great

cubase le sony acid and 2 gigs of samples and 12 plugins.

can deff recomend this if anyone wants one
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Cooool, I've been thinkin of getting a new sound card meself. How much was yours?
fataldosePosted: 8 Feb 2006, 8:54pm
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QUOTE(ralpheeee @ Feb 8 2006, 02:52 PM)
Cooool, I've been thinkin of getting a new sound card meself. How much was yours?
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got it for 365 from derros
obliviussPosted: 15 Feb 2006, 11:26am
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Mbox and protools changed my life

well worth the 800 bucks

go and put one on lay by NOW :excl: :excl:
ralpheeeePosted: 15 Feb 2006, 2:48pm
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QUOTE(obliviuss @ Feb 15 2006, 12:26 PM)
Mbox and protools changed my life

well worth the 800 bucks

go and put one on lay by NOW :excl:  :excl:
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Could u elaborate for me Dude, I'm still trying to understand why i need one.

Do i just get more processing power, or do i get better sound what does it do.

How did the mbox change your life?
fataldosePosted: 15 Feb 2006, 2:59pm
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QUOTE(ralpheeee @ Feb 15 2006, 02:48 PM)
Could u elaborate for me Dude, I'm still trying to understand why i need one.

Do i just get more processing power, or do  i get better sound what does it do.

How did the mbox change your life?
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fuck dude the sound a decent sound card makes is unbelieveable!!! a friend sent me a track he made the other day and i called him back after listening to it and said mate you only have an on board sound card dont you, yep he said.

if your serious about your producing you need a sound card the cheapest best one i found was the prosonus inspire.
(for laptops that is)
ralpheeeePosted: 15 Feb 2006, 3:22pm
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Well, looks like i best get one then ay?
P.S.
I have a track for review in the Music Production thread, have a listen if you can be arsed, look for Feedback pleeze thread.
fataldosePosted: 15 Feb 2006, 4:06pm
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will do mate for sure
ralpheeeePosted: 15 Feb 2006, 4:45pm
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Much Apreciated :)
I'm still learning, so any feedback will help
SuniPosted: 15 Feb 2006, 6:22pm
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QUOTE(fataldose @ Feb 15 2006, 02:59 PM)
fuck dude the sound a decent sound card makes is unbelieveable!!! a friend sent me a track he made the other day and i called him back after listening to it and said mate you only have an on board sound card dont you, yep he said.
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hmmmm this sounds a bit misleading
its almost as if youre saying audio renderings are affected by what sound card you use.. thats wrong. id be careful spending lots of money on soundcards unless you need really good recording quality or 96khz outputs or something. i dont know a lot about it but its pretty obvious that soundcards cant really interfere with VST processing or anything.. thats all CPU based. thats why intuitively i put a higher priority on stuff like CPU & RAM (and of course speakers).
do lots of research before spending big bucks ralpheeee!
DJ BenPosted: 15 Feb 2006, 6:51pm
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QUOTE(fataldose @ Feb 15 2006, 02:59 PM)
fuck dude the sound a decent sound card makes is unbelieveable!!!
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couldn't agree more :thumbsup:
ralpheeeePosted: 15 Feb 2006, 9:16pm
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QUOTE(Suni @ Feb 15 2006, 07:22 PM)
hmmmm this sounds a bit misleading
its almost as if youre saying audio renderings are affected by what sound card you use.. thats wrong. id be careful spending lots of money on soundcards unless you need really good recording quality or 96khz outputs or something. i dont know a lot about it but its pretty obvious that soundcards cant really interfere with VST processing or anything.. thats all CPU based. thats why intuitively i put a higher priority on stuff like CPU & RAM (and of course speakers).
do lots of research before spending big bucks ralpheeee!
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Thanks Suni, well my VST's all run fine, I rarely run out of CPU unless I'm realy pushing it.
So if everything I'm doing is based on my comp and I'm not recording from any external sources maybe I'll get by a bit longer with onboard sound.
Fataldose, Ben are u guys using a mix of hardware and software, hence more of a need for a better quality audio input?
If I'm purely software based is it as important?

SuniPosted: 16 Feb 2006, 12:15am
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yeah if no hardware inputs i don't think its as important then..
if it sounds fine for your ears and youre having no latency problems then i wouldn't see the need. im still using a 5 year old SBLive card lol :S
i dont really know a lot of technicalities but its just how i see it :]
PJtwoPosted: 16 Feb 2006, 3:48pm
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Creative make a good external sound card ( I use it for my laptop ) a 24 bit soundblaster...I think maybe they are under $249 by now.
But, yeah, you're all right... a good sound card can mean the diff between a good and bad track.
fataldosePosted: 16 Feb 2006, 8:23pm
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QUOTE(Suni @ Feb 15 2006, 06:22 PM)
hmmmm this sounds a bit misleading
its almost as if youre saying audio renderings are affected by what sound card you use.. thats wrong. id be careful spending lots of money on soundcards unless you need really good recording quality or 96khz outputs or something. i dont know a lot about it but its pretty obvious that soundcards cant really interfere with VST processing or anything.. thats all CPU based. thats why intuitively i put a higher priority on stuff like CPU & RAM (and of course speakers).
do lots of research before spending big bucks ralpheeee!
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ok i have rendered to disk a track i have made twice,one with the yamaha onboard card and one with the external prosonus card i have not long bought. the difference is AMAZING even an untrained ear can tell the difference.

in my studio my monitors sound TOTALY different with the on board card to when the external one is in use.

i know alot of producers that own record lables and have had hundeds of releases and not one of them uses a cheap run of the mill card.

$365 isnt alot of money for a sound card
fataldosePosted: 16 Feb 2006, 8:26pm
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hey guys SPADGE has put a pinned section at the top of this thread fro us to post our tracks in for review so get posting!!!
fataldosePosted: 16 Feb 2006, 8:59pm
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hey guys how does that yousendit web site work? so i can get some tunes up in the new section!!!
ralpheeeePosted: 16 Feb 2006, 9:04pm
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just go to the site and upload the file then send it to your own email address. In the email there will be a link which u can copy and paste.
Piece of cake! :)
NARCPosted: 16 Feb 2006, 9:05pm
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Just go to www.yousendit.com the rest is easy :thumbsup:
fataldosePosted: 16 Feb 2006, 9:13pm
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thanks guys will have some tracks up soon
SuniPosted: 16 Feb 2006, 11:10pm
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fataldose i don't think i realised u were using hardware in your setup..
i was thinking more doing direct renders from VST's and DXi's
if so i can definitely see why youd have the audio-in difference.. sorry
fataldosePosted: 17 Feb 2006, 1:46pm
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QUOTE(Suni @ Feb 16 2006, 11:10 PM)
fataldose i don't think i realised u were using hardware in your setup..
i was thinking more doing direct renders from VST's and DXi's
if so i can definitely see why youd have the audio-in difference.. sorry
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BlitzPosted: 27 Feb 2006, 7:35pm
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not that im a producer apart from having a lil muck around, but here's a production tips/newsletter email thing from Hattrixx - the latest one I got was really great! You can email him to get previous editions sent out (think theyre up to about #4 or 5 now)

He's recently released some tracks coproduced with DJ Vibes on ravers choice reunion & new asylum, with more to come.

Link to subscribe:
http://www.hattrixx.co.uk/showpage.asp?pID=1078402831
ralpheeeePosted: 28 Feb 2006, 12:01am
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:thumbsup: Ta Blitz, have signed up.
ralpheeeePosted: 7 Mar 2006, 4:50pm
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Here is a guide to copyright laws, something I always wanted to know more about.

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