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  1. anyone use vb-1 on a mac?? i cant seem to get it working in cubase :angry:

    but maybe thats a good thing, but im still interested i having a look at it

    I use it on my mac. no problem. It works a charm if you got the right eq and compression going. Also adding a bit of overdrive can be nice at times - or just running it through Camel Crusher

  2. a cool "bare neccessity" selection of drum samples found here:

     

    http://www.nanorecords.co.uk/main.html

     

    ( go to "Resources", download "copywrite-free sample pack" at the bottom )

     

     

     

    vsti-wise... check out "NI Battery"

     

    or a simpler, free'er one is somewhere in here:

     

    free VSTi's !!!!!!!!!!

     

    not to mention a whole lot of other vst stuff. How can you resist a VST plugin called "Barking Wombat"????!!!!

     

    enjoy and good luck!

  3. Cicadians sounds like the new Atomic Pulse album.

     

    but that's not a bad thing - cos I actually like Atomic Pulse!

     

    Refractions was ripped by tons of psy-clone artists. A follow-up album would have to break new ground to be as successful. I thought that Proto would find HIS unique sound in this album. But no. I guess our expectations were pretty high to start with.

     

    so:

     

     

    For originality and songwriting I give it a 2/10

     

    For production skillz: 10/10 - nicely polished as always. :)

     

     

     

    although I would like to recommend it for any melodic psyheadz - it's decent :)

  4. Posted ImageWOW. What a cool drink of water.

     

    this album is so fresh sounding. I give it 11/10 just for being different! this album has changed my perception of TIP completely! It's a brave and pioneering compilation. Just when you thought all these artists had faded away or were left behind the bandwagon - these boys pull of a serious assault on the psy-scene! I especially enjoyed the way these guys have stayed a little with their classic sound ( eg the Tristan track ) and haven't even entertained the thought of a killlaaaaargh bassline or other fashionable formulas! And they have seemed to brought back the trance into Psytrance. Great idea! I'm inspired by this release!

     

    It feels like I've rediscovered psytrance. :)

     

    weeeee!

     

    p.s - oh, and Dimitri.... psyfactor rocks too mate!

  5. 1. listen to music. similar to the stuff you want to make.

     

    2. read, or do anything that requires the accedemic half of your brain - this will stimulate the creative side of your brain. your brain apparently likes to keep things in balance. :)

     

    3. if you try writing/composing something and it's not really working - stop immediately. try again tomorrow. there's no point banging your head against the wall - you become creatively insecure and inhibited.

     

    4. Shag :)

  6. Still it doesnt cover the whole thing, for example, it doesnt talk about the diferences in audio formats like wav. ; aiff. ; etc

     

    Please help me :(

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    AFAIK and have heard...

     

    WAV invented by PC headz, AIFF invented by the Apple crowd.

     

    Same sized files. same quality. just the data is written in different ways. apparently the AIFF data is written in such a way that your computer can access it / open it / save it quicker. or so I have heard. so in theory it is better to use AIFF when you have multiple audio tracks, playing live etc.

     

    but I cannot comfirm any of this for sure. main thing is both are appropriate.

  7. I don't believe in cheap headphones anymore. When i just started DJing, i got me a pair of $50 Audio-Technica headphones. They sounded great in the bedroom and even at small house parties and bar gigs. Then I scored a gig at a real club.. I put on the headphones and all of a sudden realized that I couldn't HEAR the music - the huge monitors were overpowering my headphones, and if I turned down the monitors, the club system was still drowning them out. I couldn't mix at all - had to run and borrow the other DJ's HD-25s. Now, most headphones in the lower price-range are not powerful enough for a club or any big rig, simple as that. That's why DJs use headphones that can be turned up really loud, and don't distort at high volume.

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    I have the Sennheiser HD280pros.  They work great for producing and listening both.  They are very clear/crisp and allow you to hear every little sound in the music.  They also have the perfect amount of bass, they don't overdo it like some headphones.  I couldn't ask for a better pair of headphones, especially for $90-$100.  I don't really know about DJing though.

     

    The only real downside is their looks, but if you're buying headphones for looks, i think you have the wrong idea...

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    YEAH! HD's are the shiznay!

     

    I use them to produce at home and when I'm out djing too! I find that the dynamic range is so good that you don't really have to turn them up so loud. And now that Sennheiser make closed-back headphones I would recommend them to ALL dj's! They also have SUPER bass response!

     

    A cool tip for buying headphones: put them on in the store ( with nothing playing through them of course! ) and clap your hands! Now you can hear how much sound they block out - a cool way of seeing what they will be like when you're in a club with a booming PA!!!!

  8. Would that be for the Kick and Bassline? :rolleyes:

    I guess that the rest, can be done by ear, by tweaking the volumes to how you want it to sound right.

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    psychocell, you use Reason, right? :)

     

    a cool trick is to send your tune through the Scream 4 :D:D:D

     

    add a Scream4 Distortion unit at the top of the rack. ie between your top ( main ) mixer and your audio out . set the scream4 to "Tape" distortion. "Damage control should be set quite low, say at 15-30%. this will add so much life, warmth and punch to the tune, it's really amazing :) what's also cool is you can do a basic eq here too, plus add compression etc. I wouldn't call it a mastering tip, but it certainly juices things up a bit! give it a try :D

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  9. mmmmkay :rolleyes:

    Sounds obvious i guess :) .

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    and the mono/stereo thing is a big help in bringing things out in the mix. Split melodies into two mono channels and pan them left and right. experiment with just how much they are panned and you will notice very different results.

     

    But I am no expert in mastering. and I don't need to be. mastering is for specialised studio engineers. For Mastering experts. So maybe you should rather listen to what they say:

     

     

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