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    Studio

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    I also just purchased a 9u x 126hp Eurorack case but right no no cash to fill it.

    Wow, you need a lot of cash to fill that sucker up!! I am thinking about starting light: 3u * 84hp. Put me an oscilator, two envelopes, filter and VCA in there, and I'm off... Can't find the right modules to start with, though.

    Studio

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    And if I ever get my inspiration running again, I definitely don't want to sound like anyone else. That's also a challenge in itself :)

    Well, here's to hoping... I can't seem to shake the habit - it's my way of relaxing and getting centered.

     

    I also don't want to sound like anything else... But, I really suck at imitation, so whenever I hear something cool and think "I wanna do that too", I just go for it, and thankfully something completely different comes out! Then there's the "good artists borrow, great artists steal..."... I try not to borrow too much ;)

    Studio

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    what is the appeal of the tracker?

    - just cant see how it can be more efficient over a sequencer and pianoroll.

    I have never actually tracked as such, but I can think of several appeals:

    - Some people are suckers for "the old days" (myself included!), and doing stuff "the ways of the past". That goes for a lot more than music-making.

    - Severe limitations call for radical creativity.

    - The simpler and less-demanding your setup is, the smaller load of hassle you get from system failures, software updates, ... Until it becomes venerable and outdated of course ;)

    Studio

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    YES finally thread is coming alive. love it. awesome cozy setups, both u guys :wub:

    amygdala, Im freaking drooling over your setup.

    thats like, my DREAM studio right there.

    fuck, I envy you.

    Thanks - rest assured, I like it down here in my basement! It looks better than it sounds - the Juno 106 is missing a voice, and the SH-1 is impossible to tune. They're still fun to be around, though :)

    Studio

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    What do you mean exactly? :)

    Oh, just that maybe I would use the damn things, if they were any good :) But also: I keep seeing all these marvelous control surfaces and spacey interfaces popping up, but I just can't figure them out. I still draw my automation by mouse. If that wasn't possible, I would probably type in *every* tiny little control change like in the old days!

    Studio

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    > Does this mean you're still doing some music? :OOOO

    Even as I write this...! I am fiddling with an intro to a progressive morning trance track (a genre for that exists, appearently...). This, a techy piece and an odd psytrance track will come out on JOOF later rather than sooner :)

     

     

    > How's the Axiom49? I had one but ended up selling it as I hated the knobs on it.

    Good call selling it. I don't like it particularly. I use the keys, pitchbend and mod wheel. That's it. All other buttons, sliders and pads are untouched. I sometimes look for something else, but figure that I am not the kinda guy who uses all the extra stuff anyway. Sour grapes?

    > Edit: I actually had to head over to VSE to recall what that gray Korg you have there is (Prophecy) :D

    I wish I used it more. It can do some cool tricks, but is a bitch to program. All those menues. I am thinking of going eurorack, but am afraid of the deluge

     

    - A

    Koxbox: The Scanner 2015 . ZERO ONE MUSIC

    in Artist News and Labels announcements

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    I like it. I like it *very* much. I was disappointed with U-turn, but this is terrific:

     

    - I love how all the basics (kick, bass, hats, perc) are sooo simple. It has juuust what is necessary, but is curated so well that it sounds like an entire world.

    - I love how the arrangements are song-like with verses and choruses. Classic Koxbox move.

    - I love how the tunes are different. Sooo simple, but still otherwordly and hypnotic - just like in the old days.

    - I love how the synthesis madness is not the focus, but just the backdrop of an incredible odd space. This is for me better than many parts of Dragontales, in which the FXs takes too much over.

    - I love how the tunes and soundscapes takes me up and down, twistin' roun', without being obvious about it.

    - I love how the production is extrEmely well done, and fits the music perfectly.

     

    - I love how my expactations of being disappointed weren't met! I'm blown, and all the Koxbox albums are spinning again!

    Ott - Fairchildren

    in Artist News and Labels announcements

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    Well it's the only good pic of me I have :D and it's kinda special to begin with. There's some serendipity to it.

     

    Serendipity or not, it belongs in the booklet of a CD with that name :)

     

    I was too late to get one of the pledges that let me get some audio on the disc, sadly. I am extremely happy with the music, though. It's gooood - but I wish it had come out sooner, because it shines along with the sun so well!

    What are you doing right now?

    in Off Topic

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    I used a CRT TV until a few months ago when it quit on me. Deciding to cannibalize it, I pulled out the main PCB so I can salvage transformers and heat sinks off it. I also pulled out the speakers. They're weirdly shaped, 1.5" wide and 5" long. I'm designing an amp for them so I can hook my computer up to it & listen to music while I'm working on circuits. I wanted to have something better sounding than the laptop speakers. I could probably get better performance from an IC amp (since they're low power), but it's fun and I can make it with what I have. In simulation I've gotten it down to less than 0.3% THD and about 33% efficiency for a class-AB design, putting out a maximum of a little less than 1.5W to the speakers. Now I just need to find some kind of enclosure to mount the speaker drivers in.

    Dude... That is EXACTLY what I'm doing, also. I actually said to myself just now: "Hmm, I think I'm gonna take the speakers out of this ol' CRT TV as well!"

     

    But seriously, that sounds so JF Sebastian to me - I wish I could do stuff like that. You know, without getting into all that reading and practicing for years and years first...

     

    Good luck finding a cool place to work :)

    Phase Alignment Question

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    That only happens to me *every* time I press play...

     

    You are doing the right thing, though - referencing on other systems. This is wildly important. Also double-check with some decent headphones. A neat trick (on all systems and headphones) is to turn it aaaall the way down, and then up until you only barely hear it. If it still works, and you can hear all the parts, and they balance well - then you're in a good place!

     

    Also, try not to waste too much time mixing, before you are ready. Focus on creating the track first, then nitpick in the end. That's something I say, not something I do - although I wish I did :)

    Eat Static - Dead Planet [Mesmobeat]

    in Artist News and Labels announcements

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    From his webpage:

     

    CD 1 will feature more of the up-tempo banging tunes, YES, there's some techno, YES, there's some Drum n Bass and YES, there is plenty of QUALITY 'ALIEN INFUSED' Trance... the mission with all the tracks this time, was to show that albums's are very much alive and well and STILL the most important thing to me and the main reason I have continued with Eat Static all these years.

    CD 2 will be a full length experimental downtempo offering... you have been warned! I have recorded this album the old school way... ie - isolation, lots of old gorgeous analogue synths, and taking every single track as far as I could, with experimentation and trying new idea's out... I wanted to push forwards and make music worthy of the 21st century... consequently, it's THE most 'Static' sounding album since the early days... no commercial pressure, just pure love, sweat and literally, tears... both these CDs are VERY personal this time and every single tune on there has a part of my genetic code within it...

     

    You may also be interested to know that I have done a couple of collaborations for this release... for the banging trance stuff, I have Laughing Buddha, Chris Rich and Martian Arts all guesting... and boy, did we let loose! And on the downtempo stuff, I've worked with Georgina Brett, who specialises in Vocal Looping techniques and makes amazing ethereal music, Robbert Heijnen - former member of Psychick Warriors of Gaia and founder member of Exquisite Corpse, and Mik Singh, a new name on the scene... the sessions all went so well, I am already discussing do more with these characters... sublime!

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    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    After almost 20 years of producing, I recently got me some decent monitors (Dynaudio BM5 mkIII). Before that I have had the same HIFI speakers since the beginning. It was quite the game changer. It is much easier to create a decent mix now, and after mastering there is juust a bit more bite in there.

     

    Until the drastic move, I have gradually improved my space by filling it with absorbing materials - mineral wool mostly. It works wonders, and after each round of building basstraps, the accoustics improve. I would probably rate this effort the most important, especially if your outset is a concrete basement like mine was.

     

    The above is about the production environment. It is hugely important for your work conditions. The instruments are a different story, and they are hugely important for what you want-to / are-going-to create. Decent gear sounds better than crappy gear. Talented and creative people can get interesting results from what other people call crappy gear - but only if their production environment is at least decent.

    I use mostly software these days (almost exclusively) and I am perfectly happy with it.

     

    To summarize, for me: room treatment, monitors, then all the rest - that would be the priority. But the best advice is probably to do a little of everything, all the time, lest you block on the treatment, and then never actually get to writing anything. Right, this just turned yarn... Have fun :)

     

    - A

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