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    Nomis side project - Lava

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    I bet u used Reaktor for one of your songs? I get the feeling some sounds come out of it. Very nice Set, and very nice music. Maybe a tracklist?

    hmmm. not as far as i remember but maybe i used a bass sample for a bass. Cant remember really.

    I mostly used my moog, x0xbox, virus and samples.

     

    I will post the tracklist tomorrow or the day after :)

    Nomis side project - Lava

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    Hey mate. Thread shud be in music promo, but mods will take care of dat ;)

     

    Lovely set!! Really like this groovy minimal goin on! I'm at 9th minute rite now, and this music is just what I need on a sunday night. Aight, hitting the resume button now... :)

    Yep, sorry about the misplacement, please move this thread to the right section mods, and sorry again :)

     

    Wow thanks man, really nice to hear your opinion. This genre is totally new territory for me and positive feedback like yours is just what i need :D

     

    Really glad you like it :)

    Nomis side project - Lava

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    Hi there....

     

    I haved worked now and then on some progressive and elektro stuff and i call the projekt 'lava'

    I did a mix of the tracks i have done and would like you to hear it....

     

    I tried to keep it a bit old school and about 130 bpm, but with psytrance influences.

     

    Its a big download but its a 42 minutes mix... the size is about 60 megabytes (192 kbps)

     

    Hope you like it and please leave your opinion for me here....

     

    Lava mix

    Problem with connecting a synth to my comp

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    I was wondering if I need another cable to connect the synth's output with my computer.

    1. You need 1 midicable (5pin din to 5pin din) to connect between midi in on your computer and midi out on the dx7. This connection sends midi from the dx7 to the computer.

    2. You also need 1 midicable from midi out on the computer to midi in on the dx7. This connection sends midi from the computer to the dx7.

     

    You should now be able to send midi to the dx7 from the computer and send midi from the dx7 to the computer. If you want to test at this stage you will not hear anything because midi is only control signals (note, pitch bend, velocity, pan etc) and not audio signals. If you plug in headphones you should be able to hear the dx7 sequenced from the computer.

     

    To record the dx7 into the computer follow step 3.

     

    3. Connect the line out from the dx7 to the line in on your computer or mixer. The cable depends on you soundcard, they come with different connectors. Open your sequencer, choose the input which the dx7 is connected and record it.

     

    If you are using the dx7 as your motherkeyboard you might want to turn "local off" on the dx7.

     

    Other sources of confusion is midi channel, mixer routing and possible defects.

     

    I really recommend reading a book on midi as this is a little complicated if you want to get the most out of your synth. Basic stuff should not be a problem.

     

    Hope this gets you through :D

    MIDI sequencing question

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    I've used fruity loops for years and I've never seen anything with note entry.

    It was designed as a loop sequencer emulating classic 303ish sequencing and it is the best at that but I want musical bars.

    I also want to record simultaneously while playing midi notes etc....

    I will give Sonar a look now, thanks for the response!

    ok, fruity doesnt offer dedicated note entry buttons but it comes very close. This is taken from the manual:

     

    Step editing is a technique to record melodies note by note using your MIDI keyboard (or computer keyboard if Typing Keyboard to Piano is enabled).

    To start the step editing mode, first enable it from the Recording panel or the Options menu. In the Step Sequencer, select the channel you want to step edit.

    Now each time you press a key on the MIDI keyboard a new note is added in the Piano Roll (you don't need the Piano Roll window opened to step edit) and the position advances to the next step automatically. The step size is equal to the snap size in the Recording panel.

    You can use the Num. pad / key on your keyboard to go back to the previous step position. Adding note in an already filled position erases the old step.

    The Num. pad * shortcut sends the marker to the next step position. This way you can leave empty spaces between the steps.

    You can also create steps longer than the current snap setting. While holding a MIDI key on your keyboard, press the advance position shortcut ( Num. pad *) one or more times then release the MIDI key.

    If you have a 'sustain pedal' connected you can use that to 'jump steps'.

     

    Good luck finding your tool :D

    Dark goa, 150bpm,killaaaaaah

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    the mix down needs work

     

    and the arrangement doesnt flow as much as I like

    Hey E-fence, thats a bit rude i think, at least you could be a little more specific. What parts in the mixdown do you think needs work? What do you think could be done to make the arrangement flow more?

    Just trying to help you a little bit since youre new here on the forum and new to the genre. No offence :D

     

    My opinion is this is a very good track, hitting the vibe and sound of the style "goa" very perfect. Listening on headphones here :-)

     

    Booom bulinar o_O

    Amps & Preamps

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

    Posted

    ??

    and is there a difference with tubepreamps?

    I would say switch it off when not in use, you save power+money+environment and you dont risk a fire when you are not at home. I always switch off my equipment when im not using it and i have never had any problems.

    Tube gear should be switched on 15-30 minutes before use to ensure stable operation and proper amplification, again i see no reason for not switching it off when not in use.

    How to remix a track... I'm confused

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    Maybe there's a way to divide the audio file in individual tracks by yourself or something? :unsure:

    The short answer to that is no, a sound has harmonics that stay if you lo/mid/hi cut....

     

    I have a bunch of acapellas which i could use for a remix and play the melodies and drums with my own sounds, but i think the normal is to get the original multitrack.

    Theres this danish guy who remixed a bob marley tune, he got the original multitrack from the record company who own that recording.

    Astral Projection SYNTHS

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    Not very complicated, just listen to their tunes carefully.

     

    I can recognize in most of them:

     

    - the Novation Bass Station

    - JD-800

    - Jupiter 8 (not sure)

    - SH-101

    - TB-303

    - Juno 106

     

    I think they have a Korg Monopoly or something that can make very close sounds. Also they use some digital synths other than the Roland JD-800. I think they have an Access Virus or something close.

     

    Just have to listen carefully to their tunes...

    They use a korg MS-20... or at at least they did 9 years ago on stage...

    Just for the hell of it pt.2

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

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    There are some old tracks made by me downloadable on this forum, however nothing new, all very old. The new stuff I doubt you will like, as it sounds very very very much like 80s acid house lol :) I will post some samples when I am done with it :)

    You dont think i like 80s acid house? hehe... My first album which i bought when i was 8 or something (1983) was an electric boogie compilation, and my first 12" was "Hithouse - Jack To The Sound Of The Underground", and ive been with electronic music all the way so dont be shy :D

     

    Im listening to eskeemo knights right now, sounds very good, are you affiliated with them?

     

    Nice to see another Sonar-user here! :) I noticed you're using Sonar 6. How's it running on your system? I've yet to shell out for the S6 upgrade so I'm curious to hear any opinions if the upgrade is worth getting or not :)

    I only just got on the sonar waggon a couple of months before the 6 upgrade so i didn't use v5 very much, but 6 fills my needs and i like the workflow+its a very stable program, just upgraded to 6.2 the other day and the update contains alot of changes.

    By the way im running sonar 6.2 on a 3g pentium 4 with 1 gig ram.

    Synthesize!

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

    Posted

    i have the rack version of the poly-800... the infamous ex-800, which is a very cool digital additive synth with that typical korg flavour to the sound. 85.- euro is still a good deal, they usually sell for the double.

     

    It has midi and you can do a cool mod so you get 2 pots controlling cutoff and resonance http://synthmod.net/korg/moog_slayer

     

    edit. You can also add a third pot to do filter fm!!!

     

    http://synthmod.net/korg/fm800/

     

    Off to the bench modding my korg.... :D

    Do mini-jack connectors belong to the past ?

    in Music Making and Production/Industry

    Posted

    if you want to start producing music seriously, you need to buy a decent soundcard.

    indeed you´ll have problems connecting you desktop speakers, but maybe you have a stereo you could connect?

    anyway, for the first tries in production you can use rubbish speakers or headphones, its not important what sound comes out, but you need to understand/learn how production works, you know?

    Of course Reznik, everyone has a stereo... start with the stereo and if you get hooked on production invest in a mixer.

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