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I got older, more grumpy and with lower tolerance for bulls**t, I guess... If something it not up to basic standards, then I simply refuse to buy it. Conversely, I'd be willing to pay extra if someone went above & beyond to make it right.

I'd obviously love Cosmosis, but frankly the audio quality of the material Bill used for his Retro v1 and v2 is atrocious - some of the tracks that I know were released on CD were 'sampled' from vinyls or DAT without any correction, so they're full of cracks, pops and hiss. No care whatsoever was taken to bring all the tracks to similar volume level and tonal (frequency) balance, so if that was to be the case for Digital Reprints release then I hope it won't happen... I'm betting on Solar Fields!

I'm not really sure why this particular album is singled out as "rife with overused overblown flatulating glitch synths, generic build-ups and drops accompanied by a feeling of trying to appeal to drunk clubbers" because I can name dozens of much more formulaic and blatantly opportunistic releases over the last years going across the spectrum: from progressive, through full-on and goa to dark / forest. Sure, it's not revolutionary or anything, but - for me - it actually stands out from majority of what's being released, same like last year's Loud's "5 Billion Stars" did (met with hugely polarising reviews). It helps that other artists were involved, because it creates sort of a journey here, resulting in a pretty varied release that's still held together by a common sound. I'd actually be grateful if you could point to other albums in this vein?

Or merge them

Sorry, somehow missed it @Mods, please delete my topic.

Hutti Heita's 2015 album turned some heads around, but we've not heard much from Yggdrasil Rec. until now - a 3CD compilation, incl. Hutti, Fragletrollet / Unknown Cause, Derango, Procs, Hallucinogenic Horses, Kurbeats and others. Samples in the link below: http://www.arabesquedistribution.com/index.php?option=com_artistavenue&task=singleCd&id=3827&Itemid=1

That's all I needed to know, although - for those interested - there are samples in the link below: http://www.arabesquedistribution.com/index.php?option=com_artistavenue&task=singleCd&id=3782&Itemid=1

Very good, varied and intelligent mix of progressive & light full-on, incl. collaborations with Ticon, Mr.Bill, Rocky, Sensient, Outsiders and Evil Oil Man. Incredible production values is just a cherry on top. Check this out! Buy here: https://arabdigitalhommegaproductions.bandcamp.com/album/edge

Not getting younger might have something to do with that Anyway, listening though this I can't shake the feeling that I've heard all that somewhere already: the spoken samples have been either used by other artists or even by CBL guys themselves (at least the same source), their trademark sounds - bells, small acid lines, etc. - became predictable and the music itself somehow feels much more repetitive than their previous releases. Maybe it will grow on me, but I wasn't 'wow'-ed by any of the tracks so far. I'm not saying it's bad or anything, but it's not on the same level as Hydroponic Garden, World of Sleepers or Interloper.

Got it. Not impressed so far

Well, I'd rather spend that $1.3k on 3 pairs of different headphones and some monitors to test how my mixes translate to various hardware. But that's just me

Apparently he's unstuck already Love that about today's internet - people come, ask for something and then never come back to reply

You'd be better of finding Logic users group on Facebook? or maybe look for some tutorials on YouTube? I'm pretty fluent in Live 9 and Bitwig 2 and somewhat in Studio One 3, so can't help with Logic-specific stuff

The knobs to the left of every device, I think in 2.0 they're called remote controls. Sorry

Yeah, that would be wise Also, for quality IEMs I can recommend Audio Technika's e-series. I have e40 (https://eu.audio-technica.com/headphones/in-ear/ATH-E40, 100EUR) and they're awesome once they burned-in and I learned how to wear them properly. This particular model slightly accentuates the mid range (it's far from sounding harsh, though), but still has very good and clear bass and transparent highs. What struck me immediately is how 'wide' the sound stage is, comparable to open-back on-ear headphones really. The e50 and e70 models cost x2 and x4 respectively, but are supposedly - based on several reviews I read - worth it, as they offer even more flat response (without the bump in mids). If mine breaks some day, I'm gonna be buying e50-s for sure.

Nice, it works very well with Mk1 too. I'm now in contact with Netsu to convince him to help me out adding some controls to the pads, e.g. moving between macro pages & devices, transport control, etc. Having the encoders working as intended without any additional fiddling is a game changer

@Hasheeshian Is it the one from KVR, written by Netsu? I'll have to try if it works with Mk1 and see if I can expand it with few things, namely the transport & macro banks switching with pads.

I mean I agree they're a bit on the bright side (also thanks to the open design), but they're far away from harsh, piercing and tiring. I know, because I'm also very sensitive to it and typical psytrance mastering - especially for darkpsy or goa - for some reason tends to overemphasize that frequency band. Also, by saying DT990's are regarded to be among the best enthusiast / budget studio headphones is pretty objective: https://ehomerecordingstudio.com/best-recording-studio-headphones/#openback http://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/best/by-usage/critical-listening https://www.musicindustryhowto.com/the-best-studio-headphones-for-mixing-and-mastering-in-2017/ https://www.gearank.com/guides/headphones-mixing-mastering

Forgive me, if I don't take your word for it DT990's are frequently mentioned as one of the best mid-range (i.e. enthusiast / hobbyist-grade) headphones for studio use and although they are indeed slightly bright, it's far from a deal breaker and definitely doesn't cause fatigue - thieir open design greatly contributes to them being one of the more comfortable headphones to listen to, because the ear can breathe. EDIT: 1303th post!

The same here! Are you using some dedicated Bitwig script, or just mapped it as 'generic MIDI controller with 9 knobs'?

@Hasheeshian so, how is it?

The model that I have doesn't seem to be on sale anymore, but looking at their current offer I guess the T290 is the closest match. Obviously with in-ear headphones a lot of the experience depends on how well the rubbery sleeves fit into your ear, because with some other models I could either get them sounding too boomy (very tight fit) or too thin (loose fit). Those are pretty perfect for me and they're cheap, like around 100PLN, which is roughly 23EUR, 25GBP or 28USD. One of the best headphones I bought in that price range, if not the best. They're also surprisingly flat, i.e. I don't hear HUGE difference in sound picture when comparing to my studio-grade Bayerdynamic DT990 Pro.

For earplugs - because that's what you're asking for, right? - I was pleasantly surprised with JBL T-series, because they offer very good bass with clear, but not piercing top-end. I find the latter very important for psytrance, because a lot of releases are mastered in such a way that it's difficult to listen to it after some time, because the top-end becomes very fatiguing. The JBLs were very detailed & clear, but also warm so you can crank them up real loud and they're still very pleasant.

It gets better: http://www.ektoplazm.com/label/tranceform-records

No, I didn't but considering my playing skills it wouldn't be much different. I use the keys more to quickly figure out the notes and chords I have in my head. Let me / us know when Minilab arrives and if you're happy with it. BTW, the bundled Analog Lab 2 (I think it's some cut-down version now, though) is pretty great as well - you can't fiddle much with the sounds, but the provided library is pretty vast and sounds great. With Renoise's plug-in grabber this should work really well for leads, pads, fx