High Octane Instumental

[mazz]

Dave, I got the mp3s no problem.Great examples!! I think maybe the interpretation of "obviously MIDI generated" here might be "obviously cheap soundcard generated sounds". Since it's pretty hard to do electronica without MIDI unless you're Vince Clarke with a studio full of vintage gear, I think this is a great example of what they mean this time.Another reason to listen to Dave!!Mazz

[jude3]

Quote:jude,Maybe make the snare sharper. Run some distortion on the drums in parallel (not an insert but a send) and bring it up underneath the main drum sound. See if that pumps it up a bit.I listen on Event Project Studio 8s. They're not Adams but I'm used to them. I also have a pair of Avantone Mix Cubes, modern day Auratones for checking midrange, although I didn't play your piece through them.Cheers,MazzI'll try that

[steini]

I always get quicktime sign and then a question mark, maybe I need quicktime pro or smth?

[davewalton]

Quote:I always get quicktime sign and then a question mark, maybe I need quicktime pro or smth?OK...I think it's that your Quicktime is set as the default to play MP3's but the Quicktime plugin for your browser sounds like it's messed up. I love Quicktime and iTunes but I'm on a PC and the Windows Media Player works much better for me if I have that set as the default player for MP3's. It doesn't use a plugin for the browser, just plays. You could always right-click the link and select "Save as..." from the pop-up menu or whatever the right-click equivalent is for a Mac. Once it's on your desktop it'll play in Quicktime without trying to play through the Quicktime plugin in your browser.

[squids]

Quote:Dave, I got the mp3s no problem.Great examples!! I think maybe the interpretation of "obviously MIDI generated" here might be "obviously cheap soundcard generated sounds". Since it's pretty hard to do electronica without MIDI unless you're Vince Clarke with a studio full of vintage gear, I think this is a great example of what they mean this time.Another reason to listen to Dave!!MazzYep, I could hear the difference too. I'm planning on getting a Mac and Logic next month. Do I need to invest heavily in a soundcard to avoid a Midi-generated sound? Or is it all in the programs, like Ivory, East/West, that kind of thing.......I'm confused.

[squids]

Jude, I wish I had something to offer here, other than if it's a sports song, getting to the main "we are gods cuz we watch sports!" anthem a little quicker might help sell this. I agree with Dave about the midi-generated sound...some songs you can tell straight away and like he said, it's a budget issue, nothing to do with talent.

[davewalton]

Quote:Yep, I could hear the difference too. I'm planning on getting a Mac and Logic next month. Do I need to invest heavily in a soundcard to avoid a Midi-generated sound? Or is it all in the programs, like Ivory, East/West, that kind of thing.......I'm confused. There better be a difference between the two! That was about as much of an "overemphasized" difference as I could think up. The Macintosh guys here will have to address the sound card issue for Macs. In the PC world (Microsoft Windows, not "politically correct" ) you always have to buy a quality "pro" sound card to compete at this level. M-Audio has good products, I use an M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496. See what Stick or Mazz uses... they're Mac guys with quality stuff and a nearly encyclopedic knowledge of every piece of hardware that's ever been manufactured.

[mazz]

Quote:Quote:Dave, I got the mp3s no problem.Great examples!! I think maybe the interpretation of "obviously MIDI generated" here might be "obviously cheap soundcard generated sounds". Since it's pretty hard to do electronica without MIDI unless you're Vince Clarke with a studio full of vintage gear, I think this is a great example of what they mean this time.Another reason to listen to Dave!!MazzYep, I could hear the difference too. I'm planning on getting a Mac and Logic next month. Do I need to invest heavily in a soundcard to avoid a Midi-generated sound? Or is it all in the programs, like Ivory, East/West, that kind of thing.......I'm confused. Squid,What I was referring to was old school soundcards that came with cheesy sounds on a chip on the soundcard so you didn't need any extra hardware to make "music" . If you have Ivory and East West, etc, your stuff will sound great, don't worry! For the Mac, you'll need a basic audio interface. I'd recommend an M-Audio FW-410 if you need more than one mic input at a time (you can go higher end from there if you have the bucks). My wife has an M-Audio Firewire Solo which has one mic and one line in and it works well on her iMac.To keep it on thread, I agree with you that if jude takes the tempo up it will make it more on target.Mazz

[steini]

well guys, I tried to make something for this listing, not really my style, Im kinda clyderman silly long haired stuff kinda guy og piano, but if someone has the time to listen and give me pointers on the broadcast level stuff I would be very happy. I think this is my sitehttp://www.taximusic.com/hosting/home.php?artist=steinand the song is called speedy (original )thanks and I'm happy to be among all of you, this is my hobby but at the same time something I really really love doing.Steini

[vicky]

Hi....there's more than peer to peer???very interesting midi info.....My 2 cents for Jude3....I got a forward on a listing like this and my quarter note was at 158...sounds great....Vicky