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Παιδιά δεν νομίζω ότι τα αγγλικά του κόσμου είναι στο ίδιο επίπεδο με τα δικά σας' date=' γι αυτό επειδή ξέρω ότι πρόκειται για προβλημα με τους ελληνικούς χαρακτήρες, στο εξής μετατρέψτε τα greeklish σε ελληνικά με προγράμματα όπως http://www32.brinkster.com/spitoselida/greeklish/ ή με λύσεις από εδώ http://www.hri.org/fonts/.
Gracie :wink:[/quote']
But my QWERTY is english only and I can't be asked to translate every post I make...
...And practise makes perfect :)
Tsiou
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I've checked a few, Pro 53, Imposcar, Oddity, the Korg MS-20 and Poly legacy ones, Arturia's Moog Modular/Minimoog, Reaktor and did not think much about any of them.
Check the Creamware card ones (Minimax, SCi). They are the only ones that sound kinda decent...in my humble opinion always.
Tsiou.
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So that's how he probably created the sense of expansion you speak of. Compression as a principle, cannot expand any kind of signal dynamicaly.
Yes, I'm based in the UK. Glad to feel welcome amongst greek "colleagues" :)
Tsiou.
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I am not a WHO fan so I can't comment on that...but...
Compression creates a sense of dynamic expansion :?: :!:
:o .....That's a first...
Are you sure it's not just the engineer having a go at the faders when mixing down?
Tsiou
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-ανάλογα με το επιθυμητό αποτέλεσμα' date=' μπορούμε μέσα από το [b']compression[/b] να μειώσουμε την έκταση της δυναμικής περιοχής ή να την αυξήσουμε.
Don't mean to be a spoil sport, but you cannot expand the dynamic range of a signal using a compressor. You can do so by using an expander/gate.
-σημείωση: ολοένα και περισσότεροι χρησιμοποιούν επίσης κάποιον κομπρέσσορα στο mix buss. μια μόδα των καιρών μας- η ματαιοδοξία του να είναι μια μείξη η πιο δυνατή στον πλανήτη. είναι το πιο συνηθισμένο λάθος' date=' υπονομεύει την παραγωγή και πρέπει να το αποφεύγουμε αν αγαπάμε τη μουσική με δυναμικές. μπορείς πάντα να προσθέσεις κάτι σε μια μείξη, αλλά δεν μπορείς να αφαιρέσεις...[/quote']Buss compression has a lot to offer than just helping making things sound louder. You can throw all the drums though a buss compressor and help them "glue" together....all the percussion, all the backing vocals, the lead lines...etc.
Since I started using buss compression with gentle slopes, my mixes sounded much better than before, not simply louder.
Tsiou.
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A few good budget reverbs and delays are the Lexicon MPX-1 and TC Electronics M1. The TC D2 is an amazing delay unit, but it's just that... a delay unit.
A cheap TLAudio, or Focusrite valve pre in series with the effects processors would yield great results, but if you want a really cheap distortion unit, you could go for the Boss pedal.
Tsiou.
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Most of my synths don't even have presets/memory...except from the odd picture that I take of a few modules on my modular synths.
Every time I fire them up I make new sounds. These limitations have pushed me to come up with sounds that have inspird me to make whole tunes based on them.
The absolutely perfect interface of a modular synth makes this job dead easy and fast.
Tsiou.
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Αυτά τα "κονσολοπολυκάναλα" όπως τα λες φαίνονται όντως πολύ συμπαθητικά. Έχω ακούσει όμως ότι χρησιμοποιούν κάποια δικά τους formats τα οποία δεν υποστηρίζονται από τα softwares όπως το CuBase πχ. Αυτό Ισχύει;
Look into a cheap digital desk like the Yamaha 01V. You'll get a mixer and controller as well, since Cubase has sort of "controller presets" that have been made to allow some of the digital desks on the market, to be used as controllers too.
Tsiou.
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Κάτι ακόμη: ο ίδιος ο nectarios λέει ότι χρησιμοποιεί windows 98se. ¶ρα' date=' τίθεται ένα ζήτημα για το αν είχε την ευκαιρία να δοκιμάσει τις συμβουλές που δίνει και αν ήρθε αντιμέτωπος με τα όποια προβλήματα θα είχαν δημιουργηθεί.
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Call me an idealist, but I simply refuse to give anymore cash to Bill Gates.
I build my own systems and don't get XP Pro as you would with a "ready" system.
I can do everything I want with 98SE and have been producing music on that OS just fine.
I have helped others set up their systems and have seen the effects of turning the loads of things that are running in the background, off...I have also seen the effects of going for the full-on Microsoft support ( :lol: ) (service packs, anti-virus...etc).
I am making my self clear by saying that I personally am a PC user and a very happy one as well. By no means am I saying the Mac is any better...
But (going back to the topic in hand) if I was starting on using a computer for audio production today, I would choose a Mac over a PC, only if I wanted to use Logic, Pro-Tools or Digital Performer.
Tsiou.
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I'll just quote my self to make things clear...
NOTE: This Services guide was designed for a PC running ONLY music software. This does not apply to PC’s online' date=' on networks, or with printers and other peripherals attached. In most cases the gains to be had from these tweaks are minimal. Use at your own risk please.[/b']
This is a music forum, I just put down info from a link that helped run my computer a bit faster when I was on Win XP as that OS has so much extra redundant (for audio) stuff running in the background all the time, that makes the computer slow.
I am not a "computer pro" like user "Wow!" claims to be, but seriously now... a few tweaks and changing the registry (back it up before you do off course), don't mean that I have to be one in order to make my system work better for audio purposes.
Don't mean to insult anyone, but "aparadekto" is to have a system not working to its full potential when it is only a matter of a few tweaks to allow it to do so.
Tsiou.
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I use Win 98SE because my PC works like a dream, but should you choose to use Win XP, do the following to optimise the OS for audio.
Set Visual Effects To Minimum
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings > Visual Effects Tab > Adjust for best performance, re-enable “Show Window Contents While Dragging”.
Set Processor Scheduling to “Background Services”
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings > Advanced Tab > Background Services.
Startup and Recovery Options
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > Advanced > Startup and Recovery Settings > Untick Automatically Restart.
Disable Error Reporting
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > Advanced > Error Reporting > Disable Error Reporting.
Fix Swap File (Virtual Memory)
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings > Advanced > Virtual Memory Change > Custom Size. Set initial and maximum size to the same value (768MB).
Disable Fast User Switching
Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users log on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching
Switch Off Power Schemes
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn off monitor and turn off hard discs to Never
Switch Off Hibernation
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick Hibernation
Activate DMA on Hard Discs/CD ROMS
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers > Right Click Primary and Secondary IDE channel > Properties > Advanced Settings Tab > Transfer Mode to "DMA if available".
Disable System Sounds
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds Tab > Sound Scheme to None.
Do Not Map Through Soundcard
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Hardware Tab > (your soundcard) > Properties > Audio Devices > (your soundcard) > Properties > Check the "Do not map through this device" checkbox.
Disable System Restore
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the "Turn off System Restore on all Drives"
Disable Automatic Updates
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > Automatic Updates > Turn off automatic updating. I want to update my computer manually
Disable Remote Assistance
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > Remote > Untick Allow remote assistance invitations to be sent from this computer
Disable Remote Desktop
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer"
Disable Internet Synchronise Time
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time > Untick "Automatically synchronize with internet time server"
Disable Hide Inactive Icons
Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck "Hide Inactive Icons"
Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise Desktop > Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"
Remove Unused XP Components
C:Windows > Inf folder > Sysoc.inf. Replace the word "hide" with nothing, save file. Control Panel > "Add or Remove Programs” > "Add/Remove Windows Components". Components to be removed: Accesibility Options, Indexing Service, Update Root Certificates, Windows Automatic Updates, Windows Messenger, Games, Desktop Wallpaper, Explorer, Communications, MSN Explorer.
Disable Disk I/O Performance Logging
Start > Select Run > Type in “diskperf –n”, then hit Ok.
More User Options (XP Pro only)
Start > Select Run > Type in GPEDIT.MSC
Make Windows Explorer start in a different folder:
Right click on the Windows Explorer Icon, select Properties. Then copy the following into the “Target” field:
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n, /e, c:\ (replace "c:/" with whatever folder you want Explorer to open in)
Clean your prefetch to improve performance.
Cpen C:/windows/prefetch, delete all files, reboot. Should only be done once a month.
Registry Tweaks
Speed Up Menus
Start > Run > Regedit > HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Desktop Folder. Set MenuShowDelay to 1
Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
Start > Run > Regedit > HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer > Advanced. Create a new DWORD value called EnableBalloonTips and set to 0.
Disable CDROM Autoplay
Start > Run > Regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Services > Cdrom. Set autorun to 0.
Disable Unused XP Sevices
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
NOTE: This Services guide was designed for a PC running ONLY music software. This does not apply to PC’s online, on networks, or with printers and other peripherals attached. In most cases the gains to be had from these tweaks are minimal. Use at your own risk please.
Alerter- Disabled
Application Layer Gateway Service- Manual
Application Management - Manual
Automatic Updates- Manual
Background Intelligent Transfer Service- Disabled
ClipBook- Disabled
COM+ Event System- Manual
COM+ System Application- Manual
Computer Browser- Manual
Cryptographic Services- Automatic
DHCP Client- Manual
Distributed Link Tracking Client- Manual
Distributed Transaction Coordinator- Manual
DNS Client- Manual
Error Reporting Service- Disabled
Event Log- Automatic
Fast User Switching Compatibility- Manual
Fax Service- Manual
FTP Publishing Service- Manual
Help and Support- Disabled
Human Interface Device Access- Disabled
IIS Admin- Manual
IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service- Manual
Indexing Service- Disabled
Internet Connection Firewall- Manual
Internet Connection Sharing- Manual
IPSEC Services- Disabled
Logical Disk Manager- Manual
Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service- Manual
Message Queuing- Manual
Message Queuing Triggers- Manual
Messenger- Disabled
MS Software Shadow Copy Provider- Manual
Net Login- Disabled
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing- Disabled
Network Connections- Manual
Network DDE- Disabled
Network DDE DSDM- Disabled
Network Location Awareness- NLA- Manual
NT LM Security Support Provider- Disabled
Performance Logs and Alerts- Disabled
Plug and Play- Automatic
Portable Media Serial Number- Manual
Print Spooler- Manual
Protected Storage- Manual
QoS RSVP- Disabled
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager- Manual
Remote Access Connection Manager- Manual
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager- Disabled
Remote Procedure Call- RPC- Automatic
Remote Procedure Call- RPC Locator- Manual
Remote Registry Service- Disabled
Removable Storage- Manual
Routing and Remote Access- Disabled
Secondary Logon- Disabled
Security Accounts Manager- Manual
Server- Manual Shell Hardware Detection- Manual
Smart Card- Disabled
Smart Card Helper- Disabled
SSDP Discovery Service- Disabled
System Event Notification- Manual
System Restore Service- Disabled
Task Scheduler- Manual
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service- Disabled
Telephony- Manual Telnet- Disabled
Terminal Services- Manual
Themes- Manual
Uninterruptible Power Supply- Disabled
Universal Plug and Play Device Host- Manual
Upload Manager- Disabled
Volume Shadow Copy- Manual
WebClient- Disabled
Windows Audio- Automatic
Windows Image Acquisition- WIA- Disabled
Windows Installer- Manual
Windows Management Instrumentation- Automatic
Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extension- Manual
Windows Time- Disabled
Wireless Zero Configuration- Disabled
WMI Performance Adapter- Disabled
Workstation- Automatic
Tsiou.
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I've used the Houston controller in college and I tell you, learning the key commands of your QWERTY will yield faster results using your sequencer. Besides having instant access to basic transport functions, you get instant access to a lot of functions regarding the arrangement window, the regions/events and with a lot of audio parameters.
Get a mouse with a roll bar on top so you can zoom in and out at your desired point ultra fast.
Also once you get your sequencer set up a default arrangement with your desired screen sets stored on the QWERTY's numeric keypad. It'll only take a few minutes and you'll only do it once and save it as the autoload song (your customised default set-up/enviroment).
These little but basic things will take a day to learn but will mean that your workflow will be flying later.
Tsiou.
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Simple answer.
If you want to use Logic/PT/DP, get a Mac (Although I run Logic 5.5 on a PC and can do anything I want with it).
If you want to use Cubase/other sequencer, get a PC.
If you are willing to spend some time on the net and find out which motherboards/OSs work with which soundcards without problems, a PC will in general take a little more time to set up correctly, but you'll get a faster system for a given price then going down the Mac route.
From my personal experience with both platforms and Mac/PC users/friends of mine...
Whatever people say, Macs DO CRASH!.
Whatever people say, if you use a PC for audio purposes only (i.e. no interenet, no games, no installing and unistalling useless software all the time), you'll have no problems what so ever... besides maxing out the CPU (just like you would with a Mac) if you use loads of plug ins.
If you have cash to waste on computers, go for a Mac. I know I would, just because they look cooler and the G5's interior reminds you you are using a serious system everytime you take a look inside...
Either way you'll be able to make tunes regardless of what you choose and don't forget that Jobs is as much of a c*nt as Gates is.
So simply get one and start producing!
Tsiou.
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Λοιπόν πάμε πάλι:
Κατ'αρχήν μη νομίζεις ότι είμαι κάποιος που ξέρει ακριβώς τι θέλει να κάνει. Και εξηγούμαι: Μέχρι τώρα έκανα κάποιες μίξεις χρησιμοποιώντας CuBase και Cool Edit.
Θέλω να ξεφύγω από τη λογική του "ποντικιού"' date=' και αν είναι δυνατόν από τη λογική του software γενικότερα.
Όπως εύκολα θα κατάλαβες, βρίσκομαι σε παραλήρημα και μάλλον στην πορεία δεν έχω κατάλαβει βασικά πράγματα. Πιστεύω ότι η περίπτωσή μου είναι χαρακτηριστική μιας γενιάς που μαθαίνει στο προσομειωμένο περιβάλλον του pc και της διαφευγουν τα βασικά.
Sorry και πάλι για την κούραση, θα προτιμούσα να επανέλθουμε στις αμιγώς αναλογικές λύσεις.
thanx[/quote']
You can easily use the computer as a hard disk recorder and nothing else. Once you get an audio interface that has the number of I/Os that you need, you simply record enable enough audio tracks in the sequencer and if the desk has enough busses that can cater for the job, you route the sources to the corresponding busses. Otherwise you use the desk's direct outs.
Once you record each track individually, you can easily "throw back" on the desk's "tape returns" the corresponding audio tracks, flip the channels to "tape/return", mix everything and then record group mixes or a final stereo mix back into the computer.
Just think of the computer as a multitrack, just like you would with tape...instead of reels, tape and magnetic flux, you have a screen/case/keyboard, a siver hard disk and 1's and 0's.
Tsiou.
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You could do worse than getting a Soundcraft Studio 8 series desk.
It's available in 16/24/32 channels and meets your requirements, besides the firewire one.
They're a bit big in size for their channels, but they are very robust and cheap (2nd hand) nowdays and definitely "sound more expensive" than their current price tag on the net.
Tsiou.
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EXS 24 is supposed to be a sampler, as is Kontakt, but you cannot actually record stuff in.
Answer me this, say I wanna sample something off vinyl using battery, how do I do that without my computer??
See what I mean?
Tsiou.
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Το Battery είναι το στάνταρ στο Drum Sampling...
I beg to differ since battery is not capable of sampling at all! :lol:
Anyway, good news for Battery users. I am sticking to my AKAI S1100, my real analog filters/ADSRs/LFOs that oscilllate up to 5Khz/Ring mods, Recycle and EXS 24 as I can do everything using them things.
Tsiou.
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A bit of everything (excluding the vocalist option), but since I do all the engineering in the studio, I'd say I am more of a engineer.
He he.... "Bliblikas"...I guess we can say that all the people that play traditional instruments are "Neaterdals"?
Tsiou.
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Nectarios μηπως πρεπει να ριχεις μια ματια στα product της Virsyn ? :>
Εμενα παντως ειναι οι αγαπημενοι μου developer.
To κατα τη γνωμη μου supersynthesis engine me :
- Waveshaping
- Analog synthesis
- Spectrum Synthesis
- Formant
- FM synthesis
- Physical modeling
I tried the first Tera for about a week and uninstalled it straight away. I am making it clear that I am mainly interested in subtractive synthesis and Tera was dissapointing. Maybe the peole that are into waveshpaing and physical modelling might like it, I sure didn't.
Tsiou.
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Πάντως κάποιος που χρησιμοποιεί Computer DAW μάλλον δεν χρειάζεται καν κονσολα. I mean τι να την κανεις αν έχεις λαμπατους προενισχυτες και ενα καλο controller?
I work with a computer and I am using an analogue desk so I can route audio from the computer out to hardware effects and compressors and filters, and record it back in.
If I did not have the desk I would have to waste a lot of time repatching things all the time...and as they say, time is money!
Tsiou.
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Interesting...this is the most important thing as far as I'm concerned. It's ridiculous how machines that have clocks in the GHz range cannot sequence Midi as tight as an Atari.
Studio Connections "Total Recall" support (optional integration of Yamaha's Studio Manager 2). The first step into a new dimension of software/hardware integration. This modular editing system builds a powerful bridge between the virtual and physical studio. Opening a project can recall an entire studio setup within seconds. External FX Plugins allow for direct integration of external hardware effects processors into the VST audio mixer. Use your favorite outboard gear just like plugins -- including automatic delay compensation. Extended Freeze function for virtual instruments and audio tracks with added flexibility and improved performance. Freeze virtual instruments with or without insert effects. Then automatically unload the instrument to free up RAM. Freeze audio tracks with insert effects to free up even more CPU performance.
Μου έρχεται να κλάψω από συγκίνηση' date=' έκαναν καλή δουλειά τελικά... :mrgreen: [/quote']
Ah, so its just a manager for the external hardware gear...they haven't done anything to make the Midi sequencing any better...bollox to that then. :(
I'm staying with Logic until its worth changing over to Cubase...I'm afraid that the day I change over to a Mac is closer than the day I change over to Cubase...
Tsiou.
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I have used an 02R in college and had a quick run with the D8b.
If I had the money for these desks I'd much rather spend that cash to get an Allen & Heath desk.
So waht if the desk has a digital compressor on each channel, that at the end of the day sounds nothing like the real deal.
Try mixing uncompressed and compressed version of the signal that are going through outboard. I hate having to cope with latencies.
You can say that everyone records onto HDD anyway, so what is the difference?
The desk's signal path, the EQ curves, the pres, the VCAs, the sound the desk outputs when you are running loads of hot channels...everything.
I'd choose analog over digital anyday.
And by the way go over to the Mackie forums and see how many people sold the analog 8 buss to get the D8b and sold the D8b back in a matter of days to get back their original analog 8 buss Mackies ;)
Tsiou.
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Επίσης η steinberg υπόσχεται καλύτερη και πιο άμεση επικοινωνία με hardware (χμ...)
Interesting...this is the most important thing as far as I'm concerned. It's ridiculous how machines that have clocks in the GHz range cannot sequence Midi as tight as an Atari.
You have the Mac people and the PC people fighting over which is the best platform when a ancient Atari pisses and shits over the G5 and latest PC in terms of sequencing external Midi gear :lol: .
As for Steinberg, if history teaches us anything, we'll have to wait a good year (or two) before a bug-free version gets released.
Tsiou.
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The AKAI MFC is not very robust. One of the artists in the label has had 2 of them and they both malfuctioned within 4-6 weeks of purchase.
The Sherman is a good outboard filter uni (famous for its distortion too...goes wild really) and it is built like a tank.
You could always get 2 Moogerfooger filters 8) But make sure they have a CV input/output for filter tracking.
Tsiou.