[Pal13]

healthpoint posted:

Nice.

I have the 8 inch version of those.

They sound great, but they do kinda colour your mix. Looking into getting some Adam AX7's after hearing some good things about them/listening to them.

I have the first generation 5's and I love 'em.

My dream tier speakers are definitely Genelecs.

[ButtsexV3]

Slowbro posted:

My monitors arrived in the mail today. They sound AMAZING.

you could have gotten a nice MA-15D set for like $20 more. just saying

Edited:

dream tier for me is a nice set of JBL LSR6332s

spending $3500 on speakers though is wild to me but after I first listened to them I knew I had to have them some day

[T.F.W.O.]

When you guys have those nice studio monitors, do you use them exclusively for music production or do you also use them for everyday use?

[Pal13]

Both, I listen to music on them all the time. I switch between them, and my headphones.

[ButtsexV3]

T.F.W.O. posted:

When you guys have those nice studio monitors, do you use them exclusively for music production or do you also use them for everyday use?

I use them for everyday use except for playing games which I use my headphones for

[Croix]

Pal13 posted:

They do. Logic exclusively uses AU though.

Ah, I must have misunderstood this then. Thanks for correcting me.

Edited:

Bobie posted:

you can be 'professional' no matter what hardware you use to create or mix down music

But monitors and an interface make it a lot easier.

Also you can't make music on 12 dollar speakers and 5 dollar headphones. I want my damn headphones back.

[Eric95]

Does anyone know of a VST that works like a loop station? Preferably one that can be controlled with midi pads.

[CheeserCrice]

What kind of condenser mic would be good to purchase for a reasonably low price range? (50-100 pounds) I'm looking at recording vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, maybe drums, so a nice crisp sound would be good.

[Skeeter]

CheeserCrice posted:

What kind of condenser mic would be good to purchase for a reasonably low price range? (50-100 pounds) I'm looking at recording vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, maybe drums, so a nice crisp sound would be good.

your best bet is shure sm57, you wont get a mic that can handle all that for lower price though unless you want really crappy quality on mic.

[chaz13]

Skeeter posted:

your best bet is shure sm57, you wont get a mic that can handle all that for lower price though unless you want really crappy quality on mic.

He asked for a condensor mic. And you're wrong, anyway.

I've personally got a behringer c3, very nice.. great for guitar and vocals but it can be used for most things.

[CheeserCrice]

I've heard praise for the MXL 990, but I'm worried vocals might sound a bit nasal through it. Could this be solved by mixing on the recording?

[chaz13]

CheeserCrice posted:

I've heard praise for the MXL 990, but I'm worried vocals might sound a bit nasal through it. Could this be solved by mixing on the recording?

I doubt there'd be an issue, looking at the frequency response, but yes with a little EQing that'd be fine anyway.

[CheeserCrice]

cheers for the advice

[Skeeter]

chaz13 posted:

He asked for a condensor mic. And you're wrong, anyway.

I've personally got a behringer c3, very nice.. great for guitar and vocals but it can be used for most things.

oh true i just saw good microphhone for all that, good it can handle guitar and vocals, he asked for mic that can handle drums too, and flute, and have a mic that can handle drums is going to be really, really hard on budget he has if he wants it to record guitar and vocals too

Edited:

CheeserCrice posted:

I've heard praise for the MXL 990, but I'm worried vocals might sound a bit nasal through it. Could this be solved by mixing on the recording?

i dont think nasal vocals can be fixed with mixing, not how i think you mean atleast if you sing nasal you sing nasal, only way to change is by fixing singing technique i think.

[Pal13]

you can fix it by EQing, but of course proper technique is preferable.

im pretty sure the shure (lol) mic is a dynamic one, not condenser.

[KillerTele]

I'm trying to learn songs by ear, it's not going that well.

[CLungcancer]

KillerTele posted:

I'm trying to learn songs by ear, it's not going that well.

Your avatar syncs with the song I'm listening to

[CheeserCrice]

Skeeter posted:

oh true i just saw good microphhone for all that, good it can handle guitar and vocals, he asked for mic that can handle drums too, and flute, and have a mic that can handle drums is going to be really, really hard on budget he has if he wants it to record guitar and vocals too

Edited:



i dont think nasal vocals can be fixed with mixing, not how i think you mean atleast if you sing nasal you sing nasal, only way to change is by fixing singing technique i think.

I don't mind if the mic isnt perfect for drums, my main concern is the more melodic instruments. I don't sing nasally i'm just worried the mic might give that impression, should be fine though.

[socks]

Thinking about getting the Korg nanoPad2, but I've heard the pads stick easily. Is it a good idea to get this? Or are there any good, cheap pad controller alternatives? I was also considering the Akai LPD8 but I'm not sure

[deggie]

anyone know how to create custom drumbeats or so to say using ezdrummer + dfh?

i'm guessing using a midi keyboard is the easiest?

[Pal13]

if your coordination is good definitely, otherwise you can do it by mouse.

[Electroholic]

I want to start learning how to play the piano, and learn some music theory and eventually learn to play a guitar too.

What is the best website to learn this? Is there any software I can use (I'll be using an MIDI keyboard) that will teach me?

[Zethiwag]

SORRY I meant the music forum.

[thisispain]

Bobie posted:

for playing a laptop through a sound system, there really isn't anything that lives up to the quality of hardware necessary for production other than a macbook pro. there are lots of studies done into it, and alot hardware by dell and hp in laptops are just wired too quickly without thought for sound, and are fitted with god-awful sound cards, meaning you usually have to run an external one which at the end of it all creates a lot of latency for the music you're making. you'll get alot of white noise and lag on anything other than a macbook basically, and logic is probably the best DAW available anyway

the only downside is the incredibly stupid cost

surprisingly my IBM handles sound excellently. i've seen quite a few electronic artists use IBM laptops.

[ButtsexV3]

my HP does sound great

[sixpence]

-snip- Nvm I found it out

[Nonikai]

I barely ever post here, but I thought I'd share this with you guys

Listen to Soundcloud recording

http://soundcloud.com/dannimagn/danni-innocence

Finished this song yesterday. I'm trying to have chaotic changes in songs I write. Like really unusual stuff. Going from one riff into another, but sort of keeping it simple at the same time. What do you think?

[killa101]

Nevermind this

[T.F.W.O.]

What are some must knows for recording voice? I don't care if I am singing or not.

[Croix]

T.F.W.O. posted:

What are some must knows for recording voice? I don't care if I am singing or not.

Buy a pop filter.

Compress that shit

[chaz13]

T.F.W.O. posted:

What are some must knows for recording voice? I don't care if I am singing or not.

Make sure your singer isn't too close/too far from the mic, pop filter, compression, make sure it's not clipping anywhere.. that's about it.

[Tezzanator92]

I just bought REAPER. It won me over, Functionality wise it easily competes with the big name stuff and it works well across two monitors. The price is just the icing on the cake, I'd pay £200+ for it even.

[Skeeter]

So i take time to listen and give criticism to others but nobody even bothers to give criticism, it makes giving criticism no fun when there is no give and take.

[Yur|ko]

Skeeter posted:

So i take time to listen and give criticism to others but nobody even bothers to give criticism, it makes giving criticism no fun when there is no give and take.

Such is life in the MGR.

[healthpoint]

Gonna check out an Access Virus C some guy put up for sale tomorrow. I'm excited. And not just because I'll finally get to fiddle with a Virus myself, but because the guy that's selling it is 40 years old, has tattoos on the top of his goddamn head and has been producing before I was even born .

[Hakita]

Skeeter posted:

So i take time to listen and give criticism to others but nobody even bothers to give criticism, it makes giving criticism no fun when there is no give and take.

You should get a song on one of the Collab albums. Those usually get quite a few reviews.

[Skeeter]

Yur|ko posted:

Such is life in the MGR.

A shame

Edited:

Hakita posted:

You should get a song on one of the Collab albums. Those usually get quite a few reviews.

I will do this do you know when the collab album will be released?

[Hakita]

Skeeter posted:

I will do this do you know when the collab album will be released?

Somewhere between tomorrow and never.
It'll be released once it has enough songs and people think that it's ready.

[CLungcancer]

Skeeter posted:

So i take time to listen and give criticism to others but nobody even bothers to give criticism, it makes giving criticism no fun when there is no give and take.

I feel you. MGR has been on the raise recently and people drop by in hope of getting some feedback. Sometimes they leave right after that so there are much more songs to comment on but not so many people who could comment them.

Edited:

Not saying it is necessarily bad, but it means that sometimes you just wont be noticed even when you do critisize some songs :/

[CLungcancer]

I'm working on an EP and it would be fun to make one song on it a collaboration with someone (and collabs are a fun thing to do anyway). Anybody up for it? I'm using FL Studio 10.0.9.

Here are some examples of what I have so far:

Listen to Soundcloud recording

http://soundcloud.com/mechanicalgentleman/happy-bitpop-actually-its-an

Listen to Soundcloud recording

http://soundcloud.com/mechanicalgentleman/midnight-cruise-wip-clip-1