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Midi Lag

February 15, 2008 by Guest idrn
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been having some trouble with my brothers new drum kit. basically the modules sounds are obviously shite so i hooked the midi out into a edirol UA-8 audio/midi doodah. now i know there is lag when things are too cpu intensive and this can be rectified by changing the buffering etc... but there was a 500ms or so delay from the hit and just a single sound being triggered in battery, hardly rinsing my resources. really frustrating because i had all these big plans for setting up envelope/midisequence triggering super kits, the soundcard is also asio - so i dont know how i can rectify this other than upgrading from my 2ghz, 1gb ram (which i cant even guarantee will make …

Last reply by Guest, February 15, 2008
mapping midi controller channels to ableton/reason

February 11, 2008 by Guest idrn
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at the moment i have to activate/deactivate my midi controller in each program when i want to swap and play a synth in the other. i can't have it activated at the same time in both programs. so what's the best/most efficient way to get around this? ideally i would like to have a seperate midi channel for each prog, so i can just press a button to swap. but if theres some way of having dual drivers working, that'de be fine too. oops - move to EKT plz mods.

Last reply by Guest, February 14, 2008
Neptune 2

February 13, 2008 by Guest Dogboy73
0 replies

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Just bought myself one of these babies from Spectral Audio :angry: http://www.spectralaudio.ch/neptuneII.htm What's it got to do with BoC? ....... erm ......... it's blue! Actually f**k all really, but this place is so dull with any lack of exciting new BoC news (apart from the nonsense about their website being update with a .jpeg) I thought I'd just post any old hoo ha.

Last reply by Guest, February 13, 2008
THIS IS ... THE FUCKIN' HARDCORE

February 13, 2008 by Guest gascomm
2 replies

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just a quicky to let u know the ninjaz have been on the amyl this week with: ARDISSON BENDYMAN BOBBY CORRIDOR DEAD GOON DJSP FATTY GHETTOBLASTER GROHS KOVAS PUD SCOTT GENIUS SIR APE SOLEBOY T'RAINREC a selection of mentals which meet the brootal tag near 2 hours of @!# d up @!#$ available from here check for LABELS & YR HOOD themed nonsense

Last reply by Guest, February 13, 2008
looking for a VST

February 12, 2008 by National Park
4 replies

879 views
this might not even exist, but im after something that displays chords and keys as im playing them in. like, if im playing a melody sequence it would display C - D - G etc etc in real time. basically something to help me learn to play better.

Last reply by National Park, February 13, 2008
FUCK REASON 4

January 31, 2008 by Guest blicero
14 replies

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So I just installed Reason 4, all excited to get play with all the new toys and i just found out that they removed one of my favorite features!!! no longer can i midi map the step length on the ReDrum! why oh why would they take out something so simple?! it was bad enough that you couldn't automate it, but now you can't even map it! every thin lse is still mappable, and new stuff too. why remove functionality? WHY?!?!?! fuck you, propellerheads! ok after fuckng around some more, i've discovered that i can recreate this with the combinator and thor

Last reply by Guest, February 12, 2008
mixer, barely knew her!

February 10, 2008 by YEK
9 replies

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so i have this 16 channel mackie mixer. it's the same type dmx krew uses, whatever, i know.... the thing is it's a bit hissy. i'm doing everything on hardware now and i'm wondering if this is going to be a very bad thing. if you heard hiss in a track what would yer reaction be? could i maybe filter it out on cool edit when i'm done and after i save the master mixdown as a wav?

Last reply by Guest, February 11, 2008
theremins

February 10, 2008 by Guest ezkerraldean
3 replies

888 views
decent yet cheap ones anyone know anything about theremins? what kind to buy, how to use etc. might buy one for a laugh if i can find one for <£50

Last reply by Guest, February 11, 2008
Omnichords

February 7, 2008 by J3FF3R00
3 replies

964 views
I'm very curious about these. I know there are dozens of models and that the old ones are usually preferred over the newer q-chords, but that's about it... besides a bunch of famous musicians used them. can anyone weigh in?

Last reply by Guest, February 10, 2008
Oh great EKTs of WATMM 1 2 3

February 2, 2008 by Guest Rogueofmv
56 replies

4.7k views
And I've wanted to ever since I was 14... it's been a dream of mine ever since I broke away from the mainstream in 2004. Originally, it was trip-hop that turned me on to electronica as an umbrella genre, but now I see so much more in every facet of the musical realm! So, I ask you, the professionals, the "simple" question: How can I get started, when I have absolutely no knowledge or experience with the equipment? :confused:

Last reply by Guest, February 9, 2008
Anyone got a real registered copy of reason?

January 8, 2008 by Guest idrn
4 replies

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http://idiron.kaen.org/BASTARD.rns turns out i'm not willing to give up so easily - apparantly you can send their tech support a reason file from the site and they'll see what they can do. this is my last resort. again, much much reward and gratitude to whoever can do this!!

Last reply by foresense, February 8, 2008
it finally happened

February 5, 2008 by Guest halluciphile
4 replies

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not just any net label... .. i'd tell you more... but you already know too much. altbeat.net myspace.com/altbeatnet

Last reply by Guest, February 8, 2008
Soma Records 'Let's Go Outside' Remix Contest on FOEM

February 7, 2008 by Guest rockmachine
1 reply

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Soma Records 'Let's Go Outside' Remix Contest on FOEM Artist: Let's Go Outside (Portland, Oregon, US) Label: Soma Records (Glasgow, Scotland) Track: Let's Go Outside - You Make Me Struggle What to do: Remix the track. Two remixes per artist is maximum Schedule: February 1st to April 30, 2008 Prizes: One or more releases on a vinyl and digital EP on SOMA Records One remix back from Let's Go Outside One Roland SP 404 Sampler One Native Instruments MASSIVE Synthesizer Some SOMA t-shirts Styles: A quote from Soma Records: "Electro/House/Minimal/Techno, all genres are welcome. SOMA Records are happy to listen to everyone's…

Last reply by Joyrex, February 7, 2008
Bad habits

February 7, 2008 by Guest meneedit
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1.1k views
What sort of bad habits have you fallen into with music composition???? One of mine is that I seem to start every track with just a beat, whereas when I first started making music I used all the different starters. i.e -Just a melody -Melody and beat -Just a beat -FX Anyway, tell me about something you wish you didn't do with your songs.

Last reply by Guest, February 7, 2008
Release time

February 7, 2008 by Guest meneedit
6 replies

840 views
no matter how many times I read up on compressors and how many times I experiment with the fl compressor I still cant grasp the release time. for example: The attack time is how many MiliSeconds the unaffected signal gets thru before being compressed.... fine... i understand that.... but now the release. I dont understand what happens with the release. here's some things I would like to know... The maximum release time for the FL compressor is 4 seconds (i think), then the audio snaps back to being uncompressed... but what happens if I want to compress something for more than 4 seconds (if it is a long synth or something)??? Also, I need to u…

Last reply by ten fingers ten toes, February 7, 2008
Saving ZGR files

February 7, 2008 by Guest meneedit
0 replies

651 views
Hi guys! I hate it how the FL beatslicer doesnt allow you to export your own ZGR files. Is there a freeware plugin that will allow me to do this? I want to save a zgr that I create over a rex file then import it over a wav file. the reason for this is so that I can take the beat into audition to do my own editing. unless of course there is a rex plugin for audition. either way HEEEEEEEEEELLLLP MEEEEEEEE!!

Last reply by Guest, February 7, 2008
uilleann pipes samples?

February 4, 2008 by Guest tht tne
3 replies

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anyone got any clean samples of uilleann pipes? i'm looking for them to make celtic crunknbass

Last reply by Guest, February 5, 2008
Tuning Your Beats

January 22, 2008 by Guest Helper ET
7 replies

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Do you get your kicks and snares from an 808, your hats from a 909, and your tom from your sister's cousin's best friends' daughters' tom that you sampled at a party one night So you've you put all these tracks together, years in the making, only to realize later in life what exactly music IS, how sound behaves, and how the mind interprets it. All of your music has beats that are out of key with your song. Well when you add beats from a song into say, some synth thing, most of the time, they are left in their original state, and the samples are just inserted without much further thought, at least for me, and until about 2 or 3 years ago, I was unaware of my out of tu…

Last reply by awepittance, February 3, 2008
Roland VP-330 appreciation

February 2, 2008 by J3FF3R00
4 replies

773 views
Anybody have one of these? I'll blow you to play it. http://youtube.com/watch?v=rB3XdCuiL2M

Last reply by J3FF3R00, February 3, 2008
flstudio dashboard

February 2, 2008 by kaen
2 replies

774 views
anyone here an expert with this? having trouble doing something with it and google is not helping.

Last reply by Guest, February 2, 2008
looking for a good laptop solution

February 1, 2008 by chim
6 replies

1.1k views
my planned budget is about 2000 bucks, with which i want a good pc laptop (no macbook you fags) and external firewire soundcard.. core2duo 2ghz, 2gig RAM, 200gig hdd at least. a good screen, 17" ? portability isnt a huge factor. i'm considering a sony vaio AR51J, and a mackie onyx satellite. my current setup is 2 tannoy 8d's and a mackie 1402vlz. i'll probably sell the mixer. i need a good mic preamp and at least one line in. opinions plz

Last reply by chim, February 2, 2008
you can thank me later

January 25, 2008 by Guest maantecaaa!!!
10 replies

1.5k views
direct download

Last reply by J3FF3R00, February 1, 2008
Renoise ported to linux

January 19, 2008 by Guest Adjective
19 replies

1.6k views
1.9.1 * New feature: freeform waveform drawing in the Sample Editor * Enhanced undo functionality in the Sample Editor * Faster drag ‘n’ drop behavior in the Pattern Editor * Added a “Record dry” switch to the Sample Editor Recording dialog * Added “Clear Muted Tracks/Columns” actions * Faster rescanning in the Disk Browser * Added an info tool for VST / LADSPA effects * Fixed all bugs reported in the Bug Report forum http://www.renoise.com/indepth/renoise-new...ith-linux-port/

Last reply by Guest, February 1, 2008
thinking of abandoning mac/osx for pc/win

January 30, 2008 by Guest aeser
4 replies

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i still love macs, still think they're slightly more stable than windows/pc's, still love the layout of the operating system, and audio units and everything. not as psyched as to how osx is slower on the same hardware as windows, nor in opengl sucking ass at games compared to direct x, nor the few and far between yet still unnessesarily annoying compatibility issues. bottom line is it's just a fucking computer, and i can just do everything with my pc and not use my macs at all. as i currently have 2 macs and 2 pc's (which is kind of retarded since 2 is enough for my wife and i) i'm not exactly planning on selling or getting rid of my mac's just trying to ween myself …

Last reply by acid1, January 30, 2008
FREE VOCALS AND FILM SAMPLES TO MAKE MUSIC

January 28, 2008 by PROTEUS
11 replies

1.2k views
all the vocal and film samples are here http://www.alteredbeats.ca/raps.samples.voices.php and here is some details on the type of sound I am looking for http://www.alteredbeats.ca/making_music.php when done e-mail the mp3 to proteus@alteredbeats.ca

Last reply by Braintree, January 30, 2008