Production Questions? - Share yours!

[firestar]

Yeah anyone have production questions? Share em here! Anything you want to know about production, i'm sure SOMEONE will know on here..

I'll start..

Here's my question, although a lame one. My question is about samplers. First of all, look at this.. http://cgi.ebay.com/Boss-SP-303-Dr-S...QQcmdZViewItem

Now. Wondering if I can program samples into this (say a male voice, saying 'remix' or something like that) and press one of the larger buttons, and have it repeat the sample.. 'remix, remix remix remix!' haha. Know what I mean? Would this be what I need to buy to do that? I know some mixers have a sampler built in.. is this the exact same thing, except for you can program multiple samples to different buttons? Or am I completly wrong, and need to go back to skool.

Okay, that's my question, anyone have the answer?

[firestar]

Oooh another question/comment..

Why doesn't fruity loops have a better sequencer?

The built in one sucks in my opinon.

[-evil-duerr-]

^fruity loops is crap, dont ask why its crap!
Theres plenty of other programs out there.

Try Orion Platinum, people say its similar to Fruity Loops.
It doesnt suck tho. Very intuitive user interface. Easy as Pie!

http://www.synapse-audio.com/index.php

[RJay]

I use Cubase myself and was in wonder if i should spend the money to buy a sampler, I did a lil reasearch and my answer was any ol sampler will do. Whether it be the built in sampler to your korg keyboard or you wish to purchase an akai mpc.... theyall do the same job dependin on your budget. However... I have been told that in recent sampler battles.. the akai does seem to push a more warmer effecet compared to all ghetto samplers... hope dis helps

[dangamouse]

Originally Posted by bassline!

Yeah anyone have production questions? Share em here! Anything you want to know about production, i'm sure SOMEONE will know on here..

I'll start..

Here's my question, although a lame one. My question is about samplers. First of all, look at this.. http://cgi.ebay.com/Boss-SP-303-Dr-S...QQcmdZViewItem

Now. Wondering if I can program samples into this (say a male voice, saying 'remix' or something like that) and press one of the larger buttons, and have it repeat the sample.. 'remix, remix remix remix!' haha. Know what I mean? Would this be what I need to buy to do that? I know some mixers have a sampler built in.. is this the exact same thing, except for you can program multiple samples to different buttons? Or am I completly wrong, and need to go back to skool.

Okay, that's my question, anyone have the answer?

yeah andy , the dr sample is just what your looking for . i had the earlier version lots of fun when added to dex :D also had a realy nice time stretch on it as i remember.

[Revolver]

*why can i spot shitty reason factory preset samples in advertising soundtracks and movie scores?*

and why in the shit did i hear a 'garage band' preset sample used as the main line in a hip hop tune i saw in much music?(forget the name)

^this is happening far to much lately. the software studio boom has substantially homoginized electronic music.

[firestar]

Originally Posted by dangamouse

yeah andy , the dr sample is just what your looking for . i had the earlier version lots of fun when added to dex :D also had a realy nice time stretch on it as i remember.

Yeah, I just wanted to add some sounds to my mixes. Ya know? Like how Adam does all those sampled sounds ('JAY Z, ADAM F JAY Z, WE IN DA BUILDING) haha, etc.

Hey Berry, you know any Jamaicans or Carribeans over there? I'm really looking to add a live ragga mc to my next set..

[firestar]

Originally Posted by dangamouse

yeah andy , the dr sample is just what your looking for . i had the earlier version lots of fun when added to dex :D also had a realy nice time stretch on it as i remember.

Oh PS, I can just plug in into my mixer on a free channel and run the samples right through the mixer? And also, how do you add the samples to the sampler?

Ugh.

God, I'm such a horrible newbie.

[dangamouse]

Originally Posted by bassline!

Oh PS, I can just plug in into my mixer on a free channel and run the samples right through the mixer? And also, how do you add the samples to the sampler?

Ugh.

God, I'm such a horrible newbie.

yeah it just goes thru the line input on your mixer and the sampler will have a line in for you to sample in real time and should have a memory card input for transfering wav files etc. you might need to buy it seperate tho.

Hey Berry, you know any Jamaicans or Carribeans over there? I'm really looking to add a live ragga mc to my next set..

sorry dude ,afraid not over here man.

[~god~]

you know how you should always save your money and buy tech 1200's for tables, instead of, say, numark tt200's?
yeah this is the same shit. save your money and buy an MPC.

as for FL... I'd hate to say that i hate it. I personally never use it, but I wouldn't dare calling it crap since I know a lot of people who use it religiously, and get some crazy sounds out of it.
For me, it depends on what it is I want to make. be it beats (I usually use my mpc, reason), synths (reaktor, max/msp, reason), automations & sequencing (protools 6.7)


Nothing is crap.

[P.A.R.T.Y]

"Fruity loops is for candy ravers who don't like to read instruction manuals."

Sorry, didn't mean to be a downer. Ok, question?

Why doesn't Cubase have seperate clocks for midi and audio, so you can bump your midi track to what you have already produced instead of at the 120bpm fixed tempo?
I know your able to mixdown in a seperate track and add from the pool, but is there a way to avoid this in the mix?

Samplers: Akai S900/S950 (12 bit grit) C'mon, you know you love the dirty samples, they sound way more realistic. Roland/Boss is a fabulous company, but they seriously went downhill after the MC-303. The V-synth and XT are pretty cool and the TD-20 drumkit is nice, but I wouldn't get that sampler. I think you would get what you want cheaper with a zoom sampletrack.

[Van Tek]

I've been making music for 5 years

I've got tunes on BeatPort, DJDownloads.com, EDMDigital.com and WorkingBeats.com

My first record release is coming out within a week or two

...

I use Fruityloops almost exclusively

;)

[nabs]

is there a program, that i can either download or borrow, that will tell me the bpm for certain songs? like just load up the song and it will tell me bpm.

i can usually figure it out in my head, and figure out the pitch variation, but its sometimes off by one or two beats, which usually screws up the long mixes,

any help with the prograM

[sh4un]

Originally Posted by nabs

is there a program, that i can either download or borrow, that will tell me the bpm for certain songs? like just load up the song and it will tell me bpm.

i can usually figure it out in my head, and figure out the pitch variation, but its sometimes off by one or two beats, which usually screws up the long mixes,

any help with the prograM

yes there are bpm programs im not sure of any free ones i can recommend tho

u can always get traktor dj studio :D

[sh4un]

my question:

why is cubase such a fuckin bitch 2 setup my midi controller
why did they never make it nice and easy like ableton live or FL?

[oliver]

Originally Posted by P.A.R.T.Y

Why doesn't Cubase have seperate clocks for midi and audio, so you can bump your midi track to what you have already produced instead of at the 120bpm fixed tempo?
I know your able to mixdown in a seperate track and add from the pool, but is there a way to avoid this in the mix?

Not sure this is what you are asking but... 120bpm is not a "fixed' tempo for midi in cubase. press f2 to bring up the transport control. if the button labeled "master" is highlighted that locks the midi at 120. deselect the "master" button and you can then program the tempo to anything.

If I totally misunderstood you then...

good luck.

Oliver

[oddmud]

Originally Posted by bassline!

Oooh another question/comment..

Why doesn't fruity loops have a better sequencer?

The built in one sucks in my opinon.

The sequencing part isn't the only CRAPPY part of fruity loops.

Stop wasting your time learning it, and move onto something with better sound output. Logic/Cubase, etc.

[~god~]

Originally Posted by sh4un

my question:

why is cubase such a fuckin bitch 2 setup my midi controller
why did they never make it nice and easy like ableton live or FL?

it's not.
what kinda interface you got? or just usb?


my question:
thy the fuck don't you people use pro tools?

[mux]

Originally Posted by ~god~

my question:
thy the fuck don't you people use pro tools?

'cause protools is expensive, requires special hardware, and isn't all that great a platform for writing music. It's a great platform for *recording* music...

[sh4un]

Originally Posted by ~god~

it's not.
what kinda interface you got? or just usb?

pcr 50 through USB
im sure once i get it all setup ill be like fuck that was dumb
but compared to ableton live and FL its certainly not as simple

[optimum sound]

I use pro tools and rewiring to reason is a breeze. It has so many nice shortcuts that saves you lots of time and the sound is great.

Originally Posted by ~god~

it's not.
what kinda interface you got? or just usb?


my question:
thy the fuck don't you people use pro tools?

[oddmud]

logic

[P.A.R.T.Y]

Logics a great recording tool for mac users, but for most of us mere mortals who use a pc, I recommend Cubase SX 2.2.

^^^As for setting the midi clock, I have no problem adjusting tempo, its just using Audio first and then droping in midi. The midi ends up being too slow and I can't speed it up without messing up the track. Fortunately, this hasn't been a problem until now.