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Archive for March, 2008
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Here’s some of my favorite new features in FL Studio 8, in no particular order.
- recording filter (right-click record button). Choose to record Audio, Automation or Note data independently.
- Never lose a keyboard performance. The new score logger records all MIDI activity from controller keyboards and the ‘typing-piano keyboard’ in a 3 minute buffer.
- FL Studio can permanently learn and remember links to external controllers. The new ‘multilink’ function + ‘Override generic links’ option.
- 24 bit int rendering (it could do 16 and 32 only previously)
- Soundgoodizer: a stereo ‘maximizer-enhancer’ plugin based on the Maximus soundprocess engine.
- audio to MIDI analysis – good for drum replacing
- Mouse wheel can re-order effects. Hover over effect to be moved and roll!
- New Plugin database directory, functions with Plugin picker. Thumbnails of all your plugins, just click and drag. See below.
Posted in Software | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
FL Studio 8 is officially out! What’s new in FL8? Click here for a GIANT screenshot.
I’ve been using the Beta releases of FL 8 and had absolutely no problems with it, not a single crash. I wish Pro Tools was like that!
Speaking of Pro Tools: Digidesign Customer Support Videos – Some boring videos from the tech staff.
At Revolution Audio this Thursday Kate will be teaching a Cubase 101 class, only $29. As an added bonus, I’ll be there, I’m awesome as you know. 
I’m building another 6 acoustic panels in the coming week, I’ll be sure to actually take pictures of the process this time! Stay tuned for a full article on that stuff.
In the comments from my last post Jerry gave a link to some SM-57 and SM-58 clones that are supposed to be even better than the original and only $30 each! You can get a pack of 10 for $199, absolutely ridiculous. You know I’m buying some of course. Speakerrepair.com
Posted in Video | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 24th, 2008
From Gearslutz
5×14 Pearl Sensitone Brass
Close mic = SM57 2″ away from rim, 1″ up, pointing across head toward
center at a shallow angle. OH = KM184 pair recorderman style. Kick = D112 halfway inside drum pointing at hi hat stand accross beater pad.
Sound is dry (no reverb) No EQ Mixed ITB Samplitude Little bit of compression, tape sim and gclip; all mixes treated the same.
8 tracks with 8 different types of snare drum batter head:
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Answers below
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Posted in Gear | 6 Comments »
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Oh you kids, with your rock and roll and your hippedy hop music. It’s so loud and obtrusive! Well, yes and no… While lots of us love to listen to our music at a pretty intense level, most of the time it’s not really all that out of hand from a health perspective. For those of us working or looking to work with music and sound for the rest of our lives, it’s extremely important to take care of our hearing in order to be able to competently perform in the workplace or even as a hobbyist in a home studio or concert environment (yes, I’m talking to you too live sound people!). (more…)
Posted in Commentary; Rants and Jokes, Live Sound | 1 Comment »
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Well… Maybe not.
I’ve seen Melodyne’s new direct note access feature popping up a few places on the Internet and I’m completely flabbergasted. This new function allows you to take a audio file containing a performance (chords and all all) and tune any particular note in the chord and/or reposition it rhythmically. This sounds great… If you happen to be trying to pay the bills and your working with some no talent hacks. Don’t get me wrong I think its an amazing tool but where do you draw the line? “No its okay. It doesn’t matter if you were in on pitch or in time on that track. We have Melodyne/Beat Detective/Autotune to fix it. In fact you needn’t grace us with your presence until the release date because we now have a few recordings of you warming up in the booth and we can piece together something from that!” Says the Producer
I would love to hear some great unedited performances that show musicianship rather than the engineers editing prowess in Pro Tools (or whatever miracle program you use) BRING BACK THE MUSICIANS! Robots are taking all the job. its only a matter of time until they control everything and feed on us like the matrix and turn out record after record of Theory of a Nicklefault, Avril Spears, and the Simpleplan… God know we don’t need any more of that.
But yeah… Rant aside, My point is….
WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY!
Always remember… you can paint a turd gold… but then its just a gold turd… and NOBODY wants that shoved down their ear.
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-Matt
What do you guys think? To fake or not to fake? That is the moral dilemma.
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