[bez]

(09-27-2011 01:56 PM)5K2D Wrote:  

Reason/Record isn't a DAW because it doesn't accept outside VSTs, but this has one huge advantage - stability.

in the 6 years of using reason it has never crashed on me once...ever.

[Pusscrook]

(09-26-2011 08:08 AM)amistod Wrote:  

I am mixing 'in the box' with an APC 40. I would definitely mix out side if I were making 'serious/professional' stuff. Right now I am trying to make southern style hip hop beats to shop around to local rappers.

I am looking in to getting something with MPC pads soon. Do you guys have any suggestions?

Its between Maschine and the MPD 61 right now.

maybe roland mv 8000 if u want that mpc pad feel. i really cant stand anything native instruments have except maybe massive when I want do help out with dubstep remixes.

[amistod]

Aside from the obvious point that it almost $2,000 more than Maschine.. That does look awesome. Reminds me of this:
http://www.akaipro.com/mpc5000 at $1500

I am looking for something to bridge the gap between entry level m-audio trigger finger and full blown "I make money doing this" gear.

The other appealing thing of Maschine is the learning curve. I already know ableton in and out, the MV8000 would be a whole new thing to learn.

[Pusscrook]

(09-29-2011 08:08 AM)amistod Wrote:  

Aside from the obvious point that it almost $2,000 more than Maschine.. That does look awesome. Reminds me of this:
http://www.akaipro.com/mpc5000 at $1500

I am looking for something to bridge the gap between entry level m-audio trigger finger and full blown "I make money doing this" gear.

The other appealing thing of Maschine is the learning curve. I already know ableton in and out, the MV8000 would be a whole new thing to learn.

THats cool man, Im an Ableton tech.

[amistod]

That is awesome. Right now I am trying to make Hip Hop beats that resemble the ATL Trap sound.. think Lex Luger. I am wanting to produce/sell those around Athens/Atlanta and then eventually online.

I just cant get in to making electronica yet. I feel like I need way more practice before I want to release stuff that I am branding as my original stuff. I also am not really a Dubstep DJ and that seems to be where everyone's head is at.

Maybe the right thing to do is start remixing tracks? I just doubt that I can compete when most popular tracks are already made by world class producers. I never understood why I want to play a remix from some DJ in Wichita when the original track was made by Calvin Harris.

[Pusscrook]

(09-29-2011 10:48 AM)amistod Wrote:  

That is awesome. Right now I am trying to make Hip Hop beats that resemble the ATL Trap sound.. think Lex Luger. I am wanting to produce/sell those around Athens/Atlanta and then eventually online.

I just cant get in to making electronica yet. I feel like I need way more practice before I want to release stuff that I am branding as my original stuff. I also am not really a Dubstep DJ and that seems to be where everyone's head is at.

Maybe the right thing to do is start remixing tracks? I just doubt that I can compete when most popular tracks are already made by world class producers. I never understood why I want to play a remix from some DJ in Wichita when the original track was made by Calvin Harris.

Since you like the dirty south style, stick with it. Buy a lot of loops , separate them out in ableton, and learn how the loops were made. Get one-shot loops and study the frequency of it. Use your "spectrum", in ableton to see the frequency of the one shot or the loop. At some point you're gong to have to figure out what makes a kick, a kick, in rap or hip hop. Mixing is extremely important unless you will always be using prepared loops. What version of ableton do you have?

[amistod]

I am using version 8, but I am not sure the exact. I am working with one hit vintage kits.. I just don't want to piano roll my drums in simpler, hence the idea of Maschine. I can't believe these guys use FL studio, but I guess it ads to their ghetto sound.

I am still learning to use the program better. I have a working knowledge of it, but I am getting down to the specifics.

I don't have a good hardware synth right now, so I am using NI FM8 layered via instrument rack to get my synth sounds.

[Pusscrook]

(09-29-2011 03:29 PM)amistod Wrote:  

I am using version 8, but I am not sure the exact. I am working with one hit vintage kits.. I just don't want to piano roll my drums in simpler, hence the idea of Maschine. I can't believe these guys use FL studio, but I guess it ads to their ghetto sound.

I am still learning to use the program better. I have a working knowledge of it, but I am getting down to the specifics.

I don't have a good hardware synth right now, so I am using NI FM8 layered via instrument rack to get my synth sounds.

Do you have any 3rd party soft synths? You don't need a hard synth these days especially for that kind of music. Lots of rap songs have a lot of arpeggiated riffs, so you might want to check these out if you don't have them already.. Refx nexus, Tone 2 gladiator, all the rob papen stuff, just to name a few. Also, check out "big fish audio" loop packs with one shot samples of hip hop and rap sounds. If you have ableton suite, you can load them in sampler and have millions of sounds to chop up. Just a suggestion.

[bez]

reason 6 was released yesterday (or today for you americans) and if your a registered user you will know that you can pay what you want for the upgrade....i only paid $5 last night.....
took forever to get through though...their server was mad busy yesterday.....i had to stay up hitting refresh every few minutes till 3 am last night so i would have it today....

im gonna get stuck in today and thrash the new features....

[amistod]

what controller do you use for reason?

[bez]

i have a novation 49sl compact

[Pusscrook]

(09-30-2011 03:05 PM)amistod Wrote:  

what controller do you use for reason?

are u speaking of midi controllers as far as keyboards, or dj controllers?., novation twitch is good for dj control, but if you are working in ableton , I would stick with the apc. For midi keyboard controllers, just about any would do and you can map any controller out in ableton.

[Pete]

(09-26-2011 05:51 PM)Pusscrook Wrote:  

(09-26-2011 08:17 AM)Pete Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 10:53 AM)Pusscrook Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 10:37 AM)Pete Wrote:  

I am too. I produce "reggaeton", but soon I'm moving over to the US to work more on hip hop/rap/rnb/pop.

You guys record vocals too or only produce?

There's a link I can send you for recording Reggaeton vocals. Has the Wisin and Yandel settings. Vocals are stacked/panned maybe 9 deep just on lead. Are you on Gearslutz?

Sure, thanks ! send 'em over here. Yeah I'm on gearslutz ! are you? I used to be there 24/7 but I was reading too much, and doing too little.


What gear do you guys have?

This is my gear list:
interface= steinberg mr816x
pre= gap pre73
mic= at 4047
DAW = fl studio, cubase. (Would love to have protools though, but it's $600)
monitors= m audio bx8a deluxe
headphones= sony mdr7506 dj

In my soon-to-buy list:
1. api lunchbox
2. avedis ma5
3. manley reference cardioid, brauner phanthera or a valvet x pure cardioid.

Hey Pete, trying to post that to you , but the link is dead so I will copy it for you. I got off of gearslutz years back. Too many hotheads.

As far as a gear list, I have a hybrid studio and set mine to maximize analog gear but work within a heavy digital domain .Here is what I work with.

4 apogee symphony I/O's
1. ssl xpatch to incorporate analog gear into the daw.
elyisa alpha compressor /elyisia museq eg. All analog, not the plug in versions.
1. antelope atomic clock. ( at some point you will not want to ever use internal clocks and you will hear a tremendous difference in your effects: reverb , delay.
mics: bock 151-2 bock 141, too many neumanns, sony c-800
8 power conditioners
Monitors: 4 pairs of focals, 2 pairs equator audio .
Boards: access virus synth, roland phantom, motif.
MIc pres. Neve, manley, and empiricals.
Plug-ins: you know the deal on that.

When I copy the post from gear slutz i'll post it for sure. Since you like Reggaeton, fruity loops would be your best bet. You can get an mbox for much cheaper than 600.

Pusscrook

you have a c800g? Damn, that's my dream mic. Hopefully I'll have one someday. I'd buy an apogee if I had a mac. But apple computers are too expensive for my budget

What's your opinion on preamps? I record vocals regularly. I'm planning to buy either an avedis ma5 or an avalon 737. I only have the avalon as an option because it's kind of a "standard". Everyone sees one and their eyes shine.

I will sell my mic to buy a new one. I'm thinking of buying an at 4050, and then a few months down the road get a brauner or a manley, as they're $2,000+

(09-27-2011 02:43 PM)Pusscrook Wrote:  

(09-26-2011 08:17 AM)Pete Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 10:53 AM)Pusscrook Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 10:37 AM)Pete Wrote:  

I am too. I produce "reggaeton", but soon I'm moving over to the US to work more on hip hop/rap/rnb/pop.

You guys record vocals too or only produce?

There's a link I can send you for recording Reggaeton vocals. Has the Wisin and Yandel settings. Vocals are stacked/panned maybe 9 deep just on lead. Are you on Gearslutz?

Sure, thanks ! send 'em over here. Yeah I'm on gearslutz ! are you? I used to be there 24/7 but I was reading too much, and doing too little.


What gear do you guys have?

This is my gear list:
interface= steinberg mr816x
pre= gap pre73
mic= at 4047
DAW = fl studio, cubase. (Would love to have protools though, but it's $600)
monitors= m audio bx8a deluxe
headphones= sony mdr7506 dj

In my soon-to-buy list:
1. api lunchbox
2. avedis ma5
3. manley reference cardioid, brauner phanthera or a valvet x pure cardioid.

Hey Pete..... here is the thread on gearslutz for your Reggaeton vocal settings for Wisin and Yandel

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/rap-hip-h...ocals.html

Let me know if you need anything else. I do mostly sound tracks, voice overs , marketing ads, and all forms of electronica.

Good luck,
Pusscrook

Thank you very much for the link.

I attached the final mix of a song I'll be releasing next week. I just sent the song to the mastering engineer. Would you give me your opinion/critique on the mix and the song?

EDIT: couldn't upload the song as an attachment so here's a download link:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/z62025

[Pusscrook]

(09-30-2011 10:22 PM)Pete Wrote:  

(09-26-2011 05:51 PM)Pusscrook Wrote:  

(09-26-2011 08:17 AM)Pete Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 10:53 AM)Pusscrook Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 10:37 AM)Pete Wrote:  

I am too. I produce "reggaeton", but soon I'm moving over to the US to work more on hip hop/rap/rnb/pop.

You guys record vocals too or only produce?

There's a link I can send you for recording Reggaeton vocals. Has the Wisin and Yandel settings. Vocals are stacked/panned maybe 9 deep just on lead. Are you on Gearslutz?

Sure, thanks ! send 'em over here. Yeah I'm on gearslutz ! are you? I used to be there 24/7 but I was reading too much, and doing too little.


What gear do you guys have?

This is my gear list:
interface= steinberg mr816x
pre= gap pre73
mic= at 4047
DAW = fl studio, cubase. (Would love to have protools though, but it's $600)
monitors= m audio bx8a deluxe
headphones= sony mdr7506 dj

In my soon-to-buy list:
1. api lunchbox
2. avedis ma5
3. manley reference cardioid, brauner phanthera or a valvet x pure cardioid.

Hey Pete, trying to post that to you , but the link is dead so I will copy it for you. I got off of gearslutz years back. Too many hotheads.

As far as a gear list, I have a hybrid studio and set mine to maximize analog gear but work within a heavy digital domain .Here is what I work with.

4 apogee symphony I/O's
1. ssl xpatch to incorporate analog gear into the daw.
elyisa alpha compressor /elyisia museq eg. All analog, not the plug in versions.
1. antelope atomic clock. ( at some point you will not want to ever use internal clocks and you will hear a tremendous difference in your effects: reverb , delay.
mics: bock 151-2 bock 141, too many neumanns, sony c-800
8 power conditioners
Monitors: 4 pairs of focals, 2 pairs equator audio .
Boards: access virus synth, roland phantom, motif.
MIc pres. Neve, manley, and empiricals.
Plug-ins: you know the deal on that.

When I copy the post from gear slutz i'll post it for sure. Since you like Reggaeton, fruity loops would be your best bet. You can get an mbox for much cheaper than 600.

Pusscrook

you have a c800g? Damn, that's my dream mic. Hopefully I'll have one someday. I'd buy an apogee if I had a mac. But apple computers are too expensive for my budget

What's your opinion on preamps? I record vocals regularly. I'm planning to buy either an avedis ma5 or an avalon 737. I only have the avalon as an option because it's kind of a "standard". Everyone sees one and their eyes shine.

I will sell my mic to buy a new one. I'm thinking of buying an at 4050, and then a few months down the road get a brauner or a manley, as they're $2,000+

(09-27-2011 02:43 PM)Pusscrook Wrote:  

(09-26-2011 08:17 AM)Pete Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 10:53 AM)Pusscrook Wrote:  

(09-22-2011 10:37 AM)Pete Wrote:  

I am too. I produce "reggaeton", but soon I'm moving over to the US to work more on hip hop/rap/rnb/pop.

You guys record vocals too or only produce?

There's a link I can send you for recording Reggaeton vocals. Has the Wisin and Yandel settings. Vocals are stacked/panned maybe 9 deep just on lead. Are you on Gearslutz?

Sure, thanks ! send 'em over here. Yeah I'm on gearslutz ! are you? I used to be there 24/7 but I was reading too much, and doing too little.


What gear do you guys have?

This is my gear list:
interface= steinberg mr816x
pre= gap pre73
mic= at 4047
DAW = fl studio, cubase. (Would love to have protools though, but it's $600)
monitors= m audio bx8a deluxe
headphones= sony mdr7506 dj

In my soon-to-buy list:
1. api lunchbox
2. avedis ma5
3. manley reference cardioid, brauner phanthera or a valvet x pure cardioid.

Hey Pete..... here is the thread on gearslutz for your Reggaeton vocal settings for Wisin and Yandel

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/rap-hip-h...ocals.html

Let me know if you need anything else. I do mostly sound tracks, voice overs , marketing ads, and all forms of electronica.

Good luck,
Pusscrook

Thank you very much for the link.

I attached the final mix of a song I'll be releasing next week. I just sent the song to the mastering engineer. Would you give me your opinion/critique on the mix and the song?

EDIT: couldn't upload the song as an attachment so here's a download link:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/z62025

Hey Pete,

Like the direction of the song. Definitely has some good potential. Don't know if that is you singing but it sounds good.I would suggest a few things before you release it . Try to let the vocals sound a bit more like they are in the song as opposed to riding on top of the song. By that I mean your backing vocals should sound as backing vocals as opposed to competing with the lead. Bury the lead so it sounds almost like an instrument but not too much. If you bury it a bit and then Stack/duplicate/double your vocals some more it will sound fuller but not over power the beat or the music itself.. What you are hearing in Reggaeton is not one voice but many that makes it sound very thick and luscious. Maybe put a slight auto tune on it, but not to chipmunkish. Bring drums out some more. Try also using different effects on lead like a bit of reverb(not too much just a hint) and a slight delay . Do this as well on some of the backing vocals. Use filter to make it sound like you or the other guy is far away, in a phone booth, etc... It sounds good and has direction, so its just a matter of a good mix, and master.. Good luck and let me know if you need anything else.

Pusscrook

[Biz]

haven't worked on anything in the last couple months but I produce and DJ underground house music. deep house mostly

[amistod]

(09-30-2011 05:15 PM)Pusscrook Wrote:  

(09-30-2011 03:05 PM)amistod Wrote:  

what controller do you use for reason?

are u speaking of midi controllers as far as keyboards, or dj controllers?., novation twitch is good for dj control, but if you are working in ableton , I would stick with the apc. For midi keyboard controllers, just about any would do and you can map any controller out in ableton.

i have an APC40, but i need something to work drums on.

I am using a S4 to dj

[UlteriorMotive]

Just bumping as I'm curious to see what our guys here that produce music are using equipment wise.

My current set-up includes 2 x Yamaha HS8 monitors running through a shitty cheap PreSonus USB Audio-Box and a M-Audio Oxygen 49 midi keyboard.

Having used the HS8's for nearly two years now I am starting to notice quite a substantial amount of ear-fatigue and a slight ringing in the ear that passes (I'm playing just above normal conversation level and my room is as dead as I can make it at the moment)

Does anyone else have any experience with these particular monitors or anything else similar? I was using a pair of KRK Rokit RP8's before but the boomy bass they were giving in my current room was making my mixes translate terrible to other systems.

[General Stalin]

I started a thread on this recently with data sheet. Discussion is more current:

thread-55884.html

There is also a musician's lounge:

thread-56318.html

[UlteriorMotive]

(07-13-2016 12:38 PM)General Stalin Wrote:  

I started a thread on this recently with data sheet. Discussion is more current:

thread-55884.html

There is also a musician's lounge:

thread-56318.html

Thanks for the heads up.

[Rigsby]

EDIT:

Please see this thread for more up to date discussion:

thread-56318.html

[Darius2times]

I don't produce music but I always wanted to make an album, I rap and sing, but I don't have an equipment to record. What should I do first?