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Since Ian showed me how to work a midi vsti , when ever i make a rift and fill a pattern, this seems to blow the CPU through the roof. At times i was running 54 patterns at once and tyhe cpu didn't ever go past 4 or 5. but with just once midi channel running it takes it over 80 and fruity sometimes overloads and the sound jumps/skips.......help i was thinking to copy this mid i channel as a wav and re load it back in, would this solve the problem, as i haven't tried it yet. i hope so as looks like i can only run 1 midi channel per track at the moment

You can find it in the Tutorial section of www.rebirth-productions.co.uk It's an in-depth tutorial covering the different aspects of the mixdown and mastering stages. Hope it helps some of you guys.

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just wondering if any of you lot have ever used one of these or know if theyre any good cos i wouldnt mind havin a go!!

a little birdy tells me that CTW is now working for Frantic. If this brings extra exposure to the site then it sounds like a bloody good idea (although it would be nice to see a greater push in non-hardhouse directions, but thats as much my fault as anyone elses) basically because of this i am informed that there are some things we can not say about some DJs. Just so i'm clear on the matter, what can we say w/o getting are wrists slapped?

I was recommended to use this for creating loops by a dj, as he said it's very easy to get going on. which sounded great for me as i've only just started to look at production. When looking at it for the first time it seems identical to "sonic foundry (video vegas)", which is great for me as i know how to use video vegas quiet well. does anyone know what the differences are between the 2 thou, other than not being able to edit video in acid pro. cheers

Ive been offered one for much cheapness (£25) anyone know if they are any good? What kinda sounds can you get from em?

As i'm not into music producition yet and a bit of a Trancer, i keep hearing this being referred to as a particular sound in Hard House Tunes, but have no idea what it is? Can somoene give me an example or post a sample of one!? Ta

Anyone know what i should look for or avoid? ps... no i dont want a laptop Thankyou

the djm707 and djm 909 had a play with the 909 on sunday and it is amazing the curve for the cross fader is changeable for each side meaning you can customise it to your hearts content for scratching etc it also has a touch screen effects unit that you use the normal channel faders to control after selecting it its been designed with the scratch perverts as well not used or seen the 707 except in pictures, but it is bascially the same without all the extra features like the FX unit

in a past thread you commented on how fruity tracks all sound the same. do you have an example of a few tracks? i only ask this because i strive to be unique and just want to check that i have got a sound thats not already been worn to death

Helpme please anyone? My cat decided one day to sit on one of my turntables (while i was about to play) and UNFORTUNATELY tiddled on it! then the little minx decided to rag at the other turntable, making both impossible to work with!! could anyone help? i need decent turntables (i already have a mixer) badly please. any help would be much appreciated! my e-mail and mobile number is below.

I'm thinking of getting one of these Pioneer CDJs. There's quite a big price hike from the 800 to the 1000, but I'm not convinced I need all the extra features. I'm not bothered about about looping, digital outputs, memory cards etc... I tried out both models in a shop last night and was very pleasantly surprised by how similar it is to manipulating vinyl. I read somewhere that the 800 is not so good for scratching, is this true? They both had a very similar feel to me. I know I'm a bit behind the times here, but having finally got round to trying out these CDJs with the scratch jog wheels, I'm blown away by how easy it is to cue up the tracks, and how fun the interface…

i've managed to some how get a small arrow to replace one of the numbers on the top row that counts the bars. how have i done this? what is it for? and how do i change it back to the number that it was? it's doesn't seem to have effected anything mind? cheers

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Am totally new to all this so havent got a clue about anything production wise really... I have Cubase SX and Reason 2.5 (which i've not played with yet) and i figure i'm gonna need a keyboard of some kind. Does anyone have any recommendations?

a few basic questions (forgive me if its confusing, i dont know the jargon so i've stumbled though with what jargon i do know): 1) i have an 8 beat patten and i want it 1 set of fx on it in the 1st few loops, then another set of fx for another few loops. is it possible to do this w/o having to duplicate the patten each time i want a different filter on it. i've looked to see if you can set one off fx sends at set time frames, but nothing jumped out at me. 2) i want to post the higher frequences on samples. is there some kind of fx plug in that i can use? i'm guessing what i need is a 'hi-pass filter'? 3) can i set pattens to fade in/out easily? basical…

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any ideas? anyone know of any samples on the net? im not having much luck making my own

say using fruity loops (or any other programme actually) how easy is it to change the key of a sample? can you run the whole sample through a keyboard and play it as different notes and keys...if you get what i mean?

I have bout 400 squid to spend. Was looking at Gemini XL-500's. Any advice?

change the length of a sample, to fit into a length of beats without shortening it. cheers guys

with now looking at starting to make a tune i was wondering what you start with... do you map out a rough tune then fill in the finer details, start with the riff and build your tune around that, build up drum loops etc i know its going to take alot of effort and time but any advice would be appreciated cheers

finally go my head around the basics this morning. this is what i came up with: http://www.mangafish.net/choons/messabout.mp3 really will have to buy the full version as i cant save on my demo copy

Just been reading the latest one with Justin Bourne, who is a wicked DJ I might add ! Just wana say ALL the interviews you have done so far are top stuff mate, and is looking good for and on the site. If you need any extra help / questions to be added for any interviews, I would love to participate and help rack some up depending on what DJ it is ! I am a bit gutted Glazby refused to take the time to take part though But anyway - good work as always mate. And all the best for showing your talent in Poland. Show 'em how it's done !

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During the Build up to the Hard House Academy at the Brixton Academy, ClubTheWorld caught up with one of Londons HardHouse DJ's Justin Bourne Our very own @Phil B asked Justin the following questions: CTW - Hi Justin, how are things going at the moment? Justin- Hi, things are great thanks. I'm keeping busy with my DJing, studio work and running Short Circuit Recordings. The new website will be up soon so I've been busy sorting things out for that aswell. CTW - Your label Short Circuit is going from strength to strength, can you tell us a bit about it? What made you set the label up? What can we expect from it in the future? Justin- I started Shor…

going like shit

I was in this bar in leeds the other week, saw this guy with a laptop rigged up to a mixer, mixing was spot on - but how did he do it? Idea's on a post card?