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Has anyone here ever booked Studio time to produce a track, what is the going rate for a day with engineer? Is £150 about the going rate? and does anyone have any suggestions for decent studios/engineers. thanks

right guys - i'm as thick as shit when it comes to producing so i'm gonna try and leach some free pointers from u guys. what kind of volume levels work best for diff styles of music? what arrangements work effectively to give a track some pace to it? do filters help with the use of percussion? what sort of frequences should the percussion be playing at? what different types of percussion are there out there and do some work better than others for specified tasks? have i left anything out? basically once i've learned how to use percussion in a very formalaic way, i can then start to use some imagination and play about a bit. but at the moment my tracks …

with expansion board... £120 yamaha A3000 also Alesis 3630 Compressor £60 info

I've decided that its time to record my very first mix but havent got a clue where to start software wise etc. To be honest I haven't got a clue what I'm doing. I've worked out how to connect my mixer to my laptop and thats it. A nice little tutorial would be nice...... lawrence where are you and your nice little pictures when I need you??

One more problem I have been getting......Wonder if anyone has any ideas as to why this is happening.... I've only just finished my mix-cd but that's only cos I have borrowed my mates CD writer and recorded from my hi-fi directly onto that, and then opened it up in Soundforge. When I was trying to record it directly onto Soundforge, I would finish my mix and go back to listen to it...At random points in the mix, there would be some strange noises come in...Kinda like if u had a cd playing and it skipped There didn't seem to be any pattern as to when this happened. I use the booth monitor output on the mixer (DJM600) and plug it into my soundcard and adjust the …

Hello Wonder if anyone can help me ... Am wondering what program does everyone use to split their mix into individual tracks after recording it? I have got Soundforge6.0, but I can't for the life of me figure it out......I put the markers in, but it's what to do after that which confuses me. If need be, can download another program to split the tracks (MOD - would have downloaded that program u said but don't have Kazaa and can't find it elsewhere). Joe

Does anyone know any sites where you can actually download samples from well known tunes to remix, or do peeps normally take the samples themselves ?

Got this today, and aint got a clue where i'm going with it. I've managed to bring in various MP3's and WAV samples i have on the comp into the sequnecer, but cant get any other thing into it, to build up myself. Can anyone help me out, or if they know anywhere that has a tutorial to get me going?

Wow, Anyone else had a play of this BEAUTY of a VSTi yet ? This has to be the most versatile plug in I've ever used - absolutely amazing - for practically any type of production. I seriously recommend you check it out. 10/10 Web Site: Steinberg XPhraze

im the promoter for tastyfish, if anyone has any questions or would like to play just get in touch and ill help ya out!

Having bought Cubase VST (third edition) a couple of years back I can HIGHLY recommend these books. I will be getting the latest SX edition ASAP. Indeed, who needs courses (apart from the fact you get to meet lots of really cool people/contacts, and get to play with equipment way over your budget) Web Site: http://212.67.202.62/~pcpublishing/list.html Fast Guide to Cubase VST (£22.95) Fast Guide to Cubase SX (£22.95) Fast Guide to Propellerhead Reason (£22.95) Get Creative with Emagic Logic (£16.95) Quick Guide to Dance Music (£6.95) The DJ Handbook and many MANY more ... remember - "information IS…

Has anyone seen this yet from Yammaha? A very nice piece of kit indeed. *drools*

how easy is it too self teach? i did have a copy of cubase (albeit not legitatly) with the intention of learning it and if i was to get any good then to purchase a copy. however i couldnt even workout how to get a kick drum going let along anything else if logic is any easyer for a novice like myself, is there anywhere i can download a trial version?

Was thinking about the things clubs to to shake things up a bit, like b2b's and getting djs to play a differnet genre to normal, like passion has been recently and I had a thought. Has a club ever got Djs to swap boxes with someone else? I don't think it'd work too well across genres (can't imagine glazby playing funky etc) but within HH I think it'd work well. Opinions? And before any one else says it: Yes it would be could to see what Lashes could do if she played with Savages box.

Give details of producers and tracks that epitomize ur sound at the moment Mine is a blend of andy farley, nick sentience, paul maddox and phil reynolds. Riffs i'm big into at the moment are things like 'Paul Maddox - Revolution', 'Miss Behavin - such a good feelin (Barely Legal mix)', 'Andy Farley & Nick Sentience - checkmate' Also still love my hard trance but not the airy fairy stuff.

does anyone percieve a real difference between these two mp3 bitrates? i can tell the diff between Cd and mp3 (not hard to) - cd sounds a bit clearer and sharper with "tingly" top frequencies (but i believe that's to do with the 44khz sampling, not the bitrate?), doesn't the higher bitrate just make it sound a bit "smoother" and more "polished"? doing a soulseek search....most pop songs seem to be encoded at 128kbps, while new dance tracks seemt o be 192.

Evenin' Peeps, I'd like to grab samples whilst out 'n about then upload them to my PC for noodling, what does eveyone here use? I'm considering a Sony Minidisc, but not sure what model. H

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looks pretty with its glowing knobs and the such, but wow does it pack a punch from the reports i've read on it shame i'm never gonna get me hands on one tho

not sure if any of you have seen this before - i've only come across it tonight. Open Labs announced that shipment of the neKo is scheduled for February 16, 2004. The neKo combines the power and flexibility of personal computers with the real-world playability of traditional electronic keyboards, allowing musicians the ability to use virtual instruments and effects plug-ins in a studio or live performance setting. The release and shipment of the neKo marks over a year of intense research and development by Open Labs. In addition to the mechanical and electronic design of the neKo, great care was taken to optimize the performance of the W…

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What are peoples views on this? is this the next "best thing"Technics SL-DZ1200 Digital Turntable ???

Just been sorting out my website today and now 'most' of the mixes work www.chrishawkes.com

been chatting to a big DJ as i've asked him about compression used in club sound systems and would it effect mixes. He said that yeah compression always affects your set. all i can say is if you don't know the fundamentals of compression then dont let it worry you. my BIG advice is dont push the gains. keep everything at the right levels. monitors the gains well, before you bring each record in. Does anyone know anything about the fundamentals of compression mixing?????????

i know there already has been a post bout her but..... im just listenin/watchin the online mix off BPM of her and more and more i see and hear she reminds me soooo much of lisa lashes!! she even dances like lashes!! didnt really agree with the lashes wanna b [censored] b4 but now im a bit but fair play 2 the lass i never seen her live but she is good at what she does!

Can anyone recommend a CHEAP mixer? I mean CHEAP. I dont want any of this "If you spend an extra £xx, you can get so and so." NO, i just wanna know of a cheap mixer has EQs, and let me listen to both tunes in the headphones (unlike the big pile of shite i have now...) Im looking @ under 60 sheets.

My set from Frequency in Stirling, Scotland NYE is now available. My set was 23:30 - 00:30. Classic gabba & speedcore mix get the mix here Excuse a couple of bad mixes after midnight, I had a few Jack Daniels at the bells ! Smurf feat Tom Wilson - GGM Intro (Dubplate) DJ Gizmo - The End Of The Beginning (Rave) Cyclopede - What (KNOR) Jappo & Lancinhouse - Exlxaxl (Industrial Strength Limited) Human Resource - [censored] Them (Rave Edit) (KNOR) Wedlock - Im The [censored] You Man (Ruffneck) Wedlock - Acid Rain (Ruffneck) Bodylotion - [censored] Martina (Terror Trax) Chosen Few - Name Of The DJ (Outside Agency Mix) (Mo…

My mixer is slowly dying So i'm on the look out for a new one! I want something a bit better than my current one but don't have a lot to spend... What are people's views on Behringer mixers? They seem to only make mixers that are blatent copies of other companies. Are these cheap alternatives worth a look or should I steer clear of them??? Discuss.....

Does anyone know anywhere to get these at a reasonable price, my local Dotvinyl doesn't have them and HTFR and Chemical seem a bit pricey?