tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137921139872983132.post5719171076541996843..comments2023-05-15T17:03:37.758+01:00Comments on Blog Feed: SHOPPING LISTNorthern Kindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04012480715369543122noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137921139872983132.post-49306368712139850122009-04-19T02:44:00.000+01:002009-04-19T02:44:00.000+01:00audio interface: can't go wrong with apogee or RME...audio interface: can't go wrong with apogee or RME. apogee is probably the 'mac approved' solution. we've got rosetta, ensemble, and the desktop thing which i forget the name of. i use RME on my PC. love it.<br /><br />mic pre - get something with a tube (valve), don't go for digi simulated bollox... you can do that with a plugin anyway. i've fallen in love with the universal audio 610.<br /><br />mic - i've been using the blue kiwi for a bit and it is pretty good although i also like the r0de mics... don't knock them because they are inexpensive - they sound great. industry standard for sarah's voice type seems to be the akg c414 though.<br /><br />you're gonna wet yourself when you get the 8 core mac pro... MONSTER machine.<br /><br />vanguard is great if you want to make trance but can't afford a virus. otherwise... it's just OK, nothing you can't do with what you already have.<br /><br />absynth and reaktor are great fun but be prepared to invest substantial amounts of time... (or just use the presets and tweak them a little bit - there are thousands of them and they sound great.)<br /><br />you might also consider KORE... loads of sounds, some tweakability, but more optimized for playing.jsdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199457169038528948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137921139872983132.post-44808800988924982532009-04-18T19:40:00.000+01:002009-04-18T19:40:00.000+01:00HI Gary,
All the Kick and Snares are from synths....HI Gary,<br /><br />All the Kick and Snares are from synths. Usually the Kick drums come from the ES1 synth that comes with Logic. The snares are usually layered sounds from the ES1, Albino, ES2 or the Minimoog. Hats again are mostly synths or the Ultrabeat drum synth.<br /><br />Glad you got the album.<br /><br />CheersNorthern Kindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012480715369543122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137921139872983132.post-92130309419140407262009-04-17T19:55:00.000+01:002009-04-17T19:55:00.000+01:00Hi Matt
I have come across the fab filter synths ...Hi Matt<br /><br />I have come across the fab filter synths and I think they would be useful to you regards the sounds you get and can manipulate. The Absynth is a strange beast as it is pretty much a collection of strange and weird sounds and it would be very interesting to see the sounds you could create from that synth. <br /><br />Reaktor I know very little about but will have a look around now you have mentioned it to see what it is all about.<br /><br />Out of interest what do you use for drum sounds? Presume drum machines and percussive synth sounds. I love the drum elements of your tracks I have to say.<br /><br />It will make my weekend if "Wired" arrives tomorrow mate!<br /><br />Have a good weekend.<br /><br />GaryGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04746059509290153843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137921139872983132.post-86417876947092265312009-04-17T10:41:00.000+01:002009-04-17T10:41:00.000+01:00Hi Gary
Yeah Mics are something that I find diffi...Hi Gary<br /><br />Yeah Mics are something that I find difficult to justify the cost of but they do make a huge difference. <br /><br />I spent some time a few weeks ago looking at all the various soft synths out there. I though the Vanguard product did sound good but I think the demo on the site was a bit too dance orientated with lots of arpeggios and big lead sounds. I usually find those types of sounds tend to dominate mixes too much.<br /><br />I tend to make many of my sounds from layering a number of synth sounds together which gives you something a bit more unique (hopefully) With synths that are big and fat you can't really do that as they swamp the mix.<br /><br />Someone recommended this which looks pretty good. http://www.fabfilter.com/products/twin.php<br /><br />In general there are lots of soft synths out there which I think are capable of producing similar sounds, I guess the presets are what give the initial impression of a synths capabilities but that's just down to the people that create them.<br /><br />I'm interested in Absynth & Reaktor because they seem to take a different approach and not just be a different flavour of a subtractive analogue. <br /><br />I'd like to incorporate more sampled sounds in future material, I bought an album by Fever Ray (singer from The Knife) the percussion sounds on that are great.<br /><br />Hopefully you should have your copy of WIRED: by Saturday.<br /><br />MattNorthern Kindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012480715369543122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137921139872983132.post-62532792872563739702009-04-16T11:02:00.000+01:002009-04-16T11:02:00.000+01:00Fascinating read again Matt and had a look at some...Fascinating read again Matt and had a look at some of the products and had a heart attack when I saw the price of the microphone!!! I had no idea that some of them were so expensive.<br /><br />On VSTi I have used the imposcar synth, have you not tried the Vanguard software synth it is exceptional.<br /><br />GaryGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04746059509290153843noreply@blogger.com