Discuss the various methods you use in music production, from compressor settings to equipment type.
By dames Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:50 am
I see a lot of you guys talking about lowering the bit rate for a more gritty sound but when I try it, it just sounds like shit. A real weak, hissy, messy sound. The same when I time stretch to make something slower. Ive got an MPC2000XL.. Am I doing something wrong??
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By Yoshimi Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:27 am
Bit rate reduction doesn't work great on all samples. It works good on bass drums...and used sparingly...on synths and snares. You have to tweak it all using your ear until it sounds right...just like anything else. Time stretching is a pain in the arse...but at times, when done right and when you get the hang of it...it can pay off. Unfortunately, nothing is easy in the msuic making world.
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By Lampdog Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:47 am
"Bit rate reduction doesn't work great on all samples."
Very true.

"Time stretching is a pain in the arse...but at times, when done right and when you get the hang of it...it can pay off."
Very true as well. You need to use 10-15% stretch, anything other than that is going to sound unnatural or think out of the box creative.
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By c.toon Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:47 pm
You're doing nothing wrong, the 2k xl is just not the machine to lower bitrates or timestrech...
.toon
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By Yoshimi Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:06 pm
gay P Pronunciation Key (g)
adj. gay·er, gay·est

Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex.

Showing or characterized by cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement; merry.

Bright or lively, especially in color: a gay, sunny room.

Given to social pleasures.

Dissolute; licentious.

hmmmm....
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By Antonym Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:12 am
thanks, yoshimi, for that - i never understand its use as a synonym for "displeasing" either

By Beat God Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:03 am
everyone is trying to reduce da bits while i am tracking in 32 bit float. go figure
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By distortedtekno Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:10 am
:lol:

and for that "gay sound", cowbell recommends...

























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By dubmunkey Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:43 am
it quite ironic how words change menaing- only within the last century gay has gone from happy to homosexual to homosexual and or bad......so many people use the term purely as a reference to bad (me included, its just habit) with no sexual connotations- shows how vilified homosexuality still is...its certainly get used more to denote bad than homosexual around our way...its weird when you think about it- i havent really until you got the wikipedia entry out.

greg
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By Antonym Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:55 pm
it quite ironic how words change menaing- only within the last century gay has gone from happy to homosexual to homosexual and or bad......so many people use the term purely as a reference to bad (me included, its just habit) with no sexual connotations- shows how vilified homosexuality still is...its certainly get used more to denote bad than homosexual around our way...its weird when you think about it- i havent really until you got the wikipedia entry out.


intelligent post

it's hard to find references to homosexuality (particularly on hip hop boards) with any grain of intellect to em. often times there is a whole heaping helping of religion based opposition to it, even though they've gone and discovered its existance in nature

as someone brought up without religion and in a tolerant household i have always scorned homophobia as latterday racism and mad bigotry

and for the record, before someone tries to be clever, i'm just gonna say (and this is completely besides the point) that freethinking girls give the best dome...
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By itchyvinyl Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:35 pm
^^^ I've said it before, I'll say it again....
LIVE AND LET LIVE

Nice to see some grown-man thinking in here for a change. (ant, yosh)

When I hear someone using "gay" as a negative adjective, it sounds to me like a 12 year old speaking.