stop spending your money

he posted that to show that you dont need much gear or money to make a decent track. i think it sounded bad and he could've used a little more money with some better mics and and outboard gear to correct that unbelievably obnoxious hissing sound on the highhats...that beat was kinda sh!tty too


i dont know, i guess this thread just rubbed me the wrong way......ill keep moving

dubmunkey wrote:IF ANYONE WANTS EVERY SINGLE SOUND ON THE YAMAHA MOTIF OR KORG TRITON(sampled in .wav), LET ME KNOW, MY BOY SELLS THEM......THANKS
>>>>>>>>>>>

problem with that luvjons is that all those sounds already litter 80% of hiphop tracks out at the moment-

greg

true, but if you freak the .wav samples the right way, you can get by and come up on some new ish. That's why the art of sampling is fun/creative.

just offering some help to those(like me) who are financially challenged at the moment, but still creative.

Yeah, it's not a great sounding or even a good track. I know...I'm saying this is where I started from (the track is a year old, maybe) with what I'm working with, which is nothing, and I'm saying there is room for improvement there, without better gear. And I've learned, and am learning to deal with the hiss, etc. If and when I add anything, it will really help, because I've learned in such detail about what I already use. That's all I'm saying.

Also, remember in the real world, many people care much more about whether they like the song or the beat than how full and rich and balanced it sounds.

-ben

Benyamin wrote:Also, remember in the real world, many people care much more about whether they like the song or the beat than how full and rich and balanced it sounds

Can't deny the man's got wisdom

Everybody bust out their old cassettes and play them and tell me you don;t enjoy the tracks more than a cd print.

Record some shyt to tape and tell me it just doesn't sound like music right from the get go. So many ways to get a good sound with little money now, its really the cats spending their money trying to get a good sound that will have the longest journey.

Do you still get the tape sound when you record to tape then transfer it to cd?

yeah, kinda, but I'm not done experimenting.

Takes a lot of experimenting and a little bit of noise reduction. This is where the computer can help. Also, keep the tape heads clean, and if your tape deck just sucks, then it sucks.

Sometimes the heads aren't great, but you can run sounds through the input/output and add some nice flavor.

Preserving the flavor all the way through to the CD is tricky but possible. In this age you need to have a CD, obviously, but I agree with el, tapes sound just as good on most things and better with some things, especially in the car.

grimaybeats555 wrote:Do you still get the tape sound when you record to tape then transfer it to cd?

no

i do use a tapedesk to run some of my samples through, and then back to the mpc.
but you simply cant record to an analog tape and then spread your demo to people, record companies, contests and all.. they will simply throw it away
I think a simple minidisk is the better option. It has a nice sound too. And my Sony MD has this sort of intern compressor wich makes my tunes always sound good.

Its the same as getting allsorts of outboard synths, samplers and all... and then record all those sounds into a computer through the soundcard. There is no point to that! Thats just silly and a waste of time & sound!
I see this people with rooms filled with synths and in the middle a computer with a 1000 - 2000 dollar soundcard...

drumtrack wrote:i do use a tapedesk to run some of my samples through, and then back to the mpc.
but you simply cant record to an analog tape and then spread your demo to people, record companies, contests and all.. they will simply throw it away
I think a simple minidisk is the better option. It has a nice sound too. And my Sony MD has this sort of intern compressor wich makes my tunes always sound good.

Its the same as getting allsorts of outboard synths, samplers and all... and then record all those sounds into a computer through the soundcard. There is no point to that! Thats just silly and a waste of time & sound!
I see this people with rooms filled with synths and in the middle a computer with a 1000 - 2000 dollar soundcard...

sony md is the shit

Seriously, I'm interested in the mini disc format. Maybe you guys can help, I'm looking to put together a nice field recording setup, for various things, gotta be flexible. I thought maybe a mini-disc with a nice mic or something? Anyone have any ideas?

^^^^^^^

you like the way MD sounds???????

excuse me I think my lunch is requesting a quick exit

Yeah, having all the modules and outboard can be a waste of money if you have all the sounds in the computer. It's more a feel thing though, if you like the feel of the outboard, plus outboard processing to computer instead of out of the computer and back in, that is just plain annoying for some people, but you can save bread that way for sure.