Discuss the various methods you use in music production, from compressor settings to equipment type.
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By DrumTek Mon Nov 24, 2003 5:54 pm
I never heard of that one before, but my next buy is a Great River MP-2NV, 2 channel preamp, 2250$. 1000$+ preamps are the way to go for a *pro* sound.
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By Gambles Mon Nov 24, 2003 6:18 pm
Drum,

This is the same technology from the SSL XL 9000 mixer. It features the same compresors, gates and eq's from that mixer channel. Any instrument or mic put thru one of these bad boy gives you an authentic sound. This is what gives producers like Dr Dre that great sound.

Uno/1
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gams
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By DOVESKI Mon Nov 24, 2003 7:21 pm
that is pretty tight.

it must be expensive as shit casue i cant even find a price on the website.
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By speek Mon Nov 24, 2003 7:27 pm
any idea what one of them XLogic's goe$ for?
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By Gambles Mon Nov 24, 2003 7:41 pm
I spoke with a sales rep here in Miami and he told me it is going for $3,400. :shock: His store should be receiving a shipment in two weeks per our conversation. He states that numerous clients are calling about it and that it will be flying off the shelf. Sh*t I wish I had the loot to cop it. That pre will make my tracks sound slamming.


Uno/1

gams :idea:

By macman Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:35 pm
At last someone that knows what a real compressor is!!!!!!!

I've had the original Dual Mono SSL Strip for about a year!!! Picked it up from some guy for £500 ()what a deal)

If you want shit hot compression get the Alan Smart C1 which is half the price of that.

Why you wonder, will Alan smart invented the SSL and took the design with him and made his own SSL Compression which is the C1 (Smart Research).

The original SSL EQ is amazing. I put my drums through that on the stereo buss then through the Alan Smart then the rest is history!!!!!!!

By macman Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:41 pm
If you need anymore information bout the Alan Smart email me and i'll send you the details.

Your drum tracks will improve by 70% with this bit of kit...it truly is amazing.

Get a Amek Stereo channel strip on the back end of your board too, this will mess people up.


Macman
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By breakbeat mechanic Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:52 am
For some reason, I enjoy surfing the net for little known sample archives, and then spending the day sifting through the sounds. I find alot of good sounds come from sites that host samples for multi media, people who are doing video game programming, or animation, crap like that. I think of the
twenty cds full of samples, I have only purchased one. Right now I must be close 50,000 various samples. But.... It has been an ongoing thing for like, the last yeart.

Is there a way to share samples on mpc tutor?

By macman Thu Nov 27, 2003 9:17 pm
Heard about the Focus rite today from there rep and it sounds amazing, the machine is gonna have all the compressor sounds from Alan smart C1/C2 /Fairchild/Pultec/Tubetech/Neve/Urie 1176/SSL/AVALON/SUMMIT/ISA/AMEK and everyother high end compressor preamp out there for only £1999.00 (THAT'S IF IT SOUNDS THAT GOOD)

There gonna make one for EQ Next year which will include NEVE/API/SSL/AVALON/PULTEC EQ SAMPLES.

THIS IS THE SORT OF SHIT GEORGE LUCAS SHOULD OF MADE WHEN HE MADE EPISODE ONE!!!!!!
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By DrumTek Fri Nov 28, 2003 4:57 am
Cool, I finally know what it looks like...
Edit, my fault, they have 2 bigger rooms than this one, the studio pics on that site are amazing, I find this kind of stuff inspiring.
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By Dos Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:59 pm
Gambles wrote:Drum,

This is the same technology from the SSL XL 9000 mixer. It features the same compresors, gates and eq's from that mixer channel. Any instrument or mic put thru one of these bad boy gives you an authentic sound. This is what gives producers like Dr Dre that great sound.

Uno/1
:idea:
gams


What gives Dre. and everyboby else that great sound is an understand of the instrument or voice that he is recording and of the production process. There's no denying that relly good mics and pre-amps give a better 'quailty' sound but with a bit of knowledge about what you are recording and where and an understanding of the mixing process you can get great results.

Don't be so quick to jump on the latest gear. Do you like hip hop? If so, I'm sure alot of the albums that you have and love were recorded in some seriously budget home studios. Use what you've got to get the best sound, other wise you'll always think the grass is greener.

This is nothing personal Uno it's just my thoughts on heads who i've met that always say "if only i had the new XXX13456 my beats would be amazing" etc etc. For anyone that thinks like that just remember, DJ Shadow made Entroducing on one MPC, he made Private Press on 2 and a Roland Vari-phase sampler, there's loads more examples of people who, ok they don't have that 'Brittney Spears' polished amazing bright sound but they've got personality with the gear they've got.

Peace, no disrespect, just clearing my head.
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Dos

By Gambles Mon Dec 01, 2003 4:49 pm
I'll agree with the fact that if your track is wack; this channel pre will not turn it into gold. But you can't front, this pre will add character to any sound and you dont have to be a professinal engineer to tell. But I feel you on working with what you have. I cant even afford to cop it but if I could you know that sh*t would be in my equipment lineup.


BTW Its Gambles not Uno. :wink:

Uno/1

gams

By LastWord Wed Dec 03, 2003 12:33 am
Dos you´re being naive if you think that Shadow didn´t mix his albums in a professional studio.