Discuss the various methods you use in music production, from compressor settings to equipment type.

By Tha Saint Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:57 am
Mr modnaR wrote:
Tha Saint wrote:I find midi been given good results


midi is just data dude, 1s and 0s. no audio is passed thru midi. :roll:


Tell me something I don't know. Aside effects, we are also discussing about trying to get the best sound...well I find working with midi gives a track more balance, allows for velocity editing, etc...but you know that right>?
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By Mr modnaR Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:15 am
Tha Saint wrote:
Mr modnaR wrote:
Tha Saint wrote:I find midi been given good results


midi is just data dude, 1s and 0s. no audio is passed thru midi. :roll:


Tell me something I don't know. Aside effects, we are also discussing about trying to get the best sound...well I find working with midi gives a track more balance, allows for velocity editing, etc...but you know that right>?


so, are you triggering sounds in Pro Tools then? if so, it is not the MIDI that is giving you the sound, it is the plugins in Pro Tools.

or maybe i have misunderstood, if so, my apologies. :D

By Tha Saint Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:20 pm
Mr modnaR wrote:
Tha Saint wrote:
Mr modnaR wrote:
Tha Saint wrote:I find midi been given good results


midi is just data dude, 1s and 0s. no audio is passed thru midi. :roll:


Tell me something I don't know. Aside effects, we are also discussing about trying to get the best sound...well I find working with midi gives a track more balance, allows for velocity editing, etc...but you know that right>?


so, are you triggering sounds in Pro Tools then? if so, it is not the MIDI that is giving you the sound, it is the plugins in Pro Tools.

or maybe i have misunderstood, if so, my apologies. :D


No sweat, its not my intention to confuze sh%t either....
What i'm saying is that I found getting midi into PT (from my 1k beats/sequences) and then soloing the tracks to audio appears to be giving good resuls compared to say recordind directly from the stereo 3-4 outs of the 1k to a PT audio track, that's all. This meaning, without even inserting plug-ins on the individual drum tracks after its sequenced into PT. Maybe it had to do with the overall composition and how the tracks worked with each other while working on that particular song, but just gettin' into midi lately, I seem to notice sh&t sounding better. It's at least the impression i'm getting with my most recent experimentation. If any of y'all can comment on this, go nutz, i'd love to hear any suggestions/observcations
PAYCE!! And happy holidayz
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By Mr modnaR Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:42 pm
[quote="Tha Saint"No sweat, its not my intention to confuze sh%t either....
What i'm saying is that I found getting midi into PT (from my 1k beats/sequences) and then soloing the tracks to audio appears to be giving good resuls compared to say recordind directly from the stereo 3-4 outs of the 1k to a PT audio track, that's all. This meaning, without even inserting plug-ins on the individual drum tracks after its sequenced into PT. Maybe it had to do with the overall composition and how the tracks worked with each other while working on that particular song, but just gettin' into midi lately, I seem to notice sh&t sounding better. It's at least the impression i'm getting with my most recent experimentation. If any of y'all can comment on this, go nutz, i'd love to hear any suggestions/observcations
PAYCE!! And happy holidayz[/quote]

so how are you recording the sequences into PT? via a midi cable? if so, then it is your pc/mac making the sound. peace