I'm doing my first collaborative project with a friend of mine. We aren't local, but we both use the same host sequencer (Logic). I'm curious what's common in the collaboration world...are parts shared through MIDI files? Or audio files? With logic, we'll both have access to the same plugins unless they're 3rd party (I use a lot of 3rd party plugs), so thus, anything besides melting effects to audio, etc, would be difficult to share with him.

The setup we're doing is mainly me taking care of main melodic and harmonic material, as well as in charge of breaks, while he is killer with processing pads, etc. Both overall doing the arrangement, but I'm sending him stuff tonight and I just wanted to know what would make things go quicker, more streamlined? Audio stems?

Thanks for the insights in advance.

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i like to work with sending sample packs. i make a few bounces of my seperate tracks. as i want them to sound. i suppose sending a project file with all the used audio files would work. but i think using audio samples only allow you to ensure your sound is built in the foundations of the track as audio, instead of being adjusted by whoever you collab with. then both of you should make your own mix of the collab. utilising the favourite parts of eachothers works.

sending a 128k whole file of what you are going for will allow the other artist to make layers/efx to go on top of that.

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i like to work with sending sample packs. i make a few bounces of my seperate tracks. as i want them to sound. i suppose sending a project file with all the used audio files would work. but i think using audio samples only allow you to ensure your sound is built in the foundations of the track as audio, instead of being adjusted by whoever you collab with. then both of you should make your own mix of the collab. utilising the favourite parts of eachothers works.

sending a 128k whole file of what you are going for will allow the other artist to make layers/efx to go on top of that.

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i like to work with sending sample packs. i make a few bounces of my seperate tracks. as i want them to sound. i suppose sending a project file with all the used audio files would work. but i think using audio samples only allow you to ensure your sound is built in the foundations of the track as audio, instead of being adjusted by whoever you collab with. then both of you should make your own mix of the collab. utilising the favourite parts of eachothers works.

sending a 128k whole file of what you are going for will allow the other artist to make layers/efx to go on top of that.

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I've been lucky enough to get to simply exchange project files over the 'net. Here's a couple obvious things that will make the online collaboration work smoothly:

1. Keep things more organized than usual. Unless this person works in the EXACT way you do, your quirks will drive him/her insane and vice versa.

2. Make sure any bounces/recordings are kept organized and remember to send the files when you make them! Although it is kind of funny when they load up a session and all the leads are missing.

3. Save preset files, sample/instrument kits, etc. They're always good to have for a "just in case" situation. Of course, it comes at the cost of priceless kilobytes.

you could always just send the complete cubase file i would think that'd make things loads quicker. like with fl whenever i get the chance to work with friends we normally just send the flp file, or some sort of zipped loop package. hope that helps somewhat.

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Thanks a lot for the help and advice. This actually totally put my mind at ease getting these tips.

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