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Pictures of your Home studio (pg. 203)
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| lenieNt Force |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
[FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#99CCEE]Thanks for bringing it to my attention, I don't check this thread very often. Now I don't want to turn this into meta-talk, but I thought I should respond here to everyone...
I'm not totally opposed to creating stickies on request, but I'm not really convinced that this particular thread belongs in that group. It's obviously popular but that is not a justification in and of itself. In fact it's a negative justification because popular threads end up getting bumped to the first page anyway. In my mind, there are two main reasons to make a thread sticky:
1. To highlight something that is important for new/infrequent visitors to see, especially something that doesn't or shouldn't get a lot of replies (i.e. the rules, or the recent album thread);
2. To keep discussion about a particular topic in one place, that would otherwise have new and redundant threads started frequently (i.e. remix competitions, or the soon-to-be-updated FAQ).
I don't see how studio pics fits into either of these categories. I don't see a lot of people starting new threads about it all the time, and it's not necessarily something that's important to draw attention to for newbies, lurkers and/or occasional contributors. As far as I'm concerned, people are asking for it to be stickied simply because it's one of their favourite threads to come back to, and that is why everyone has the ability to subscribe to individual threads (or, hell, just add a bookmark in your browser). |
And good arguments, really. |
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| cryophonik |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nick Cenik
What is your opinion re: the samples provided by NI Maschine? I'm looking to get some new samples appropriate for tech house, minimal, and techno. A friend of mine recommended the Maschine, saying that he never uses the controller but loves the samples (and their flexibility). |
The samples are very good, has a huge library, and would work very well for all those genres plus everything from pop/rock to hiphop, although I tend to use third-party libraries for most of my work. I wouldn't spend on $600 on it for the samples, though. The hardware/software integration and its feature set are the real reasons to buy a Maschine IMO. Its library browser and ability to quickly and easily browse, search, and call up any sample from your HD right from the hardware unit itself using categories (ala Kore) is pretty cool. |
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| Energy_3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
I spent some time at Office Max, Office Depot, and Staples today looking at laptop stands and the only one I found that was sturdy/solid enough, had rubber feet to stay in place and not scratch my desk, and adjustable enough to view all the Maschine controls was the Allsop 29528 Redmond Stand ($29 USD). It hardly moves when I'm tapping in drums and it's easily adjustable - just about perfect. Thanks for the tip!
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Good improvization ther Cryo looks nice...! im jelous :tongue2 |
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| beniii |
| quote: | | in the third place: where's your 'studio' pics? :) |
If he is being facetious, then well i feel silly...
If he isnt, he would have an AWESOME studio, as some in this thread are just stunning.
Mine on the other hand, is a macbook pro, some speakers/stands and a 25key midi keyboard... not to exciting.
p.s. was thinking about getting a virus, but robby told me to, then not too... or something |
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| Nick Cenik |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
The samples are very good, has a huge library, and would work very well for all those genres plus everything from pop/rock to hiphop, although I tend to use third-party libraries for most of my work. I wouldn't spend on $600 on it for the samples, though. The hardware/software integration and its feature set are the real reasons to buy a Maschine IMO. Its library browser and ability to quickly and easily browse, search, and call up any sample from your HD right from the hardware unit itself using categories (ala Kore) is pretty cool. |
Thanks for the reply dude, I appreciate your insight :) |
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| EgosXII |
| quote: | Originally posted by beniii
p.s. was thinking about getting a virus, but robby told me to, then not too... or something |
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| 4everX |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
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Wow ! it looks very cool mate =) |
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| Mr.Mystery |
Here's my state of the art studio:
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| Energy_3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
The samples are very good, has a huge library, and would work very well for all those genres plus everything from pop/rock to hiphop, although I tend to use third-party libraries for most of my work. I wouldn't spend on $600 on it for the samples, though. The hardware/software integration and its feature set are the real reasons to buy a Maschine IMO. Its library browser and ability to quickly and easily browse, search, and call up any sample from your HD right from the hardware unit itself using categories (ala Kore) is pretty cool. |
How does that work Cryo? it sounds good. Are the function buttons linked to your files/sample or something (scan through on its onboard navagation and bring up the sample in Machine. So the Machine acts as a midi controller with push button instead of keys i guess! |
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| cryophonik |
| quote: | Originally posted by Energy_3
How does that work Cryo? it sounds good. Are the function buttons linked to your files/sample or something (scan through on its onboard navagation and bring up the sample in Machine. So the Machine acts as a midi controller with push button instead of keys i guess! |
Yes - you can do pretty much everything with the hardware that you can with Maschine's software interface, except for naming/re-naming samples, files, etc. You can navigate your hard drive right from the screens on Maschine or, better yet, add your samples to your favorites, categorize them in Maschine's library using three tiers of classification (including endless user-defined categories), and then you can browse/preview/load them very quickly using the knobs/screens on the HW by searching through your categories. |
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| Energy_3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
Yes - you can do pretty much everything with the hardware that you can with Maschine's software interface, except for naming/re-naming samples, files, etc. You can navigate your hard drive right from the screens on Maschine or, better yet, add your samples to your favorites, categorize them in Maschine's library using three tiers of classification (including endless user-defined categories), and then you can browse/preview/load them very quickly using the knobs/screens on the HW by searching through your categories. |
Nice, sounds bloody versitile!
May look into that later on, thanks for the info Cryo :gsmile: |
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| aNYthing |
| quote: | Originally posted by Energy_3
How does that work Cryo? it sounds good. Are the function buttons linked to your files/sample or something (scan through on its onboard navagation and bring up the sample in Machine. So the Machine acts as a midi controller with push button instead of keys i guess! |
Maschine is actually a lot more than that - you can record your own loops real time and use them in your beat. You can do all kinds of crazy things - like real time reverse of the sample or loop, dropping FX in or running other sounds through maschine FX. You can also use it as a Live controller - it's really insane and really easy to get started.
I'm dumping my command station (hardware-based drum/synth/sequencer) and going all Maschine.
Just start here to see what it can do:
http://www.youtube.com/user/NativeI...h/8/QYVQR-YdVJI |
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