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Need advice from MWTA producers. (pg. 2)
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| delobbo |
MIDI = language
MID = pattern written for MIDI
are you guys talking about .MID files, perhaps? |
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| hexadecimal |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ben Brown
Placing notes in MIDI, "Writing MIDI", is writing the gestural notation for a specific track in the mix.
Sequencing is the process of arranging your track and its elements. |
Funny, when those of us who were producing before 1999 did that on hardware, we still called it sequencing. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by hexadecimal
No. When someone is sequencing, I'd call it sequencing. |
You feel free to keep trying buckaroo - I'm sure one of these days you'll accidentally come off sounding as intelligent as you try so very hard to.
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| Ben Brown |
| quote: | Originally posted by hexadecimal
Funny, when those of us who were producing before 1999 did that on hardware, we still called it sequencing. |
Let's hear some of your jams. |
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| hexadecimal |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ben Brown
Let's hear some of your jams. |
Seneca probably has some of my old garbage. I haven't had time to produce in years. |
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| hexadecimal |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
Ishkur is that you? |
Yes. |
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| denys envy |
| tony (darin epsilon) has a nice set-up, i'd wait for him to chime in. |
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| neutron liar |
"MIDI junkies! Gonna you up!"
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| darin epsilon |
Hey RJT,
I have experimented with Logic, Ableton Live, Propellerhead Reason, FL Studio, and Cubase SX. Every program has its pros and cons, there is no software that simply has it all. I learned most of what I know off of Cubase SX (nearly tore my hairs out), and decided it just wasn't for me.
Now I'm currently rewiring Ableton Live and Propellerhead Reason together. Afterwards I usually bounce the audio into Logic for the final mixdown. I find Reason's Redrum capabilities to be the absolute best out of all sequencing softwares. It mimics a simple drum machine and you can create a hot loop in less than 5 minutes. I like Ableton Live mostly because of its effects and easy looping and pitch-shifting abilities. Seriously, there's no other program that even comes close.
I originally posted some of my own observations on pros and cons for each of these sequencing softwares on ProgressiveHouse.com, but I copied it over for simplicity. The moral of the story is just to experiment and find what fits you the best.
ABLETON LIVE
Major Strengths:
-Great at getting ideas together quickly because of its warping and pitch shifting capabilities.
-No other program comes even close in terms of looping.
-Wicked built-in effects that you can play with forever.
-Ableton's automation capabilities are amongst the best.
Major Weaknesses:
-Out of all sequencing programs I personally feel Ableton Live has the WORST sound quality. Often times the bass and kick drum will be rumbling unpredictably.
-Compressor and EQ are particularly weak.
-CPU resources hog
PROPELLERHEAD REASON
Major Strengths:
-Great built-in effects racks and instruments.
-Very easy layout, easy to learn
-Very light load on CPU usage
-Contains one of the best mastering suites ever
Major Weaknesses:
-No audio capabilities, this means no recording hardware. Dropping audio samples is incredibly inefficient.
-You can't use VSTs or other external instruments.
CUBASE SX
Major Strengths:
-Cubase has a real mixer which allows you to create more professional mixdowns. Bussing is also possible.
-Slick layout, very intuitive, very easy on the eyes.
-Great sound quality.
-Has built-in audio editor, Ableton and Reason do not.
Major Weaknesses:
-Terribly expensive, be ready to drop over $1000
-Comes with bare-bones instruments and VSTs built-in. Why did I pay that $1000 again???
-High learning curve, prepare to be frustrated with all the buttons and knobs.
-Bounced audio never sounds quite the same as within the Cubase project. Can't figure this one out.
-Requires USB dongle key to activate, this can get rather annoying, especially if you lose that dongle.
LOGIC STUDIO
Major Strengths:
-Comes loaded with samples, built-in instruments and VSTs, effects, and loops. For $500 this is completely worth the money.
-Crisp sound quality, and no major surprises when bouncing the audio, unlike Cubase.
-Has built-in audio editor, Ableton and Reason do not.
-No USB key needed.
Major Weaknesses:
-Steep learning curve, similar to Cubase. The user manuals combined are thousands of pages long.
-Exclusive to Mac. Sorry PC users.
-Takes half your life to install. |
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| darin epsilon |
| Sorry for the way long post. Hope you found it helpful, Mr. Turner :) If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask, there's quite a lot of capable producers here on MWTA. There is of course a whole range of topics that we haven't even touched upon, like gear (monitor speakers, keyboards, MIDI controllers, soundcards, microphones), VSTs and instruments, and so on and so forth. |
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| RJT |
Indeed. That's why I asked here instead of the production forum ;)
Thanks a ton Tony - I'm probably just going to pay the $200 for the upgrade pack to Ableton 7 (I own 4), since I'm most familiar with that.
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