http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/ Share your ideas and ask your questions in here en Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:32:22 GMT vBulletin 120 http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/images/misc/rss.png http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/ http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83140-xp-vs-7?goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:10:33 GMT So whats the diff between using cubase 5.1 on windows 7 and on xp? Am upgrading to 7 ultimate soon. So whats the diff between using cubase 5.1 on windows 7 and on xp? Am upgrading to 7 ultimate soon. ]]> Media Production fredstek http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83140-xp-vs-7 http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83139-The-epic-methods-for-getting-a-song-built-thread.?goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:13:28 GMT So this is like - post an instruction that will contribute to the building of a song. Not: -... So this is like - post an instruction that will contribute to the building of a song.
Not: - Creating sounds
- making the song song sound better

basically - someone should be able to follow these instructions and get a song at the end of it.



Follow my lead:

in no particular order
1. add a kick drum
2. add a snare, hi hats
3. add a bass line
4. create a return track with delays/reverb
5. get a sample from somewhere and add it to your track. (eg a voice sample or whatever)
6. resample a part of your track that sounds good, and use a sampler to repeat that sound through out the track. (I've been using this to get gritty type sounds that come from a heap of effects on return channels).
2 Days, 21 Hours ago 7.use synths/samples/whatever the fuck to get a bunch of good hook sounds to play percussively.
8. make some kind of build up sound, then a hit or a crash, and then take some sounds out/change some sounds etc. (breakdown) ]]> Media Production Spots2012 http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83139-The-epic-methods-for-getting-a-song-built-thread. http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83136-Realtek-high-definition-audio-working-properly?goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:29:30 GMT I have a realtek high definition audio card in my macbook and was wondering if this is good enough... I have a realtek high definition audio card in my macbook and was wondering if this is good enough for psytrance production? I also checked the VST audio system in device set up and the only driver i can choose from is "ASIO direct x full duplex driver" Probs just dont have the best drivers for it?

The input and output latency seem really spastic compared to the video that actually told me to check it in the first place. I am watching the first couple videos from this website.....http://www.vtc.com/products/Cubase-4-tutorials.htm These type of tutorials are just what i have been looking for and are much more for beginers rather the the cubase guru course which claims to be! Its not based around psytrance tho but hopefully will teach me some of the basics needed to be able to follow the guru course.

The input latency is 325.079ms
output latency is 57.975ms
sample rate 44100.0Hz

The guy in the tutorial has both latency at like 23ms and it doesn't even show sample-rate. This is probably because he is using version 4? ]]> Media Production fredstek http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83136-Realtek-high-definition-audio-working-properly http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83121-heh?goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:16:47 GMT so this is my second-last day at my current job, and as a reward for working hard over the past... so this is my second-last day at my current job, and as a reward for working hard over the past couple of years i took my Boris bike (seriously, they're awesome) for a nice long ride at lunchtime and found a quiet pub just off Regents Park. once safely inside with a cold pint and lunch on order i realised with horror i had nothing to read. no soundonsound, no arb audio articles, not even mobile interwebs! the landlord had a copy of the mirror (shudder) and the mail (vomit) so idly i turned my eye to the obligatory games-and-cheap-books shelf. lo and behold there was a Britannica 'Year in Science' compendium from 1974. since i'm writing a speech about changes in clinical practice since 1974 i decided to have a quick flick through, only to find....


...a chapter on physical modelling of stringed instruments! :D :D :D ]]> Media Production AEON http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83121-heh http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83106-Echo-Audiofire-4-Issues?goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:26:48 GMT Afternoon everyone. Another advice request from moi :s I just recieved my new Audiofire 4... Afternoon everyone.

Another advice request from moi :s

I just recieved my new Audiofire 4 sound card in the post. I plugged it all in and installed the drivers.
It powers up, but the computer can't find the device.
It's powering up via firewire, I plugged a mic into both main mic inputs and got a signal, could hear it through headphones (didn't have time to connect the outputs up and that).

When I open the software it says that the device can't be found, I plug the firewire in and it powers but I don't get any "found new hardware" messages.

Any ideas? ]]> Media Production Milky http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83106-Echo-Audiofire-4-Issues http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83102-Midiquest-XL-10.0.3?goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:46:06 GMT ok guys, i just came across with this app named Midiquest XL 10.0.3 i never used it... but... ok guys, i just came across with this app named Midiquest XL 10.0.3

i never used it...

but the description about this software is very interesting, as far i understood its an app able to integrate all types of hardware synths into a DAW, creating an emulation from the synth as VSTI, allowing you to controle the entire machine from that same vsti, incluiding automations (like the Total integration options in acess virus series i think...)

and this is quite exciting, first because i am a great fan of old synths, and virus TI its a litle expensive for my pocket... old synths are much easier to buy, but unfortunaly they dont offer software support, so it turns them a litle bit dificult to use in pc sequencers, but this definity may give them a new chance...and
turn things more easy to work with that material

so i would like to know if someone here allready used this application, and if it realy works well??
if it provides minimal latence, if you realy can work out only from midi, without need to render the synth mix down the synth into audio...

you can read more about in the website
http://www.squest.com/Windows/MidiQu...est-About.html ]]> Media Production Ricciardo http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83102-Midiquest-XL-10.0.3 http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83101-CronoX-2?goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:26:38 GMT I've heard good things about CronoX 2 for bass although I can't get a copy anywhere.

I've got CronoX 3 and can get a bass sound I like from that, but how different is it to v2?

Is it worth the extra time hunting for v2 or are the differences minimal? ]]> Media Production Syzygy http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83101-CronoX-2 http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83099-Virtual-dj?goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:37:51 GMT I dont know if this is the right area to post.......... but u guys deffo know ur shit so u probly... I dont know if this is the right area to post.......... but u guys deffo know ur shit so u probly have an answer.

I have plenty of tunes on file and want to be able to have bit of a mix but really cant afford any cdjs ect,.....

CAN I USE SOMTHING LIKE VIRTUAL DJ TO MIX MY TUNES? AND IS THIS SOMTHING U COULD USE AT A PARTY,?

love n peace to all ]]> Media Production smiffo7oaks http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83099-Virtual-dj http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83098-Wav-problem-please-help...?goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:21:05 GMT Hi guys,

I have a situation:
Im doing a VS track and I've exported everything at 44.1Khz, 24bit in cubase and send it to my mate who is on Fruity Loops 9.

When he opened up the tracks the first few where ok but as he loaded them into the project the computer got slower and slower.

Now, we thought it may be because we are working with 24bit because he had worked on songs with the same ammount of tracks b4 and had no problems...

So I've exported everything to 16bit (not very happy about it but there you go).


Surprise? No...

The problem carryed on, he tryed to update the soundcard, got Asio4All and nothing.


Any of you ever run into a prblem like this b4?


Thanks in advance. ]]> Media Production Mind Doctors Make Acid http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83098-Wav-problem-please-help... http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83094-massive-ableton-BSOD?goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:00:10 GMT Ableton 7.0.14, massive 1.1.3, windows xp.

If it doesn't crash on song load it crashes when I open the massive gui.
If it doesn't crash on gui load it crashes when I drag an envelope modulator around.
Proper blue screen.

Any advice on how to make it work? ]]> Media Production sideshow bob http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83094-massive-ableton-BSOD http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83093-Organizing-Samples?goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:41:08 GMT Im interested to see how other people organize their sample libraries. Do you sort by... Im interested to see how other people organize their sample libraries.

Do you sort by instrument? Tone? Timbre? Feeling? Do you even do it at all?

Im finding that the more I add to my folders the longer it is taking me to find things, and some ideas on how to go about organizing it would be great! ]]> Media Production SystemInk http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83093-Organizing-Samples http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83092-Sampling-from-.avi-files-in-Ableton?goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:09:54 GMT Hey, I was just wondering if any of you have had much success doing this?
I'm wanting to sample some dialogue from an .avi file, but I'm having a load of carry on. Does anyone know how to do this? ]]> Media Production Lethal Dave http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83092-Sampling-from-.avi-files-in-Ableton http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83090-imageline-49-sale-finishes-tonight?goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:22:31 GMT https://support.image-line.com/jshop/shop.php

i'm seriously thinking about Sytrus - anyone have any thoughts? it good, it bad, it not as good as (x)? what would you choose? ]]> Media Production AEON http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83090-imageline-49-sale-finishes-tonight http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83086-Hackingtosh-OSx86...-anyone-tried-this?goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:50:39 GMT I've recently been thinking of building myself a new computer and it seems a hackingtosh quad core i7 extreme with a gigabyte motherboard is a very viable option. There are numerous different install methods available and to be honest I don't know which way to go. Ideally. I would like to do it as close to a vanilla (retail os x) install as possible.
It seems that many gigabyte motherboards are natively supported by OSx and as such you have less install and code trickery to do if you use one of them. I'm curious to see if anyone here has built or used one of these systems and if so, how have they functioned with Logic pro. Could anyone recommend an OSx install method that worked well for them?

Cheers ]]> Media Production metro_gnome http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83086-Hackingtosh-OSx86...-anyone-tried-this http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83084-trying-to-use-kontakt-and-evolve-with-cubase...failing%21?goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:18:55 GMT Ok so i am a complete beginer when it comes to music production of any kind but i have just got my... Ok so i am a complete beginer when it comes to music production of any kind but i have just got my hands on a cubase psytrance toutorial. I need to use evolve within kontakt player but it cant seem to bring evolve up. I installed kontakt and some how managed to get it working in the drop down menu of available synths. My problem now is getting evolve to work through it. I have evolve mutations files but doubt there in the right place. Any help would be much appreciated.

If there is any kind of awesome guide for beginners of cubase geared towards more electronic music production then pleeeeeeeeeeease let me know ;)

Thanks :) ]]> Media Production fredstek http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83084-trying-to-use-kontakt-and-evolve-with-cubase...failing%21 http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83073-How-many-hats-do-you-use?goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:36:33 GMT I don't mean over the course of a track, but when writing hat lines and rythems, how many different hats do you use?

I have found myself writing hat lines using up to 4-5 different hats/shakers/cabassas etc. Reckon this is too many?
I know it's what works for you, what you do with your tools and so on, but was wondering if there is a recommended amount of hats to use in hat lines, if over a certain amount you feel it becomes too cluttered?

Plus I am also curious what methods people use to come up with creative drum patterns.
Given the nature of K K+S K K+S of most trance it seems to somewhat limit the variation possibilities (if you stick to the conventional formula that is). So the majority of the variation appears to be in the hats, so any tips on creating nice sounding, driving hat lines? ]]> Media Production Milky http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83073-How-many-hats-do-you-use http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83066-Let-s-make-some-piss-take-tunes%21?goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:25:33 GMT As the 'write a rubbish drop' thread didn't amount to anything, I thought I'd start this one up to hear other Pie Forum geeks' musical piss-take abilities.

Here's my interpretation: http://www.zshare.net/audio/79846640fa10f7dc/ (My PC is being whack and won't let me upload anytings onto SoundCloud :s ) ]]> Media Production PsycheDanic http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83066-Let-s-make-some-piss-take-tunes%21 http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83062-I-need-help-with-cubase-5?goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:00:16 GMT hi I got problem with cubse 5 it was fine till yesterday when it start making all my song faster... hi I got problem with cubse 5 it was fine till yesterday when it start making all my song faster for no reason and this message come out before i start the project " Simple rate could not be set. This may be due to the simple clock being set to external sync.

Please could you help me with my problem thanks ]]> Media Production howk 01 http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83062-I-need-help-with-cubase-5 http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83057-How-often-do-you-.-.-.?goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:17:19 GMT Listen to your music collection on your studio monitors? In these days of digital segregation I... Listen to your music collection on your studio monitors?

In these days of digital segregation I tend to keep my music computer free of everything except my own stuff. But plugging my iPod in through my sound card I'm rediscovering the Mumford & Sons album, and it's rather well produced!! ]]> Media Production solar bud http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83057-How-often-do-you-.-.-. http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83055-Right-pains-in-the-arse-you-may-experience-with-Cubase?goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:26:44 GMT Sometimes my ping-pong delay, the one which comes with Cubase, somehow loses time and gets out of... Sometimes my ping-pong delay, the one which comes with Cubase, somehow loses time and gets out of sync with the Midi signal.

Nothing to do with clock settings, and the only way around it is either to render the track in real time, which sometimes works, and the only other way which sometimes works is to reboot my machine, open up the project and export it to audio as the very first action performed. But even that doesn't always work.

Absolutely no idea why this happens. Most of the time it's absolutely fine. ]]> Media Production solar bud http://www.psymusic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/83055-Right-pains-in-the-arse-you-may-experience-with-Cubase