Production Thread

[Professor]

So here's a thread where you can ask those of us who are making music, about what we do. A nice place to post links, get software/hardware info...idea exchange and so forth.



Now don't ask me anything I don't know.

[Professor]

oh, and here's some news. Live 5. mp3 support. mmm.

[Forgotten Sanity]

Any of you guys play live gigs? if so, how do you do it? I mean... what gear do you use, how do you trigger progressions, etc...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Forgotten Sanity

Any of you guys play live gigs? if so, how do you do it? I mean... what gear do you use, how do you trigger progressions, etc...

I'm wondering myself too. Maybe in the future I can play a gig in my hometown or something, you never know... I do know I'm gonna get myself a mixer for that.

Anyway, visit www.thesharkdog.tk to hear 1 complete song and a sample. If you're interested in the complete version of the sample, let me know
I'd find it great if you gave my tracks a try.
I recently got a new track done which I'm gonna put on my site one of these days.

Anyway, I'm not using Live at the moment, because I finally got to know how to mix effects with Reason, and do the whole build-up thing.
Also I can finally MASTER my songs, so there will be no cracks or clips in my future songs. When I have time, I will remaster my old productions.

[undarrenworld]

Originally Posted by Leon

Also I can finally MASTER my songs, so there will be no cracks or clips in my future songs. When I have time, I will remaster my old productions.

What equipment do u use for the Mastering the tracks? Could u reccommend me some?

[polar_action]

I have a friend who's using Live 4 for djing and has "dumped his turntables" "
(c) LCD Soundsystem

Mixes of his stuff can be found at www.drum-aberdeen.co.uk and there's huge discussion about all Live setps at the ableton forums http://www.ableton.com/index.php?main=forum.

There's even a wee bit about Darren Price and Underworld who's using Live

[Leon]

Originally Posted by undarrenworld

What equipment do u use for the Mastering the tracks? Could u reccommend me some?

Well it's actually really easy and cheap you know:

EARPHONES!

I only have software to produce music, so I stick the earphones (note: not HEADphones) in my computer and you immediately pick up too much bass or cracks or whatever it is that's making your song sound ugly.

My god, never thought I'd ever be ''advising'' people things about music production

[Professor]

undarrenworld: there isn't any real magic software for mastering. i have the waves bundle plugs--multiband compression, really good eq, maximizer etc. a good multiband compressor is key. lots of people swear by a maximizer--it will get your sound nice and loud, but it's your ears that really need to be spot on. a maximizer alone, without knowing what to listen for, can really just boost everything--even the shit that shouldn't be there. harmonics and phase are really tricky to me. apparantly reason has added some way of mastering--i have my tracks mastered by someone who knows what they are doing. it makes a difference.

[mkb]

Originally Posted by Professor

oh, and here's some news. Live 5. mp3 support. mmm.

yeah, too bad i missed out on the first beta

although, on their newest beta copy announcement isee this: the next beta version of Live 5 beta version is online.
We still have not yet increased the beta tester circle. Probably we will do this at the end of this week.

YAY!!!!!!!!

[viddy]

Professor, would you mind private messaging me your AOL screen name if you have one?

I've REALLY been enjoying you music the last three months...