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I've got something coming up in a few weeks that I'll be using Live with. I've been playing a lot more with the audio effects racks and have made a few filtery/overdrive things. The only problem is they can get ear splittingly loud at times, what's the best way to go about keeping my highs safe?
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EMUpirate posted:I've got something coming up in a few weeks that I'll be using Live with. I've been playing a lot more with the audio effects racks and have made a few filtery/overdrive things. The only problem is they can get ear splittingly loud at times, what's the best way to go about keeping my highs safe? Couldn't you just use a limiter?
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Feb 14, 2010 06:52
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RivensBitch posted:My wife and I really like this, have any more? I like your lights. I live in LA, want to collaborate on some kind of performance?
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Feb 14, 2010 08:44
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:Just for info ... this is probably not surprising, but run through speakers which can provide bass, the bass drum(s?) drown out everything else. It's actually surprising to me since I don't know very much about this stuff. Will better headphones help?
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Feb 14, 2010 12:24
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baw posted:It's actually surprising to me since I don't know very much about this stuff. Will better headphones help? Don't mix with headphones. If you do, listen to your mix on multiple sound sources to gauge your levels. It's best to invest in a pair of studio monitors. Gramatik fucked around with this message at 14:14 on Feb 14, 2010 |
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Feb 14, 2010 14:07
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chillhouse posted:Couldn't you just use a limiter? The time I did I didn't like the sound of it. My brains are actually working now and I think I know how to fix it.
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Feb 14, 2010 15:45
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chillhouse posted:It's best to invest in a pair of studio monitors.  )?
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Feb 14, 2010 15:55
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EMUpirate posted:The time I did I didn't like the sound of it. My brains are actually working now and I think I know how to fix it. You could always just make the knob that turns up the overdrive turn down the volume at the same time.
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Feb 14, 2010 18:24
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APC40 on sale at Guitar Center for 299, Lauchpads for 159 
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Feb 14, 2010 18:37
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melee beats posted:APC40 on sale at Guitar Center for 299, Lauchpads for 159 Launchpad is 199 on the website...
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Feb 14, 2010 21:41
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They can't advertise below MAP on the web, so it's undoubtedly an in-store, non-advertised sale price. They do it hoping that word of mouth will spread.melee beats posted:APC40 on sale at Guitar Center for 299, Lauchpads for 159 I bought my launchpad from RobotSpeak in SF for $200, and consider it money well spent. I'd much rather support a hole in the wall in the haight where I can actually hear myself think as I'm evaluating the gear I want to buy, and seeing as how a large chain store like Guitar Center buys them at $140 while Robotspeak has to buy them at $155, I'm much happier to see my $45 keeping a cool store open rather than shooting $15 to a chain store so that they can open yet another house of musical horrors.
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Feb 14, 2010 21:55
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I love robotspeak
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Feb 14, 2010 21:56
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$150 is a great price. I already have an APC40 + Max for live, and I wouldn't mind having another grid based midi-controller for step sequencing. I can't be bothered for $199, however.
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Feb 14, 2010 22:01
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FLX posted:Speaking of which, what are some recommendations on monitor speakers, if I primarily do music as a hobby (i.e. a cheap but decent solution melee beats posted:APC40 on sale at Guitar Center for 299, Lauchpads for 159 Gramatik fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Feb 14, 2010 |
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Feb 14, 2010 22:30
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chillhouse posted:It really depends on your budget. However, I usually recommend KRKs to everyone that asks me. I love my Rokit 8s. EDIT: I did just find a pair of Rokit 8 for €500. How big is the difference between those and the Rokit 5? And a pair of Rokit 6 is €400 ... choices 
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Feb 14, 2010 23:12
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FLX posted:I just had a look and I couldn't find Rokit 8s, but two "KRK RP5 ROKIT G2" speakers for about € 300, which would be in my budget. I wouldn't need a separate subwoofer with those, right? I ended up getting RP8s because I didn't want to have to spring for a sub as well. Although in many ways having RP5s or 6s with a sub is probably better... if nothing else, the RP8s are very large.
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Feb 14, 2010 23:59
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growlerpig posted:just curious are you using a reamp box between your laptop and amp?
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Feb 15, 2010 10:15
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Finnebass posted:No, I'm not, I've just got a limiter on the master in Live to prevent it from blowing up. It seems to have been working okay this far, what does a reamp box do? Well as the name suggests, the common usage for a reamp box is to adapt a recorded DI signal for input into an amp - basically allowing you to record raw guitar lines and then put them through any amp you have. it's basically the inverse of a DI box, which is meant to adapt the signal from the guitar to the computer. a reamp box I've seen good reviews about and have had my EYE on for some time is the little labs redeye, which works as both a DI and a reamp box.
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Feb 15, 2010 15:55
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New track! <3 Ableton. Best DAW evar.
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Feb 15, 2010 22:17
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Anyone looking to sell their APC40?
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Feb 16, 2010 00:52
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Is there a way to force a monophonic buss/submix track in Live? For example I have a play-along CD that came with a music book, it has the bassline hard panned to the left channel and the rest of the accompaniment hard panned to the right. I want to listen to just the accompaniment (right channel), but I would like it centered in the stereo field. In most other DAWs I could just route the track to a monophonic submix, but in Live I can't figure out a way to create a monophonic audio track unless it is monitoring a monophonic hardware input as its source.
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Feb 16, 2010 02:59
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Could try panning it to the right and routing it to an audio track with the utility device with stereo width set to 0?
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Feb 16, 2010 03:04
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This may be what stun runner just said, but in lives audio effects there's a utility folder and in there is a plugin that selects which stereo tracks you want to monitor, and I beleive one of the options is both in mono.
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Feb 16, 2010 03:31
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stun runner posted:Could try panning it to the right and routing it to an audio track with the utility device with stereo width set to 0? That did the trick exactly, thanks! It looks like the Utility device can also reverse phase of either channel, which is also handy.
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Feb 16, 2010 03:41
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8] cool. Utility's a neat little thing, especially the stereo width function
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Feb 16, 2010 04:01
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It's also how you should be automating your level changes if you're pro status. That way you don't have to mess with the automation for your track levels and gently caress up your mixing. ; )
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Feb 16, 2010 07:27
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I really, *really* hate how Ableton handles it's automation in arrangement view. Why is the automation tied to the clip? If I have multiple takes, that means I have to either copy/paste the automation to each of the alternates, or send the audio to a monitoring channel and put the automation there. Either way, it's a PITA. Also I should be able to turn record automation off, so that I can adjust levels while tracking without then having to go back and delete the automation that was recorded. Automating levels in the utility plugin is a great tip, I just wish Ableton had something similar to Cubase's relative automation features where you can still use the faders after you've automated levels on a track.
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Feb 17, 2010 01:27
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stun runner posted:8] cool. Utility's a neat little thing, especially the stereo width function God drat, I feel like an idiot. I've been looking for a stereo width plugin for the longest time and never realized it was sitting right there. Thanks for the tip, I'm gonna be using Utility a ton now
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Feb 17, 2010 01:50
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RivensBitch posted:I really, *really* hate how Ableton handles it's automation in arrangement view. Why is the automation tied to the clip? If I have multiple takes, that means I have to either copy/paste the automation to each of the alternates, or send the audio to a monitoring channel and put the automation there. Either way, it's a PITA. Yeah I have grown very frustrated with the way that Ableton handles automation as well. I really have no idea why I can't automate MIDI CC data outside of a clip.
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Feb 17, 2010 06:22
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prom candy posted:I have a question about MIDI mapping. I set up my Axiom 49 with the default midi maps, which set my sliders to control the volume on tracks 1-8 and the buttons underneath the sliders to mute them or unmute them. I'd rather have those buttons set up to arm the track for recording. So is this impossible, or so retarded easy that I'm a dumbass for not being able to find the answer on my own?
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Feb 17, 2010 19:01
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My mpd32 does what you want (bank A 1-8 sliders automap to tracks 1-8 and the buttons below arm the tracks) and I know that ableton supports a bunch of devices. Make sure your specific model is chosen in your settings.
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Feb 17, 2010 19:41
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prom candy posted:So is this impossible, or so retarded easy that I'm a dumbass for not being able to find the answer on my own?
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Feb 17, 2010 20:20
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So it was the latter then eh? Thanks
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Feb 17, 2010 20:53
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So this might have been asked already, but searching through 26 pages for this simple question won't be fun. My friend and I are wanting to make some music, basically a digital mashup/remixing project for a local art gallery to play in the background, and we were considering using Ableton Live since it seems to be the most open out of the DAWs. However he has a PC and I am on a Mac, so is it easy to transfer projects from PC to Mac on Ableton or should we consider another DAW? thanks
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Feb 17, 2010 22:28
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Nofehr posted:So this might have been asked already, but searching through 26 pages for this simple question won't be fun. Yes, projects are cross-compatible between PC and Mac. The Ableton FAQ adds: "If you are transferring from a Mac to a PC, use the "Save Set Self-Contained" format. Please be sure to save the files with the ".als" extension. And be sure you are using the same version of Live."
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Feb 17, 2010 22:39
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spent my day off playing with Ableton still mixing with Skullcandies because I'm in Iraq and don't have the room for studio monitors
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Feb 18, 2010 14:23
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baw posted:still mixing with Skullcandies because I'm in Iraq and don't have the room for studio monitors Wow, it really shows. Everything is almost inaudible except for the kick 
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Feb 18, 2010 17:39
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baw posted:spent my day off playing with Ableton Sounds like it might be cool but yeah, I can barely hear most of it.
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Feb 18, 2010 22:15
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goddamn it So would a better pair of headphones help or I should I wait until I can get a set of studio monitors? I'm willing to spend up to $300 on a descent set of headphones because I figure I'll need them eventually.
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Feb 19, 2010 02:55
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baw posted:goddamn it http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/368907-REG/Etymotic_Research_ER4S_ER_4S_Noise_Attenuating_Portable_Stereo.html I've mixed with these for 5 years and I absolutely adore them. I have a feeling some dude is going to quote this post with DONT MIX ON HEADPHONE S GET KRKS
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