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Hippie Hedgehog posted:Or might I just as well download a tuner app for my Android phone? I don't think I trust some phone to keep an accurate clock reference... Try one called PitchLab, it has a bunch of modes including spectral strobing displays, so you might be able to find something that works for you baka kaba fucked around with this message at 06:00 on Jun 13, 2013 |
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baka kaba posted:Try one called PitchLab, it has a bunch of modes including spectral strobing displays, so you might be able to find something that works for you Pitchlab looks cool and very customizable, but it won't let me define Trumpet as an instrument. It has 0 strings. =( Edit: Scratch that, it actually seems to work really well. Hippie Hedgehog fucked around with this message at 14:55 on Jun 14, 2013 |
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Jun 14, 2013 14:18
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Yeah I just use the chromatic strobey setting. Some of the other stuff is neat too (like the 'what's this chord' bit) Also, I know you're dying to know that your av reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV52OA3yqjw
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Jun 14, 2013 18:50
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Hey, uhm... on the staff, right? How do I write down a chord that has sounds: D-sharp, G, A-sharp? The problem is all those sharps don't fit on the left side of the notes and I have to put a dot on the right side (since it's supposed to be 3/4 beats long). And speaking of which - if I write down a chord on the staff and I want it to last 3/4 of a bar, do I put a dot next to each not of which it consists or just one dot next to the entire chord?
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Jun 20, 2013 21:24
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Red Garland posted:Hey, uhm... on the staff, right? How do I write down a chord that has sounds: D-sharp, G, A-sharp? The problem is all those sharps don't fit on the left side of the notes and I have to put a dot on the right side (since it's supposed to be 3/4 beats long). And speaking of which - if I write down a chord on the staff and I want it to last 3/4 of a bar, do I put a dot next to each not of which it consists or just one dot next to the entire chord? Well it depends on the context but I'd write it down as Eb, G, Bb. Also put the dot on each note, because it's entirely possible to write a chord that has two notes last half a bar and one note that lasts three fourths.
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Jun 21, 2013 05:09
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Red Garland posted:Hey, uhm... on the staff, right? How do I write down a chord that has sounds: D-sharp, G, A-sharp? The problem is all those sharps don't fit on the left side of the notes and I have to put a dot on the right side (since it's supposed to be 3/4 beats long). And speaking of which - if I write down a chord on the staff and I want it to last 3/4 of a bar, do I put a dot next to each not of which it consists or just one dot next to the entire chord?  (via Finale Notepad, which is free and does a good job with automagic score layout). EDIT: Weird BIAS's suggestion about spelling it as E♭ G B♭ is sensible, depending on the context. h_double fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Jun 21, 2013 |
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Jun 21, 2013 05:10
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Just to elaborate a little, the reason Eb is sensible is that the key of Eb has 3 flats whereas the equivalent key of D# would have 9 sharps. A key with 9 sharps is a lot harder to understand and read than one with 3 flats, so D# is generally not used and music is written out in Eb instead. So, as a result, absent any other context the assumption is that a D#/Eb major chord is in the key of Eb.
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I've got a grounding problem, which is bad. The details: - I'm recording my guitar on to a desktop computer - My recording program is Pro Tools 8 - I'm running my guitar through a Line 6 UX1 So the process is "Guitar ---> UX1 ---> Pro Tools" The guitar, specifically the pickups, have a small (is there such a thing?) consistent shock. I'm assuming it's a grounding problem. Would the guitar cables be a problem? Is it a problem with my house's electrical system? Short of calling an electrician, is there anything I can do?
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Jun 24, 2013 02:59
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Faltese Malkin posted:I've got a grounding problem, which is bad. The details: Can you draw a diagram of how they are wired, including power cables to the PC and UX1? It would be good to know if they are all on the same ground or not. Edit: A helpful video on ground loops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep0jAeq1kzM Hippie Hedgehog fucked around with this message at 14:20 on Jun 24, 2013 |
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Jun 24, 2013 14:15
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I browsed the Musician's Lounge, but found no classical music (mega)thread? Do we just have very few classical musicians here? Did I miss it (I double checked, but I'm easily distracted)? ..or is there some other reason?
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BRAAAAAAAINS posted:I browsed the Musician's Lounge, but found no classical music (mega)thread? Do we just have very few classical musicians here? Did I miss it (I double checked, but I'm easily distracted)? ..or is there some other reason? You could make a thread, though! Classical musicians seem to be relatively few/quiet around here but maybe some would come out of the woodwork. I mean, we had a classical guitar thread that had a lot of repertoire discussion, if I remember correctly. I think a lot of the general discussion threads around here tend to be centered around instruments/gear and not genres, though there are exceptions.
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Hey, thanks a lot Weird BIAS and h_double for answering my previous question. Here's another one: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/oct97/arranging1.html - what would be a good further reading on this? Well, maybe that's not the proper question since there's a high possibility that a specific book that you'd recommend isn't available in my language, but in general where should I be looking? Is it a specific field of music that deals with everything unrelated to harmony and rhythm? Is just "arrangement" the proper term for it, and is this the field I should be looking into?
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Red Garland posted:Hey, thanks a lot Weird BIAS and h_double for answering my previous question. Here's another one: Arranging is a good place to start, though you really could cut that into smaller sized topics as well. And you are right, arranging music doesn't deal (much) with harmony and rhythm and more with progression, tension, dynamics (not to be confused with the dynamics of a particular sound) and other, esoteric concepts like "flow" that I don't have the English ability to put into good words. Its an interesting topic because sometimes you can find a really simple song that becomes exciting because it has been arranged in a way that keeps you looking for the next part and surprises you with something you don't expect. It also, like a lot of music topics doesn't have a "right" answer as you can arrange a song in any way you like really and still call it a song. I don't have any recommendations on where to go next to learn more, but you can find a whole ton of really interesting articles on the internet that might help to fire your imagination and give you a bit more info on the terminology and common practices. Maybe Youtube as well?
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heap posted:I don't think ML has one at the moment. Welp, not sure I'm the best candidate to lead a post, but created one none-the-less!
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Can I write music down without knowing what key it's in to make a key signature at the beginning? Or am I way overthinking this and keys end up being really obvious as you write. Am I underthinking it?
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If you know your scales then I don't see how the key signature would be a mystery. Does the piece's tonality change part-way through? Is there a modulation?
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Jun 25, 2013 17:33
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juche mane posted:If you know your scales then I don't see how the key signature would be a mystery. Does the piece's tonality change part-way through? Is there a modulation? I don't know em though.
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If you mean on a staff, the key signature's there so you can designate every instance of a note (A to G) as sharp or flat, which means you don't have annotate every single one of them in the actual music. If you just write out the notes with their sharps and flats (and assuming nothing fancy is happening with the music like key changes) then you'll see the same notes coming up as sharp or flat most or all of the time, like lots of F# notes and fewer F-natural notes (if any). Then you can just stick a # in the key signature on the F line and drop them from your notation, and mark up the F-naturals explicitly instead. Probably the trickier part is knowing whether to write things as say F# or Gb. The rule of thumb is that yr key has one (one) of every named note from A to G, and some of those are sharp or flat. Picking sharps or flats for the key will make it neater and give you one of each note: Bb Major has the notes Bb C D Eb F G A, you could write it as A# C D D# F G A but that breaks the one-of-each rule. So probably the best thing to do is work out the notes you're mostly using (and the ones you ain't), decide if you need to go with sharps or flats, and then you can stick them on the signature. That's sort of a simplistic way of doing things (and analysing music you make from what 'sounds cool' can end up pretty complicated, especially if you don't know a ton about theory like I don't) but it might save you a bit of time if you're using a staff. Do notation packages like Finale let you throw notes and accidentals around and then automatically fit them all into a key later?
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Is there a way to bypass any sort of digital processing and send the line-in 2 directly to the output and my speakers? I have AISO drivers installed, which is how I remember getting the best performance previously but doesn't seem to be working this time. e: Ugh I forgot the most important part: the computer's audio is running to the TV's input and then the TV's output goes to the speakers. It was the stupid TV causing the latency. Now I'm back to the performance I thought I should be getting. KoRMaK fucked around with this message at 00:22 on Jun 26, 2013 |
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bad posts ahead!!! posted:I don't know em though. Well there ya go then, learn your major scales  Start with C, then G, then D, then A, E, etc. Also look at the circle of fifths.
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nm, wrong thread.
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I'm looking for recommendations on clip-on microphones for use on a trumpet, can anyone throw some items at me? Not trying to break the bank, either.
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I arranged a piece called "I am the doctor" from Doctor Who, for guitar and voice, in Tux Guitar, but I can't play it, at least yet. However, from my previous record I can say that I'm never going to be able to play it well enough to make it worth recording, unless in maybe ten-twenty years I don't grow tired of it. However, I've converted it into an mp3 using a website, and it sounds reasonably nice, although I would have changed some accents if I played myself. My question is, should I release the arrangement to the public, and if yes, in what form? I'm actually thinking of getting a better musician to record it, although it would have to be for free 'cause I am broke. And even as I'm writing this I keep thinking that I should just try harder, even if I've never been known for my good singing voice. Also, right now I don't have any recording equipment.
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I have an m audio key studio without a cord and some sort of weird proprietary usb interface without a cable. Does anyone know the cable that attaches to M Audio products, or is this an irreplaceable part I'm missing? Some pictures of the midi controller and interface: http://i.imgur.com/IuMKBr2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yaV0dxm.jpg
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YASD posted:I have an m audio key studio without a cord and some sort of weird proprietary usb interface without a cable. Does anyone know the cable that attaches to M Audio products, or is this an irreplaceable part I'm missing? That's a pretty standard USB cable. I have several from unknown sources, I have a brother printer that uses that same end.
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HollisBrown posted:That's a pretty standard USB cable. I have several from unknown sources, I have a brother printer that uses that same end. That was what most USB stuff used before all these fancy micro and mini plugs took over the market, walking on the lawn, and playing their loud music.
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I need a lavalier mic and some way to project sound for a wedding ceremony in a small venue space (120 people, like 10 rows of folding chairs). I'm thinking just find the cheapest mic+wireless transmitter possible with an 1/8th inch out, and get some cheap powered speakers to put at the back. anyone have any recommendations/warnings for cheap wireless lavalier setups? I've seen some $20 poo poo on ebay, but honestly that sketches me out. budget (since this is probably a one time use thing) is under 100. maybe I should just rent, but I also like owning useless stuff that's kind of fun to play with, so if something would work under $100, I'd rather just buy it.
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YASD posted:I have an m audio key studio without a cord and some sort of weird proprietary usb interface without a cable. Does anyone know the cable that attaches to M Audio products, or is this an irreplaceable part I'm missing? That's called USB B (as opposed to A) and it's super common. Here's a cable on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Hi-Speed-USB-2-0-Cable/dp/B001MXLD4G/
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I'm terminating a cable into an XLR chassis mount that uses set screws. The problem is the chassis mount has a rubber diaphragm thing designed to help isolate the mic, but our users just grab the mic and crank it around which pulls on the connector/cable and causes some horrid feedback. Is there a proper procedure to terminate this that I can follow and hopefully reduce this?
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I'm working with two other people to do this sorta synth-based, live automation/sampling "thing". The singer's mic, drummer's electronic drums, and prerecorded/automated synths go into the mixing board, which are then aux-sent to effects (tempo sync'ed delay on one send, sampler on the other), which come back to the same mixing board, which then all goes out to the PA. We played a show at a cool bar and coffee shop, with a tolerant and helpful sound guy. He told me our sound was ok, but in the future that sending only MAIN OUT was something that would aggravate sound guys going forward. This makes sense, as the sound guy is going to take pride in how everything sounds going through their system, and if we don't give them enough to work with (such as, separate outputs for each track) they'd be tempted to sit back and go "fine, do it yourself and sound lovely then" with a sigh of resignation. My question is concerning the best way to make the sound guy happy. I have a splitter box that can split one stereo track (two monos, basically), but anything going through that lowers the output volume slightly and I'm thinking that using it could be a bit unpredictable. Also, we would need 3 splits rather than 2. We all have headphones for monitoring. It looks like lots of DIs have two outputs, intending for one to go to the player's amp, and one to go to the sound guy and his board. Should we get, say, 3 DIs (voice, drums, synth), each sending an output to the sound guy and the other output to my board for effects and sampling (with my board also going out to the sound guy)? With this, we run the risk of sending two of the same signal to the PA, say if the singer is singing and my board is receiving then outputting the same un-effected signal, but I think that can be worked around (using pre-send vs post, maybe). What say you, DIs all around? (Other small question: is this the correct thread for this?) crusader_complex fucked around with this message at 11:26 on Jul 16, 2013 |
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So I've been doing a number of mods to my amp but this is my first time working with a potentiometer. The basic idea is a simple 20k pot, with a resistor, going into a circuit board and this all is to be used to control the lead channel distortion saturation. How do I wire this? The resistor is just to prevent a screeching noise apparently. mod is the Mesa Boogie one in this link, the pot is described near the bottom of the mod description. http://ultimate-guitar-valveking.wikispaces.com/Amp+Mods+-+Electronics
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Thanks everyone, got my midi controller to light up today with no issues.
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Can someone please figure out the chord progression and bass line on this song from 45sec-52sec? I can't get it and it's driving me bonkers. Thanks. http://youtu.be/ndoDIv0H_bw?t=45s
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Do you mean the bass line as in the bass line, or are you trying to do an arrangement? Anyway, re the bass line, I can't quite figure out if it's the bass or the piano in bits, but my take is Bb F G# F G# Bb C C#. And with a bit of cheating (http://www.scales-chords.com/chordscalefinder.php) I'd go with (as chords)code:
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supermikhail posted:Do you mean the bass line as in the bass line, or are you trying to do an arrangement? Anyway, re the bass line, I can't quite figure out if it's the bass or the piano in bits, but my take is Bb F G# F G# Bb C C#. And with a bit of cheating (http://www.scales-chords.com/chordscalefinder.php) I'd go with (as chords)
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I'm dealing with a vocal track with quite a lot of bleed from the rest of the band, and I'm wondering what techniques you guys use to fix that kinda stuff. Right now I've got some reverb and delay on the vox but it's bleeding into the mix because I've EQed the vox at around 4.5khz. It's giving the vocals a nice crisp quality but I've got cymbals and guitars and drums coming through quite a bit. I've tried gating but that wasn't very fruitful, some of the parts are bleeding through so much they're almost as loud as the singer's quiet parts. Also, what kind of vocal distortion stuff do you guys use? I wanna give it a quality like it's just clipping slightly, but in a nice way rather than terrible digital clipping. That kinda sound that hard rock blues kinda dudes use.
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Is there any difference between USB-MIDI adapters? I'm curious about messing around with a keyboard and my computer, and realized that I should probably have some way to connect them. It looks like I can spend $4-60+ and I'm not really sure what the differences would be for the different prices.
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I'm inclined to say if you just need midi signals to reach your computer (for ableton, reason, etc) then the interface shouldn't matter much. If you need simultaneous in/out and also audio recording, thats where the interfaces jump up to $200+. I think.
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crusader_complex posted:I'm inclined to say if you just need midi signals to reach your computer (for ableton, reason, etc) then the interface shouldn't matter much. If you need simultaneous in/out and also audio recording, thats where the interfaces jump up to $200+. I think. Eh, I bought a cheapie USB-MIDI adapter for $5 off of Amazon, and it seems to have problem sending CC messages or something. Works okay for most applications, but if I use my percussion controller to send variable hi hats, it just fails to pass the messages half of the time. Open hats end up closed and vice versa. Switching the MIDI to my Focusrite fixed the problem utterly, so it was clearly the cheap MIDI interface.
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I recently found a very old recording I made on a dictaphone. It's very hissy and noisy: http://popcorn.gunsha.com/my-cat.MP3 I'd like to clean it up and remove the hiss. I tried using Audacity's noise removal (which grabs a bit of hissy silence and subtracts it from the rest of the song), but it just makes the song sound like it's underwater. Is this just because the hiss is too loud and the recording can't be saved, or is there some better method?
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