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If you're a student you can get sweet academic discounts on Live. I got the Ableton Suite for $500
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I moved from Pro Tools to Ableton Live about four months ago and bought Logic Studio about two months ago. Right now I use Logic Pro with Ableton Rewired into it and I really don't think I could ask for a better DAW setup. Honestly, I'm glad that Logic is only for Mac. Not in the elitist sense, but because then they can optimize the system around Apple hardware, which I obviously use. I don't care if a DAW can work on any system or not, I care if it works for my system.
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Jun 10, 2008 18:09
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This is the second song I've made in Logic and I feel like I'm finally getting over the steep learning curve. I'd appreciate critiques of the mixing or the song in general. I feel like I might need to do a little bit of detail work so consider this song a rough draft.
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Jul 10, 2008 05:20
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Ben and Stew posted:This is the second song I've made in Logic and I feel like I'm finally getting over the steep learning curve. I'd appreciate critiques of the mixing or the song in general. I feel like I might need to do a little bit of detail work so consider this song a rough draft.  Updated with more goodness
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Jul 11, 2008 01:58
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hm, not really. i haven't had really good results through this song with laptop speakers just because they can't pump the kind low end this song needs. once the drums come in it should be pretty loud in the mix. hopefully when I get all my stuff professionally mixed it will come through better.
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Jul 11, 2008 22:40
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A MIRACLE posted:Anyone here use ultrabeat? I'm just getting into making beats and it seems pretty powerful/intuitive as a computerized drum machine. Should I look for something else? Honestly, no. Ultrabeat is a really great program within Logic. I also use Battery 3 and various drum machines in Ableton but really Ultrabeat can do anything Battery or Live can do plus it comes with a built in step sequencer which is handy.
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Aug 20, 2008 19:38
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On your track in the arrange window there should be a button that says "Read" in green. Click this and a dropdown list will appear that says "Read, Write, Latch, etc." Select latch and this should solve it. E: beaten by a second.
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Sep 24, 2008 19:39
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Yeah, I'd say for someone who wants to stutter edit, do it old school (cut tool) a few times so that you will understand want certain chopping intervals sound like so that when you use a prog to do it you will better understand what each setting does. Plus, manually cutting gives you way more flexibility.
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Sep 30, 2008 17:02
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Should be fine. If mixes and remixes are ok then I don't see why a mashup wouldn't be
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Oct 24, 2008 21:59
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 Here's my latest track. I posted a clip of it a couple of months ago ago but now it's finally complete. Definitely inspired by some psybient dub i've been listening to.
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Nov 9, 2008 05:10
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Only someone who has dedicated as much time to electronic music as Yoozer could even utter a sentence packed with so much information, yet so confusing at the same time.
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Feb 28, 2009 20:15
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Anacostia posted:
I liked this one rear end well. The thing that stood out the most was the bassline, because it is really sick. I think it could possibly use some more grit by adding some gain or using an overdrive, but that is just my opinion. Honestly, it feels like there is still a lot of white space in this song that needs to be filled up, so go hog wild (with moderation)! The intro of the song could use some more percussion I think, electronic or otherwise. That way it also gains a little more DJ utility in the sense that you can cut out the bass and use a percussion riff or vies versa. Also, great breakdown at the end. I would definitely like a finished copy of this
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Apr 9, 2009 15:31
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duck monster posted:I don't really know quite what this is supposed to be. Ok let me over you some criticism because I really like the idea you are working with in this song. The second piano line that comes in is really great and is tastefully complex. However, I feel the first piano line is a little mechanical, not that it's not good, just that it doesn't match the song well. I think you should add a bit more jazzy chord progression and swing it a bit. Also, the drums sound good, but I think the snare hits are a little straightforward at times for being what seems to be a jazz inspired piece. So add some of that swing! And possibly making the drums sound a bit more old-timey by cutting out a little of the highs with a filter and adding a little noise via distortion. I think you are trying to build up a lot of tension in the first part and release it in the second, which is a good idea. But to build tension in the first part, I'd be wary about dropping out the second piano line and the strings so quickl, especially to bring them back so soon thereafter. Let them play through the first part and slowly add instrumentation until the second part. For the second part, I really like the clarinet playing the leading tones. But, I think the piano is a bit too atonal at parts to resolve well. Specifically, I think some tritones are being placed where a minor would do better. Also, make sure that synth at the end is in sync and maybe change up the drums for the second part. Sorry if this sounds like I'm really trying to pick apart your piece because I really do like it.
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Apr 9, 2009 16:00
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how do i make a musical rectangle like Danger?
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Jun 3, 2009 16:17
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haximus prime posted:Quick, but kind of "stupid" question. I wouldn't think of it in terms of ethical statements like "immoral" to directly rip sounds from other people's tunes, but think about what that says about you as an artist. In a way I think it is like saying "I want to sound like artist X, but I don't want to really be as knowledgeable about synthesis/sampling/mixing, or actually have the musical wherewithal of artist X." The eternal truth of all music is that nothing comes easy. Especially electronic music, despite that nearly everyone who has never made it thinks it is easy to make. You say the synths are good but the samples suck. What are the samples of? Can they be synthesized? If they are drum sounds, especially the kind in mstrkrft or deadmau5 style music, the answer is yes, they can be synthesized. The question you have to ask yourself is what is preventing you from synthesizing them? If it's a general lack of knowledge, then go and read one of the zillions of tutorials on the web or watch some youtubes about synthesizing drums. The beauty of computer based electronic music is that it is in many ways the first true 'blank page' for music in terms of sound creation. So, do you want to fill your page up with an amalgamation deadmau5 and mstrkrft or do you want to fill it up with haximus prime? Short answer: make your own sounds. the people who make electronic music history have done so because of their innovative sounds, not from copying other people.
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Jun 19, 2010 19:43
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cubicle gangster posted:I done a new one! yo this is legit
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Jul 28, 2010 18:56
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Gibberish posted:People that actually buy DAWs these days are as rare as Unicorns. Way to out yourself for some  You'll probably find that most people on this forum aren't using cracked DAWs.
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Aug 12, 2010 21:19
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Rkelly posted:
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Quoted thrice for truth. This is always the tendency with people who pirate heir software, they are so focused on getting all of the big shiny tools that the pros use or whatever, so they can be an instapro, yet they fall on their rear end when it comes to actually making music because they only are using presets, or its hard to make music because cracked software tends to hog cpu. It just makes you look super new jack and easy to forget.
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Aug 17, 2010 19:34
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Horrido posted:This thread is going down like a dubstep bass. Ableton can do that. Ableton and Native Instruments stuff
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Sep 6, 2010 18:44
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I and Frau posted:Maybe this is a stupid question, but why would a pirated copy of an otherwise identical program take up more computing power? Well, it's not so much the software being cracked as much as that people who can't dedicate their resources to their craft in terms of buying plugins, also tend to have really lovely computers in the first place. However, cracked software is usually several versions behind and tends to lack some of the polishing that software gets in later versions.
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Oct 10, 2010 22:49
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Xeno posted:Been working on a little choppy electro house. It's vaguely Wolfgang Gartner-esque, I'm pretty happy with how it's coming along! You miiiight recognise the sample The actual words of the sample are cheesy, but I will say I think the sample is mixed and effected well throughout the piece. It all kind of depends on how you want to label this track, electro house and such. Personally, this does sound like a psychedelic sort of track, specifically "progressive psy" (look up Iboga records), which has lots of electro house elements. More than the sample I think that the thin lead thing sounds kind of archaic and boring. However, it's a pretty good track and you should be proud! Give it some time to rest and then take another look.
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Nov 14, 2010 23:21
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Das Butterbrot posted:I recently finished my first brostep/clubstep track (other than one I made for my friends as a joke). More like Clubfootstep! Just kidding, the track sounded ok, but the mixing needs to be better. That snare is just too dry!
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Look up "Ableton User MIDI Remote Script" and I think you will find the answers you want
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