Members Metrosonus Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 "I love you, man. No, really, I mean *hic* I really LOVE you, man... *hic*" yeaaaaaaa we need to start a KSS party line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J3RK Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 So is wife some hip new synthesizer or did this thread detour seriously?I'm considering pulling the plug on this $600 set of Sonnox Oxford plug-ins...good God... I'm a fan of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bruto Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Should be under the tree on Christmas:Sonar 8.5 Studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 My analog inputs in the Masterlink have been acting up so I thought it needed an upgrade anyway, and I'm putting one of these in front of it: I sold a guitar amp last month to fund other studio upgrades (including some room treatment) but this was needed, so I got it. But I'll still do more treatment in my mixing room - though with all the help from people here, it's already sounding a whole lot better than it was, and I don't get any trapped waves anywhere near 4 feet of where I sit. But of course, I want to improve the whole room, so that's next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted December 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Congrats, CR, that seems like a Fancy Thing you got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Yeah a lot of people are using these standalone 2-channel high-quality converters to feed their audio interfaces and they say it makes a huge difference. But in my case, since I record and mix in analog, I'll be using it for mixdown/mastering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bernard Posted December 17, 2009 Members Share Posted December 17, 2009 Freebies:Over 1 Gig of Free (Loyalty Free) WAV samples and loops from all over the intertubes. I had to stop downloading as it was a never ending supplyNI KORE Player with lasts years Production Pack and this years Production Pack 2 (all FREE, thanks mildbill for the reminder)Plus all the MV patches and samples from Roland's free offers.Phew. With all the recording/sample mangling from the SP404SX to create new WAV's I am gonna be busy creating favourites and resamples from that lot.Found a WAVE player/converter for PC maniplation. It can run plugins if needed (WAVOSAUR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan88z Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 More new gear for me. Where I work they will give you online gift certs as a bonus for excellent service or completing projects ahead of time, etc. I got a $250 one, and redeemed it at Tiger Direct. They had an M-Audio Fasttrack Pro USB with midi for 180, and I picked up a 2nd 750gb SATA drive for my PC to dedicate to audio data and for backups of files from my other pc my wife uses for photography. My plan is to eventually use the M-Audio on my netbook to do playback of extra keyboard tracks in a live setting, and use it along with my existing audio card on my studio pc. This weekend we are going to try it out and record the band live into my guitar players laptop with Sonar and see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J3RK Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 I'll have an iPod Touch, and this in the next few days for port-a-composing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Freebies:.... It's pretty cool that there's so much free stuff available nowadays.Someone could get pretty far along with music making just with the freebies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuzikB Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 15" 2.66 Ghz Intel Core Duo Macbook Pro and a Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jskpongoui Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 I like being married, but in hindsight I could definitely do without the kid part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gribs Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 You need to understand my personal situation for that - both my own temperament, personality, and physiology (panic attacks and anxiety disorder), and the fact that we ended up with a very challenging bunch of kids. My wife and I are both very mellow, quiet people and were so-called "easy" kids in our families and it has been a very difficult struggle for us up to this point. If I could go back and time and tell myself to not have kids, I would do it, but that does not mean that I don't love my children or give them oodles of love, time, energy, and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpatz Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 I made the decision, literally when I was still a kid myself, not to have any kids when I grow up. And 30+ years later, I still consider it the smartest decision I ever made, and ever will make. Happily married and kidless. Nothing better, until you add cats to the mix. And synths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Pro Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Keyboard Magazine has asked me to do a full review of the flagship Yamaha Tyros 3. I've had it a week so far and it's been a great ride. This Sunday I have a major sing-along gig that I've been preparing both the keyboard and myself for... no easy task. The Tyros 3 is the kind of performance instument that requires the performer to adapt in many ways to get the most out of it - but are the rewards worth the effort and the street price of $4599? We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 You need to understand my personal situation for that - both my own temperament, personality, and physiology (panic attacks and anxiety disorder), and the fact that we ended up with a very challenging bunch of kids. My wife and I are both very mellow, quiet people and were so-called "easy" kids in our families and it has been a very difficult struggle for us up to this point. If I could go back and time and tell myself to not have kids, I would do it, but that does not mean that I don't love my children or give them oodles of love, time, energy, and stuff. if it's any consolation, I can understand. I think it's better to stay positive though even when you feel like you're always at a 180 angle to what ever life throws at you. everybody has their own burden to bare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 I made the decision, literally when I was still a kid myself, not to have any kids when I grow up. And 30+ years later, I still consider it the smartest decision I ever made, and ever will make. Happily married and kidless. Nothing better, until you add cats to the mix. And synths. that's cool with me unless you join one of them online groups and become a breeder basher.. then it's ohhhhn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Yesterday I found me a 1986 Japanese Fender Stratocaster for 150 dollars. It's a 1972 reissue with the big headstock. It was very dirty and needed a bit of work when I got it - the input jack didn't even work, but all the fixes were very easy. The pickups are crap (I already replaced the bridge with a DiMarzio). Plus it used to belong to a guy who apparently smoked a LOT - this thing has the yellowest pickup covers I've ever seen and looks just awesomely road worn. The body itself has all sorts of tones of yellow. Plus I made a couple more nicks in the right places and now it just looks totally, totally vintage and the yellow color matches real well with my Telecaster. I bought this with the intention of re-selling it, as it's worth over 500 dollars easily now that I fixer her up. But it's so awesome I'll have to really convince myself... best Fender Strat neck evah. I wish I could take pictures but my wife took our camera with her to Brazil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seamonkey Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 I am the proud owner of ADDICTIVE DRUMS, well, it's sitting in the closet waiting to be wrapped for Christmas Day.Sometimes at night when we're sleeping I swear I hear thumping coming from inside the box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 given a choice between kids and cats... kids by a wide margin of course, neither would be okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mmm Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Just won 1 of these on ebay, hopefully it`ll be here before xmas:) mmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gribs Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Just won 1 of these on ebay, hopefully it`ll be here before xmas:)mmm Oh yeah baby! Lots of fun there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gribs Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 I'll have an iPod Touch, and this in the next few days for port-a-composing: Hmm, never heard of that before. It looks interesting but gets only mediocre reviews - well it is only 5 bucks. You might also want to look at bleep!box and beatmaker. I like the synth capabilities of bleep!box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J3RK Posted December 18, 2009 Members Share Posted December 18, 2009 Hmm, never heard of that before. It looks interesting but gets only mediocre reviews - well it is only 5 bucks. You might also want to look at bleep!box and beatmaker. I like the synth capabilities of bleep!box. It probably gets mediocre reviews because it's a 303, an 808, and a 909 emulation. (limits the audience somewhat I think) However, acid on the go is exactly what I'm looking for, and the audio demos sound just fine to me. Aside from that, I use their ABL and ADM products, which I regard as the foremost emulations of said devices. The next step up would be hardware clones. (which, while fun, aren't really worth the price to me) I also plan to grab Jasuto, as I'm also into modular synthesis. (analog hardware mostly, but port-a-modular sounds like fun) I'll definitely check out bleep!box and beatmaker too. Thanks for the tip. Edit: bleep!box just made my list of apps. Thanks! Sounds great, for when I'm not in the acid-on-the-go mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricPuppy Posted December 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 19, 2009 Why, whatever could it be...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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