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Topic: Sampled strings vs. live strings - still a difference? |
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Sampled strings vs. live strings - still a difference? Today at 4:40 am Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
| The difference is when you get a section of string players you get a group of musicians who have spent their life making that instrument sound good, and play it tastefully with all that experience and ... |
Topic: Sampled strings vs. live strings - still a difference? |
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Sampled strings vs. live strings - still a difference? Yesterday at 5:59 pm Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
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And you only have to do your first string session to hear it.
But budget and time often don't let you be as great as you can be, so you do the next best thing - Samples. Commercial art is o ... |
Topic: Public Performance License money on BBC? |
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Public Performance License money on BBC? Yesterday at 2:12 pm Forum: Working in the Industry |
If they can't tell you, just assume it'll be very low (which it will) and hopefullly be pleasantly surprised.
If it doesn't effect the composer he shouldn't worry about it anyway. |
Topic: Typical Mancini orchestration |
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Typical Mancini orchestration Yesterday at 2:05 pm Forum: Composition, Orchestration & Technique |
| Have you found Mancini's book on orchestration? "Sounds and Scores" - awesome - comes with a set of 45s to let you hear his examples. |
Topic: Katy Perry |
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Katy Perry Sun Aug 29, 2010 5:47 am Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair |
| yep. would. |
Topic: Looking for solid hard rock drum loops |
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Looking for solid hard rock drum loops Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:16 am Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
No hard sale here - just fyi - you can get multitracked version of drums on demand if you want.
Cheers
Sean |
Topic: Looking for solid hard rock drum loops |
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Looking for solid hard rock drum loops Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:58 pm Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
| Volume 10 of drums on demand is pretty solid. Man I love their stuff! |
Topic: Mac lag question |
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Mac lag question Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:35 pm Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair |
Yeah - you can put a cap on the upload speed like 5k or something - that way everyone can upload a bit, and download a heap  |
Topic: Mac lag question |
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Mac lag question Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:18 pm Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair |
If you guys are anything like oz you'll probably have a hugely fast downlaod speed but a slow upload speed.
If they're using P2P (torrents in particular) you might find they're hogging the upload ... |
Topic: Another Great Documentary on Obama deception |
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Another Great Documentary on Obama deception Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:58 am Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair |
| So - who did the music? |
Topic: **** LASS Lite and First Chair now on sale **** |
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**** LASS Lite and First Chair now on sale **** Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:46 am Forum: COMMERCIAL Announcements |
| And happy Birthday Andrew!!! Have a sleep in! |
Topic: **** LASS Lite and First Chair now on sale **** |
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**** LASS Lite and First Chair now on sale **** Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:26 am Forum: COMMERCIAL Announcements |
I know a lot of you guys got LASS a while ago, but I just want to say HOLY F**KING DUCKSH*T !!!
III LOOOOVE THESE STRINGS!!!!!!!!!
Full version is definitely coming soon - think I just got the ... |
Topic: **** LASS Lite and First Chair now on sale **** |
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**** LASS Lite and First Chair now on sale **** Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:26 pm Forum: COMMERCIAL Announcements |
| Done , done and done! |
Topic: Sigh.....Lass |
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Sigh.....Lass Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:49 pm Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
| And whennn? Pleleleleeeassse sooon! |
Topic: Help me spend my money... |
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Help me spend my money... Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:11 pm Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
| Brass = Samplemodelling Bones and Trumpets. |
Topic: Help me spend my money... |
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Help me spend my money... Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:09 pm Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
Pardon my flippancy - it's early and - you know - it's the internet
Yep - VSL is heaps better in my opinion if you're going to do any orchestral stuff. VSL can do the detail that EWSO just can ... |
Topic: Help me spend my money... |
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Help me spend my money... Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:11 pm Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
VSL Special Edition.
The End.
Thank me later. |
Topic: Men At Work guilty of plagiarism. Well, a little... |
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Men At Work guilty of plagiarism. Well, a little... Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:19 pm Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair |
because bdr - it's Fair use! Fair Use! Fair Use!
It was only "recognisably australian" to Larrikin after it was pointed out on Spicks and Specks! It had been in the public domain for ove ... |
Topic: Trailer-oriented LFE effects |
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Trailer-oriented LFE effects Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:49 pm Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
^^
Yep - agreed - and we've all been there  |
Topic: Struggling here to make a decision......advice? |
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Struggling here to make a decision......advice? Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:35 pm Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair |
Just the other side of the coin - gave up the live gigging in cover bands to become a sound engineer to eventually write music full time and have never looked back.
I make music every day , pay m ... |
Topic: Struggling here to make a decision......advice? |
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Struggling here to make a decision......advice? Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:17 pm Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair |
Keep the one with a good piano built into it and trash the rest.
Midi is dead. It's all in the box these days. |
Topic: Tell me how much happier I will be... |
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Tell me how much happier I will be... Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:53 pm Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
my 2 cents -
There seem to be (not that I own them yet) better strings around now (HS and LASS) and better trumpet and trombone (samplemodelling), but not woodwinds (including FH). (wivi is gettin ... |
Topic: semi-weighted 88 key midi controller keyboard recommendations? |
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semi-weighted 88 key midi controller keyboard recommendations? Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:50 pm Forum: Your Digital Audio Workstation |
| I bought the Akai MPK88 - not in love with it as a weighted keyboard though it's better than my beat up Fatar. I would say if you're after semi weighted this is not the keyboard for you, as it's quite ... |
Topic: Vuvuzela Sample Library? |
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Vuvuzela Sample Library? Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:33 pm Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
| And just quietly, I am very surprised Gnomehammer haven't released this yet. |
Topic: Vuvuzela Sample Library? |
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Vuvuzela Sample Library? Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:32 pm Forum: SAMPLE Talk |
Can you include a phase inverted patch so I can watch the world cup without feeling like I'm going to be killed by a swarm of killer bees?
(Go the Socceroos v Ghana tonight. We're gonna!!! ) |
Topic: 24 is gone forever |
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24 is gone forever Tue May 25, 2010 2:44 am Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair |
Well - actually no for me -
But it is definitely meant to be provocative  |
Topic: 24 is gone forever |
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24 is gone forever Tue May 25, 2010 1:35 am Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair |
| Ah well - thanks God for Glee huh? |
Topic: Tonehammer Requiem / Cinematic Choir (Update: Comprehensive Technical Documentation) |
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Tonehammer Requiem / Cinematic Choir (Update: Comprehensive Technical Documentation) Tue May 18, 2010 2:27 pm Forum: COMMERCIAL Announcements |
| Hey Sven - hear you on the tech demos - but oney wise if you're after requiem and the emotional piano, buy one more library (maybe the granny piano for 39) and then use the discount codes on the websi ... |
Topic: Mix for Iphone app |
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Mix for Iphone app Fri May 14, 2010 6:21 pm Forum: Post Pro & Mixing Discussion |
Some people might use cans so I'd say no.
Just make it sound as good as you can - it won't save any bandwidth. - the speaker will do that for you anyway
That said you don't want much that ... |
Topic: What would you do? offered 9 month's |
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What would you do? offered 9 month's Tue May 11, 2010 8:21 pm Forum: Working in the Industry |
So I am a composer supporting my family, the mortgage and two small kids and a dog and a rabbit and a worm farm.
My advice would be first and foremost DISCUSS IT WITH YOUR WIFE AND NOT A GROUP OF I ... |
Topic: Release of film scores |
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Release of film scores Tue May 11, 2010 5:03 pm Forum: Working in the Industry |
| Then it'll be up to the record company and marketing department as to whether the additional recording and production expenses will pay off in the CD release. |
Topic: Master keyboard controllers 88 keys |
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Master keyboard controllers 88 keys Wed May 05, 2010 5:54 pm Forum: Your Digital Audio Workstation |
Have had a Fatar Studio 1100 for years but now find it too slow - plus I've finally pounded it into submission with clunky keys bottoming out.
I have an Akai MKP88 on order. I'll let you know what ... |
Topic: Tonehammer Requiem / Cinematic Choir (Update: Comprehensive Technical Documentation) |
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Tonehammer Requiem / Cinematic Choir (Update: Comprehensive Technical Documentation) Sun May 02, 2010 7:25 am Forum: COMMERCIAL Announcements |
| Meusli? For dyslexic serialists? |
Topic: My problem with Glee |
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My problem with Glee Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:05 am Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair |
| ALso - the struggle to make the noises isn't the central core of the show. It's more about can the fraying relationships and personalitites in the group stay together rather than "can they be goo ... |
Topic: My problem with Glee |
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My problem with Glee Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:00 am Forum: Off Topics - General Musings - Universe Repair |
Fair enough.
Show takes a dive series 1 eps 2-3. I love the pilot though ...
Ep 4 is a beauty - and the music integration is really cool (but not in anyway real (worth a watch)
Not ever ... |
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