Question

Music Software, recording and production techniques

Answer 1

I am familiar and experienced with FL Studio 10, Cubase, Acid Pro, and Soundcloud. I would like to learn more about others...

Answer 2

You should advocate the embedding of such techniques into OS Music Group and bring it up in the next Open House.

Answer 3

You got the ball rolling with open house?

Answer 4

I have been separated from OS feedback group... Music group is getting alot more attention...

Answer 5

Yes I did. You missed the first one apparently.

Answer 6

I tried to get an invite,
I said "Don't forget meeee!"
yall forgot...

Answer 7

They posted the date and times and everything. I guess you missed it. But don't worry, everyone will receive the next one. Be there or be square. lol

Answer 8

I've been busy over here...
And moving to another state on top of it

Answer 9

I need another purple border over here, and I think I know who...

Answer 10

You're all by yourself, huh? Trust me, I'm not the guy. I'm math.

Answer 11

Music is a secondary hobby, but believe me, this is probably one of the few times you'll see me in the music group.

Answer 12

Oh not you, man... @rebeccaskell94 she has all the qualities that would serve well and proudly, and learn a lot in the process

Answer 13

So when is the next meeting?

Answer 14

Ask @cshalvey

Answer 15

I be blushin'. *blush* lol

Answer 16

@Hero way ahead of ya

Answer 17

Well this question got a bit off topic, but as far as DAWs go, I prefer Logic (by Apple) myself. You can find a student discount for it that makes it pretty affordable.

Pro Tools is classic and the industry standard so I would definitely recommend learning that if you can, but it's kinda pricey. But if you walk into a studio, they will almost certainly be using ProTools.

Some engineers prefer Nuendo, but I've never used it personally.

Answer 18

@mattfeury I agree that Pro Tools, as the industry standard, should be a primary resource in every musicians tool box. The discount is definitely handy!

Myself, I've never heard of Nuendo, and all Mac hardware/software is taboo in my opinion.

Answer 19

I'll have to look into the other's that you've mentioned.

Answer 20

Heh, I'd rather not turn this into a mac/pc debate, because I honestly could care less and find them annoying, but I am curious why you consider Mac taboo? Every studio I've worked in has run on Mac computers, and I personally use them myself.

Answer 21

@mattfeury I'd really be disappointed if you replied with anything insinuating an OpSys war. Frankly, I'm thrilled that we've averted that black-hole of an argument.

I encourage whatever device brings the groove out of everyone. I'm just a Windows nazi, myself, and I feel the need to make that clear whenever I hear of Macintosh. It's a personal opinion, not reason to fly planes into buildings.

I know Apple is a huge hit with sound engineering, and I honestly wish I had more experience with that corner of Apple's applications :)

I find Mac to be taboo because I was sort of raised (educated) that way. The time that I'm not spending with an instrument in my hands, is spent with electronic engineering. Microsoft hardware is just so much more user-serviceable. I'd like to see anyone self-service an iPood, or Macbook. I know that sounds pompous and arrogant, as if to call out a challenge to argue the better PC, but please understand that I speak strictly from an opinion in my own mind.

Answer 22

Heh nice reasons. I dig it. My thoughts are similar: Use whatever tool you work best with, but having more tools in your toolbox is never a bad thing.

Answer 23

Can't disagree with that. I actually have more experience with live sound, and recording from an array of expensive hardware (that I unfortunately don't own myself) and I find that the customized, site-specific programs that we use are peremptory in their own setting.

Answer 24

None of them have a name, and they are all coded out to fit the venue and it's unique arrangement of equipment.

Answer 25

The only people I've met that owned macs were either women or old people.

Answer 26

The university I attend purchases Macs for faculty and staff, but no one in the CS department uses macs. I find that very interesting.

Answer 27

I like to use things like FL Studio in my spare time to push out a stupid little beat or a catchy little melody. Sometimes I hit a really good hook, and sometimes I MURDER an hour or two just to end up with a massacred idea :D

Answer 28

@hero, we are avoiding that conversation, I think

Answer 29

Oops, sorry, lol

Answer 30

:D

Answer 31

That's surprising Hero. As a CS graduate and also part-time sound engineer, I see a tremendous majority of people with Macs, many of whom aren't women or old.

But yes... must avoid.... biting the bait.

Answer 32

Shame on you @mattfeury
Let's settle on:

All technologies have their place somewhere.
Now, someone tell me how to tell a theater owner that he CANNOT have monitors at the bace wall pointing at the condensers hanging from the rafters!

Answer 33

(This gentleman continues to become upset with his sound crew when his staging of Repo goes feedback-insane about 25 minutes in.....)

First day of recording I say, "What is your speaker arrangement like? Over there, behind the seats in the back?"

"Well, there's eight angled monitors underneath the hi-rise aimed up and out." He replies...

"And you want me to record from where?" I asked (since he has four 15" PA speakers aimed out onto the audience, and eight 12" monitors pointed up and over them, there is no happy medium to pick up a clean sound from.)

""That's your job, you figure it out." Theater owners are always so nose-up!

"Can I move those spe...."

^^^I couldn't finish, before having disturbed him enough to say:

"NO, you're not to handle my equipment."

.....? Your call, man. You'll see...

Answer 34

I don't know how to deal with this guy. He isn't overly mean to the point of belittling, he's not more rude or snooty than I would expect. I don't wanna dump his contract. I don't wanna argue with him. I'm about to just move his stuff around in the middle of the night when he's not there.

Answer 35

UNLESS there is a better mic-placement solution...that I haven't tried. We're up to 4 botched shows already...

Answer 36

@Hero the embedding of music software might be a copyright infringement with some programs.... Not to mention more hassle than its worth, at this time. Maybe when more prospective students start using the Music Group (as intended) it might be considered. But I really doubt they'll go for it right now.

Answer 37

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