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Get more RAM, it's worth it.
As I said up there somewhere :roll: , I must be on ignore...
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ruffers wrote:
Dark wrote:
Get more RAM, it's worth it.
As I said up there somewhere :roll: , I must be on ignore...
No no no no.... it's just, there's so many different pieces of advice out there (mostly seems to be written for people who already have a better idea of what they're doing than I do!), so it's hard to know who to listen to...

Believe me, every bit of help I can get here is much appreciated! :notworthy:
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When do we get to hear some of your stuff?

We ought to have a Heartland Battle of the Bands...Tierkeris, Ratzinger, Corrosion and all the rest...
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maybe you could start with just reading up on the subject, like you said there is loads of info out there. :urff:
ive recently bought a magazine called "future music", comes with a dvd of gubbins on the front . its full of reviews of kit and software and traders ads. it may give you an idea on what you need , for the type of music production you want to do.
if you want all the bells and whistles , you will need a powerful machine. try not to spend too much if you're just tinkering.you can get demo versions of most software for free (legally). :D
see my last post about "the hit kit" its cheap and has everything you need to START recording. (except patience).
you can always build up your "studio" if you decide you can/want to do it more.
it will take time /effort to learn.some of the software is very deep. but it is worth the effort.(and money)
good luck and above all have fun .
(ive been messing with all sorts musical on and off for years and im still a novice) :innocent:
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timsinister wrote:When do we get to hear some of your stuff?

We ought to have a Heartland Battle of the Bands...Tierkeris, Ratzinger, Corrosion and all the rest...
Except that Ratzinger are no way good enough to compete with the former and latter :innocent:

It would be interesting to watch the rest fighting it out though ;)
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just to let you know....
ive just printed off the manual for the CUT DOWN version of logic and it spans 182 pages :eek:
(just got the nice secretary lady to put it in a binder thing so i dont keep dropping pages.)
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Tierkreis
Ratzinger
Corrosion
For Greater Good
The Sisters Of Murphy

Who else?

By the way, Tierkreis just got added to the Lincoln Bands database, despite the fact we're SUPPOSED to have gigged before being added, but I think since we're a different to the majority in Lincoln (punk and metal) their curiostity got the better of them.
Pwn'd. 8)
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timsinister wrote:When do we get to hear some of your stuff?
WHEN IT'S READY! :wink:

I've got a good 30 or so songs kicking about, on TAPE (remember those?), just my voice and piano (remember them?)... and if I could get my head around all this techno stuff I'd be away, but until then, they'll languish on an old C90. :( :roll:
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Course I remember pianos (use the keyboard piano voice to play Garden Of Delight and FALAA often) and as for tapes, I was going to try and release some songs on tape until I realised they cost about £1 each and I couldn't record them properly. :\

Anyway, what's yer project name?
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with the cheap logic , plug your walkman tape plaer into your soundcard input and record all your C90's onto harddisc.easy
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boudicca wrote:[I've got a good 30 or so songs kicking about, on TAPE (remember those?), just my voice and piano (remember them?)... and if I could get my head around all this techno stuff I'd be away, but until then, they'll languish on an old C90. :( :roll:
That is tres prolific :notworthy:

I wish I could write that many :|

Look forward to hearing them :D
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Agreed, Motz. And as Dark said - do we have a name to be tantalised by?
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Oooh, no, ain't got a name yet.

The name I use for everything that doesn't require my real name is boudicca, or painted bird (after the Siouxsie song, so that's not an option).
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boudicca wrote:Oooh, no, ain't got a name yet.

The name I use for everything that doesn't require my real name is boudicca, or painted bird (after the Siouxsie song, so that's not an option).
"The Sisters of Mercy" was a Leonard Cohen song and they don't seem to have had any trouble over it ;)
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boudicca wrote:Oooh, no, ain't got a name yet.

The name I use for everything that doesn't require my real name is boudicca, or painted bird (after the Siouxsie song, so that's not an option).
"The Sisters of Mercy" was a Leonard Cohen song and they don't seem to have had any trouble over it ;)
True, true, but I'll be ripping that lady off in too many other ways, haha! :wink:
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Should I start recording it will be under the name of Kinky Aliberko in tribute to Manchester City midfield generals.

I'm sure you're all pleased to hear that!
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boudicca wrote:No no no no.... it's just, there's so many different pieces of advice out there (mostly seems to be written for people who already have a better idea of what they're doing than I do!), so it's hard to know who to listen to...
It's like that with every hobby, and especially with everything computer-related.

It is really up to you to distill what will work for you out of all this info.

The 'Future Music' magazine mentioned before is a very good source indeed if you like to play with samplers, synths and music soft. Also you get a freebie with every magazine, be it a DVD or a sampler CD. Recommended.

For the rest: here are a few sites that can help you out. You do not have to read all of it, but take out the bits that interest you. As you proceed further along the musical path, you can read on ;)

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http://www.pc-music.com/: prolly the best site to begin your search for everlasting fame! Includes explanations about recording soft, plugins, effects, sound cards, editors etc...

http://www.musicxp.net/: for tuning Win XP with music soft (sometimes useful for older Windows as well).

http://www.pcmus.com/: a lot of useful info!

http://www.kvraudio.com/get.php free vst plugins galore! Mind, not all of these are very stable, it is all made by enthousiasts mostly.

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ruffers wrote:Should I start recording it will be under the name of Kinky Aliberko in tribute to Manchester City midfield generals.

I'm sure you're all pleased to hear that!
works for me :lol: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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