Recent content by Purpleb

What effects, eq, settings, etc. to use that can get me close to this tone? On bass or guitar. Main riff throughout whole song, starts about 20 seconds. Thanks a lot.

I use reason and I am trying to make a very simple and common 16th note octave jumping bassline (found in 80s italo disco, disco, etc..). Two 16th notes on lower octave and two 16th notes on higher octave etc, nothing too hard or special. Well I am having a problem with the lower octave notes...

This might be a stupid question lol. I am getting some new monitors in the next week. I have some 15 foot cables for them. Is that too long? or does that even matter? I thought I heard that they should be 10 foot or under but not sure. thanks

How do you get a bass synth line like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDV_dBYp4h0 It kicks in at 8-9 seconds My ear sucks for picking out notes. It sound like an arpeggio or it might be jumping octaves. Anyone know what the pattern is (8ths, 16ths, etc...) or notes? Or how to create...

Can you put different strings on a bass guitar without it sounding bad or different? Meaning say i put brand X roundwound strings on my bass guitar. And say that a string broke or I want to change two of the strings (but not all of them)...Will it be ok to replace the one string or two strings...

I usually come up with a melody and some chords, then I create a bass pattern and a drum pattern. then usually add a pad or riff. but a lot of time I feel the song needs to have more drive in it. The music i make is electronicish with vocals. I am thinking maybe a syncopated synth line should...

I just had a couple simple questions. The questions I am about to ask might sound like I don't know a thing about music theory at all. But I actually know a lot (not as much as a lot of others out there, but a decent amount lol). More on the classical side. I am interested in creating rock type...

I looked all over online and cant find a true definition I know the wiki one which is really vague... and that is really all I find brief and vague explanations about it. I know its from krautrock 70s era, the group NEU sort of invented it. I know its a drum pattern played over and over again...

I was told to post this question here. I was listening to some songs today, just a bunch of random indie/alternative/rock and a lot of the time the lyric/lead melody starts on the 2nd beat of a bar, I was just wondering why?? In rock usually isn't beat 1 and 3 the most important/most stressed...

I had a simple question. I was listening to some songs today, just a bunch of random indie/alternative/rock and a lot of the time the lyric/lead melody starts on the 2nd beat or a bar, I was just wondering why?? In rock usually isn't beat 1 and 3 the most important?? why would you skip beat 1...

i have pro tools le 6.4 with a mbox I was wondering first off if i can upgrade to the new 7.4 for a discounted price?? Or do i have to buy it for the reg price b/c 6.4 is old now? How is the mbox 2 mini?? I only record vocals and rarely have anything but one mic plugged in and thats it...

I have some foot by foot tiles i want to mount on the wall, I don't want to use a spray or glue. I was wondering if there is some kind of double sided tape that can do the job?? I tried carpet tape, it won't work someone said try double sided duct tape, i am going to pick some up later today...

Hello i have mbox 1 with protools 6.4 update, i recently moved and hooked everything back up the way it was before. But i am just having problems now. I cannot get no sound out of my speakers, i use reason and reason is saying that my ASIO driver is down. But then I tried to open up protools...

Hello I am using Reason to create music (depeche mode type of sound). I usually have everything bass, drums, melody, i know what chords i want to use. But here is the problem: how do you know how to break up the chord? or play the chord or riff? how do you make up a pattern for it? is there any...

Hello, i have a pretty simple question, i have a couple of pieces of sheet music that have "cont. sim." on them, does anyone know what that stands for/means? Thanks :)