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    How to get this tone?

    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.
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    Question about bass tones???

    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...
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    Monitors cable length?

    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
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    How to get a synth line like this?

    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...
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    Stupid Stupid Question about guitar strings

    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...
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    Coming up with synth lines

    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...
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    Riffs and Arranging

    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...
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    Anyone know what the motorik beat/sound/pattern is???

    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...
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    Melody/Lyrics to Music

    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...
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    Lyric/Melody to the Music?

    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...
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    Upgrading or just buy new??

    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...
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    How to mount acoustic foam???

    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...
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    MBOX 1 Problems

    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...
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    Any tip or help apprecaited, simple question

    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...
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    Sheet Music Question

    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 :)
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    How do you know what levels you are recording at in Protools??

    Hello everyone, I am using a mbox, i just wanted to know where in protools do you have anything where you can set the levels of what is coming in, where you can see a reading of -10db, -18db, or whatever you want the setting to be? I know you can see that meter that goes from green to yellow to...
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    Compressor: yes or no

    I am using mbox with protools. All I record is vocals, do you think i need a compressor in the recording process before it hits the mbox? If so any decent ones for a good price?
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    General Question About Chords

    Hello I am using reason trying to make new orderish sounding tracks. I have like 10 songs with a cool main melody, drums, and bassline, but all of them lack in the chordal section (sounding to plain then i try to fix them it sounds like to much and it is a back and fourth battle) I am using...
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    Dumb Reason Question

    What is the Middle C in the Key Lane? is it c3? Thanks
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    How do I make the bassline talk????

    Hello I have reason and i am making like a depeche mode, new orderish kind of music. I have all these songs in my head and I know how i want them to sound. But how do you like make the bassline like talk or go with what you want your song or chorus to sound like. It is hard to explain what i am...
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