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  1. DavidK

    Drum samples and digital clipping??

    I have a drum track (midi samples) that is going WAY over 0 db. Yet, it sounds great. :D Am I not hearing the clipping? Is this wrong, will I be banished from HR?? :confused: My engineering skills are mediocre, yet I know the basic tenets. I also know that rules are made to be broken, and...
  2. DavidK

    Cakewalk to Pro Tools

    I need to transfer Cakewalk songs to Pro Tools. I'm frightened, hold me. :( I am taking a GUESS that I will have to export one track at a time from Cakewalk and load one track (.wav) at a time into pro tools. I will also reset/clear any automation I have. Is that about it?? :confused: Is...
  3. DavidK

    Laptop/ Pro Tools Le questions

    I need a laptop and Pro Tools, and will be getting this soon. Its a must to have the Pro Tools for a project I am doing. 1. It seems all the laptops have Vista. Is that gonna suck?? :mad: I cant see where PT runs on vista :confused: It will be a high end laptop. 2. I am looking at the MBox...
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    Online Sample Libraries??

    I am looking for some good online libraries, where you can buy royalty-free samples (like children playing, various effects etc). Anybody have experience?
  5. DavidK

    Help wanted: a smokin Narrator

    Are you a smokin Narrator?? Huh?? Well?? No You say?? :confused: Then what are you doing in my smokin Narrator thread? :mad: :D I need a narrator for a song presentation. I am thinking of Vincent Price on the "Thriller" song, or the voice on Moody Blues Days of Future Past. It can be mp3. I...
  6. DavidK

    Pro Tools M-powered

    I know very little about Pro Tools an general. My questions: 1. I take it that PT can only use PT files and not one from Cakewalk. Correct? 2. I know that PT mpowered is entry level. Can you open a project from full-blown PT with mpowered? I know you can do the opposite. 3. What comes with...
  7. DavidK

    Studio Reputations,etc.

    Are there any studios in the Cleveland/NE Ohio area with good national reputations? I know it is a judgement call as to what that means. I guess I am looking for word of mouth kinda stuff. I have checked out a few websites and there are a few that have some pretty top end gear, but the demos on...
  8. DavidK

    Drums recorded last??

    How often would this be done in a pro environment? I mean having basic tracks done to midi, and have a real drummer replace them in a studio? Anybody? Beuller? ;)
  9. DavidK

    Making instrument definitions??

    Does anyone know how to do it?? I just got a new keyboard, Yamaha MM6, and there are no definitions yet for Sonar. :mad: It doesnt seem that Yamaha is in a particular hurry to make them, how do I make my own?? :confused:
  10. DavidK

    Yamaha MM6

    I bought one this afternoon. :) Anybody have one or played one?? :confused: Interesting keyboard. :cool: Some good sounds and a good price. Its huge, yet comically light. It feels like a hollow prop, Ive never seen anything so light (and so plastic). Its a lot of fun to play. Sounds range...
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  12. DavidK

    Sicilienne

    A kinder, gentler DavidK? :confused: :D The haunting Sicilienne by Faure, arranged by yours truly. Lots of violins and keys as usual. All comments/suggestions welcome. Sicilienne
  13. DavidK

    The Church:Ase/real strings

    I redid the tune "Ases Death" and put it in a church setting ( and took away the previous outer space setting :rolleyes: ). All comments are welcome. Crank this sucka up :D 20 real violins on this thang. :eek: THe Church Music by Grieg, from the Peer Gynt Suite #1.
  14. DavidK

    Ase's Death ( Top40 Radio smash??)

    OK, maybe not :D This is kinda strange. Its the middle mvmt of an 18 minute piece, the outer mvmts are fairly straight-forward. This one is called Ase's death, the key word being DEATH. Any comments are welcome, in particular I would like to know if this makes any sense at all to you. Its...
  15. DavidK

    Mars/revised version

    Still no fiddles in this, too cold to record. :eek: :D This is revised, hopefully mixed better, some new stuff etc. Comments welcomed. Mars revised Music by Holst until I ruined it.
  16. DavidK

    Help wanted: Smokin' players needed

    Are you a smokin' player?? Well? Huh?? No you say?? What the heck are you doing in my "smokin' players" thread? :confused: :D I dont know where this tune is going, right now its just a midi sketch. As you will hear, it will slowly build and at 1:52 it will rock. Some guitars, some percussion...
  17. DavidK

    Help wanted: midi drum patterns

    Can YOU write midi drum patterns?? Well? Huh?? No you say? Then what the heck are you doing in my midi drum pattern thread?? :confused: :D I need some, err, midi drum patterns. :rolleyes: the tune is in 6/8 time, and the tempo is 180. My idea was to get several one-measure patterns, copy and...
  18. DavidK

    Mars

    This isnt close to done. The final will have a zillion real strings, this is a test drive. This sucker is beyond enormous. I am looking for any comments that will guide me in the right direction before I go on, this is gonna take a long time. This was one huge mixdown :rolleyes: . I cant...
  19. DavidK

    Anitra's dance

    My first attempt at Fruity Loops. A mad scientist experiment, music by Grieg until I got my grubby hands on it. Anitra's Dance
  20. DavidK

    A very Muslim Christmas

    Arabian Dance From the gayest of the gay Christmas Ballets, the Nutcracker. Music by Tchaikovsky until I ruined it. Any suggestions welcome. I eventually will put percussion/Drums in this, I just dont know what yet. Comments?
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