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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???

    no not real bass, soft synths on propellerheads reason.
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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?

    One more thing I have a apogee duet and from what i heard has unbalanced trs jack, the monitors I am using are balanced. So should I use balanced or unbalanced cable? thanks
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    Monitors cable length?

    my fault! they are TRS CABLES sorry about that. Are TRS CABLES ok with 15 feet of cord?? thanks
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    Monitors cable length?

    they are active monitors, balanced xlr cables
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    Monitors cable length?

    Ok thanks a lot. Just for future reference, 1. is there a cable that when it gets above a certain length it can cause problems? 2. if so what cable? thanks
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    Monitors cable length?

    yes they are xlr
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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???

    Yeah it has a name lol. I know it is a pretty simple pattern and basically all he does is repeat it over and over and over again, with maybe a slight fill here and there (and thats a big maybe). I guess that why it got its name, because he was the first to do it, not the beat but the basically...
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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??

    thanks bennychico found the full install for 75 thats awesome qiktune your right about spending money else where, i was going to get the mbox 2 really just to get the new pt for $300. But if i can get 7.4 just for $75 i think i might just do that (just to keep up with the times lol) and keep my...
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    Upgrading or just buy new??

    Where does it say full install?? i click on americas but it does not do anything?
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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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