Hey:
Posted this in Com / soundcards, but no response. So...
Hey all:
I've been reading some various posts and ...there's some serious experts on this board!
So, I've gotta take advantage of the opportunity to ask a few:
First, here's what I want to do: make complete songs using samples (including my guitar and vox). I have got a Mac G3/500 mhz/576 megs of RAM, w/ Audio Buddy pre-amp, Shure SM-57, el-cheapo guitar, Mixman Studio Pro and T-racks 2.4.
I sing and play into the mic, sample and loop that with Mixman - sometimes along with various comercial samples which are sometimes modified, then I master w/T-racks.
1. Everything sounds "okay", but slightly karaoke-ish. Is there any way to make the stuff flow together more? The seperation between the vox and instruments is too...obvious. Do you know what I mean?
2. Since some commercial samples were already mixed and mastered, does it affect them negatively to do it again? Probably a dumb question, but I don't know.
3. Do I always need bass? I mean, I don't have or use a bass (sometimes I use bass samples) so will the music sound incomplete without it? It sounds okay-ish now..
4. Has anyone read Tape Op? http://www.feralhouse.com/cgi-bin/s...age=tapeop.html
It's about home recording in the underground / alternative scene. People here might be interested.
5. Does anyone know about international sampling laws? I guess I really need an expert on this one... I am Canadian and want to cover an American song (using lyrics and sample) but with an additional verse and sample from a British artist. The sung melody is totally different and there are also additonal samples..Who would I contact to release such stuff in Canada or the States? Should I just submit it to a record co. as a demo and let them deal with the legalities?
6. I am really interested in working with music editing full time. Can anyone recommend courses to take and a job that would involve working with digital music (nothing that pays minimum - I'm already a starving artist!)? Ideally I'd work on a Mac and edit music and, uh, have some kind of job security/benefits/etc. I'm interested in working as a Fatboy Slim kinda thing - DJ, computer, sampler...What courses should I take?
Okay, that's more than a couple of questions but I figured I'd ask 'em all while I'm here.
Many thanks for any info,
macuser
Posted this in Com / soundcards, but no response. So...
Hey all:
I've been reading some various posts and ...there's some serious experts on this board!
So, I've gotta take advantage of the opportunity to ask a few:
First, here's what I want to do: make complete songs using samples (including my guitar and vox). I have got a Mac G3/500 mhz/576 megs of RAM, w/ Audio Buddy pre-amp, Shure SM-57, el-cheapo guitar, Mixman Studio Pro and T-racks 2.4.
I sing and play into the mic, sample and loop that with Mixman - sometimes along with various comercial samples which are sometimes modified, then I master w/T-racks.
1. Everything sounds "okay", but slightly karaoke-ish. Is there any way to make the stuff flow together more? The seperation between the vox and instruments is too...obvious. Do you know what I mean?
2. Since some commercial samples were already mixed and mastered, does it affect them negatively to do it again? Probably a dumb question, but I don't know.
3. Do I always need bass? I mean, I don't have or use a bass (sometimes I use bass samples) so will the music sound incomplete without it? It sounds okay-ish now..
4. Has anyone read Tape Op? http://www.feralhouse.com/cgi-bin/s...age=tapeop.html
It's about home recording in the underground / alternative scene. People here might be interested.
5. Does anyone know about international sampling laws? I guess I really need an expert on this one... I am Canadian and want to cover an American song (using lyrics and sample) but with an additional verse and sample from a British artist. The sung melody is totally different and there are also additonal samples..Who would I contact to release such stuff in Canada or the States? Should I just submit it to a record co. as a demo and let them deal with the legalities?
6. I am really interested in working with music editing full time. Can anyone recommend courses to take and a job that would involve working with digital music (nothing that pays minimum - I'm already a starving artist!)? Ideally I'd work on a Mac and edit music and, uh, have some kind of job security/benefits/etc. I'm interested in working as a Fatboy Slim kinda thing - DJ, computer, sampler...What courses should I take?
Okay, that's more than a couple of questions but I figured I'd ask 'em all while I'm here.
Many thanks for any info,
macuser
