Hi Guys,
WOW, I didn't imagine I could get so good credit.
First I must say my "big thanks" for all your good words. You all look like my first fans :] so cool!
Even though I've been recording music for a while, seldom have I shared it with others. It was never good enough in my opinion. This time I took a risk and upload my latest ones and put the links into Clinic.
I doubt you want to hear about me and my recordings. I just answer your questions about the instruments and hardware I use.
My daws have cosisted of AMD processors for nearly 10 years. I've been using one or two Intel processors meanwhile but switched again to AMD.
What also I've been using for at about 7 years is an aardvark direct pro card which I love. Even though so many people hate it and all problems it may bring, I like it very much for its sound quality (AD/DA converters), phantom power and very good drivers. They are said to be terrible but it looks a bit more complicated. They are maybe not perfect but they work really stable if the daw is configured in a right way. I used to have via motherboards which are said no to work with aardvark cards and they went toghether very well neveretheless. The right cofniguration of the software gives very good performance at almost every hardware. ok enough, you don't want to listen to this! :] so many topics out there about this subject.
I don't have any monitors yet :/ I use a samsung PC speakers for 80$. That's why I don't even know wheater it sounds anyhow and that's why I am so confused to hear so good credit. :]
I also use Cubase SX 3 as my host application with some vst plugs of waves, TC, Izotope, etc. and some vst instruments.
As for the piano sounds, sometimes I use the oroginal sound of
my yamaha P-90 (the only key instrument I have) and some times I use
the Grand 2 which is good enough for most pieces.
The sax sounds were recorded by my friend through AKG C-3000 condenser mic.
If you have any other questions, don't bother to ask.
PS I've just uploaded the latest piece, a rock one, recorded a year ago with my friend (guitars). I've just mixed and mastered it. I hope you will like it.
http://www.lumex.pl/lukgier/key_the_third(refurbished).mp3
peace
lG