Cool, They look pretty good and I haven't managed to come up with anything else that comes in any better for the money, like a modified Dell or something...
The laptops seem sweet too, Dan -----Original Message----- From: Woodhead Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 July 2003 13:57 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Re: Production - hear my bass A friend got one of the Digital Village PC's about two months back and he's been totally happy with it. Unlike his last PC, I haven't had any support calls from him yet ;-) so sounds good. -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Norman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 July 2003 13:31 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Re: Production - hear my bass Blimey - thats precision for you 8) Thanks for that. Ha, i go and buy a 4 band parametric EQ and now I could do with a few more bands... I know what you mean about losing something. I rolled off all LF below 50hz on a track once and the tune sounded 'thin', even tho the hi-fi speakers i used at the time apparently couldn't go that low - strange. Thanks again for the tips. Just a quick question - has anyone bought one of the music PCs from Digital Village. Seem very good value and well specced - any comments? Laters Dan -----Original Message----- From: Terry Morgan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 July 2003 13:23 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Re: Production - hear my bass Try boosting at 63hz (I've heard this called the "love" frequency before!) or at 50hz ("808" frequency) and a small boost at 100hz which is apparently the "bass" control on most car stereos/home hi-fis. Also slap/funk of bass sits around 700hz ish so try a small boost there to give it more presence (this is pretty useless on a pure sine wave btw.) I used to roll off everything below 30hz on bass but I really do think you lose something, so now I don't roll anything off the bass but roll everything off the finished track at 20hz. I also notch stuff at around 350hz to remove muddiness and this often helps on distorted b-lines. Also, a good multiband compressor across the final mix is worth it's weight in gold for controling and tightening things up. Check out iZotpe Ozone if you haven't already.... Hope some of that helps. Peace, Shodan. >From: "Daniel Norman" Reply-To: "Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List" To: >"Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List" Subject: [dnb-prod] Production - hear >my bass Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:28:27 +0100 > >Following on from this, > >I am normally fairly happy with my tunes once they are mixed down and i get >all the comp/mastering and eq techniques, but I am finding it hard to fine >tune my basslines to a level where they doesn't distort speakers, but are >actually audible on most systems (like most d+b tunes). > >I find it sounds ok on my Absolute Two monitors, but in the car/lounge it >is just a very low level distortion or smooth but too low, whereas a >commercial D+B track sounds pretty much the same on both.... > >I use a Novation Supernova 2 and the low end is awesome, but I can't seem >to get the bass to fit, its either all or nothing. I've been layering 2 >basslines together to try to get the upper to come out, but the sub bass >tends to need taming by about 10db on the compressor and still gets out of >hand or its inaudible... > >I've tried tuning the patch and filtering etc, but just as it sounds ok its >then not quite right on other systems... > >Any tips for a smooth healthy b-line (not angry reece mids, just a quality >Total Science/Digital/Paradox type thing) > >Ta Dan > >-----Original Message----- From: Woodhead Paul >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 July 2003 09:47 To: Drum & Bass >Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: Production > > >I'm pretty much repeating what Andy and Josh are saying, as in always use >the best quality samples, and take some mid out if it's sounding too muddy. >I've been using some of the waves eq's (VST plug ins) which are giving me >pretty good results. Taking this a bit further, it's important as well that >parts in the track also have their own space. If you've got parts in the >same frequency range they can be fighting for space. This can be helped by >sharpening up the eq's to give them their own specific space, and then >cutting less important frequencies in the sound. > >-----Original Message----- From: Andy Abang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: 22 July 2003 22:53 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: >[dnb-prod] RE: Production > > >Could be one of two things AFAIK - > >1) improper eqing > >2) crappy audio engine > >I don't know how good Fruity Loops' audio engine is, but it may just not >process sound as well as other programs. I had a big problem with muddiness >at first too. Of course, I didn't know shit about EQing back then either. > >I don't know how familiar you are with mixing down but being pretty new to >it myself i've had a bunch of problems dealing with muddiness. > >A good guideline to go by for making your mix less muddy: > >MOST ELEMENTS CAN STAND TO HAVE A NOTCH TAKEN OUT OF THE MIDRANGE > >FREQUENCIES. Usually stuff gets muddy around here. > >Sorry if I didn't tell you anything you already know. Tell us a little more >about the steps you take to do a mixdown and maybe i (or someone else here) >can be of more assistance! > >:) > >~Andy > >-----Original Message----- From: James Stratford >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2:09 >PM To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Production > > >Hello there forum!!!! > >I have a question if anyone would be decent enough to answer. > >Production wise I use fruityloops and vst plugins to create the sounds I am >after but the sound from the overall mix I find is quite muddy and not so >crisp sounding. > >Is there any one thing that I should be paying particular attention to in >so far as the mixdown goes or do you feel it is a problem inherent with >fruityloops? > >Any comments would be most appreciated. > >stratty --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List >http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >--- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk >You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To >unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >_____________________________________________________________________ This >e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet Managed Scanning >Services - powered by MessageLabs. 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