untitled1100

yeah the problem is transfering the recording to the computer. he suggested mixing down to CD by having one channel with the vocal, and the other channel with the music, with a click at the beginning on the music track in order to import the recordings in sync in my project. the only prob with that is if we wanna record multiple takes and harmonies, we'd have to mix each take/harmony to a different CD haha funny you say that...his studio is on the other side of town..

Hello, I've got two songs to record with a singer I'm working with. I've recorded and produced all the music in Logic. We're now looking to lay down the vocals. A friend of mine who owns a studio with great quality analogue gear has agreed to let us record the vocals at his place for a couple hours. I'm just wondering what would be the best way to proceed to simply record the vocal takes in analogue then bring them back into my Logic project in my mixing setup for me to mix in my own time. If we were recording the vocals straight into a DAW, we could simply create a project with the right tempo and bounce the vocal stems from bar 1 of the music track mixdown. But with this analogue setup, I'm not sure what would be the best way to ensure the takes can be in sync. Any thoughts? Or is this all too much trouble than it's worth? Thanks

thank you

google 'basic music mixing tutorials' or 'basic guide to mixing' or buy a book on mixing. alternatively, if you want to concentrate on composing then hire a mix engineer- composing, mixing, recording are often put together under the term 'producing' and 'im making music' these days.....but remember each one is an art & skill in itself and each will take time to develop and understand. as a sidenote, whilst softsynths/midi recorded instruments can never truly replace a recording of a well performed 'real' rendition of a musical part, the 'fake' sound of midi instruments can be helped- by compressors, EQing properly within the mix, applying delay + reverb, velocity changes of the notes, quantising (and not quantising..) etc sidenote 2, don't ask 'how do I make it sound louder' at this stage. when it comes to that, read Lagerfeldt's post here: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/music-computers/468170-loudness-when-producing-mixing-tips.html good luck! Epic Musical Theatres sound awesome !!

hey scott, thanks for the video! i'd installed RAM the right way in my last computer, just maybe not the right configuration. these guys in this video are maxing out their computer, so there isn't much issue/debate when it comes to configuration. handy video though ! i'll watch it again before i install the next batch. my main issue was finding out whether it'd be ok for me to remove all six 1GB sticks and just have three 4GB sticks in one tray, leaving the other one empty. seems like it'll be fine. cheers

I've bought RAM from crucial before and it worked great. though I may not have installed it in optimal config, not sure. either way I want to try to have it the best way possible this time. i think i'm going to get 3x4GB modules and install them all in one tray. then in a few months I'll get another set of three for the second tray. according to what was said in the following forum thread having one tray empty isn't the end of the world, though there may be a very slight difference in performance: http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-1035849.html

yeah that does help! thanks OWC seems great, but as I'm in the UK, I'll need to add the tax/import charges on top of that, so a company like Crucial memory seems better for me. I'm thinking of starting off with getting three 4GB modules to have 12GB to play with for the time being and see how it goes. Then further down the line in a few months or so I could get another set of three to have an extra 12GB. but by doing this, I'd have just three modules in one riser, and the second riser would be completely empty. would this be ok? In the manual it seems like this is possible: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/mac_pro_mid2010_ug.pdf (see table page 58) but then again, in the manual it also says... 'apple recommends you buy apple RAM products from applestore.com' - and well RAM from there is way expensive.. - so yeah some advice would be much appreciated! do i get three 4GB ram modules or six 2GB ram modules? (three 4Gb is cheaper..) cheers !

Hello, I've been getting the 'memory too low so this project must quit' messages using Logic 9 in 32bit mode so I've decided to go the 64bit route. I now want to invest in a bit more RAM to make the most of this. I currently have 6GB RAM made up of three 1GB pairs. Would I be ok with buying one 8GB kit made up of 2x4GB RAM? That way I'd have: 1GB - 1GB 1GB - 1GB 1GB - 1GB 4GB - 4GB Would this be alright for the system? Or is mixing 1GBpairs with a 4GB pair from different manufacturers a bad idea? Thanks

I use EastWest and really like their range / quality of instruments

i beg to differ- you're right, the chord progression is completely different, but Gotye does sample the opening chord of Bonfa's, which he loops throughout. He's mentioned it himself: The songwriting for "Somebody That I Used to Know" was a linear process, and like a lot of my songs, it was put together over a few months. I started with a guitar sample from a Brazilian guitarist called Luiz Bonfá. Those two notes from the guitar sample started the song off http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/gotye-making-mirrors/ i'm not saying the sampling takes anything away from track- it's definitely an awesome song, arrangement & vocal! - i just find it funny how something that does sound 'fresh' is actually based on something old, some may say 'vintage'

it sounds 'fresh' .... yet the whole song was based on a sample from 1967 ! http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/105665/Gotye%20feat.%20Kimbra-Somebody%20That%20I%20Used%20to%20Know_Luiz%20Bonf%C3%A1-Seville/

thanks for all the comments/advice, should be getting the newer one at the weekend! hopefully will work out well

hah- that's what I assumed..though the 2.4ghz / 3Ghz difference just kept pestering me. cheers guys- that pretty much seals it

hey so i'm about to upgrade to a new mac. i've narrowed it down to two used mac pros. not entirely sure which would be best value for money? - £2300: Mac Pro originally released August 2010 - 8 core - 2.4Ghz Processors - 6GB Ram - 1TB Hard drive - ATI 5770 HD 1GB graphics - £1500: Mac Pro 3,1 (so originally released 2008?) - 8 core - 3Ghz Processors - 8GB Ram - 320Gb Hard drive - 256mb graphics Will there be a noticeable difference between the 3,1 models and the 5,1 models? Would it be better to have a newer mac with less Ghz processor power or the older one with the 3Ghz? Thanks

thanks for your reply triplets yeah that's what I thought about Thunderbolt.. i'm just a bit doubtful on the risk involved in buying a refurb. but then again, my current setup was bought second hand, which can be quite risky too, but that's worked fine for me for the last 3-4 years.