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Not necessary as far as I am concerned. I help out in respect of all the mentors before me and not for anything in return. Turning out a good mix means more to me.
jord
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Thanked by: Lee ShapiroLet’s put this in a different light: you do realize what is happening in the western world right now, I hope. Otherwise, let me remind you that aside from millions of people unable to work because of the imposed “shelter in place“ orders, and wondering how their rent or mortgage is going to be paid aside from bills, food, and other expenses, the entire music industry is on life-support with one heartbeat away from flat lining.
This has a ripple effect to all of the software developers, and ToonTrack is no exception. If anyone needs a break, it is them. Some of us are extremely grateful that we are even able to take part in some of the weekend specials that they have been graciously putting up at this time. I am also certain that they are equally as grateful for every sale they make at this time.
From someone who has half the products you own, with the addition of the two you purchased and audaciously displayed, you have proven that you don’t need any discount for “loyalty”. While I would love to have purchased the exact same stuff that you had purchased, I know that is just not in the cards at this time, and I am totally grateful for what I have and do not need more!
jord
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Thanked by: ScottWhen your MIDI is already in the 120’s, they are already showing that they are being hit hard. The source in this case are unprocessed drums (which are required in order to suit all genres), in which there are frequencies that are taking away from the punchiness.
You can get punch at low velocities as well.
jord
I’ve already told you before, there’s something in your system. My system’s specs are not too different from yours and SD3 runs smoothly. It is also running smoothly with no graphics lag on a MBP that is older and has only 8GB of RAM. If it were a bug, it would appear on that system especially.
I’ve also mentioned that CoreAudio will take processes from everywhere else (that includes graphics) in order to ensure that audio runs smoothly. This is especially true with Logic.
Clean up everything your system is running in the background.
jord
The easiest answer I can give is to start with a blank kit, and right-click on each kit piece and do a “Search for Instrument”.
Not to mention that some electronic kits are nothing more than kit pieces with a ton of effects applied to them.
And if that’s not enough, there are plenty of samples out of the net that are easily imported into SD3 (the ones Toontrack provide are a mere taster, compared to the 200+ DVDs of samples that I have acquired from electronic music mags over the years).
As a side note, you might also be interested in this weekend’s bargoon: Twisted Kits EZX. They’re already giving this twisted brain some new ideas (I often use electronic kit setups for effects in songs).
jord
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Thanked by: lostlureI’m autistic (Aspberger’s to be exact) as well, … and it’s #3 (math and music are this Aspie’s obsession). Play it as a strength and not a weakness. It’s not a disability… it’s a different ability!
That being said, you can hear me out as I am only paying forward what I learned ages ago from my mentors (we’re talking mid-1970’s from audio engineers that started in both the guitar and pro-audio departments of the downtown Toronto Long & McQuade, before they went on to achieve their greatness). The first thing they said is to mix with (and trust) your ears. The second was, knowing my genre, “The drums and bass are what matter most. Handle them and the rest of the mix falls into place.” Their words still hold true.
Now, if you’re ready, like I said, grab an EQ on the Kick In. There’s a reason I start with the following:
In order to trim your lo-mids, you need to know where they sound most offensive. Once you do this both here and in your mix (very important), you will start to hear it. Practice it often and it will start to become a “Holy Sh!t!” moment and your hands will be following your ears.
This is the start.
I tell my teenage grandchildren (as well as foster children) this: everything in life will cost you either money or time. Put the time in, and you will save your money (you might even discover that you don’t “need” as many SDX’s 😉 ).
jord
Wondering if you installed the surround channels, since the Rock kit 1 preset uses the Front Height and Rear Height channels (which contain cymbals) as well as the OH Cond specifically for cymbal routing.
jord
I told you twice always ready, and here’s the third time: punch, especially in our genre, is defined by the mids.
I had also told you that you need to cut a lot of your lo-mids. They are what is turning your “P’s into F‘s” on the drums (If you are not grasping the concept on that, pronounce it phonetically).
Grab your EQ and start practising on the kick, starting with the kick in. And rather than taking this redundantly to a fourth thread, post what you come up with. It’s far easier to hear what you got, and explain further.
jord
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Thanked by: ChadwickDunderc0ckKnow the feeling… bass can be like a drug at times. 😀
Just a db or so in the lo-mids of the bass to give some attack is what I’m thinking. Nothing too much.
I often have a DI track of my bass alongside the amp track so I can either use it to round out an amp track by itself, or run it into another amp sim (my fave is the B15 emulation in Logic for that attack).
jord
What can I say other than I love it! Great tune; great arrangement.
Only thing I can think of is needing a bit more bass guitar balancing out the low mids. Just my opinion, however.
Otherwise, excellent tune.
jord
The term is referred to as a “bark“, and can be programmed in the grid editor with an open articulation followed by a close pedal articulation shortly after. As to how far apart you want these two articulations, depends on how long you want the hi-hat to be open.
jord
The short answer is yes you can for both.
For adding an kit piece, there is a drop-down in the upper left corner that has “Add instrument” or something like that.
to route a kit piece to custom channels, right-click the instrument and select “Route instrument microphones”
jord
Even after 30+ years, I’m still finding something new in Logic. Couple this with everything Apple has added, such as MIDI scripting, makes going deep scratching the surface.
jord
Your loop probably cleaned up because of where the threshold in the tracker was set. If you are looking to use your loop, you can probably save yourself some trouble and simply import the loop into your DAW and apply a noise gate.
jord
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