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Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? Let's hear it!

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Post by mattdennewitz » Sun, Sep 20, 2009, 9:12 PM UTC

eswat wrote: post #10

I mostly just mess around with Korg DS-10 for the Nintendo DS. I'm very much an amateur so it takes me a long time to create anything listenable with it...

ds-10 rules!

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? Let's hear it!

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Post by pie » Sun, Sep 20, 2009, 9:12 PM UTC

I've been a musician for about 12 years. Lost focus recently; too busy concentrating on programming projects, and much of the work is remarkably similar.

Mostly I've used Cubase for sequencing and audio (although I've used Pro Tools, Sonar, and Logic too). Kontakt and the now-defunct Gigasampler for sampling. I mostly use samples, but a few synth engines are great, like the Albino series and some sample-based hybrids like Atmosphere. Waves collection for most DSP. I could go on and on here.

After all that, there's nothing recent to show off. Time to haul out some of the old equipment.

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? Let's hear it!

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Post by kyro » Sun, Sep 20, 2009, 9:19 PM UTC

mattdennewitz wrote: post #9

http://myspace.com/motion two of us, both in chicago. npr says we "reinvent phil spectors wall of sound as a 50 foot tall electric fence." software-wise, we use ableton live for loop control. will be headlining our label showacse @ midpoint music fest (cincinnati, oh) on sept. 27, then pop montreal (montreal, quebec, canada) on oct. 3, if anyone wants to swing in and geek out!

Awesome. I've tried getting into Live before, but the interface was a bit too different for my tastes. Everyone I speak to says great things about it though, and how it handles sampling/audio really well. I should give it another go.

Congrats on the shows!

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? Let's hear it!

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Post by dryicerx » Sun, Sep 20, 2009, 9:19 PM UTC

    /dev/hda > /dev/audio

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? Let's hear it!

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Post by lucifer » Sun, Sep 20, 2009, 9:20 PM UTC

trafficlight wrote: post #4

I use FL Studio myself. http://thesixtyone.com/abledanger I've also recorded some vocals using Adobe Audition and the USB Rock Band microphone. Not too shabby.

Thanks++ for the 61 link! Great stuff (and your's was pretty good too).

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? Let's hear it!

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Post by tjr » Sun, Sep 20, 2009, 9:22 PM UTC

Here's a couple... first one I composed, and played with numerous others (I'm on electric piano here):

http://www.atmospherecontrolmusic.com/free/bsol_a-merry-hear...

This one was improvised with another keyboard player:

http://www.atmospherecontrolmusic.com/free/flow_part-one.mp3

I mostly use Tracktion for recording software, though this first track was recorded in multiple takes at several studios, and the latter was initially recorded on ProTools.