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  1. MarkN

    New Gadget:Akai MPD24

    yea its getting there its a big improvement on the MPD16 but its still a few features away from being worthwhile for most ppl, a repeat button seems to be on everyones list, personally id like to see them turn it into a bigger control surface with maybe sum channel faders etc.
  2. MarkN

    Build or Buy?

    id build one its not hard plus you'll learn a few things and can tailor it to your exact needs and its still cheaper !
  3. MarkN

    Big Ups to everyone who made it to the Basement

    woohoo i made the cut do we lose some more members next wk ? kinda like a pop idol contest can we have a phone poll and a winner ?
  4. MarkN

    Your favorite software to make beats?

    reason, cool edit, and pro tools !
  5. MarkN

    Socialite or Homebody?

    id like to say i stay at home making beats all the time but to be honest i try to go out as much possible your only young once, and as much as i love working on music most of the time i find myself going out im still young so i wana go out while i still can, i still find enough time to work on...
  6. MarkN

    how to eq DJ Premier kind a snares ?

    NO you question is bullshit ! you can't give eq frequency number for making a kick sound like a premo kick when you don't even know the original sound your using ! i think some people want there beats made for them..... use your ears !
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    how to eq DJ Premier kind a snares ?

    listen to a dj premier snare, then go get a similar sounding sample, it won't be hard to find theres loads of similar sounding stuff then just play with EQ to get it to how you want it to sound ! its pretty simple...
  8. MarkN

    Mo Phatt Hardware vs. Mo Phatt Software

    lol too right i got the mo'phatt rack and its dope !
  9. MarkN

    research.....$IMPORTANT STUFF$

    im in university studying audio engineering at the moment, my uni is a general one so theres no point in giving you there website as there is no info on there for my course, the best place to look on the web for an audio enginerring college would be fullsail ( fullsail.com i think) and SAE (...
  10. MarkN

    Settings?????????

    basically what you need to do is research what compression is what a compressor does and how to work one, that and your ears will answer all three of your questions !
  11. MarkN

    Eq...

    ok..................... lol well you need to know whats available to you for a start, all the different types of EQ etc parametric, graphic, high pass, low pass, notch, bandpass etc. im not gonna explain them all you can look it up or load one up in your software and pla around to get the...
  12. MarkN

    Settings?????????

    LOL im sure i answered this question twice today already to and then i come in here and see its the same guy like i said twice already and u said three times already, the question doesnt have an answer basically, also you need to learn how to mix before you try to mix ! and it sounds like...
  13. MarkN

    Trial & Error

    a combination of trial and error help from people off hear, LISTENING! ( very important people often forget this) listen to anything it doesnt have to be hip hop find out what you like and find out why you like it what makes it good what makes it sound the way it does, to start with you will...
  14. MarkN

    Double ups

    it depends sumtimes doubling voclas works but it usually sounds crap all the way through, and it seems like the vocalist is weak, compression dnt add it unless you need to, dnt feel you have to just compress everything, if you dnt need to dnt do it for the sake of it ! if the highs have gone...
  15. MarkN

    How Often Do You Read?

    you will be surprised what you can learn from books, ive been learning theory a lot recently plus sum music business and i also got a power tools for pro tools and one for reason, they have helped me loads i thought i pretty much knew it ll when it came to reason but i was wrong !
  16. MarkN

    Does anybody here got the Mbox2??????

    id try and save for a mac if you can im not too up on mac prices but wait and get a mac wen u can, i use mbox/mbox2 in uni if im just doing a quick project and we run mac G5s there, they are brilliant for just laying a few tracks down real quick ! good pre-amps in them easy to use and u get pro...
  17. MarkN

    What would you do?

    get reason 3 no contest ! though that needn't cost anything if you know what im saying !
  18. MarkN

    Best Rack?

    yea i've got the mo'phatt and its a good module, its well cheap these days to but just as a bass module i wouldnt recommend it, i dnt think its that amazing at bass sounds to recommend it especially with the available budget you have !
  19. MarkN

    just got something new

    LOL i know i know don't ask !
  20. MarkN

    Bass Guitar Slide

    either sample a slide and then pitch it to fit in with you track, or use the pitch bend ..... or buy a bass guitar
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