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pwmccredie · Post by **pwmccredie** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:00 pm

So my 13th song will come at the beginning. I've decided to use my OSAM contract to force myself to learn more about equipment, processes, editing, sound quality ect. As you can see by my attached song, most of my stuff ends up like this because I move from one thing to another without really stopping to try to master and clean up anything.

So that's my plan. I need to get a software program. i need to learn to use my pad kontrol or get another controller because I cant seem to get mine to work. Right now all my stuff comes straight of the TR88 into "audacity", the shareware mixing program. (i know, thats sad). But mabye this year will bring some changes. See you next month (tommorow)

http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplaye ... 80621&q=hi

georgeinar · Post by **georgeinar** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:51 pm

Hey, hold on there. I do everything in audacity also. I love it. I have other software but haven't learned to use it yet. Actually, I should say I mix in audacity and then master in soundforge. However, perfect time for you to venture out if that is your goal. And there's nothing at all wrong with this song other than it sounds a bit unfinished. The pieces are all there and are very interesting. They just sound a bit separate. I bet if you pumped it thru ozone 3 or 4 using soundforge or an equivalent you would get a more cohesive sound. So exactly what other equipment and/or software are you ventuig into for this go around?

pwmccredie · Post by **pwmccredie** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:59 pm

I'll look into soundforge then...I know nothing about recording and mixing. I know that I think I do better with audio than I would with MIDI. I have a MIDI controller...a PadKontrol, but I cant get it to work. All I really want with that is to be able to lay down my beats with that. Maybe I should give that up and get another pad.

Also, maybe I should learn how to use audacity and maybe I would like it.

I would like to get a loop based sequencing/recording software package though. Any suggestions from anyone would be helpful. Pro Tools? Reason?
Cubase? Like I said, im into loops and beats, would like to venture into samples also.

georgeinar · Post by **georgeinar** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:02 pm

well, if you don't already have audacity it is free and easy. Just open it up then click on import audio and you can bring you wav files in and listen to them mixed. this gives me the flexibility to master certain musical groups, such as the strings or the drums, in soundforge where I might add additional compression or eq or whatever it needs, then load it into audacity, this way i've bypassed the somewhat limited effects that i can do on a given song in the m3 and process my vocals especially, i always do a lot of fudging around on the vocal track, doing double tracks etc then bring it into audacity for a final mixdown which I always name as 'totaldry' then i take 'totaldry' and load it into soundforge and fire up my ozone 4 and run the whole combined wav thru one of the many mastering presets and decide on one i like, tweak a little there and make my final mastered wav and also mp3 for the internet. it's an easy method which does take some practice to get it really great but it's not that hard to do and there is quite a bit of flexibility. also, i might add that while in audacity you have the option to highlight tracks or portions and apply effects as well, for instance lowering the volume for just a section, or adding a phaser to a synth lick in the chorus etc. you can undo also if you dont like it.