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by swishniak
Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:47 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Wal-mart 8
Replies: 27
Views: 6597

hmm - well i sort of agree that apple is no longer the innocent little startup that ableton probably still is.. but ill put up an argument for fun. . i think Logic still has alot of integrity, as far as applications go: -they continue to include the Environment, where you can really get in there and...
by swishniak
Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:43 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: What's your biggest project?
Replies: 8
Views: 2259

ceyler wrote:My biggest project is a bel biv devo remix:
17 terabytes on many disks
pentium 150 mhz with 256mb of ram
collect all and save - started 14 months ago and still going.
god - i hope you're serious.
by swishniak
Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:42 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: MIDI ports...
Replies: 2
Views: 949

hmm - not sure what your question is.. a midi channel sends a signal which can be patched to a synth, or to control other parameters in a program - you usually have to tell the program what to do with a message first. sometimes devices (like the padkontrol) have a midi in and a midi out - maybe that...
by swishniak
Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:29 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Which Midi footcontroller?
Replies: 23
Views: 6752

welcome to the forum. . ive been shopping around for a foot controller recently too. ive seen the behringer in action many times, but everyone i know who has it finds it be a pain in the ass - and its a little large for my tastes . . so one vote against that one. as for assigning midi to various pro...
by swishniak
Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:06 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: badun?
Replies: 1
Views: 840

badun?

has anyone seen or heard or heard of these guys before? http://www.myspace.com/badunband definitely heavily influenced by burnt friedman / atom heart / flanger thing.. but i think thats a good thing. anyone have any insights on how this particular sound is made? from what i gather it involves lots o...
by swishniak
Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:44 pm
Forum: Tips & Tricks
Topic: Ableton live 6/ Live performance SET-UP
Replies: 9
Views: 3363

well, different for various projects / shows, but generally speaking: -all songs in one session - each different song / section gets at least one scene, with the first one changing the tempo, sometimes with transitions between. -on my pbook, im able to get away with 2 tracks for audio samples / loop...
by swishniak
Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:16 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: OT: ipod "earbuds" crapped out.. what's a good rep
Replies: 11
Views: 2769

yeah - there are alot of ear buds out there now, it seems, and i think theyre almost all better than those ibuds. i probably spend at least 50 bucks a year on heaphones.. . sometimes 2x that much.. and thats just on consumer type stuff. . theyre just not made to last that long (and they take a prope...
by swishniak
Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:12 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Simpler has low volume
Replies: 3
Views: 2428

yeah - i ended up cranking up the volume and re-saving some presets.. .

careful with any chunky chords though.
by swishniak
Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:07 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Help Midi Controller suggestion
Replies: 2
Views: 1079

hmm - i know of 2, but they both seem to be (at least temporarily) non-existent. there was a smaller version of this: http://www.audiomidi.com/UC33e-USB-Controller-P3596.aspx?CPID=392&AFID=3 which just had the knobs, no sliders. and doepfer had a real nice "pocket dial", with a bunch o...
by swishniak
Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:47 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: edirol fa66 preamps?
Replies: 1
Views: 1207

i have a FA101, which i think has the same preamps in it. .

it can be used for line ins (not just XLRs) and one even has a Hi-Z / Lo-Z toggle switch.
by swishniak
Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:40 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: OSX optimazations???
Replies: 23
Views: 6046

maybe this is obvious, but make sure there arent too many programs that are automatically starting up at login (see "login items" under the User section of Sys. Preferences). those guys can be sneaky.

also turn of the airport if you dont need it!
by swishniak
Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:50 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: how to access the clip editor in sampler?
Replies: 4
Views: 1460

Sampler is an instrument. If you are looking for clip envelopes, then you need to be looking at the CLIP, which PLAYS the Sampler, not the Sampler itself You will find various envelopes specific to the Sampler there... I also don't understand the original question. If you are looking to edit the sa...
by swishniak
Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:01 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: scroll between instrument tracks
Replies: 8
Views: 2324

brilliant - thanks!
by swishniak
Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:44 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: scroll between instrument tracks
Replies: 8
Views: 2324

longjohns wrote:Using a rack would be another way. Chain selector
hmm - would you mind explaining a little more in-depth? within a rack i was able to map the on/off of a chain "speaker" button, or volume to a macro knob, but id like to use one knob to go between instruments.
by swishniak
Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:49 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Abc
Replies: 7
Views: 3041

I liked the first DNTEL album quite a bit. Not so much since then. hey thanks for the tip - got a hold of "Life is Full of Possibilities" last night. I had heard the postal service and was impressed by the production, but i found this stuff alot more interesting. does anyone know what he ...