Any real producers here. Or are you all just MP3 Dj's

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plainfaced
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Any real producers here. Or are you all just MP3 Dj's

Post by plainfaced » Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:52 am

Dont mean to stir the pot here. :D
But how many of Live users actually create their loops and phrases, the old fashioned way with a Synthesizer, guitar or microphone..? Using programs such as Reason, Cubase or Sonar to create your loops and export them as audio or midi..?
Or are people here just grabbing the free DVD's that come with Computer Music magazine, loaded with gigabytes of royalty free loops, or using Recycle and chopping up other peoples work, or even worse, throwing a few MP3's into Live and calling themselves a DJ..

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Post by hambone1 » Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:58 am

plainfaced wrote:Dont mean to stir the pot here.
Sure you don't...

I just grab the free DVD's that come with Computer Music magazine, loaded with gigabytes of royalty free loops, or use Recycle to chop up other peoples work, or even worse, throw a few MP3's into Live and call myself a DJ.

And I have a fantastic time doing it!

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Post by dazzer » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:14 am

I tend to rip off this producer i like called "plainfaced". he does some great cutting edge stuff, really original. Anyway, I get his trax from Limewire, import them into Live, cut them up, then pass myself off as A DJ...I tell you man, the fucking fools i play for go mad for it, they really do.

What does "MIDI" mean?

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Post by supster » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:38 am

we're all just mp3 DJs.

... except this one guy who came on here one day. but we all ganged up on him and humilated him
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Post by defunkt » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:23 am

yeah,im a producer,in fact im just about to produce a hot steaming turd.morning. :lol:

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Post by aike » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:36 am

http://aike.electricspace.co.uk

most of these are created without sampling riffs, ie I write it myself

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Post by Emissary » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:45 am

I cum on cakes and call it art

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Post by lanquarem » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:53 am

Wow ! Your question is great and so naive at the same time !

I do both, and I do not feel that any of the two activities is less "artistic".
I do what I need and I do not stop until I'm happy with the result.
Call this what you want...

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Post by MrYellow » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:56 am

Seems to bout 50/50 mate.

Lots of producers and DJs.

-Ben

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Post by Shoma » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:07 am

Im real 8)

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Post by mosca » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:15 am

pretty real

im a jayducer

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Post by elemental » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:32 am

Been producing for about 10 years, seriously for the last 4 ....... never mixed with an mp3 in my life, in fact i've never DJ'd with Live (yet). Live has become one of my main production tools, although I still use Cubase sometimes.

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Post by jbible » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:58 am

100% O-RIG-I-NAL

I dont even like using presets.

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Post by Machinate » Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:28 pm

jbible wrote:100% O-RIG-I-NAL

I dont even like using presets.
same here. It's funny though, cos I love the concept of presets, but I alwaysalwaysalways end up doing my own sounds anyway. It really depends on your way of working, I guess. Some people really dig just throwing in a bunch of presets, tweaking them a bunch, and calling it a day.
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Post by hoffman2k » Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:33 pm

Machinate wrote:
jbible wrote:100% O-RIG-I-NAL

I dont even like using presets.
same here. It's funny though, cos I love the concept of presets, but I alwaysalwaysalways end up doing my own sounds anyway. It really depends on your way of working, I guess. Some people really dig just throwing in a bunch of presets, tweaking them a bunch, and calling it a day.
Same here. everything is made from scratch.
Liveclips are making life a bit easy though.
One sample can become a bunch of loops, presets and part of a kit :wink:

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