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knol...@gmail.com

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Feb 15, 2007, 8:34:02 AM2/15/07
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retri...@gmail.com

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Feb 19, 2007, 1:43:52 PM2/19/07
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Hey y'all...hope ur all havin fun with what we've learned so
far...workin on a new track now myself and i've hit a minor
wall...lost as to how exactly the wiring is supposed to go when
putting together a vocoder...i was hoping someone might be able to
post or email me a couple of screenshots of the back of the rack with
all the wires in the right places...or try n talk me thru it, i just
don't seem to be getting it right..

And if anyone has any questions or needs any help, don't hesitate to
holla, ill do my best to help those in need find, once again, the
light...

Kevin

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Feb 20, 2007, 4:16:30 AM2/20/07
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I'll be pottering with Reason this evening and will send you a couple
of screens. Hopefully the notes I took are still a) legible and b)
make some sense!

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Feb 20, 2007, 1:16:12 PM2/20/07
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Nice one Kevin,
I'll be about tonight aswell, totally hooked on this stuff at the
moment...long may it last...

Talk to you in a bit....

Sarah...

Kevin

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Feb 20, 2007, 4:45:57 PM2/20/07
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Right so, it's six pictures in the file upload section. I'm not sure
how clear it is as it's a kind of fiddly project I was working on. If
it doesn't make sense let me know and I'll send you the actual reason
file (or put it up here if anyone's interested in mixing Beach Boys in
with De La Soul as I was attempting. I think. God knows really).

K

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Feb 20, 2007, 6:31:13 PM2/20/07
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Good man, cheers
I'll let you know how i get on.........
Sarah

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Feb 22, 2007, 6:25:20 PM2/22/07
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those pics might come in handy for me too, thanks! still haven't tried
my hand at that vocoder. how did you upload those pics kevin ?

just got me the battery drum machine software les mentioned + that new
fangled reason 3 , finally, so now i've even more buttons and dials
and switches to get to grips with. have to say, am loving some of the
sounds the combinator can produce . also, the time has come to sort
out a midi controller to get more out of reason ... less mouse, more
spontaneity ! and on that note ...

retri...@gmail.com

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Feb 23, 2007, 4:14:43 AM2/23/07
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Hey Brian,
if you're looking for a midi keyboard let me know if you come across
any good deals, i'm in the market for

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Feb 23, 2007, 4:25:23 AM2/23/07
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In the market for 1 myself...(last post sent early by accident...)
and if you lot haven't already, may i suggest you check out the link
on the stc student site for the archive for, i think its computer
music magazine(well whichever mag that has archive beside the title,
theres only 1)... it has lots of useful articles on the likes of
reason....is that battery 3 you got brian? was contemplating getting
that at some stage, tho picking up cubase 4 has now become the top
priorty...

How are we fixed by the way, for putting up tracks we're working on,
for feedback like...perhaps it would be better to email them..decide
amongst yourselves and get back to me...i just find it a little
annoying sometimes when i'm not gettin feedback on stuff and feel as
tho i'm wasting my time on crap...my friends don't really have the
musical taste to be giving me constructive critisism...they tend to
like the basic stuff i come up with....oh and has anyone gotten a date
for the gig markus is playing in navan?


Take it easy folks...
Sarah...

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Kevin

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Feb 23, 2007, 5:41:11 AM2/23/07
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The one I got was a 4 octave M-Audio in Tower Records for only 125. I
think they're still there. Check the back near the hip hop section and
the Goth kid bargain basement.

I have to look at that site, it's hard coming home and firing up the
old computer though.

Upload your stuff! There are two reasons: a) you never know who will
have the best suggestions of what to do next b) everyone here is
working through the same issues and it's always nice to hear someone
'make it' as it were. If you upload and just post here that you did
then it will definitely get listened to and commented on!

Not sure when Markus is playing. Maybe if he looked at the board and
got back to us...

Last night I decided to just use Dr Rex for the craic. In the cold
light of day it doesn't sound so great. How do you guys decided to
keep something or not? I tend to just get rid of things rather than
work through them.

Also Brian, tell us more about the Battery! I upload screen shots by
1. Pressing shift (or command on a Mac I'd say) and 'Print Screen' 2.
I open paint and paste the image 3. Save as image and use the "FILES"
link above.

retri...@gmail.com

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Feb 23, 2007, 6:03:15 AM2/23/07
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Oh no Kev! dont throw anything away...you never know you may end up
just using 1 little bit of it...if you have the space,keep it all....

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Kevin

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Feb 23, 2007, 6:28:18 AM2/23/07
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I suppose. I think it's more the drama of "Ach, this doesn't work!
Feck this!" and closing the window never to see the pathetic scrap
again. It's actually quite cathartic!
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Feb 25, 2007, 7:48:02 PM2/25/07
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I uploaded a little tune there so let me know what ye think...just
been workin on it recently..i'm at the need opinions stage..its a bit
short tho...but hey! it'll get the ball rollin...

o-o-

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Feb 25, 2007, 9:16:46 PM2/25/07
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did that upload properly sarah? i'm just hearing about 5 seconds ...

the midi is a korg microkontrol. got it last summer, but it stayed in
the box til now - wasn't ready to use it 'til i learned reason a bit
first... but...it's not working : ( but : ) it's covered by a 3 year
warranty, so i'll send it back and wait for them to fix it/replace
it .hopefully that won't take too long .it's got drum pads on it which
i'm looking forward to using.

haven't started with battery(3) yet. to get around those reason drum
samples, i downloaded some classic 303, 606, and 909 samples from the
net. v noice.

Kevin

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Feb 26, 2007, 3:49:57 AM2/26/07
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Wow, where did you track them down? I'm not on the old P2P (peer to
peer like Limewire etc) networks so if there's a torrent that would be
great!

retri...@gmail.com

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Feb 26, 2007, 4:18:58 AM2/26/07
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Yea i noticed that Brian, but then i just saved the link onto my
desktop and it worked fine..

o-o-

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Feb 26, 2007, 9:03:16 AM2/26/07
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the samples came from:
http://www.modarchive.com/waveworld/
but just had a quick look and got this:
Waveworld is no longer available here - it's available via Bit Torrent
on http://tracker.modarchive.org
maybe thats what the rebirth machine in reason was for? les said he
has copies of the software needed to activate it ...

Brian Tansey

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Feb 26, 2007, 10:10:00 AM2/26/07
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retri...@gmail.com

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Feb 27, 2007, 5:20:54 AM2/27/07
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Hey guys, I tried uploading that file again but its still just playing
for a few seconds if i try to play it in a new window..
I'm just doing the upload directly but if anyone has any ideas, let me
know...other than having to save the file to disc like...

On Feb 26, 3:10 pm, "Brian Tansey" <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 909 samples aplenty :http://www.finemusk.com/TR-909_Samples.html
>

> On 2/26/07, o-o- <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > the samples came from:
> >http://www.modarchive.com/waveworld/
> > but just had a quick look and got this:
> > Waveworld is no longer available here - it's available via Bit Torrent

> > onhttp://tracker.modarchive.org

Kevin

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Mar 2, 2007, 3:44:26 AM3/2/07
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Sarah, I don't know the best way unfortunately. If it's a Reason file
and everyone PROMISES NOT TO MESS WITH IT OR NICK IT then it should
only be around 80 - 90 KB at most (I think!). Maybe that could work?
Otherwise the best solution is www.yousendit.com. What that site does
is you upload the track and it's there for a week or 25 downloads
(whichever comes first) for people to download. What do you think?
It's a free service that only requires registration.

Kevin

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Mar 2, 2007, 3:45:01 AM3/2/07
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Brian, you're a star! Really looking forwards to getting in to this.

On Feb 26, 3:10 pm, "Brian Tansey" <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2/26/07, o-o- <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > the samples came from:
> >http://www.modarchive.com/waveworld/
> > but just had a quick look and got this:
> > Waveworld is no longer available here - it's available via Bit Torrent

> > onhttp://tracker.modarchive.org

retri...@gmail.com

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Mar 2, 2007, 4:16:26 PM3/2/07
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Hmmm had a look at that Kevin, and thanks, but for a min there i
thought it was just uploaded to the usendit site...
I'll take note for future reference but sure can't any wannabe
listeners just do the same thing and download it from here, saving the
link to their disc....or did that just work for me..
And about ppl nicking stuff...sure is that not what this site if for,
sharing ideas and wot not...

On Mar 2, 8:44 am, "Kevin" <knola...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sarah, I don't know the best way unfortunately. If it's a Reason file
> and everyone PROMISES NOT TO MESS WITH IT OR NICK IT then it should
> only be around 80 - 90 KB at most (I think!). Maybe that could work?

> Otherwise the best solution iswww.yousendit.com. What that site does

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Kevin

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Mar 12, 2007, 5:45:37 AM3/12/07
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HaHaaaa Cunning plan! If you send it to me I think I can upload it
onto this group. Will you do that so?

Also, has anyone else heard anything from other members? Are they
lurking afraid of the 'send' button or can they not access the site?

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retri...@gmail.com

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Mar 12, 2007, 9:30:36 AM3/12/07
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Cool no problem Kevin, will do...and no haven't heard from anyone bar
Anne, i know shes a lot on but i was hoping Marcus might be on, prob
missed that gig now at this stage, i emailed him a couple of weeks ago
but no reply....

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o-o-

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Mar 15, 2007, 3:29:58 AM3/15/07
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found this site with info on side chaining compression ( gives a dance
track more punch, without just cranking up the volume - les talked
about it briefly ). haven't tried it out yet, but this looks fairly
well explained here , + links to some freeware

http://sonictransfer.com/side-chain-compression-tutorial.shtml


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Kevin

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Mar 15, 2007, 5:21:46 AM3/15/07
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Okay, it's in the files. You uploaded it there no problem. There
should be a link to files on the right hand side!

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Kevin

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Mar 15, 2007, 5:23:26 AM3/15/07
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Brian, you're a star! This looks like fun.

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retri...@gmail.com

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Mar 15, 2007, 5:47:19 PM3/15/07
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Nice one Kevin thanks...i thought it was but then i thought if you
guys were using macs that might have caused an issue...
Yea that looks interesting Brian, gonna check it out in a bit...and
got the vocoder figured out in the end...who'd have thought the reason
help files would be of straightforward use...^^

Oh and i heard from Marcus and that gig is still in the pipeline so
i'll let ye know if Marcus doesn't first....

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Mar 25, 2007, 4:57:36 PM3/25/07
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Hey, sorry for not getting back to you about the gig in Navan. That's
off for the moment until after the Tripod gig I posted in the concert
thread, so bring your dancing shoes with on 20 April cause it should
be a good night ...

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funkat...@hotmail.com

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Mar 25, 2007, 5:05:38 PM3/25/07
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Ok, I'm currently working on my new DJ mix (as of yet untitled),
hoping to have it up on MixUpload.com in the next couple of weeks. You
can check out my first set on the site at the following link:

http://www.mixupload.com/index.php?act=mlite&CODE=playsong&s_id=12542

It was my first attempt at an Ableton mix, so not as perfect as I
would like it to sound, plus it's not as inventive as I'd liked it to
be. But give it a listen, and leave a vote and comment on the site.
You can also download the mix from the site directly using their
podcast function, just click the button and voila ... My next mix is
an attempt to mix an entire set in key, which is prooving to be a lot
more challenging than expected. It'a also going to be a lot more
minimal, whith a few extras in for good measure ...

Let me know what you guys think ...

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Kevin

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Apr 3, 2007, 5:49:07 AM4/3/07
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I haven't sat in front of PC at home in yonks. I'll hopefully get some
time over the weekend to potter and if so I will have a go at this.

Markus, ignore question in other discussion. I'll download the set
when I get home.

On Mar 25, 10:08 pm, "o-o-" <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> peeps - can someone have a go at the sidechaining compression set up
> for reason i posted in files pls? the file opens fine, and i can
> change the settings( threshhold etc) but, when i try the exact same
> (as far as i can tell) set up in one of my own tracks, nothing!? 'tis
> a pain!

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funkat...@hotmail.com

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Apr 6, 2007, 5:16:48 PM4/6/07
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Just a quick note to tell you guys about the current issue of Computer
Music Special (volume 22). They cover all things brilliant and free in
this issue. They review 50 of the best free downloadable music making
software and VST's. Also, the cover cd/dvd has 200 plug-ins for you to
start using straight away, including some effects, synths, instruments
etc etc etc. They also take you through how to use each plug in.

Well worth the 10 Euro price tag I think ...

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Kevin

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Apr 12, 2007, 4:47:55 AM4/12/07
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http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/store/displaystore.asp?sid=424&custid=12@04@200734562@476841089

Just to let you all know, that seems to be as cheap and I got Issue 21
about Cubase 4 as well.

Marcus, great find thanks. Between yourself and Brian I'm starting to
think that I could just put everything on demo mode and impress all my
friends: "yeah I wrote that, funky yeah? Over 200 VST instruments
working together!" :)

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retri...@gmail.com

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Apr 12, 2007, 6:39:10 AM4/12/07
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Yea i picked that up last week aswell Funk, handy to have
alright...gonna try out dr.fusion2 soon...i'm not happy with most of
the drum samples i'm coming across..but yea great idea if u do see
anything worth gettin to throw up a reminder...the new sound on sound
is out on the 20th of this month i believe...not sure whats in it yet
tho....

On Apr 12, 9:47 am, "Kevin" <knola...@gmail.com> wrote:
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funkat...@hotmail.com

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Apr 13, 2007, 7:17:51 PM4/13/07
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Pretty good track Sarah. I would maybe make the drum beat a bit more
substantial throughout the track though, maybe weaving the lead melody
back and forth between the drum beat, kind of phasing between the two.
god, listen to me "the expert" ... It's a good track, I'm impressed
with how far you've come the past while ...

retri...@gmail.com

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Apr 13, 2007, 9:03:12 PM4/13/07
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Ok i'm wearing a big grin now thanks Marcus...but yes thank you! for
the feedback...i'll get to work on that tomorrow...i'll have to listen
to it again n hear what ur saying...but thanks, ur honesty is very
much appreciated...and hey seeing as ur giving feedback, i'm gonna
load up one i started on friday...its needs a finish...

Take Care...

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funkat...@hotmail.com

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Apr 15, 2007, 4:33:51 PM4/15/07
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My new mix is on line ... please take a listen, and the key is to vote
for the mix on line, and to leave a comment.

http://www.mixupload.com/media-Mechanism-1

Brian Tansey

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Apr 15, 2007, 5:17:42 PM4/15/07
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a question to, and a few interesting comments from claude von stroke re reason
"There is a debate running round these parts that goes like this: Now that everyone has a copy of Reason or Ableton on their computer, every man and his dog are trying their hands and paws at making dance music. For the consumer it is getting increasingly difficult to find the quality amongst the rubbish releases. As a label boss, how many demos do you get sent a week, and how many do you consider to be good?

I like this because I use Reason almost 100% which is proof that you can do it for $250 bucks and a computer, but you still have to get good at music in order to make it through the masses. I get about 10-30 demos a week and most of them are shit but some of them are great. I would rather hear 300 shit songs and find 5 good ones than only hear 30 shit songs like the old days and find 1 good one, or maybe even none. "

Brian Tansey

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Apr 15, 2007, 5:30:27 PM4/15/07
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+ a reminder about this on tuesday:
[Stasis|Experiments 0.6] Audio.Vision.Art

[Stasis|Experiments 0.6] returns to the Bernard Shaw with an enhanced VJ & music-production workshop.

The night will feature an inside/outside video exchange; interconnecting live footage of the beer garden and action from the DJ booth. Live visuals from Stasis VJ's CoolHandLoop, John Lineen, Rachel Sullivan and Cal-TV, with interacting audio transmitted by Stasis DJ's.

From 1800-2000, join Stasis for workshops in VJing and audio production, featuring hardware and software demonstrations from Lorcan McDonald (Ableton), Philth (303) and Q The Monkey (VJ set-up). Bring along your own equipment for a live, 'open mic' style electronic jam.



Limited free beer & Stasis mix CDs to give away

Doors : 1800
Admission : free

17.04.07 @ Bernard Shaw
11-12 Sth Richmond Street
Portobello
Dublin 2

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Apr 15, 2007, 7:25:12 PM4/15/07
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Ooh thats right beside my bank that is...i shall have to pop down
there after work...nice one Brian..

On Apr 15, 10:30 pm, "Brian Tansey" <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> + a reminder about this on tuesday:
> [Stasis|Experiments 0.6] Audio.Vision.Art
>
> [Stasis|Experiments 0.6] returns to the Bernard Shaw with an enhanced VJ &
> music-production workshop.
>
> The night will feature an inside/outside video exchange; interconnecting
> live footage of the beer garden and action from the DJ booth. Live visuals
> from Stasis VJ's CoolHandLoop, John Lineen, Rachel Sullivan and Cal-TV, with
> interacting audio transmitted by Stasis DJ's.
>
> From 1800-2000, join Stasis for workshops in VJing and audio production,
> featuring hardware and software demonstrations from Lorcan McDonald
> (Ableton), Philth (303) and Q The Monkey (VJ set-up). Bring along your own
> equipment for a live, 'open mic' style electronic jam.
>

> Limited free beer & Stasis mix CDs to give away
>
> Doors : 1800
> Admission : free
>
> 17.04.07 @ Bernard Shaw
> 11-12 Sth Richmond Street
> Portobello
> Dublin 2
>

> On 4/15/07, Brian Tansey <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > a question to, and a few interesting comments from claude von stroke re
> > reason
> > "There is a debate running round these parts that goes like this: Now that
> > everyone has a copy of Reason or Ableton on their computer, every man and
> > his dog are trying their hands and paws at making dance music. For the
> > consumer it is getting increasingly difficult to find the quality amongst
> > the rubbish releases. As a label boss, how many demos do you get sent a
> > week, and how many do you consider to be good?
>
> > I like this because I use Reason almost 100% which is proof that you can
> > do it for $250 bucks and a computer, but you still have to get good at music
> > in order to make it through the masses. I get about 10-30 demos a week and
> > most of them are shit but some of them are great. I would rather hear 300
> > shit songs and find 5 good ones than only hear 30 shit songs like the old
> > days and find 1 good one, or maybe even none. "
>

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funkat...@hotmail.com

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Apr 16, 2007, 5:13:42 PM4/16/07
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Good post from Brian regarding dear mr von Stroke ... He is a
brilliant producer, using very simple sounds to creat something quite
unique, although, his mix of Magic Carpet Ride by The Mighty Dub Catz
is not that impressive. I feel he sold out on that remix, a bit too
commercial me thinks ... any opinions on it, if you've heard it?

Will try make it down to Bernard Shaw, depending on how the
preperations are going for Friday night, otherwise will have to get an
update from you guys ...

retri...@gmail.com

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Apr 16, 2007, 6:07:54 PM4/16/07
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Totally hear ye Marcus...but the mix is excellent...seriously guys you
should check it out...and vote!

But yea i think i'll be motoring down...are you gonna head in Brian?
Kevin?

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Brian Tansey

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Apr 16, 2007, 6:39:09 PM4/16/07
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yep, i'll be there - curious about that 303 thingy, and to learn a bit about ableton
thought the von stroke comments were interesting re reason cos sometimes i'm cursing it thinking 'it's not making the sounds i want it to - i need better(pricier?) software', other times i'm thinking, no, producers like c v s release stuff made with reason which sounds right, so the real limitation is lack of imagination - that there's no substituting a strong idea. + i know my way around it pretty well at this stage, and learning a new program would be a drag/distract from making tunes.

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Apr 16, 2007, 7:31:42 PM4/16/07
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Exactly Brian...it very much could be a waste...keep tinkering about
with stuff, thats all i've been doing...i've a ton of stuff on the
hard drive, probably wont be used but there could be something i hit
on that sits right somewhere else...its all just about having the
patience to sit down and do it...are you using a keyboard for
controlling??or just programming the whole lot...i can't wait to get a
controller...the time i'll save....gotta get a new sound card first
tho...are you having much luck with the vocoder at all??

Yea the von stroke comments were kinda a relief for me to read...there
are songs i hear sometimes and i can hear reason sounds in
them....well what i perceive to be ridiculously similar anyway...so it
is used by the big studios...so it can't be all bad....just a starting
point perhaps...

On Apr 16, 11:39 pm, "Brian Tansey" <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> yep, i'll be there - curious about that 303 thingy, and to learn a bit about
> ableton
> thought the von stroke comments were interesting re reason cos sometimes i'm
> cursing it thinking 'it's not making the sounds i want it to - i need
> better(pricier?) software', other times i'm thinking, no, producers like c v
> s release stuff made with reason which sounds right, so the real limitation
> is lack of imagination - that there's no substituting a strong idea. + i
> know my way around it pretty well at this stage, and learning a new program
> would be a drag/distract from making tunes.
>

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Brian Tansey

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Apr 16, 2007, 7:46:20 PM4/16/07
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funny, am literally trying to make sense of the controller for the last few hours - got it back from repair shop finally - but it'll take a while to figure out - the same sliders, buttons etc, do different things depending on if its controlling malstrom, or subtractor etc .. it'll be almost like an instrument that you have to learn . but, the reward will be being able to produce faster, and more spontaneity/freshness.......... maybe . the manual is a bit of a headwrecker  : /

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Apr 16, 2007, 9:13:41 PM4/16/07
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Yea i've found the manual to be so in the past, which was why i was
surprised that it helped me with the vocoder..
Magazine archives can have useful stuff so check them out for what
your asking of the manual...

It might help to try doing different styles of stuff, just to get your
head round things more..might give you a different perspective...

And I hear ye on the spontaneity bit alright, i'm sensing a monotony
on my tracks...a bit..and i'd love to get my hands on some decks, i
was even pricing them the other day, bless me...Zabiela makes it look
too easy tho...but hey, one can try....

Well i'm fairly sure i'll see you down at Portobello later on tonight
Brian...t.c.


On Apr 17, 12:46 am, "Brian Tansey" <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> funny, am literally trying to make sense of the controller for the last few
> hours - got it back from repair shop finally - but it'll take a while to
> figure out - the same sliders, buttons etc, do different things depending on
> if its controlling malstrom, or subtractor etc .. it'll be almost like an
> instrument that you have to learn . but, the reward will be being able to
> produce faster, and more spontaneity/freshness.......... maybe . the manual
> is a bit of a headwrecker : /
>

> ...
>
> read more »

Kevin Nolan

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Apr 17, 2007, 5:11:11 AM4/17/07
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I won't be down to this until quite late if at all, sorry lads. I know I'm just around the corner but I've the mother flying in for a visit and a house that needs a good clean! I am so far behind all of you at the moment it's a bit disheartening :) Still, when things calm down hopefully I'll have a chance to get back into it.

Re. repetitiveness: That has proven to be a big problem for me in the past. The way I got around it was by leaving out the device or instrument i.e. a beat I'd always use? Leave out Dr Rex. It kept me practicing beat construction using redrum and things.

Cubase is still total mystery! Soon though, sooooon....

funkat...@hotmail.com

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Apr 17, 2007, 4:19:03 PM4/17/07
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Well, you will also all be relieved to know that a certain Mr Carl Cox
also uses Reason to programme ALL of his tracks. He takes it with him
where ever he goes, lays down the foundation of the tracks, and then
heads into studio to master the whole thing on the likes of Cubase and
the likes. I once read that to make a good piece of music, it must
start with Reason ... How true that is, I don't know, but it does make
a lot of sense ...

On Apr 16, 11:39 pm, "Brian Tansey" <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> yep, i'll be there - curious about that 303 thingy, and to learn a bit about
> ableton
> thought the von stroke comments were interesting re reason cos sometimes i'm
> cursing it thinking 'it's not making the sounds i want it to - i need
> better(pricier?) software', other times i'm thinking, no, producers like c v
> s release stuff made with reason which sounds right, so the real limitation
> is lack of imagination - that there's no substituting a strong idea. + i
> know my way around it pretty well at this stage, and learning a new program
> would be a drag/distract from making tunes.
>

retri...@gmail.com

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Apr 18, 2007, 4:17:35 AM4/18/07
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Its a good way of doing things alright Marcus...well i've found
anyway...Reasons the builder...cubase the fine tuner...only it does
need a good bit of ram to support both programs when you have a few
effects going on in cubase...well i hope its ram and not a better
processor i need, its a pain tho, i just put a gig of ram into
it...but I had my most recent track running thru cubase but it just
got to the stage where it wouldn't play the first 2 bars without
cutting out all over the place...so i rewired it back into reason and
left out cubase altogether, and have to say its not too bad...i'm just
wondering now whether i can just have, say the drums going thru
cubase, and everything else working off the mixer in reason, not sure
if you can work rewire slave mode and the mixer simultaneously...i'm
imagining you can't really, it contradicts itself...but then theres
only one way to find out...

> ...
>
> read more »

o-o-

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Apr 18, 2007, 9:59:53 PM4/18/07
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oh, very well then... have posted what i'm working on in files...
hasn't been mixed properly(hihats shouldn't sound so sharp), or even
structured properly, so just a rough sketch really. + used the
microKontrol for the first time on this.

retri...@gmail.com

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Apr 18, 2007, 10:48:38 PM4/18/07
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That was really good Brian, i really like its potential..the first min
and a half is kickin...gets a little confused for about a minute then,
maybe the higher notes are slightly off, even a few cent lower might
round it off a little...but i like the last min and a half almost as
much as the first...well thats just on the first listen...Nice one,
and i wonder why you waited til now to upload... :)

retri...@gmail.com

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May 5, 2007, 5:21:29 PM5/5/07
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Sound on Sound magazine have a good spread on vocoders in reason at
the moment, its the may issue...but then they might have it in their
archives next month...i'm not sure how up to date they are...useful
spread tho...

o-o-

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May 6, 2007, 1:50:27 PM5/6/07
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thanks for that feedback sarah... it needs more work alright - i kept
chopping and changing the middle part so it did get confused. i'll put
that tune away for awhile and come back to it again i think

retri...@gmail.com

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May 8, 2007, 6:28:58 PM5/8/07
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Ah defo give it a go Brian...mind you i've put a lot of stuff on the
back burner with regard to fine tuning stuff...but heres something i'm
looking for some collaboration on...i've done a new track only the
last 30 seconds are a bit...thrown in there...i wondered if anyone
might like to play with it and give it a twist...or the whole
track...surprise me....or not....you decide!!

o-o-

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May 17, 2007, 12:41:21 PM5/17/07
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i've uploaded annother into files there - opinions welcome... though
again it's unfinished - i'd like to rewire it with ableton and add
some other synths and rhythms and polish it up
just had a quick listen to yours there sarah. v good - much tighter
than the last one ... sounds like you put lots of time into it? did
you use cubase?and it's cool to be able to open it up in reason and
see the nuts and bolts of how it's put together

retri...@gmail.com

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May 17, 2007, 2:36:16 PM5/17/07
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Eh....no...it didn't take long...i'm annoying myself by banging out
tracks too quick...that one i was working on for about 4 or 5
evenings...its just through messing around with different stuff, i'd
sit down to play with a sound and then a few hours later its turned
into a track or the makings of and then i just have to finish it at
that point..just using reason at the moment, i've kinda put cubase on
the backburner till i get v.4...have ableton lite there as well that i
must start getting my head round...at the moment i'm waiting to get a
soundbooth put together so i can start getting some vocals going on...

But thanks a million Brian, and i'll be checking out that track just
as soon as eastenders is over....bless me... :)

funkat...@hotmail.com

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May 18, 2007, 5:00:30 PM5/18/07
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You can count me in ... Give me a couple of days to mess around with
your track and we'll see what develops ... Oh, the excitment of it
all !!!

By the way ... Eastenders ????? A few Brownie points lost there !!!

retri...@gmail.com

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May 18, 2007, 6:45:51 PM5/18/07
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I know...its a bad habit...but its a way of shutting off normality for
20 mins...i didn't always have music programs to keep me entertained
so i had 2 do somethin'....

o-o-

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May 25, 2007, 2:45:33 PM5/25/07
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This Tuesday May 29th, [Stasis|Experiments] welcomes cutting-edge,
hardware manufacturers Future Sounds, for a showcase of some of their
top-line products.

The showcase will include the unveiling of the Lemur, the world's
first fully-customisable, touch-screen midi-controller, the new KRK
studio monitor speakers, considered a pinnacle of excellence in the
recording industry, and the new Virus synthesizer.

Lemur Controller - (http://www.jazzmutant.com)
The new Virus Synth - (http://www.access-music.de)
The new KRK Monitors - (http://wwwkrksys.com)

This will be a once off opportunity to see demonstrations of new
technology from one of the industries leading manufacturers, alongside
multi-screen, visual installations from Stasis VJs CoolHandLoop,
Rachel Sullivan, Cal-TV, John Lineen and also from our special Latvian
guest VJ, Kavi. http://www.myspace.com/kkavi

The night's backdrop of delectable ambient electronica, drony dubstep
and minimalist vibes will be provided by Ricardo Veglianti, Patch and
David Adams.

DJs will be accompanied by live traditional Spanish percussion in the
beer garden; acoustic timbers providing a stark contrast against harsh
electronic beats..

Limited free Tiger beer and Stasis mix CDs to give away plus 10 passes
to Stasis Pre-Sonar party in POGO Club on June 9th.

Doors : 1800-2330
Admission : free

29.05.07 @ Bernard Shaw


11-12 Sth Richmond Street
Portobello
Dublin 2

Kevin Nolan

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May 25, 2007, 3:49:23 PM5/25/07
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Alright lads, I can make this. Who wants to meet there?

Also Sarah, hope to get to your track over the weekend. Don't send it to Clive Davis just yet!

Sorry for being so quiet, life is fairly hectic at the moment.

On 5/25/07, o-o- <brianta...@gmail.com> wrote:

This Tuesday May 29th, [Stasis|Experiments] welcomes cutting-edge,
hardware manufacturers Future Sounds, for a showcase of some of their
top-line products.

The showcase will include the unveiling of the Lemur, the world's
first fully-customisable, touch-screen midi-controller, the new KRK
studio monitor speakers, considered a pinnacle of excellence in the
recording industry, and the new Virus synthesizer.

Lemur Controller - ( http://www.jazzmutant.com)

retri...@gmail.com

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May 27, 2007, 3:31:58 PM5/27/07
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Sounds like a plan alright...i should be able to attend...i take it
you're going Brian??

And yea Kevin where have ye been...i was beginning to miss you....

Ah sure have a mess with it and see what you come up with....i'm in
the process of gathering some new samples at the moment, well handy
getting royalty free samples off the magazines, just listening to them
and decided i'd pick some of the loops apart in soundforge for new
samples, the reason banks are starting to wear a little thin...a good
way of checking out sounds in reason tho, in case anyone might have
missed it, is to, when choosing a device, use the very first command
in the dropdown menu...eh whats it called...choose device by browsing
patches....i just found it a better way of finding stuff that suited,
rather than being restricted to particular devices...


And Brian...the track....i like it...did you take it back off the site
again cuz i went to listen to it again, i want to tell you exactly the
parts i liked but i listened to it when you first put it up and can't
quite remember the details...love the bass tho...i just need to hear
it again to be more precise...god knows where it is on my hard
drive...but yea i'm really liking what you're doing...

On May 25, 8:49 pm, "Kevin Nolan" <knola...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alright lads, I can make this. Who wants to meet there?
>
> Also Sarah, hope to get to your track over the weekend. Don't send it to
> Clive Davis just yet!
>
> Sorry for being so quiet, life is fairly hectic at the moment.
>

> On 5/25/07, o-o- <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > This Tuesday May 29th, [Stasis|Experiments] welcomes cutting-edge,
> > hardware manufacturers Future Sounds, for a showcase of some of their
> > top-line products.
>
> > The showcase will include the unveiling of the Lemur, the world's
> > first fully-customisable, touch-screen midi-controller, the new KRK
> > studio monitor speakers, considered a pinnacle of excellence in the
> > recording industry, and the new Virus synthesizer.
>

> > Lemur Controller - (http://www.jazzmutant.com)


> > The new Virus Synth - (http://www.access-music.de)
> > The new KRK Monitors - (http://wwwkrksys.com)
>
> > This will be a once off opportunity to see demonstrations of new
> > technology from one of the industries leading manufacturers, alongside
> > multi-screen, visual installations from Stasis VJs CoolHandLoop,
> > Rachel Sullivan, Cal-TV, John Lineen and also from our special Latvian

> > guest VJ, Kavi.http://www.myspace.com/kkavi

o-o-

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May 28, 2007, 6:40:27 PM5/28/07
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yup, i should be there. had a look on youtube at the lemur... wow!
won't be affordable for a few years though - apparently it costs over
€2k
thanks for the comments sarah, but yeah, i took down the last piece -
i'm happy enough with the tune and structure of it, but there was some
annoying 'bit crushing' distortion (i think) on some of the malstrom
sounds, and no amount of tweaking could fix it, and those faults were
even more obvious when i rewired it. i'll just have to export it as a
midi file and rebuild it in ableton or something. zzz.

funkat...@hotmail.com

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May 30, 2007, 3:41:30 PM5/30/07
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Ok, so I'm annoyed I missed the future sounds thing. Did anyone go,
and what is the feedback?

> > > > > > By the way ... Eastenders ????? A few Brownie points lost there !!!- Hide quoted text -

Kevin Nolan

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May 30, 2007, 4:09:39 PM5/30/07
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Couldn't make it in the end. Sorry all.


Ok, so I'm annoyed I missed the future sounds thing. Did anyone go,
and what is the feedback?

On May 28, 11:40 pm, o-o- <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> yup, i should be there. had a look on youtube at the lemur... wow!
> won't be affordable for a few years though - apparently it costs over
> EURO 2k

retri...@gmail.com

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May 30, 2007, 6:22:05 PM5/30/07
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Didn't make it myself, sorry Marcus i should have dropped u a txt to
let you know...Did ye get there Brian, did things progress more
smoothly this time??

On May 30, 9:09 pm, "Kevin Nolan" <knola...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Couldn't make it in the end. Sorry all.
>

funkat...@hotmail.com

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May 31, 2007, 5:18:08 PM5/31/07
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Just typical ... lol ...

> > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

o-o-

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Jun 8, 2007, 5:59:26 PM6/8/07
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this might interest you marcus - from bodytonics 'digitonic' forum:
Ableton Live DJ competition.

Firstly, let me introduce myself lads, Im Condra, aka Dec. Im from
Dublin and I'm part of the team at www.abletonlivedj.com

I believe there may be some sort of Ableton Live showcase coming up in
Bernard Shaw some time, so Im looking forward to checking that out.

If youre not aware of ALDJ, check out the forums, full of great info
for DJs who use Live.

Were running a competition over the next 6 weeks, with prizes from
Ableton, and other goodies.

The last competition had great prizes for top 3 and there were only 40
entrys, so there is a real chance of winning. I'd be chuffed if there
were more entrys from Irish DJs like you.

Best of luck,

Dec

http://www.abletonlivedj.com
http://www.abletonlivedj.com/forum
http://www.condraonline.com

funkat...@hotmail.com

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Jun 18, 2007, 5:15:11 PM6/18/07
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Thanks Brian. I'll surely give it a bash ... might kick start some
creativity, that my office desk has sucked out of me, again ...

On Jun 8, 10:59 pm, o-o- <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> this might interest you marcus - from bodytonics 'digitonic' forum:
> Ableton Live DJ competition.
>
> Firstly, let me introduce myself lads, Im Condra, aka Dec. Im from
> Dublin and I'm part of the team atwww.abletonlivedj.com
>
> I believe there may be some sort of Ableton Live showcase coming up in
> Bernard Shaw some time, so Im looking forward to checking that out.
>
> If youre not aware of ALDJ, check out the forums, full of great info
> for DJs who use Live.
>
> Were running a competition over the next 6 weeks, with prizes from
> Ableton, and other goodies.
>
> The last competition had great prizes for top 3 and there were only 40
> entrys, so there is a real chance of winning. I'd be chuffed if there
> were more entrys from Irish DJs like you.
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Dec
>

> http://www.abletonlivedj.comhttp://www.abletonlivedj.com/forumhttp://www.condraonline.com

o-o-

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Jun 21, 2007, 1:42:34 PM6/21/07
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reason's getting a new lick of paint! there's a new sequencer
( looking a tad like ableton?). some of the improvements look spot on
though, incorporating smart features from other programs.
http://www.propellerheads.se/products/reason4/index.cfm


On 18 Jun, 22:15, funkatron2...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Thanks Brian. I'll surely give it a bash ... might kick start some
> creativity, that my office desk has sucked out of me, again ...
>
> On Jun 8, 10:59 pm, o-o- <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > this might interest you marcus - from bodytonics 'digitonic' forum:
> > Ableton Live DJ competition.
>
> > Firstly, let me introduce myself lads, Im Condra, aka Dec. Im from
> > Dublin and I'm part of the team atwww.abletonlivedj.com
>
> > I believe there may be some sort of Ableton Live showcase coming up in
> > Bernard Shaw some time, so Im looking forward to checking that out.
>
> > If youre not aware of ALDJ, check out the forums, full of great info
> > for DJs who use Live.
>
> > Were running a competition over the next 6 weeks, with prizes from
> > Ableton, and other goodies.
>
> > The last competition had great prizes for top 3 and there were only 40
> > entrys, so there is a real chance of winning. I'd be chuffed if there
> > were more entrys from Irish DJs like you.
>
> > Best of luck,
>
> > Dec
>

> >http://www.abletonlivedj.comhttp://www.abletonlivedj.com/forumhttp://...

funkat...@hotmail.com

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Jun 22, 2007, 4:15:48 PM6/22/07
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Yeah, just saw that today. It's about time they moved from the old
fashioned look of it. They are looking for Beta testers at the moment
to test all the different compnents, so anyone interested should give
it a go ... I can't wait to get my hands on it !!!

On Jun 21, 6:42 pm, o-o- <briantansey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> reason's getting a new lick of paint! there's a new sequencer
> ( looking a tad like ableton?). some of the improvements look spot on

> though, incorporating smart features from other programs.http://www.propellerheads.se/products/reason4/index.cfm

retri...@gmail.com

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Jun 25, 2007, 4:21:53 AM6/25/07
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Yea looks pretty good alright...tho i'm so used to reason as it is i
hope i can make the transition well...and tempo automation has been
added too, sweet...a very welcome addition that...i shall have a
closer look at the whole thing later but yea it should be good...very
good...
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