So I sent the midi out to Korg Gadget and it was like ahhhhhh here we go. The giant library of Korg sounds, (especially with Darwin and some of the iaps). Sounds with character and color and more presets than anything. Why bother with a virtual analogue AUv3 synth when Phoenix probably sounds better anyway?
A synth is like a piece of meat. When a piece of meat comes preseasoned, it tastes good straightaway. When a piece of meat comes unseasoned, you get to choose what to season it with. Want a bit of cajun spice? Shake it on and rub it in. Or maybe you prefer Caribbean jerk seasoning, or just garlic salt and pepper, or dill and rosemary. The choice is yours.
So, Korg's synths come "preseasoned" and have their own sonic fingerprint ready to go out of the box. They sound wonderful without much effort. Obsidian on the other hand comes "unseasoned", so you must add your own sonic flavouring.
Here's a song I wrote about a bad friend, and all of the synth sounds and rock guitar sounds were Obsidian. (The drums were mostly from Sounds of KSHMR Vol 4 with some sounds from other Sounds of KSHMR sample packs.) The vocals were recorded and tuned in Cubasis 3.
Anyways, Korg Gadget has pretty much everything you'll ever need to produce a track with, including a decent limiter, right out of the box even without all IAPs and external compatible apps! Drum samples, synths, romplers, everything.
"Hold My Beer" was crafted using only Gadgets that come with Gadget 2 out of the box, no IAPs. And I limited it with the internal limiter, not DeeMax. The only external processing I used was to normalise the .wav to -3dB prior to uploading to SoundCloud so no clipping occurred when downsampled.
The bottom line: comparing Korg Gadget 2 with NS2 is like comparing apples and oranges really. Both workflows are different but can produce equally outstanding results. I'd say Gadget is great for producing full instrumental tracks as well as efficiently teaching someone how to produce music, and NS2 is more for control freaks like me as well as vocal productions in spite of its lack of audio tracks. (Hence why I use Cubasis 3 to record my vocals before plopping them into Slate, lol.)
Exactly mate! Exactly! I play the "Linus & Lucy" (the Snoopy Song) as well as "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" on piano. "Linus & Lucy" was an easy play version I learned around the beginning of my lifelong journey into piano. "Cast Your Fate" is the original piano version, and holy shit it took me a month and a half to learn it! But it was worth learning!
Rendering : People were having the same audio issues in FL Studio. Not sure whether they fixed it or not . Bolo da Producer made a similar video complaining about Beatmaker 3. GarageBand iOS, Zenbeats and Cubasis seem to be all right in the audio regard but I have yet to make a good side by side .
Sublime, immaculate, "god-tier" as the younguns call it. As far as I'm concerned, Vince Guaraldi was some kind of a music god! True story mate. A gentleman by the name of Michael (not our Michael, lol) asked me to learn "Cast Your Fate to the Wind". I didn't just learn the piece itself. I studied Vince Guaraldi's life and his works and watched many videos on Youtube of him playing the piano to study his techniques so I could put out an authentic performance of "Cast Your Fate". And ever since then, I listen to Vince Guaraldi's "Greatest Hits" album before each performance.
See, I'm a firm believer in "what goes in will come out". In other words, if I listen to loud Pop music before I perform piano (such as Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album), that's what comes out of my fingers, and quite a few people in a cosy restaurant setting don't necessarily appreciate that. ? (Plus, the servers are like "we can't hear the customers!") However, when I listen to Vince before I perform piano, that gorgeous, heartfelt, slightly melancholy sublime sound literally oozes from my fingers onto the keys, everybody's blown away, and then I make a shitload of money in my tip jar. ? Hell, I even play "Clair de Lune" with a few of those Jazz riffs tossed in, and it fits so well.
Ever since I've adopted Vince's licks and riffs, my performing has gotten compared to him on a number of occasions by the older customers who enjoy his music almost as much as I do. (They are super fans, I'm obsessed, lol.) If that isn't one of the highest bits of praise I've ever received, I don't know what is, mate.
Exactly mate, and on iOS, we are spoiled for choice these days as to what we can "cook" with. NS2 is what I mainly use these days (with a little Cubasis 3 sprinkled in for vocals) since I am on an EDM creation binge right now. Gadget is great for marking down ideas as well as producing full tracks, and it doesn't get much simpler than that. AUM right now would not be my go-to for EDM, but for producing live Ambient? Nothing tops it in my tool kit. (Of course this is my personal opinion from personal experience. Favourites always vary from person to person.)
Well it's not limited once you factor in the IAPs and Gadget-compatible synth apps, but in of itself, you can still produce some decent House music without those external purchases for sure. I spent probably over $1000 accumulated over the years buying everything released from Korg that works within Gadget. ? Or at least damn near close to $1000. Worth every cent.
@jwmmakerofmusic I actually used to use Beathawk a lot. The downside was that it used too much memory so I couldn't load many instances of it. If I was using Beathawk alone with a few apps, it would have been great. But I tend to stack a few synths depending on the performance, so having Beathawk be a resource drain was a bit of a letdown.
It's number one if you're fine in a closed system and you don't require specialized effects and are willing to do sound design for new sounds. Otherwise, the fact that it's closed puts it near the bottom.
@KirbyMumbo said:
It's number one if you're fine in a closed system and you don't require specialized effects and are willing to do sound design for new sounds. Otherwise, the fact that it's closed puts it near the bottom.
I don't even use Taipei. I just change the settings from Easy to Advanced MIDI and I can easily use any sequencer I want in Audiobus 3 or AUM. I tried Taipei and I keep wondering what the point of it is.
Use the Record tab to record a new audio segment, or select Browse (on web) or Import (on the mobile app) to upload files from your device. Make sure to save your audio when uploading or recording to add it to your library.
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As sound people, sometimes we hear something so unique we just have to capture it. A lot of sound designers (myself included) carry around mini recorders for just such an occasion. But we can't always be prepared. There are moments when you need to capture a sound in an instant. Like if a bird with a crazy call lands on an open window. We don't always have professional recording gear at hand. Most of us however do have a cell phone nearby.
I've found that the built in iPhone microphone does a pretty bang up job for recording on the fly. In the spirit of sharing, here are some of my favorite off the cuff recordings made entirely on my phone.
Disclaimer: Of course, it's a blast to plan and execute a proper field recording. The right equipment will get you exceptional results. But these are stories of the times I didn't have any gear on me. None of these recordings are perfect. But are they usable in the right context? Absolutely. The point here is to grab recordings with your phone in situations where the alternative would be no recordings at all. It is also very likely you'll need to bring your own cell phone recordings into your DAW for some cleanup. I typically use iZotope RX's Denoiser (no, they don't sponsor us in any way. I'm just a fan). Always be sure to capture at least a few seconds of the ambient steady wherever you record to make removing this noise floor a snap later on.
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