Meenzer 15111 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Can recommend Ableton, it's what I use so it must be fairly foolproof 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41318 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 4 hours ago, Gemmill said: It's a Digital Audio Workstation, which is a recording studio in your laptop cos nobody uses tape anymore. In this case it's a maximum of 8 tracks. So it's basically the 21st century equivalent of when kids used to have Tascam 4 and 8 tracks to record their bands onto cassettrs in the 80s/90s, and possibly earlier, I wouldn't know Ableton has sort of a unique setup called Session View which lends itself to DJ stuff too, which is why I thought Gloom might be interested, but you can also record normal instruments (guitars) into it, and there's loads of places online where you can get drum loops and stuff and build out songs. You need a half decent laptop (8gb ram) for it not to just kill your computer, and if you're wanting to plug a guitar in you need an audio interface (think external sound card that is much better than the one that comes with your laptop), which you can get for less than a hundred quid. Once you've got an audio interface you can plug keys and all sorts through that and record on to your computer. It comes with a sampler too so you can (for example) chop up drum tracks into individual hits and then create your own drum track by stitching the sample clips back together. Like the old school hip hop lot would do. Or you can just drop multiple MP3s into different tracks and make your own Wham megamixes. Anyway, it's free to a good home cos I've ended up getting two activation codes for it but I've already got Ableton anyway. First time I used one was this software called Reaper and I couldn't fucking believe that you could do this stuff in your own computer. Nice one. Sorry about the late reply but after I posted I was off in to the Great Wilderness north of Coldstream, where mobile connectivity mean’s glueing yourself to a horse. I’ll have a word with Fist Jnr when I get home in half an hour. He’s got the guitars, drums and a keyboard ( just need to introduce him to the Dark Arts of Bass), so it sound a right up his straße! If there’s still one going spare I’ll give you a shout in a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42591 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 minute ago, Monkeys Fist said: Nice one. Sorry about the late reply but after I posted I was off in to the Great Wilderness north of Coldstream, where mobile connectivity mean’s glueing yourself to a horse. I’ll have a word with Fist Jnr when I get home in half an hour. He’s got the guitars, drums and a keyboard ( just need to introduce him to the Dark Arts of Bass), so it sound a right up his straße! If there’s still one going spare I’ll give you a shout in a bit? Of course aye, it's all yours if he's interested. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41318 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Just spoken to him- was like a dog eating chips So, that’s a “Yes Please!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 31578 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 5 hours ago, Gemmill said: It's a Digital Audio Workstation, which is a recording studio in your laptop cos nobody uses tape anymore. In this case it's a maximum of 8 tracks. So it's basically the 21st century equivalent of when kids used to have Tascam 4 and 8 tracks to record their bands onto cassettrs in the 80s/90s, and possibly earlier, I wouldn't know Ableton has sort of a unique setup called Session View which lends itself to DJ stuff too, which is why I thought Gloom might be interested, but you can also record normal instruments (guitars) into it, and there's loads of places online where you can get drum loops and stuff and build out songs. You need a half decent laptop (8gb ram) for it not to just kill your computer, and if you're wanting to plug a guitar in you need an audio interface (think external sound card that is much better than the one that comes with your laptop), which you can get for less than a hundred quid. Once you've got an audio interface you can plug keys and all sorts through that and record on to your computer. It comes with a sampler too so you can (for example) chop up drum tracks into individual hits and then create your own drum track by stitching the sample clips back together. Like the old school hip hop lot would do. Or you can just drop multiple MP3s into different tracks and make your own Wham megamixes. Anyway, it's free to a good home cos I've ended up getting two activation codes for it but I've already got Ableton anyway. First time I used one was this software called Reaper and I couldn't fucking believe that you could do this stuff in your own computer. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42591 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 16 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: Just spoken to him- was like a dog eating chips So, that’s a “Yes Please!” PM'd you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 10672 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 8 hours ago, Howmanheyman said: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42591 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 These sample breakdown videos on the Tracklib YouTube site are mint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13588 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 That’s class. Just goes to show the level of creativity and alchemy that goes into it. Who the fuck had a random episode of Powerpuff Girls in their heads to pull from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42591 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Absolutely mental. There's a whole series of the videos, well worth firing a few up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29479 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Rap artists sample music from other genres? Well I never… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42591 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Yeah we're all in absolute shock at the news too, it's why I had to post the video. Stick to your fiddle tunes, fiddler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16505 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Never seen this before… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr Gloom 21283 Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 this best listened to in a dark loud club, or with headphones on full volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3148 Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 3 hours ago, LongTimeAdmirer said: Niece, WTF is this shite? Think it's time to have a serious chat to your mum or Tex about your behaviour. Diiv have a new album for all you noisey guitar fans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41318 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Get an excited message from Fist Jnr yesterday telling me that he’s nailed the following song after a week’s practice There’s and album of the whole concert, Live at The Greek, which is very good btw- it’s like the best Zeppelin tribute band ever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42591 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 (edited) 3 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said: Get an excited message from Fist Jnr yesterday telling me that he’s nailed the following song after a week’s practice There’s and album of the whole concert, Live at The Greek, which is very good btw- it’s like the best Zeppelin tribute band ever I saw these dickheads at the Santa Barbara bowl. It was a double headline - them and Oasis. I foolishly assumed there'd be a support band, so rocked up about 45 minutes after the start time, only to hear what was very obviously Oasis playing as I approached the venue. Think they had 3 songs of their set left. I should have known really. They're not even allowed to build a building higher than 2 stories in SB, so as not to spoil the skyline. Of COURSE they have a fucking curfew on outdoor concerts. Lush venue though: Edited July 4 by Gemmill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41318 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Was it just the Black Crowes , or did you miss Jimmy “totally not a wron’un” Page too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42591 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 I saw the Black Crowes! But no Jimmy Page. They were doing their own stuff, and I didn't know fucking any of it. Drove from San Francisco - a 700 mile round trip to miss the band I was intending to see. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41318 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 If it’s any consolation, you saw the better band 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1317 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 On 04/07/2024 at 06:25, Monkeys Fist said: Get an excited message from Fist Jnr yesterday telling me that he’s nailed the following song after a week’s practice There’s and album of the whole concert, Live at The Greek, which is very good btw- it’s like the best Zeppelin tribute band ever Love it, still probably one of my favourite riffs to play. For shits and giggles instead of mentioning Fleetwood Mac play him the recent Slash cover and try to convince him it's actually a Guns n Roses song. I'm a total sucker for any live albums that are even somewhat passable but even with that in mind, Live at the Greek is phenomenal. On 04/07/2024 at 12:21, Gemmill said: Drove a 700 mile round trip to see the Black Crows headline the Santa Barbara Bowl and left angry because I'd never heard of them and didn't know any of their songs Fyp! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blastronaut 1317 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 On 05/07/2024 at 22:52, Blastronaut said: Love it, still probably one of my favourite riffs to play. For shits and giggles instead of mentioning Fleetwood Mac play him the recent Slash cover and try to convince him it's actually a Guns n Roses song. I'm a total sucker for any live albums that are even somewhat passable but even with that in mind, Live at the Greek is phenomenal. Fyp! Ah bollocks, In my drunken stupor I've misread your post and thought you were suggesting MF Junior thought Oh Well was a zeppelin tune. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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