I totally agree with you re going crazy with gear, there is almost too much and I know great musicians who spend too much time trying to get xyz working on 25 different eqs
OK maybe not 25 els, but I tend to use plus and instalments that I get on with and stick with that.
When I first started using Cubase I went crazy with instruments . I had maybe 8 different reverb echoes etc etc .. I soon realized it was plain crazy . For the last 10 yrs I've used the same software ..added nothing and it does me fine . Battery Mutron mellotron Edirol Orchestra Moog modulator Wavestation Trinity Ampeg svx Yamaha dx 7 8 all effects are stock .
Not really a fan of using computers to make music, but I do get a kick out of messing about with free VSTs just to get more unique sounds into my samplers.
A common technique I'll try involved using TAL Sampler to give things a bit of oomph prior to putting them into the Digitakt -- that bit of kit is a bit too pristine at times.
Another one I've been messing with involves making FM patches on Dexed then putting a small recording of it into the V-Synth.
After that, I play to each unit's strengths: the Digitakt can give me great performance-oriented sequencing abilities while the V-Synth is a great sampler mangling tool.
Hi Bluesplayer 59.
I totally agree with you re going crazy with gear, there is almost too much and I know great musicians who spend too much time trying to get xyz working on 25 different eqs
OK maybe not 25 els, but I tend to use plus and instalments that I get on with and stick with that.
Cheers.
Peter
https://soundcloud.com/peterbrookesmusic
When I first started using Cubase I went crazy with instruments . I had maybe 8 different reverb echoes etc etc .. I soon realized it was plain crazy . For the last 10 yrs I've used the same software ..added nothing and it does me fine . Battery Mutron mellotron Edirol Orchestra Moog modulator Wavestation Trinity Ampeg svx Yamaha dx 7 8 all effects are stock .
Not really a fan of using computers to make music, but I do get a kick out of messing about with free VSTs just to get more unique sounds into my samplers.
A common technique I'll try involved using TAL Sampler to give things a bit of oomph prior to putting them into the Digitakt -- that bit of kit is a bit too pristine at times.
Another one I've been messing with involves making FM patches on Dexed then putting a small recording of it into the V-Synth.
After that, I play to each unit's strengths: the Digitakt can give me great performance-oriented sequencing abilities while the V-Synth is a great sampler mangling tool.
I play a Steinberger GP guitar tuned to DADAde.
A Yamaha 510v with a grover perfect nut as a steel guitar, tuned to DADF#ae, shubbs tonebar.
Bone, metal, ebony and Wegen picks...and my fingers.
Quad capture interface.
JBL speakers.
Powerful pc, windows 7.
AKG 701 headphones.
Reaper as a DAW.
Blue cat Patchwork as a router and block/module. I put everything inside and route as needed, amazing plugin.
Kazrog Thermionik as an amp (also use S Gear 2 and TH-U): from clean mellow and spark to 5150/rectifier and bassman/vox/plexi crunch madness.
Recabinet 5 as a cabinet miced/IR loader with Rosen Digital Impulse Responses.
Kontakt with Plethora (bought for 6 euros!) and Rhodope.
Camel audio Alchemy.
Miroslav Philarmonik.
Flintpope and other similar ambient plugins.
Sforzando as a sfz loader.
Fab filter Q as an equalizer.
EAReverb as a reverb.
Kazrog true iron, master dither, valveq and kclip.
Molot as a compressor.
Blue cat Acoufiend as a feedback generator.
Blue cat Late Replies as a delay/monster effect...).