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by marcuswitt
30 Sep 2016
Forum: The Kitchen
Topic: KRK introduces new V Series active speakers with preset EQ
Replies: 3
Views: 664

KRK introduces new V Series active speakers with preset EQ

http://www.krksys.com/krk-studio-monitor-speakers/vseries/v4.html# http://www.krksys.com/krk-studio-monitor-speakers/vseries/v6.html# http://www.krksys.com/krk-studio-monitor-speakers/vseries/v8.html A speaker that offers 49 EQ presets? Definitely an interesting, unique and - probably for many peopl...
by marcuswitt
02 Sep 2016
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: XPANSION ACQUIRED BY ROLI
Replies: 1
Views: 533

Re: XPANSION ACQUIRED BY ROLI

Interesting news and congrats to ROLI and FXpansion for that strategic move. I think that this is a pretty good match of two - not too big - innovative companies. Good luck guys!
by marcuswitt
28 Aug 2016
Forum: Rack Extensions
Topic: Polyphonic Bitspeek Vocoder
Replies: 7
Views: 1811

Re: Polyphonic Bitspeek Vocoder

Great sounding Combinator! Many thanks Joey!!!
by marcuswitt
09 Aug 2016
Forum: Tutorials and Techniques
Topic: Hi hat mixing question
Replies: 17
Views: 3267

Re: Hi hat mixing question

Oh sorry I forgot to say. I'm using samples. And I'm not going for it just sounding louder. I'm going for that awesome "sizzle"quality I hear in the 70s and 80s hi hats. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk To achieve that kind of sound I can highly recommend to utilize a Ring Modulator. I often put ...
by marcuswitt
29 Jul 2016
Forum: Tutorials and Techniques
Topic: Using a gate on a parallel channel
Replies: 6
Views: 1049

Re: Using a gate on a parallel channel

Bit of frustration today with using a gate in the Dynamic section of the SSL mixer on a parallel channel, for some reason it seems to not work at all, except for the LEDs lighting up. I thought I was going mad until I took everything to a new channel and it behaved the way it should. Is there somet...
by marcuswitt
23 Jul 2016
Forum: Reason General
Topic: What is your vocal chain
Replies: 16
Views: 4847

Re: What is your vocal chain

Thanks Marcus. I had a second hand k2 mod to buy and then the seller gave up. I'm considering buying it brand new. Did you mod it or is it with the original tube? Honestly, I'm not geeky enough to modify any of my music production tools because in my experience virtually all the recording and mixin...
by marcuswitt
23 Jul 2016
Forum: Reason General
Topic: What is your vocal chain
Replies: 16
Views: 4847

Re: What is your vocal chain

Oh i totally forgot about the analogue chain... The available mics for vocals at my studio are several SM58 and Beta 57's for dynamics, Studio Projects C3, Audio Technika AT4047MP, Oktava MK 319. My available pre-amps are TLAudio5052, Focusrite OctoPre, Maudio Octane. Marcuswitt, how are you liking...
by marcuswitt
23 Jul 2016
Forum: Reason General
Topic: What is your vocal chain
Replies: 16
Views: 4847

Re: What is your vocal chain

in 90% of all cases it looks like this: recording path: microphone selection: either AKG C414 or Audiotechnica AT4060 or Røde K2 or Shure SM7B fed into a Focusrite ISA430mkII and/or a SPL Frontliner mixing path: Main Mixer's HPF, RV7000 with an IR loaded that was taken from my recording path, RE-2A,...
by marcuswitt
22 Jul 2016
Forum: Rack Extensions
Topic: Softube TSAR-1. Best reverb for acoustic instruments?
Replies: 27
Views: 4747

Re: Softube TSAR-1. Best reverb for acoustic instruments?

Convolution reverb is not as good as algorithmic reverb. If that's just your personal opinion then I'm absolutely fine with it. But if you meant it as a general(ized) statement then I totally disagree with you. Moreover, I bet that - in a context of a finished and "polished" mix - nobody would be 1...
by marcuswitt
14 Jul 2016
Forum: Rack Extensions
Topic: Softube TSAR-1. Best reverb for acoustic instruments?
Replies: 27
Views: 4747

Re: Softube TSAR-1. Best reverb for acoustic instruments?

Don't forget the AD480, its a very nice, realistic reverb, not too pricey and reasonable in CPU use. As for IRs, they are great to copy real room sounds but not so great for copying reverb devices which often modulate their parameters to get a more dense sound, an IR can't capture that. E.g. you ca...
by marcuswitt
11 Jul 2016
Forum: The Kitchen
Topic: What's your day job?
Replies: 67
Views: 8263

Re: What's your day job?

1) Test Manager for "Head Units - Audio Mixing" at BMW. Putting the filling of tons of Excel and other formal sheets aside, this job means lots of music and sound the whole day long, plus test-driving the newest vehicles, which can be quite exciting. ;) 2) Single Parent Exciting too, but in a differ...
by marcuswitt
04 Jul 2016
Forum: Patches, ReFills and Sound Packs
Topic: Lately or Solid Bass Refill
Replies: 14
Views: 2648

Re: Lately or Solid Bass Refill

Do you use Antidote? That's exactly the right question, Harald. :) @ the OP: If you (mainly but not only) want a very convincing replica of the "Lately Bass" patch then get the Antidote RE and Soundcells' Refill called "Antidote Signature", which you can find here: http://www.soundcells.de/products...
by marcuswitt
28 Jun 2016
Forum: Patches, ReFills and Sound Packs
Topic: Digital Sound Factory Studio Orchestra
Replies: 7
Views: 1942

Re: Digital Sound Factory Studio Orchestra

Dear everyone, any experiences with this (especially in comparison with Miroslav/Chambre/Euphonic)? https://www.digitalsoundfactory.com/studio-orchestra Hi OldGoat, I bought that sound library a few years ago. But I can't say that I use it often because I find its general sound character pretty 'th...
by marcuswitt
14 Jun 2016
Forum: Patches, ReFills and Sound Packs
Topic: How do you organise your Refills?
Replies: 17
Views: 3297

Re: How do you organise your Refills?

Hi there, I've got quite a few refills bought over the years. I'm sure others have too. In fact, the number of refills makes it hard to navigate. The new R9 organisation is really nice, with all sounds split into basses, leads etc. This isn't possible with refills, of course - they are so different...
by marcuswitt
03 Jun 2016
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Rewire - Which Daw and What Do You Use?
Replies: 24
Views: 4102

Re: Rewire - Which Daw and What Do You Use?

MOTU Digital Performer 9 for mixing things in 5.0 or 5.1, whereof Reason is one of the audio sources in this kind of application.
by marcuswitt
01 Jun 2016
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: Is there any real value in buying hardware?
Replies: 116
Views: 18775

Re: Is there any real value in buying hardware?

My answer to that question is this: It really depends on several different things if there's any value in buying hardware, such as: 1) In which field of audio production do you work, i.e. music recording, music mixing, audio post production for film or TV, field recording, Foley recording, Radio or ...
by marcuswitt
29 May 2016
Forum: Tutorials and Techniques
Topic: Spiderman's "Electro" Voice? Approaches to Character Sound Design in Reason?
Replies: 12
Views: 2351

Re: Spiderman's "Electro" Voice? Approaches to Character Sound Design in Reason?

@the OP: Interesting example of a mangled human's voice. To reproduce this I suggest to try two different things. First of all put one instance of Neptune in the insert slot of that Audio Channel, which is 'fed' by the Audio Track that contains the original recording of a human's voice that you want...
by marcuswitt
25 May 2016
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Reason 9 is ridicubad...
Replies: 404
Views: 53810

Re: Reason 9 is ridicubad...

I think if they addressed latency compensation for parallel channels they'd address 99% (if not all) of the issues I have with RE induced latency. :) Indeed. And IMHO the remaining 1% would be addressed if automatic plugin latency compensation would be applied on Group Channels (Sub Busses) or rath...
by marcuswitt
24 May 2016
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Recording Editing and Mixing in Reason vs Pro Tools
Replies: 19
Views: 6661

Re: Recording Editing and Mixing in Reason vs Pro Tools

I use Reason for virtually any kind of stereo audio production due to its lack of supporting surround sound formats, particularily for composing and producing music. For bigger recording projects and/or surround sound projects I prefer MOTU's Digital Performer 9 (DP9) because it is highly customizab...
by marcuswitt
23 May 2016
Forum: Reason General
Topic: Synclavier V sounds wonderful. Sales would go through the roof if this was a RE
Replies: 6
Views: 1596

Re: Synclavier V sounds wonderful. Sales would go through the roof if this was a RE

I haven't looked at the Synclavier V in greater detail but my spontaneous thought is that Zero could probably mimic some of those sounds considering that it uses both FM and an additive synthesis engine. I agree with you to a certain point, eXode. I've owned and played a used Synclavier for about f...
by marcuswitt
20 May 2016
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: Launchpad Pro thread!
Replies: 25
Views: 10449

Re: Launchpad Pro thread!

Hi Cat, yes, it's true that LPP is officially not supported by Automap. But in fact they are functioning together pretty well. The only thing that doesn't work well - or maybe I haven't figured it out yet - is changing the Pad's colors depending on the LPP's mode. Nevertheless, I'll be waiting for y...
by marcuswitt
19 May 2016
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: Launchpad Pro thread!
Replies: 25
Views: 10449

Re: Launchpad Pro thread!

Hi Cat, interesting thread and thanks for the additional you've provided. I find it interesting because I'm running the Launchpad Pro (LPP) with Reason, in my case via Automap 4.9.10b, though. Since you can program and save your own functional assignments within Automap, it's not too difficult to us...
by marcuswitt
19 May 2016
Forum: Hardware and Other Software
Topic: They did it again! - ARTURIA releases Synclavier V
Replies: 37
Views: 5432

They did it again! - ARTURIA releases Synclavier V

Once more, ARTURIA has just released a reissue of one of the best, most innovative, most powerful as well as most expensive electronic musical instruments of the past: the SYNCLAVIER. Amazing! Although not available as a Rack Extansion, that Plugin is an instant buy... not only because I used to hav...
by marcuswitt
22 Apr 2016
Forum: The Kitchen
Topic: Prince is dead.
Replies: 25
Views: 3799

Re: Prince is dead.

normen wrote:
marcuswitt wrote:And BTW, I don't even know the other person you've mentioned.
Yes you do ^^

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Oh, yes... that does ring my bell, although I never payed attention to KISS... I mean the band, not Prince's song.