Recent content by Shwaz
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Using monitors with a laptop
Can you go directly from the output on a laptop to powered monitors? I am talking about the standard 1/8 inch jack that comes with the stock soundcard. I am thinking you can buy a 1/8 to 1/4 adapter and hook them right in. I am wondering if the stock laptop soundcard combined with adapter... -
My White MC Post
Ok, if you are all saying it is just a case of my own unclear writing then thats whats up.- Shwaz
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M-Audio 410
2 x 8 24-bit/96kHz analog I/O; 192kHz stereo out 2 mic/line ins w/ preamps and phantom power 8 line outs to mixer or direct surround output S/PDIF digital I/O w/ PCM, AC-3, and DTS support 1 x 1 MIDI I/O FireWire 410 is a FireWire-compatible audio/MIDI interface that has it... -
My White MC Post
The response to my post about handling a white MC's voice in post-production highlighted a problem on this board. I feel like when a question is asked on here I often see it dismissed with general answers and a know-it-all attitude. People know their shit, but they are not above asking the...- Shwaz
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Mixing a White MC
I am disappointed with many of the people that responded to my post. If someone called you on the phone could you tell me most of the time if it was a white person or a black person on the other line? Of course you could, someone may slip by you, but on the whole. The reason you could tell is... -
M-Audio 410
I just got this and I am really happy with it so far. Any other users? I haven't gotten really deep into it yet, any tips you have come across for recording with it? -
Mixing a White MC
I have been recording some white MC's lately and its not easy to make their vocals sound right. I'm talking about the compression, eq'ing, doubling, and reverb. I have been studying a lot of eminem tracks to see what they did, and they have some heavy production on his voice. He has 3 or 4... -
Soundforge or Adobe Audition...
Audition FIRMLY. You have to buy all the filters separately in sound forge. Audition comes with a whole gang of shit that is pretty high level. Noise reduction and all sorts of other useful shit. DEFFINTLY go with Audition. -
For you NYC kats and others too...
Do you have the white dude Sauce? Did the joint about the African and his blanket of Cd's. That shit had me in tears.- Shwaz
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Sony PSP Street art
Have you all seen these stencils around the city? To me they depict a very sad state of affairs. Young kids with their eyes glazed over playing with PSP's like they were skateboards, rocking horses, ball & paddles, lollipops ect. Are we supposed to make the connection that kids no longer...- Shwaz
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Need to learn Piano, Any Advice?
Classic, I stand corrected, you need to learn the notes on the scale in order to learn your scales and chords. What I meant by not needing to learn to sight read is sitting down with sheet music and playing. And yes, if you learn the music theory you will be a more accomplished musician... -
Need to learn Piano, Any Advice?
You don't need to learn to play classical piano to express yourself making beats. In fact, you don't really need to learn to sight read either (I can hear my piano teacher shrieking in my head right now). Check out this site: http://www.apassion4jazz.net/keys.html Learn your scales and... -
putting bass on ur beats ?
Oh one more thing, try panning your bass tracks. Have them range from left to right. This will give you a wider sound. -
Volume Maximizing
This seems like an easy step, but I still have to crank my stereo to hear a lot of your beats including mine, so clearly some knowledge in this area would help. Someone who can clearly breakdown the steps of doing this, or at least the shit you need to be thinking about. Lets assume you have...
