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  1. Agent Smith

    chops?

    i havent seen his name come up that much here... what does everyone think of chops from the mountain brothers?
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    insomniac roll call

    basically it is coming up on 4 in the morning...not even sleeping. is anyone else as ridiculous as me? i've had a serious problem with sleeping (tonight the problem was leaving my house at 1 and just getting back)...what do you guys do to sleep? accupressure works for me sometimes...melatonin...
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    MC Exhibit?!?!?!?

    I dont know if the people that signed up forgot about it or something but it is in fact still going on. if you signed up but havent checked in at the threads in a while, please do. we got mc's that signed up that havent posted since september...we got like 7 beats out of the bunch of...
  4. Agent Smith

    did it tonight (class knows what im talking about)

    did it tonight (class and merc know what im talking about) i traded my fantom x for a fantom xr and a new tascam fw-1804...already feeling the workflow hasten.. all you rackmount heads, i'll probaby have a million questions... starting with this one... when sequencing in software (logic) how...
  5. Agent Smith

    where do you get yours?

    i've noticed tht a way a producer programs/chops his drums is almost like a fingerprint...where do you guys get your drum ideas/inspiration from? i definitely get mine from drum n bass patterns. dj krush's drums are exquisite and i like a lot of jazz drumming. also, i like that hardcore...
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    MIDI routing

    just kidding... my question is actually about midi routing (sorry) ok so here is my set up: fantom x, access virus C (rackmount), logic pro. my goal: to best integrate them for the best/most efficient workflow possible. if that means sequencing on the fantom or logic, i dont really...
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    Agent Smith at the Node

    what up fam for anyone in the Norwalk/LA area, i'm gonna be doing a free show at the Node bookstore. www.myspace.com/johnsmith for showtimes etc. (fade, i figured this wasn't advertisement per se but if it is go ahead and delete it) peace
  8. Agent Smith

    advice please

    ok i need your guys thoughts on this...i've never encountered something like this so before i do anything i want to get some thoughts... Dear "Agent Smith." Hello, my name is Randy Mccalla and I work in the A&R Dept at The Music Insider Network LLC, out of Nashville, TN. We are a...
  9. Agent Smith

    uh...are you serious?

    ok so i was picking up some vinyl at access hip hop and there was a free cd where all the flyers were. Ok so stuff like that intrigues me...i picked it up and the front of the cd had a sticker on it of gary colemen and they wrote a little speech bubble in sharpie that said "free". "ok" i...
  10. Agent Smith

    problm with my bluebird

    ok the mic i am using is a blue mics bluebird. when its just sitting there, record enabled, i can hear a pop hrough my heaadphones every few seconds. i checked all connections and it is definately the mic and not the cable or mixer. has anyone had this problem before??
  11. Agent Smith

    !!-illmuzik collabo idea-!!

    ive been throwing this idea around in my head for a while (caution...i dont claim to know all the logistics of if yet, which is why i think we all should discuss it) i've always wanted to hear all the illmuzik mc's together on one or a couple tracks. i was thinking the next beat this comp...
  12. Agent Smith

    "The Art of Delivery"-good article

    from zenmastering.com Among the most common questions I receive from musicians, proper preparation of audio files for mastering is always at the top of the list. Following are my opinions relating to the three most common topics: volume, resolution and editing. Volume Maybe the most common...
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    el-p's quote for a 5 song e.p.

    just an interesting tidbit... i contacted def jux a while back and just asked what it would look like for a nobody mc to get an e.p. of about 5 songs produced by el-p...i was told to send some of my music and then theyd get back to me...their response was something like this "el-p thinks...
  14. Agent Smith

    just curious

    do we have any primarily instrumental cats on this site? i know most of us don't produce with a specific type of song in mind (instrumental or w/ an mc) but im curious to see who in here mostly ends up with instrumentals (a la dj dhadow etc.)...
  15. Agent Smith

    non-musical sources of inspiration?

    i got this idea from a recent conversation with wings... what, besides music, inspires you in your music. I know we could all say life...but what exactly in life? ill start...most of my inspiration comes from split second feelings and moods, before they become emotions...those times when...
  16. Agent Smith

    "logic 7 has unexpectedly quit because satan hates you"

    could anyone tell me why mac applications "unexpectedly quit"? is there anything i can do or do i seriously have to save my work every couple seconds?
  17. Agent Smith

    dope ass fried banana recipe

    just made this up like an hour ago 2 bananas panko crumbs 2 cups canola oil 1 egg start heating the oil. then make an egg wash by scrambling one egg. cut the bananas in chunks and put them into the egg bath and then the panko crumbs. dump them shits in the heated oil for like 4-5...
  18. Agent Smith

    my most recent vinyl purchase...

    -soundtrack to the film antarctica -learning with circles and sticks- hap palmer -sounds of the mormon tabernacle choir of salt lake city -just a song- norman luboff choir -hymns for junior worship -alfred drake in "kismet" -thomas hamilton- pieces for kohn -a treasury of gregorian chant...
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    ever notice

    this is a funny thing i noticed...whenever i take people in to see my setup and tell them about my music (relatives from out of state, etc) they always either know somebody that i can't pass up on meeting or they have suggestions on what i should do with my music...everybody's a genius
  20. Agent Smith

    latency

    ok -- i recently got logic pro 7.1. im running my shit into a yamaha 12 channel mixer through a beringher compressorand then into a presonus fire box into my g5. ive used cubase and pro tools before this and neither had as much latency. is there any way to reduce the amount of latency i...
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