Hey... So I'm in the Market for a new mac and just trying to work what spec to go for.

What does everyone else use?

Also these days there must be a cut off point where you no longer need to worry about CPU usage... For audio application anyway. Ideas on where that is?

Wasn't think over compression as a negative more the warmth you get from good mastering ie expensive valves. definately going to try Bussing some distortion in though

All sounds like Tribal sounds to me, quite a few packs out there with loops and single hits. Search sound to sample for tribal see what comes up.

Yeh was the sub I was talking about. Recently got some new monitors and it all became a bit clearer.. definitely a sine under the kick. Been hearing that in a few tracks lately. Do you think its that distorted? Maybe just a result of the mastering process. As you mention it.. any ideas on the stab. ...

Hey, can anymore help work out how this bassline was made.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbIlmNYq5RQ

It's a filtered down square or saw wave, however I can't work out whether there's a bass note under the kick drums to give it a more continuous sound (if that makes sense)

Thanks

Just a quick question about gain staging and what levels people set there kick drums and bass to. I've read that it's best to set your kick at -8db and then your sub bass to -10db, mixes seem to come out at -6db on the master which is perfect but I find they're lacking in top end energy and have a b...

AK wrote:2nd wind:

Do you want to be up on beatport with the musical fashion, or do you want to not give a monkey's about that and wish to be totally self expressive and be YOU in music?

Can't imagine that these things are mutually exclusive.

Thanks guys, good tips.. 909, velocity, side chain, chorus.

Do you think there's much swing on them, or just the side chain/velocity that gives the groove.

Feel like I'm always on here asking groove related questions.. is pretty important in dance music I guess!:)