Right now I'm using Fluidsynth running a soundfont which I customized a good bit, but it's just not quite what I want; I want it recognizably a string section, 88-key range, rumbly power in the low, smooth but a definite bit of fuzz in mids and highs. I'll take any technology, and will do payware, as long as it runs well on 64-bit Arch Linux. Anyone got a recommend?
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:41:23 -0700 Ivan K <ivan_521521 at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Well, I ordered my microphone preamp, now I need a microphone.
> Based on the archives of this list and my budget, I identified
> three. What I mostly will be doing is:
>
> (1) Recording voice, either speaking or singing
> (2) Recording acoustic instruments (classical guitar, clarinet)
> (3) Recording chamber music.
>
>
> So the three microphones are:
>
> (a) Shure SM57 (Is there a difference between the SM57 and SM57-LC?)
>
> (b) Shure SM58 (Though which one: the SM58-LC, SM58-CN or SM58S ?)
>
> (c) CAD gxl 2200 large diaphragm condenser $60
>
> Just from my naive understanding, the SM57 seems like it might be the
> best "general purpose" microphone for my needs.
>
> Do people have advice or other recommendations? Thanks.
> Eventually I will buy a second microphone for stereo recording.
Skip the dynamic mics for now and buy a matched stereo pair of
condensors. I have a pair of small studio projects condensors and while
I can't read the labels on them anymore, they still sound like on the
first day. And this pair came with a stero mount;-)
If you insist on going dynamic (only when you record directly on the
mic, not for chamber and/o ambiance), decide between the SM57 and SM58
if you will. The SM57 seems better suited for instruments, the SM58 is
the de-facto (backup) standard on many stages for good reasons.
If you can't decide between the two, get a Beta58 or maybe an AKG in
the same price-range. Worth it, the beta58 sounds better then the
sm58...
But for what you want, a stereo-pair of small condensors, maybe
additionally a large condensor for voice.
Or stereo pair of large condensors from AKG or comparable...
- Arnold
Was is the Studio Project C4's? I have a pair I use for remote
recording...drum overheads mostly. Good value and they are pretty
versatile with 3 capsule/patterns. They are around $350 for the pair.
There are also some Audio-Technica 2020 condensers for $100 each. They
might be okay too.
Grekim
Hiya,
I've got a Zareason media box
http://zareason.com/shop/MediaBox-5440.html
with 8 GB RAM running AVlinux (a debian flavor);
I use Ardour pretty much exclusively, that and
the vi editor.
The system can record a single track with no
problem. It occasionally fails if I try to record
two simultaneous tracks. If regularly fails if I try
to record four or more tracks.
The complaint is always that the disk system
cannot keep up.
Question: would just blindly replacing the spinning
disk with SSD be a likely fix and an overall good
idea?
Question: what info should I capture and email to
get appropriate help?
Question: what commands will yield useful info
for this diagnosis? (I like the command line but
forget which commands do what other than the
usual suspects for basic use.)
Hopefully, with thanks,
jim in SF
Just wondering if there is a better (or even worse) command line MIDI file
player other than timidity?
timidity seems to work okay, but it seems to be pretty much abandonware
with little or no updates over the last 10 years. Not to mention it's
totally confusing set of options. OTOH, it seems to be pretty solid and
works for me. So, maybe I should leave things alone :)
Most of the time I play my midi files though a real synth, but there are
times when using software is nice. Never sounds as good to my ears ... and
I have to assume the software or the sound files?
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Hello,
What would be the best way to have the pads of an Axiom 25 trigger
Hydrogen only while the keyboard itself would trigger qsynth ? Qsynth
has sounds on all 16 MIDI channels and it seems that it's not possible
to disable reception for a specific channel channel. Nor turning the
sound down for a channel. Is this at all possible ?
I can see an app that would be in-between qsynth and the Axiom 25
MIDI input that would filter out MIDI input for a given channel, does
that exist ?
Also, in qjackctl there are two MIDI outputs for the Axiom 25. 0:USB
and 1:USB or MIDI 1 and MIDI 2. Conencting 0:USB to Hydrogen and USB:1
to qsynth could maybe be the way, but then the Axiom 25 would have to
be told to send pads to 0:USB and keys to 1:USB, which I'm not sure it
can do. The Axiom documentation has a lot of zones and groups and
such, but there's no section on how to actually achieve some results,
with examples, apart from very simple connection examples.
Any comments/suggestions appreciated !
Cheers.
A stable release, version 14.07, of MMA--Musical MIDI Accompaniment
is available for downloading. In addition to a number of bug fixes
and optimizations, MMA now features:
- Works with Python 2.7 or 3.x
- Plectrum articulate
- MIDI enhancements
- Lots of minor enhancements and bug fixes
Please read the file text/CHANGES-13 for a complete list of changes.
MMA is a accompaniment generator -- it creates midi tracks
for a soloist to perform with. User supplied files contain
pattern selections, chords, and MMA directives. For full details
please visit:
http://www.mellowood.ca/mma/
If you have any questions or comments, please send
them to: bob(a)mellowood.ca
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Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA **
EMAIL: bob(a)mellowood.ca
WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca
Hello all,
So, Bitwig supports Jack except for the transport part.
I was wondering, is there any other way to manage to sync them?
Some kind of other transport (midi?) master?
Thanks in advance for any ideas,
Aurélien
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The guitarix engine is designed for LIVE usage, and feature ultra fast,
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Preset could organized in Banks, so a Bank could represent your "show".
If you have any issue with Preset loading/creating/handling, please read
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Hi,
recently something weird happened. As usual in this cases, I'm not
aware of making any changes, this happened all without my intervention.
This reinforces my theory of a leprechaun infestation at home, but I'll
leave that for another mailing list.
The symptoms: I launch qjackctl, start jackd, and then hydrogen.
When I hit "play", there is no sound. There are no errors in qjackctl's
message window, and hydrogen is playing nicely (vu meters are going up
and down as if nothing happened).
After messing around for a while, I found that I could make
hydrogen sound again changing the connections in qjackctl "Connections"
window: instead of connecting the two outputs of hydrogen to
"playback_1" and "playback_2" (which is the default as soon as hydrogen
is started), I connected them to "playback_7" and "playback_8". I have a
built-in HDA-intel sound card, and I believe that these outputs are
"side-left" and "side-right". But I had never had to do this, playback_1
and playback_2 always worked. I'm using headphones, in case that's
important.
More interesting yet: while hydrogen worked flawlessly with
playback_7 and playback_8, I tried to do the same with rosegarden and it
didn't work. I haven't tested other jack-enabled tools yet, but I'll do
it ASAP to see if hydrogen is the exception or the norm.
Is it possible that due to some leprechaun-induced change in the
system (or maybe, though not as probable, some change that I did and
can't remember now) the playback devices in qjackctl have changed? How
could I define them so playback_1 and playback_2 went back to their
"proper" meanings?
I'm aware that this is not really a well defined problem report,
but I'll gladly welcome any suggestion or tip that could help with this.
And with the leprechauns. Pesky little beasts.
Thanks in advance,
--
Roberto Suarez Soto Ave Nevis, ave ferrum,
Ave tela, ave cruor,
Ave pugna, ave moritur.
