At 7/25/08 06:31 PM, Rig wrote: It's a problem with your sound card. I get the same error sometimes - my EMU 0404 has awful drivers and they just stop working after my computer is running for a day. Try restarting your computer and see what happens.

Dude... Update your drivers! I have an EMU card and its been ROCK SOLID driver-wise. Dunno what's up with yours.

At 7/25/08 05:13 PM, ZooSafari wrote: Hmm...no dance on that list man :P

Look under "House."

At 7/25/08 12:47 AM, xXDathDalerXx wrote: what they make is called chiptune or chip music
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiptune

it has a particular sound, but nothing you couldn't emulate with modern programs

Um, actually... Its not straight-up chiptune. Generally, keygen songs DO feature the characteristic uber-fast arp, but they also generally have sampled percussion, either acoustic or electronic. NOT usually 'bleepy' as in chiptunes.

At 7/25/08 09:47 AM, DaGrahamCraka wrote: its pretty easy to tell really. now the trance im talking about is either like progressive trance or uplifting trance or like that, not hard trance or something. but its usually a bit slower, tempo between 125-140, and usually around 130-135. it uses a series of builds and breakdowns. dance is always structured exactly the same. it usually has a basic generic melody. when most people think dance they think hands up which is a more specific genre of dance. like cascada or rob mayth or somethin like that. but im gonna be late for work or else id say more. dance is usually like, always 140 bpm. but i for real gotta leave.

Well, to tell you the truth, there isn't really a genre defined as "Dance." Its pretty much just all 3 minute radio edits designed for radio play, generally with pop-ish elements. Trance, however, does exist, but in its current Anthem/Uplifting form, Trance really is just Dance with builds and breakdowns. Classic trance, however, is another story. Once again: askdgjdkashgkdsh

Go there. Read. NAO!

At 7/25/08 12:20 AM, loogiesquared wrote: you say "no", then you guess.
i guess your a Hippokritte!

That doesn't make me a hypocrite. It just makes me contradictory action-wise, or not even if you interpret the "no" to be directed at something else.

At 7/25/08 12:11 AM, loogiesquared wrote: so....GUESS WHAT CREW I JOINED!

No.

the anti-internet crew?

At 7/24/08 10:58 PM, jrhager84 wrote: Yeah, a soundcard isn't going to open up the CPU load.....(unless he's using an onboard card currently).

Yeah it is... Better, faster audio drivers, such as EMU ASIO drivers will definitely ease load. Using onboard effects will too.

At 7/24/08 10:17 PM, joshhunsaker wrote: It's a sweet little outboard box. Had one. Converters were great.

Oh, cool. I have the 1212m, so I get the I/O card and the (useless) S/PDIF and ADAT ins and outs. Great drivers, though, and the I/O card does have a nice converter for my vinyl input.

Its not fair to the audio artist if the music isn't actually used in the flash, but they're not allowed to delete or edit the song. Its happened to me.

At 7/24/08 10:02 PM, joshhunsaker wrote: The fastest card I've used at a cheap price is the esi juli@. Anything in the upper ranges of price having super low latency would be rme stuff. A decent all-around performer would also be the EMU 0202.

So the 0202 is just the I/O card from the 1212? Damn, that sounds cool.

At 7/24/08 08:50 PM, Chronamut wrote: I've made keygen songs.. they are awesome - DONT DISS THEM!

They ARE awesome. Seriously.

I could be wrong, but I thought they were a subsidiary of Nintendo now... If that's true, then the Wii is really a Sega console. I'm probably wrong.

At 7/24/08 07:56 PM, kdfsjljklgjfg wrote: While we're on the topic, can somebody tell me how the hell that works out without actually having a 2nd computer?

I can have up to 4 monitors plugged in. Each video card of mine has 2 inputs, and I have 2 video cards. There's an option in the "personalize" menu saying "extend desktop onto second monitor".

At 7/24/08 05:46 PM, Hades0013 wrote: Never heard of it, I must admit. I suppose the cost is describable in over 3 numerals?

The point is- is it REALLY worth it? I mean, if it's that good...

No. Just go out and buy yourself a Prophet08. Same sound, more options, and you get REAL CIRCUITRY!!

At 7/24/08 04:41 PM, Sp1r1T wrote: Has anyone else got Pro-53? Its amazing... The leads you can make in a few minutes are just awesome! Perfect for Hands Up stuff that I'm getting into :P

Woo expensive VA synths which sound only slightly different then a generic 3 oscillator subtractive module!! It originally had *gasp* FIVE VOICE POLYPHONY!!! Wow!!!!!!

I say go virtual and DIGITAL. Plus, its NI, so its really expensive and usually not worth it... except Reaktor. ARTURIA FTW

http://keygenmusic.net/

That site has all of it, its all free. However, they're all in tracker formats, so you'll need Winamp to play them. I think I made a thread about this before... Yep, I did.

Its all made in trackers. For a good, modern tracker that supports VSTs, I recommend ReNoise. Its like a modern DAW with a tracker interface. Here's a bit of reading on trackers.

Have fun!

At 7/24/08 10:23 AM, Davy27 wrote: Hellog uys, I very much enjoy audio here at NG but only recently. =) I LOVE IT

Is there a way i can listen to songs non-stop in some kind of order/random like a playlist, without downloading them or individually clicking on them?

ummactuallyyes....

NGAP Radio!

Enjoy! It even lets you make a "favorites" playlist.

Improvement:

Step 1:
Make good music.

Step 2:
Look for label interest.

Step 3:
Get signed to a label.

Step 4:
Get music on iTunes through them. Free for you, but they take royalties.

Personally, however, I like releasing music for free :P

At 7/24/08 12:04 PM, lolomfgisuck wrote: However, you can't play because you're not up to date so you have to wait for the slow downloader to download everything first. After the game is up and running, the next patch will be faster.

Yeah, you're wrong. Its slow because its a torrent-like application. You connect to the Blizzard Database, and connect to other downloaders to get the file. Yes, Blizzard doesn't give out its maximum download speed, but only because it would be unnecessary, due to lots of other users sharing the files.

Due to some people's routers, however, certain needed ports might be blocked, preventing them from connecting to peers. This could cause a dramatic decrease in download speeds.

List of all the software we use

Check it out.

At 7/24/08 11:57 AM, joshhunsaker wrote: any comments on the mp3 demo?

Sounds great! Price, however, does not. :(

Nope. It's their right to vote what they think is appropriate for your song.

Do you use a router? If so, then you might need to open a port for World of Warcraft's downloader. I did, and it really made my downloads a lot faster. Port Forward has step by step guides for each router type and one even specifically for World of Warcraft. I'd advise you check this out.

At 7/23/08 08:01 PM, lustforpain wrote: Love harder styles and Hardstyle is cool, but also try hardcore, hard nrg and freeform.
The dude in the pic is dj Rx, not Alek.

DJ Rx rocks!! I have one of his sets on my iPod, freaking amazing. But don't forget Happy Hardcore, the mother of all of these genres (old skool rave is the grandmother).

1. England (London)
2. Sweden (somewhere with music)
3. Silicon Valley (preferably San Francisco)

At 7/23/08 07:48 PM, lustforpain wrote: type > "conv dmr 2 mp3 plz k thx shoop da woop".
-you need dos prompt for this command.

First of all, Shut the fuck up Lustforpain. That's a really asshole-ish thing to do. Seriously.

And the answer: is on the main page...

"Convert your DMR recordings into WAV, MP3 and more with DM2WAV
DMR2WAV (by Bando)
version 0.97a works with version 1.25b of Drum Machine"

Download

I'm up for judging, if anyone cares.

SOUL CALIBUR 2!!! Great plot, very descriptive. I'd like to see it as a book, too.

And Fire Emblem!

At 7/23/08 07:29 PM, Quarl wrote: Sorry, I guess I was too quick out the gate (like always.) I really need to read the shit I type before hitting enter. I have a problem with that. I gave you an 8 because I really don't like the genre. Sorry, but if it's 4 to the floor, it has to rock really hard if I'm gonna give it anything better than a 7. I consider myself a drummer before anything else, and I just don't like minimizing rhythm to that degree. Syncopation has it's place, but not everywhere, all of the time. It's just a personal thing.

Ah, I see what you mean. I used breakbeats there, but yeah, percussion was generally very simple in that track. However, note that not all 4-to-the-floors have simple rhythms. Try listening to some Deep House tunes: they can have extremely complex rhythm patterns through almost-minimalism. Its quite awesome to hear (Get my deep house mix)!

The mix was great though. Awesome quality, FUN samples, though you know how I feel about those. Actually, I should apologize for seeming offended the other day. It's not that I hate samples, it's that I wanted to stress the danger of using them in a track but I was too high to get to that point. I swear, this break has been nuts for me. I get back from college, and I actually end up partying more :P

Offended the other day? I don't remember that... Thanks for the nice words, though!

At 7/23/08 07:28 PM, SineRider wrote: Just listen to Madlib or J-Dilla.. :D

More like Disco Inferno on Vinyl. Yeah, that's right, I've got Disco in a hardcore format.

BURN BABY BURN

DISCO INFERNO!!!!