just checking this mastermind:

"http://www.digido.com/articles/index.php"

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It can be found at:

"http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=672015&songID=6385587"

Play the hi-fi version, unless if your still using dial-up, haha

I just finished this beat, and I would love to hear some opinions on it, it can be found at:

"http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=672015"

look for the song called "Dark Skies", it's the first one on the list

Whats up everyone, I just wanted to ask the more experienced drum and bass producers on this forum what tempo and time signatures they use in general. It would be helpful for specifically neurofunk and darkstep drum and bass styles. Thanks.

HI, IM AM NEW (1 YEAR PRODUCING).
AND I HAVE A SONG THAT I THINK SOUNDS GOOD BUT I NEED SOME HELP, TELL ME YOUR OPINION PLEASE.
YOU CAN CHECK IT IN MYSPACE DJ ZUGO(KOLEKTIBO TXUSTARRA2)

THE NAME OF THE SONG IS TERMINAL 4.

THANKS

just a little information about, how to use headphones and other alternative sources as microphones, as this might be usefull in some cases.

simple solution video:
blog.mctedoprogramming.com/2007/02/use-headphones-as-microphone.html

some read, maybe intresting for recording low frequency sounds by use of speakers:
duc.digidesign.com/showflat.php

intresting one:
www.minidisc.org/jim_coon/
art.simon.tripod.com/stealth.html

how does a microphone work basic principle:
www.pa.msu.edu/sciencet/ask_st/030393.html
www.connected-earth.com/FunandGames/Gadgets/Howdoesacarbonmicrophonework/index.htm

from pingpong ball:
scitoys.com/board/messages/2/1049.html

how to make a microphone casing(blimp?)
www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/05/how_to_make_a_microphone_blimp.html

idea to record vocalizations of night migrating birds alternative:
www.oldbird.org/mike_home.htm

how to make a microphone from a speaker:
www.instructables.com/id/SPKR-MiK--How-to-make-a-microphone-from-a-speaker/

Simple microphone preamplifier
www.ee.washington.edu/circuit_archive/circuits/micamp.html
low noise microphone preamplifier:
sound.westhost.com/project66.htm

popscreen:
www.jakeludington.com/project_studio/20050321_build_your_own_microphone_pop_screen.html

For around $20US) anyone can build an extremely accurate, life-like condenser microphone:
www.prosoundweb.com/recording/tapeop/buildmic/buildmic_16_1.shtml

contact microphone:
home.earthlink.net/~erinys/contactmic.html

more profi, cool self build one:
www.mp3forkidz.com/mic/

check it out:
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(damne!, Crank what's wrong with this linking stuff on dnbsecrets?)

after www.youtube.com

paste:

/watch?v=rOiexfpZrWI
And funny:
/watch?v=Tc803Fyo5XQ

ez. ive just uploaded some new patches along with demo's for es2/albino etc.

Check em out if you get the chance.

Hello everyone!

I am composing for some time now, but haven't released anything yet.

So... I've been lurking around this forum, and I tought I should upload my latest tune here, maybe some of you can give me a feedback if it sounds good enough to release it on the internet.

So what do you think?

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don't know why won't attach the file...

I uploaded it here:

Hi. ive just been building patches for albino
and made a patch which does scratching.

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just refering to the thread mentioned at the bottom.

yep try to isolate the lows from the rest before further processing.

-track to 3 different mixer tracks to start with.
-besides that run it into a slicer or the rex into battery(output from recycle! for proper slicing or manualy do it)
-copy the slicer channel 3 times (keep the original and mute)
-sent the channels 1 by one

if you understood this well you ended up with 2 bass(lowkick) channels, now if you give these 2 sents at the beginning(you have 4 now!)

- now you sould ectualy buildup a mirror sent of everything you do
but let say you all forget about that!

-now you can fuck around with: verbs, destortions, choruses, and compression to create it flOhw.

-it would be nice to split the below 250 from the rest (so 2 extra mixer channels would be nice) but fuck that till a later setup.

-than your flanger or hi-lo pass modulation, distortion automation, other filter cutoffs.

I posted this technique quiet long ago on a DOA article about some Aphex twins tread, I can't find it back but try to describe it again because the results wher pretty amazing.
Still can't find it, but it works great on reeces, to get that snappy sound, it's a kind of manual buffer override.

-export a sound file to raw- format(you can do so in cool edit, audition or check your sound editor if it can do so...)
-then open in photoshop,the with x height = the amount of bytes, so square root the amount of bytes will give you the with and height with even aspect ratios, the total amount of bytes should be less (or pohotoshop will start giving you the following error "specified image is larger than file", leave it 8bit, count is 1, header size you can play with.
-edit and save as raw-format, open in sound editor, export as soundfile

check these for some results:

original:
www.conmeg.com/spinwarp/tudor_rose_dillinja_reese_original.mp3

processed:
www.conmeg.com/spinwarp/tudor_rose_dillinja_reese_rawin-output.mp3

pretty good preset generator vor vst's,

works on vanguard with nice results, freezes with albino3 and z3ta, zerovector just except single presets
here!

I just wanted to tell everybody about my entery for the KVR Developer Challenge 2007. It's called Rastabox and I created it for making dubby, spacey, sci-fi noises. Rastabox can make anything from classic dub siren to all kinds of vintage video game sounds. Rastabox is intended for live on the fly recording and performance, so tweaking the speed and depth knobs as you play will produce nice results. I kept it simple but it can produce some really nice fat sounds. Applying tape delay, reverb, phaser, ect. will also enhance the sound. I also included 32 presets for tweaking.
This plug-in took me a long time to make Rastabox. So if you like it and find it useful, please vote for me...

It's attached, there is a slight click at the start but that can be avoided by changing the start time to the sample.

Enjoy.

-NeMSeR

like you know dnb beats have made with extensive use of layering & compression.
easy to say then to manage.
after layering hits you can find your beat to harsh or muddy.
after compressing you can find frequency intermodulations so your kicks eat hats or something ugly ducking.

so the following setup could be tried to make the process more controllable.
1. group hits into fx/channel buses. on that stage u can control individual hits' volume. for example group kicks into 1st bus, snares into 2nd one, hats & ghosts into 3rd.

2. make 3 send fx/channel buses. they will represent different frequency bands - low, mid & high frequency ranges.

3. send hit group fx/channel buses into them adjusting send amount to taste.

4. compress every frequency band to taste to achieve individual character on lows, mids & highs.

in example fl studio project i used multiband compressor on send channels as a band filter & compressor. cross-fading frequencies are controllable through dashboard.

Compression 101 : Teh Basics

One of the most important things to learn while learning how to use a compressor is: learning when to use a compressor. If you're writing a song, every element in your song will not always need compression. You can use a compressor to make things "fat", you can use a compressor to make some things "thin", you can use a compressor for "color", you can use a compressor to just trim off some unwanted peaks, and some people use a compressor as an effect to make the music "pump". There are many uses for a compressor, I'm going to attempt to show you some basics here today, and I'll leave it up to you to find new ways of using a compressor. Lets begin with a question:

What does a Compressor do?

A Compressor can be used for a few different purposes, one of the most common is to turn loud sections in your audio lower without affecting the already quieter passages. For example, when your audio has very large volume peaks but the average volume of the sound, the RMS, is not very loud, you could then apply some compression to bring the peaks down and then boost the overall volume of it to increase the average volume.

Here is an image I made of some audio where the first half of the clip was so much louder than the second half, that I could not turn it any louder because the first half would then be way too loud and clip. After compressing the audio though, you'll see that only the audio that was above the Threshold was lowered in volume, and the whole thing is a bit more leveled out now. I can now boost the overall signal louder without worrying about the beginning going over 0dB and clipping so quickly. (dont worry ill explain the Threshold next)

Hi

Which programme do you recommend that I use when i produce Drum and Bass?

-aw

I've been trying my hand at producing for about 7 months now and am into d&b, trance and breakbeat styles, my most recent production is on my myspace - www.myspace.com/reDifine

Any comments, opinions, tips would be appriciated

Thanx

reDifine

Mines www.myspace.com/contactlost

ive got a new track up. "human race" would like some opinions.

luke

tell me what u think =)