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Dripidy

rhythminmind — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:41:20 +0000

Got distracted before hitting the shower this morn by the ever so quiet sound of this.

Drip Loop One Drip Loop One

Drip Loop Two Drip Loop Two

Four measures @ 76bpm

Captured via a RED Type-2 & Hardy M1 Pre

Let there be noise.

rhythminmind — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:47:20 +0000

Having calibrated utility & test files is a must for any audio engineer. The corner stone being pink noise. I have found most DAW to be severely lacking in this area. After much frustration with Protools incorrectly calibrated “Pink” from it’s built in signal generator. I’ve captured 45 sec of full range -20 ref 0vu true random pink noise from a Dolby SDU4.

Pink Noise -20 ref 0vu 45 sec SDU4 – 44100 24bit.wav

Pink Noise -20 ref 0vu 45 sec SDU4 – 48000 24bit.wav

Pink Noise -20 ref 0vu 45 sec SDU4 – 96000 24bit.wav

Red Type B / R8 vs AKG C 414 B-ULS

rhythminmind — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:47:22 +0000

After recently acquiring a Red Type B / R8 I wanted to compare it’s sound to the ole faithful 414. I also wanted to compare the mics on different sources, that gives this drummer an excuse to noodle around on instruments I have no business otherwise touching . So keep that in mind while listening to these. I find I prefer the RED overall. It’s a brighter mic. The 414 was darker in color with a greater Low end/Low Mid response.

I kept the mic positioning as balanced as possible.

Signal chain = Mic – Hardy M1 – DomII – DAW. Dry recording/No EQ.

MoControl VST

rhythminmind — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:24:53 +0000

Support the cause.

Like most other DSI MoPho & Prophet 08 owners I wanted VST integration to control/automate parameters. This is the much pre-mature outcome of that desire. Feel free to Beta test & make suggestions in the comment section. Forgive the horrid graphics, I’ll be giving the gui, fixes, & changes my attention during creative downtime. As always I hope other like minded musicians get some use/fun out of these efforts.

(On that note, any graphic designers out there that would like to take on a project let me know.)

Current -

MoControl Beta 0.2

Archive -

MoControl Beta 0.1

Installation

Extract archive into your VST plugin folder.

System requirements

Windows/Linux based VST host.
DSI Mopho

Quantec QRS/XL Room Simulation Impulse set.

rhythminmind — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:32:02 +0000

Price = Donationware You Decide

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Model = Quantec QRS-XL

Impulse capture method = Sweep

I/O = Analog

Format = 24bit 48k WAV

The Quantec room simulators are rare & extremely unique. They have an eerie ability to create realistic enclosed atmosphere. It’s easy to understand the cult following of the Quantec sound. It’s rooms are 2nd to none.

Download : Mirror :

M5000 Impulse set.

rhythminmind — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:53:45 +0000

Price = Donationware You Decide

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Model = T.C. M5000

Impulse capture method = Sweep

I/O = Digital

Format = 24bit 48k WAV

96 impulse files including m5000 only algorithm captures.

Program categories = Ambience, Nonlin-1, Revcore1, Revcore2, Reverb-1, Reverb-3, Reverb-3, tapfac-1.

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Things!

rhythminmind — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:12:03 +0000

My thingamagoop ver 2 arrived today. I can’t say why thingamagoops/kits are so badass they just are. I just finished putting it together in a custom box. (a thingamakit box actually) The new ver 2 has everything you wished for in ver 1. Modulation for days, S&H, ect. Best of all CV i/o.
What I find surprising is that all 3 vers have there place.
ver 1 for just fun simple noise.
Thingamakit has 2 leds for interesting optical based patterns & rhythms.
& ver 2 is just an all around feature slut but with only one Led.

Demo Video showcasing the Thingamagoop ver 2 controlling a MOOG Voyager RME via CV i/o.

or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgHvQcDjfME

I got together with mr. 3am not to long ago for some synth geekery. Our other goops made an appearance as well.

Audio Interface timing calibration

rhythminmind — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:02:01 +0000

Video displaying how to setup multiple device i/o offsets in Sonar. A problem many don’t know they have.

Ever wonder why the timing of what you record sounds so off? Well you might just be that off, or you might need to figure out your interface offset. I have yet to see an interface without the need for manual compensation. A/D D/A’s, drivers, & software all contributed to this unavoidable problem.

Timing .wav file – Download

AKA809 – Drum Sample Set

rhythminmind — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:18:34 +0000

Overview

What is this all about your wondering? Well it’s all about LoFi AKAI chunk. There is just something about the AKAI Sampling & hardware down-sampling process that sounds damn cool. These are drum hit samples of the two notorious TR Rhythm Composers via an AKAI S20.

Sampled @ the S20s native rate of 16bit/32khz, then internally down-sampled to 16khz & recaptured @ 24bit/96khz via Lynx converters. HiFi LoFi

Format = mono 24/96 .wav

Download

Price = Donationware You Decide

DIY – 12 to 2 – Passive Analog Summing Panel.

rhythminmind — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:50:16 +0000

Made myself a nice little passive summing panel for my home rig out of parts laying around the shop. I wanted to simplify/improve my final summing stage. Pleased with the results, Sounds great. Gives me piece of mind bypassing the channel IC’s & master section on my Sony MXP desk.

I used a simple XLR panel, Neutrik XLR mounts, Neve super conductive cable, & OHMITE 1% metal film resistors. Took all of 2 hours to wire up.

10.7k resistors on the inputs & a 220 shunt on the outputs.

After level calibration my noise-floor is at -80 & crosstalk @ -88.

FYI – this is with a John Hardy M1 transformer pre for the make up gain. Nothing better IMHO.

X-Verb Lexicon inspired?

rhythminmind — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:35:59 +0000

While demoing the SSL Duende X-verb I noticed the preset names seemed very familiar. I noticed the similarity to the Lexicon gear that i’m used to dealing with. That got my curiosity churning. Time for a comparison I say. I pulled up some multitrack drum noodling & a verb bus comparing both the X-verb & Lexicon m300. The result? It’s now of my opinion the X-verb team was influenced if not down right trying to replace the classic Lexicon hardware we know.

For the comparison I pulled up similar named presets on both the X-verb/ m300 & recorded the results @ 24/48.

MP3 Examples -

300 – Live Drum Room 300 – Live Drum Room
X – Live Drum Room X – Live Drum Room

300 Studio A 300 Studio A
X – Studio A X – Studio A

300 – Small hall 300 – Small hall
X – Small hall X – Small hall

300 – Rich Plate 300 – Rich Plate
X – Rich Plate X – Rich Plate

300 – rehearsal room 300 – rehearsal room
X – rehearsal room X – rehearsal room

300 – large hall 300 – large hall
X – large hall X – large hall

300 – Hanger 300 – Hanger
X – Hanger X – Hanger

300 – Glossy Plate 300 – Glossy Plate
X – Glossy Plate X – Glossy Plate

300 – Deep End 300 – Deep End
X – Deep Space X – Deep Space

300 – Dance Hall 300 – Dance Hall
X – Dance Hall X – Dance Hall

300 – Church 300 – Church
X – gothic Church X – gothic Church

300 – chamber 300 – chamber
X – Natural chamber X – Natural chamber

300 – Brick Wall 300 – Brick Wall
X – Brick Wall X – Brick Wall

Rough manual settings match -

300m 300m
Xm Xm

pcm70 pcm70
x70 x70

After spending sometime with the inner control of X-Verb I feel one can re-create all of the “magic” of the hardware we have come to expect. I didn’t find a “hole/limitation” of control or feature set. Good stuff.

original drum noodle. 24/48 .wav drum-noodle.wav

3 on 3 – Hardware or Plugin? (Reverb Shootout)

rhythminmind — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:33:19 +0000

I have processed some drum noodling with 3 highend hardware reverbs & 3 algorithm based plugin verbs. Are you able to tell the hardware from the plugin? In each section three examples are processed with hardware, three are processed with plugins.

Hardware = Lexicon m300, Lexicon PCM 70, & TC M5000

Plugins = CSR , Sonitus Reverb, & Fabrik R Studio

Hall Presets

verb test, 1a (5410) verb test, 1a (5410)
verb test, 2a (5411) verb test, 2a (5411)
verb test, 3a (5412) verb test, 3a (5412)
verb test, 4a (5413) verb test, 4a (5413)
verb test, 5a (5414) verb test, 5a (5414)
verb test, 6a (5415) verb test, 6a (5415)

Room Presets

verb test, 1b (5416) verb test, 1b (5416)
verb test, 2b (5417) verb test, 2b (5417)
verb test, 3b (5418) verb test, 3b (5418)
verb test, 4b (5419) verb test, 4b (5419)
verb test, 5b (5420) verb test, 5b (5420)
verb test, 6b (5421) verb test, 6b (5421)

Tube 1500 “instant analog”

rhythminmind — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:18:46 +0000

Tube 1500 – Nebula Program

Features/Info -

A pristine tube gain stage. Captured from a highly coveted tube compressor known for it’s lush/full characteristic. Eight vacuum tubes give the 1500 its unmistakable richness and depth. Great for both tracking & bus duties.

5 or 7 kern (harmonics) Nebula Program
Sampled @ 24/96 with Lynx A/D D/A

Five Kern Download
Seven Kern Download

Classic Harmonic Plot