Musicians Off-topic Discussion Thread v3 - Now with less dubstep and more trap - General

looks like a royal palace wow and that library, i could spend hours there 4 real

This is why sweden is awesome, universities are free of charge, and they still provide excellent education. socialism ho!

im recording all my vinyls to sample it's extremely tedious oh god

what makes a drum set "good"? i thinking of picking up a beat up piece of shit drum kit on craigslist for like $80 just because i can, but what makes the difference between a $150 kit and a $2000 kit? what should i look for in a kit?

get a shit one everyone knows shit instruments are the best

[QUOTE=Kopimi;40614476]what makes a drum set "good"? i thinking of picking up a beat up piece of shit drum kit on craigslist for like $80 just because i can, but what makes the difference between a $150 kit and a $2000 kit? what should i look for in a kit?[/QUOTE] The thing that makes a kit good is how well it sounds, the sound is achieved by both having great skins on the drums, but also the wood used when making the kit. The thing you should look for in a kit is that the whole kit is in pristine condition, or at least that there are no cracks or that the drum itself has been warped from poor conditioning.

[QUOTE=Kopimi;40614476]what makes the difference between a $150 kit and a $2000 kit?[/QUOTE] how long and how well itll stay together i paid a shitload for my drumset and its gone through everything from an idiot who hit it way too hard to an idiot who dropped the bass drum down a staircase good cymbals are hard to find

depends on what part of the drumkit we are talking about, but usually it is the material and craftsmanship required that determine the price

[QUOTE=thisispain;40619962]good cymbals are hard to find[/QUOTE] oh god yes, they're impossible to find at a decent price Also, I'm planning on doing some live shows with live drumming and synths at my left side to mess around with. What are some good pieces of hardware that could help me fulfill an ideal ambient/sample based sound?

I'm assuming you have a sequencer if not get one Some synths here and there wouldn't go amiss and lots of delays get a looper and some cool stuff like shakers Korg kaoss pads are really cool too for live stuff

i paid like 200 for a ziljan cymbal and it cracked after 2 shows i threw it at someone out of anger makes a great clang sound when you hit it tho

Just wondering, to you guys who can sing, how'd you learn how to?

[QUOTE=killerteacup;40622097]I'm assuming you have a sequencer if not get one Some synths here and there wouldn't go amiss and lots of delays get a looper and some cool stuff like shakers Korg kaoss pads are really cool too for live stuff[/QUOTE] Can you give an example of a hardware sequencer you could use for live performance and how it would be used?

[QUOTE=Kopimi;40624067]Can you give an example of a hardware sequencer you could use for live performance and how it would be used?[/QUOTE] Tangerine dream used to use them live, check this out [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPd0jWDpk_Q[/media] Fairlights often used in the 80s, but sequencers have a wide range of usage live if you know their application properly. I couldn't tell you a good example though, not that clued in with what is a good sequencer [editline]13th May 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Heigou;40622352]Just wondering, to you guys who can sing, how'd you learn how to?[/QUOTE] practice the shit out of your do re mes

[QUOTE=Heigou;40622352]Just wondering, to you guys who can sing, how'd you learn how to?[/QUOTE] If you got a music ear you can pretty easily sing with some practice and getting used to. That's how it was for me, I could always make the tones I just wasn't confident enough and didn't know my voice enough.

my friend just released his first hit single [url]https://soundcloud.com/czyy13wqg20c/my-life-as-a-suburban-asian#play[/url]

[QUOTE=Garry #2;40632352]my friend just released his first hit single [url]https://soundcloud.com/czyy13wqg20c/my-life-as-a-suburban-asian#play[/url][/QUOTE] I like the interesting microtuning choices you guys made with the different instruments. The way they clash is an interesting way to represent the cognitive dissonance in asians living in suburban landscapes. Stripping away most of the bass in the mix is an awesome way to represent how many of the "base" values of suburban Americans are missing today. Nah but you guys should probably tune your instruments or something.

matching pitches w/ a keyboard is the simplest way to learn how to sing. practice basic arrpregios, octave jumping, etc

[QUOTE=Croix;40642697]I like the interesting microtuning choices you guys made with the different instruments. The way they clash is an interesting way to represent the cognitive dissonance in asians living in suburban landscapes. Stripping away most of the bass in the mix is an awesome way to represent how many of the "base" values of suburban Americans are missing today. Nah but you guys should probably tune your instruments or something.[/QUOTE] Its not my band. I would never be apart of that

So I just found out that Izotope Iris is an amazing plugin. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzUxOojmoiY[/media] It's so much fun to just load samples in and play with them. I'm just hooked on this thing :v:. Here are some dumb things I made using it: [media]http://soundcloud.com/itbegins/look-i-found-a-new-plugin-part[/media] the bass is made using three bass samples and a sawtooth wave using one instance of iris (it's processing at the time of posting) [media]http://soundcloud.com/itbegins/look-i-found-a-new-plugin[/media] This whole thing too is one instance of Iris. Made with harmonica, wind and truck samples.

Talking to Joe Garston hbu [img]http://i.imgur.com/GpU7CvA.png[/img] Jokes aside I have a remix coming out for his track "Happy Ending (Ft. Andrew Farr)" on Plasmapool! :v:

So I got offered to become a pianist for some church in my area, its paying, but I'm not sure if I should even take it based off my own beliefs. Thoughts?

[QUOTE=Rich209;40676080]So I got offered to become a pianist for some church in my area, its paying, but I'm not sure if I should even take it based off my own beliefs. Thoughts?[/QUOTE] It depends on the church/parish itself, but I'd say go for it. It'll be good practice, they won't ask much of you (not that I'm saying you can't perform to a high standard, but there won't be much pressure), you may get extra work with school choirs etc that use the church, and it's paid so really it's just a job at the end of the day.

[QUOTE=Rich209;40676080]So I got offered to become a pianist for some church in my area, its paying, but I'm not sure if I should even take it based off my own beliefs. Thoughts?[/QUOTE] Do it, you're not becoming a vicar [editline]17th May 2013[/editline] There's nothing wrong with being a church pianist without being religious if you think of it in the way that you are helping people reaffirm and be confident in their belief system in the same way that you are confident of your own beliefs religion as an institution and a system may be a blight upon the world in certain ways, but religion as a community can be incredibly affirmative

[QUOTE=Rich209;40676080]So I got offered to become a pianist for some church in my area, its paying, but I'm not sure if I should even take it based off my own beliefs. Thoughts?[/QUOTE] Go for it, I've played at my church a few times and I'm not a believer. It's mostly a place where old people or younger people gather for I dunno, traditional purposes.

giving up your principles and ideals is just part of becoming a professional musician

Well what I plan on doing is whenever the guy ends up calling me about the position, I will let the guy know that I'm agnostic. I am interested in the position, but I want to be respectful to him, and be upfront with him. If its a problem so be it, but if not then great. I just mainly concern since I live in the bible belt and around where I live, I only know a few churches that hire non-believers. And usually when they do they tend to be aggressive about trying to convert them. I'll keep you guys updated about what ends up happening.

Sounds wise, definitely let him know your beliefs won't change as well

Do I keep my Fender Telecaster 2002 MIM or replace it with an Epiphone Sheraton II?

[QUOTE=Rich209;40676080]So I got offered to become a pianist for some church in my area, its paying, but I'm not sure if I should even take it based off my own beliefs. Thoughts?[/QUOTE] Do it. Include a bunch of weird subliminal stuff in your performances.