no ... but you might need to read between the lines a little ...You™ wrote:What's all that Rob? Have I missed something again?
slainte
robseptember theme ... GOSSIP
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- The Teach
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- KVRAF
- 2093 posts since 19 Jun, 2003 from UTM 18 317254E 4295335N (WGS84/NAD83)
I think it's something like "to your health," or was it "go to hell"?Marc JX8P wrote:Ok, I have been putting my curiousity on hold since joining this forum but now I really got to know - what in Minimonsta's name does 'slainte' mean?
It's basically "cheers..."-
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pretty much ...You™ wrote:I think it's something like "to your health," or was it "go to hell"?
(on all counts)
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right ...
... FOR THIS MONTH ONLY ...
... any member who has entered up to this point may IF THEY WANT TO resubmit their track (let us know in this thread though please if you do) with any changes / revisions they might want to make ... any submissions from this point on are subject to the usual rules though ...
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... FOR THIS MONTH ONLY ...
... any member who has entered up to this point may IF THEY WANT TO resubmit their track (let us know in this thread though please if you do) with any changes / revisions they might want to make ... any submissions from this point on are subject to the usual rules though ...
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- KVRAF
- 2093 posts since 19 Jun, 2003 from UTM 18 317254E 4295335N (WGS84/NAD83)
I think I understand...
But I don't think I can re-submit. I had my fun and I can live with it. I will be giving feedback this month though. There's a lot of good entries so far and some interesting ideas.
Just a couple general observations:
It could just be me, but I sense a tendency for people to typecast Moog (and by Moog, I mean analog) sound: deep sawtooth bass, detuned oscillators, filter sweeps and ringy-self-oscillating timbres. The funny thing is, I've been fooling around with synthy stuff since the late seventies. I'm by no means an expert, but I remember a time when I desperately tried to program my gear NOT to sound like analog synthesizers. I wanted to have that digital crispness and clarity like a Oberheim, Sequential Circuits or even a DX-7. It wasn't until later that I stopped feeling self-conscious about my simple mono 2-oscillator synth.
The other thing is that back in the day, people knew a bit more about dynamic range. Now I know I tend to maximize my audio signal in the 16-bit grid I choose to work in, but I also enjoy a soundscape that has valleys as well as peaks. Before digital recording, tape was far more forgiving - it even acted as a kind of limiter to some extent - however synthesizers produced a fairly regular uncomplicated soundwave which allowed pretty precise mixing. There wasn't a whole lot of pumping compression or brick-wall limiting - because you didn't need it. And it wasn't in fashion. I hear a lot of people talk about fancy headphones and monitors, but I think as long as you aren't using cheapo multi-media speakers for playback and you don't overdo it with compression/limiting, you should be OK. Just periodically check your mix by doing a side-by-side comparison with something similar you know is a good mix. If all else fails, turn everything down and bring up each track one-by-one without letting any clip individually or let the master clip. Then apply compression until you get the effect you want and normalize the mix when you're done.
But I don't think I can re-submit. I had my fun and I can live with it. I will be giving feedback this month though. There's a lot of good entries so far and some interesting ideas.
Just a couple general observations:
It could just be me, but I sense a tendency for people to typecast Moog (and by Moog, I mean analog) sound: deep sawtooth bass, detuned oscillators, filter sweeps and ringy-self-oscillating timbres. The funny thing is, I've been fooling around with synthy stuff since the late seventies. I'm by no means an expert, but I remember a time when I desperately tried to program my gear NOT to sound like analog synthesizers. I wanted to have that digital crispness and clarity like a Oberheim, Sequential Circuits or even a DX-7.
It wasn't until later that I stopped feeling self-conscious about my simple mono 2-oscillator synth.The other thing is that back in the day, people knew a bit more about dynamic range. Now I know I tend to maximize my audio signal in the 16-bit grid I choose to work in, but I also enjoy a soundscape that has valleys as well as peaks. Before digital recording, tape was far more forgiving - it even acted as a kind of limiter to some extent - however synthesizers produced a fairly regular uncomplicated soundwave which allowed pretty precise mixing. There wasn't a whole lot of pumping compression or brick-wall limiting - because you didn't need it. And it wasn't in fashion. I hear a lot of people talk about fancy headphones and monitors, but I think as long as you aren't using cheapo multi-media speakers for playback and you don't overdo it with compression/limiting, you should be OK. Just periodically check your mix by doing a side-by-side comparison with something similar you know is a good mix. If all else fails, turn everything down and bring up each track one-by-one without letting any clip individually or let the master clip. Then apply compression until you get the effect you want and normalize the mix when you're done.
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- KVRian
- 1349 posts since 12 Jan, 2003 from Paris
You're lucky...You™ wrote:I think I understand...
No vote and a minimonsta for every one who enters the contest this month.
I also saw the "FREE synth..." thread in the market forum.
Can we have more info please..
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- KVRian
- 854 posts since 14 Jul, 2003 from Netherlands
Wouldn't that be cool if it turned out to be that way after the contest closes...Ixox wrote:You're lucky...You™ wrote:I think I understand...
No vote and a minimonsta for every one who enters the contest this month.
Also, added stuff for everyone who writes a review? Heh - how easy greed rears its ugly head... "...Everything we see or seem is but a dream, within a dream."
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- KVRist
- 370 posts since 18 Feb, 2005 from Barcelona
I've just submited my entry this month.
The Call of the Universe
It was to be an homenage to Bob Moog but chances are that finished more like a global vision of the after death.
Well, I hope next month be more light.
Anyway I hope you like it!
The Call of the Universe
It was to be an homenage to Bob Moog but chances are that finished more like a global vision of the after death.
Well, I hope next month be more light.
Anyway I hope you like it!
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- KVRAF
- 2093 posts since 19 Jun, 2003 from UTM 18 317254E 4295335N (WGS84/NAD83)
I'm not sure if I understand whatever is happening this month, but I understand that Rob is a bit of a "read between the lines" cipher and sometimes I think that's because he's making it up as he goes along or he's fundamentally ambivalent about the outcome.Marc JX8P wrote:Wouldn't that be cool if it turned out to be that way after the contest closes...Ixox wrote:You're lucky...You™ wrote:I think I understand...
No vote and a minimonsta for every one who enters the contest this month.
Greed would be very bad indeed - this is supposed to be for fun. More "show and tell" than Mercury Awards.
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- KVRAF
- 2083 posts since 8 Apr, 2004
I don't understand what's going on?.. are you saying the prize is minimonstah?...
If so.. it seems folish for me to buy minimonstah to create a tune for a competition that minimonstah is the prize? as I'm planning to at the moment.. if dave spiers ever gets back from holiday and authorises the licence transfer..
Ben
If so.. it seems folish for me to buy minimonstah to create a tune for a competition that minimonstah is the prize? as I'm planning to at the moment.. if dave spiers ever gets back from holiday and authorises the licence transfer..
Ben
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- KVRian
- 854 posts since 14 Jul, 2003 from Netherlands
To be frank, the main reason I do join these 'contests' is simply to hear what you people think of what I do.
"...Everything we see or seem is but a dream, within a dream."
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- KVRian
- 1088 posts since 11 Sep, 2004 from 45° 31' 60N 73° 28' 60W
With all the changes to this month rules, I just realized my track is not named according to the rule, can I change it?
Does it matter if there is no voting?
How can Minimonsta be a prize if there is no voting?
What is the meaning of life?
Does it matter if there is no voting?
How can Minimonsta be a prize if there is no voting?
What is the meaning of life?
Quote of the day: "If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names."--Elbert Hubbard 1856-1915
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- KVRAF
- 2093 posts since 19 Jun, 2003 from UTM 18 317254E 4295335N (WGS84/NAD83)
You should use that Moogerfooger. The one you were trying to eat earlier:Glooper wrote:I don't understand what's going on?.. are you saying the prize is minimonstah?...
If so.. it seems folish for me to buy minimonstah to create a tune for a competition that minimonstah is the prize? as I'm planning to at the moment.. if dave spiers ever gets back from holiday and authorises the licence transfer..
Ben
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- KVRAF
- 2083 posts since 8 Apr, 2004
I ate it... 
... can do some great phased burps now though
actually my track for this has turned into my track for the katrina CD.. and isn't really relevant to Moog anymore... so I'd have to start from scratch for this compe... no.. erm... gathering of songs.
Ben
... can do some great phased burps now thoughactually my track for this has turned into my track for the katrina CD.. and isn't really relevant to Moog anymore... so I'd have to start from scratch for this compe... no.. erm... gathering of songs.
Ben
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- KVRian
- 854 posts since 14 Jul, 2003 from Netherlands
I hope it won't be a contest now - although I wouldn't object to people posting lists of favourites and/or their reviews.
"...Everything we see or seem is but a dream, within a dream."
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