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mkastrup · Post by **mkastrup** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:53 am

hakey wrote:
mkastrup wrote:Hmm i'll try upload it to youtube but i doubt you will be able to see anything after its been thru the youtube compression format
How about Vimeo rather than Youtube? It seems better suited to high quality video and music.

I feel the clutter with Cubase in the background gives the video an authentic feel. Here we have a softsynth used in a host, nothing fancy about that, infact it could be just about any Cubase-Zebra user having fun going thru some presets.

Consider this when watching a super pro video for X synth, i always get the feeling they are not telling me everything Like ohhhh nice sound but how about the CPU use or this one.. ah we forgot to tell you we used super duper finalizer on the product etc...
Fair point (my comment was only meant as a suggestion, not an out-and-criticism, and I hope you didn't take it the wrong way - after all you did ask for feedback ).

hakey, i just got carried away

sorry if it came out wrong.

/Michael

slowriot · Post by **slowriot** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:50 pm

I upgraded to version 3 worryingly quickly after hearing 'complex ambient' patch in this video.

Some of these patches are the kind that you could probably structure an entire commercial song around, but I think their real strength is far deeper than that. I find them deeply musical and of course very useful guides and pointers in my own journey of understanding synthesis.

Someone mentioned earlier that they do justice to the personality of Zebra and I think that this is very true as well as being a very high compliment.

hakey · Post by **hakey** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:09 pm

mkastrup wrote:sorry if it came out wrong.

There's nothing to apologise for.

I think the vid is fine as is and I must also say that the audio examples at your website are absolutely top notch!

sinzero · Post by **sinzero** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:34 pm

I think anything for commercial purposes should have a pro look and sound. I don't get that from this video

your mp3 demos sound way better. the short musical phrases (which you're very good at) sound better than just stabbing at notes on the keyboard while clicking/browsing through patches. you did both on the video, it wasn't consistent. The bass patches section was particularly un-pro

also, the sudden bursts between patches is annoying. The sound should stop completely before changing

I don't need to see your daw either, unless there's something there pertinent to the demo. As for your reply to that, you could have something hiding anywhere so it's not worth the non-pro look. Let zebra take up the whole screen, it looks so much better.

for patch demo purposes a video is just eye candy. Make it so

that's my opinion

I love you sound sets. Keep em coming.

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:40 pm

Huh. I've seen a lot of comments about "professional", etc...

For me, the sound trumps all other things. I really liked this video because it showed:

1. Michael is a normal human and makes mistakes playing some chords
2. noodling around is often the best way to discover new sounds / notes for a preset
3. The unprofessional feeling made it feel more intimate. Kind of like if I was in Copenhagen and happened to be able to stop by Michael's studio while he was in the middle of making sounds.

Not everything has to be Top 40 polished to me.

mkastrup · Post by **mkastrup** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:11 pm

My chubby play style was due to the audio DX driver i had to use for the live video capture. Its really hard to play anything with 1-2 sec delay

With my current video capture setup it may be best to record the actual playing in the host first and then activate the video capture while host is doing playback and i'm doing my noodling on the Zebra performance page.

I really appreciate all your comments, thx

/Michael

Echoes in the Attic · Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:22 pm

Contrary to what a couple people have said, I think a video is an excellent idea for demo sound clips. You can actually look at the module structure as you hear the patches, which is pretty cool.

mcnoone · Post by **mcnoone** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:00 am

I liked the video.
I was just hinting for you to do a/some tuturial video's.

xx JPRacer xx · Post by **xx JPRacer xx** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:42 am

Each time I see this kind of videos I realise how much I suck, both has a keyboard player and sound designer!

But I've been making music (trying at least) for about a year and there's a lot of stuff to learn.

Nice vid, it would be cool if you make a little tutorial about how you make some patches.

mkastrup · Post by **mkastrup** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:20 am

xx JPRacer xx wrote:Each time I see this kind of videos I realise how much I suck, both has a keyboard player and sound designer!

But I've been making music (trying at least) for about a year and there's a lot of stuff to learn.

Nice vid, it would be cool if you make a little tutorial about how you make some patches.

The magic 4 words that will get you thru this are:

Have fun while learning

Its really all about having fun, dont dictate yourself that you must learn this and that within a months or so. Just keep to the fun part. I've been having fun for more than 30 years doing all kinds of stuff related to music making.

I'm on a learning curve with video making but eventually there will be tutorials.

/Michael

replicator · Post by **replicator** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:09 am

mkastrup wrote:But what about this video i made... 425 views and one comment, is it boring ?
Would you rather have me go thru only a few select preset and then present them in a more detailed fashion ?
/Michael

No, it's not boring. It's great and fun. The listener see what you can do with all the presets and how they sounds. I prefer a snapshot of many then detailed few

Interesting chords.

Cheers

Rep

GMusic · Post by **GMusic** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:21 am

anybody have AfterSkool?

any major difference? or same exactly style? which do you preffer old vs after? not based on # of presets, but just their types of sounds?

thanks

mcnoone · Post by **mcnoone** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:55 am

GMusic wrote:anybody have AfterSkool?
any major difference? or same exactly style? which do you preffer old vs after? not based on # of presets, but just their types of sounds?
thanks

I have AfterSkool, but I only have the OldSkool demo.
I'm gonna try to get the OldSkool set soon.
Judging from the OldSkool demo, the styles sounds similar.
Did you dl. the OldSkool demo yet?

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 3:15 pm

I have both AfterSkool and OldSkool. They are indeed similar and they compliment each other well. If you like one, pick up the other, you won't be disappointed.

GMusic · Post by **GMusic** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:40 pm

hmm. I do have the OS demo, but since there is no Afterskool demo, that's why I asked.

I'll take a look at their .pdfs. I know MK is a great sound designer based on the demos and other sites that say he is. I just wish there's more lead sounds, I know he'd make great ones.

i'll check AS pdf to count my leads

probably only get one or the other. can't imagine spending nearly $100 for presets. but these may be worth it.

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KVR Audio

Made an Oldskool Video