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kx.001 · Post by **kx.001** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:04 pm

bjporter wrote:Sorry for any confusion. Let's get back to OSC topic then

I'z don't know whats been going on, cause I'm finding it too hard to decide on my votes for the last one - if people stopped making good tunes for it I may not struggle so much, and would then have a chance of upgrading Zeta to 2 for free.

Anyway, as you were

RuediRena · Post by **RuediRena** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:09 am

IrionDaRonin wrote:
V'ger wrote:Wtf is going on?
Indeed.

I personally didn't care the comment, but people, some respect to V'ger please.
It's obvious that the comment wasn't too funny or relevant for him.

You have to know when to stop and to act like persons in a good atmosphere, ok?
We all are friends, mates, musicians and forists, but above all that, we are persons. So please, let's continue with the good ambient here, but with respect, at least for those who request it.

Have a good day.

Sorry. No offence meant. The 'Rofl' was just a comment to the somewhat comical impression of the highly absurd conversation. We interpreted the 'Eh?' as some kind of humourous comment in the context of this OSC. We intented to laugh with you not to laugh at you. So please accept our apology if it is of any importance at all.

Greetings
RuediRena

IrionDaRonin · Post by **IrionDaRonin** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:56 am

RuediRena wrote:Sorry. No offence meant. The 'Rofl' was just a comment to the somewhat comical impression of the highly absurd conversation. We interpreted the 'Eh?' as some kind of humourous comment in the context of this OSC. We intented to laugh with you not to laugh at you. So please accept our apology if it is of any importance at all.

Greetings
RuediRena

Don't worry Ruedi and Rena, i knew what you meant, and i really didn't take both comments badly, i'm young and i usually make this kind of jokes with my friends too.

But i could perceive that V'ger didn't take it funny or even relevant, that's why i asked for some respect for him, not for me.
Don't worry about me, really.

You all can make jokes with me, at me, to me, if you want, but don't be cruel, i could be the most cruel person in world with my jokes

Have a good day, mate

Guenon · Post by **Guenon** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:14 pm

The cake pan example and the overall selection of sounds Petrosfera comes up with is great! This is exactly the kind of stuff I love. Now I feel like posting this project of mine from 2009, as it's directly related to this pan discussion

My project was also done with the Zoom H2, which is an inspiring little recorder. I have a feeling I've been throwing this around before, so sorry if you've all seen/heard it already.

The restrictions were kind of opposite in this one: in the cake pan project, the source was limited to a single pan, and it was then further processed in different ways (granular synthesis, pitch-shifting and stretching, EQ, etc). In my experiment there was no limit on the variety of acoustic sources [edit: other than them having to be improvised out of something different than actual musical instruments, of course], but the post processing and effects were restricted to very rudimentary stuff (static EQ, dynamics, basic sample speed up/down with no stretching/shifting).

As an additional process, I also used C cassettes and a generic boombox to re-record a big portion of the material with the Zoom H2 in another acoustic space (instead of using an in-the-box reverb), so there's a decidedly more lo-fi sound in this one

... A more detailed summary on the page:

http://lunarladder.kuutikkaat.net/downthedrain/

bjporter · Post by **bjporter** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:41 pm

Guenon,

Very nice job... was really enjoying at 1:18 and onward. 2:48 onward is pure action movie epic...

Has a really warm sound.

Is the zoom H2 good for recording forest sounds, like squirrels, birds, wind, ruffling leaves, etc?

Guenon · Post by **Guenon** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:02 pm

Thanks, bjporter! About the H2: in my opinion the beauty of it comes from the fact you can carry it in your jacket pocket pretty much everywhere, in the same way you would a small camera, and then take a quality "audio snapshot" when ever a promising situation arises.

I've had pretty good success using just the standard H2 with all the sounds you mentioned, except maybe squirrels

, but optimally you'd want a mic with a more focused field for something like bird recordings. That is, if you'd like to capture the sound of a particular bird instead of a forest soundscape, for example.

The built-in mic configuration in H2 gives you an option of 90 or 120 degrees of stereo field, so no matter how you point it at something, it will also capture the surroundings (unless you're very close to your subject). That's very good for capturing atmospheres and sound spaces, like the mentioned forest soundscape, spontaneous situations and the like, but not optimal for isolating a far away subject like recording a specific animal from a distance. Also, in urban surroundings, you might find that the background traffic noise coming in from the sides can get surprisingly intrusive even in relatively quiet places.

All in all, I recommend checking the H2 out, keeping in mind its strong point as a pocketable device, and the above considerations

V'ger · Post by **V'ger** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:47 pm

Yes very nice work, amazing what can be done with so little.

Maybe it's time for a really simple synth soon to get back to the roots here in OSC..

@RuediRena, cheers and np

bjporter · Post by **bjporter** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:01 pm

V'ger wrote:Yes very nice work, amazing what can be done with so little.

Maybe it's time for a really simple synth soon to get back to the roots here in OSC..

@RuediRena, cheers and np

I've been waiting for a vote on Delay Lama: http://www.kvraudio.com/get/226.html

*Crossing Fingers*

kx.001 · Post by **kx.001** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:29 pm

how does magware fit into the allowed effects? Theres a few bits off the CM coverdiscs I would find useful.. Anyway, I'm off to download the melda free bundle.

IrionDaRonin · Post by **IrionDaRonin** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:55 pm

kx.001 wrote:how does magware fit into the allowed effects? Theres a few bits off the CM coverdiscs I would find useful.. Anyway, I'm off to download the melda free bundle.

Magware is equal to payware, because you pay for the magazine. And also it's not available for all, really, regions affair (not all magazines are in the whole world), magazine release times (for example in Spain Computer Music comes 3-4 4 months later) and also not all people have the same magazine which you want to use for effects.

Anyway, which effects are you talking about exactly?
There are some magware which also is freeware on the net.
Also, what are you looking for exactly? I could recomend some nice effects plugins for you.

Melda stuff is not bad, but i hate to install executables, seriously, i prefer a VST or VSTis in dll format, copy to the VST folder, and you can start making music or testing it. Priceless.

Have a good day

gorgorgathgorgorgor · Post by **gorgorgathgorgorgor** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:16 pm

V'ger wrote:Yes very nice work, amazing what can be done with so little.

Maybe it's time for a really simple synth soon to get back to the roots here in OSC..

@RuediRena, cheers and np

Yeah! we should totally do The Shepherd! http://www.kvraudio.com/db/1198
Literally designed to do one thing, but it's one of my favorite synths

gorgorgathgorgorgor · Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:28 pm

Speaking of the next synth, I wonder what our choices will be for OSC 33...

bzur · Post by **bzur** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:14 pm

IrionDaRonin wrote:
Melda stuff is not bad, but i hate to install executables, seriously, i prefer a VST or VSTis in dll format, copy to the VST folder, and you can start making music or testing it. Priceless.

Have a good day

In order to avoid installing an executable, sometimes it's possible to open the setup.exe with winrar (or 7zip), extract the wanted dlls, and copy them where you want. Sometimes, but not always (which is Melda's case...

).

Another option is to run the installer on a second pc (if you have a second pc) and, once installed, try to copy the dlls (and related folders) from this pc to your DAW.

IrionDaRonin · Post by **IrionDaRonin** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:28 pm

bzur wrote:In order to avoid installing an executable, sometimes it's possible to open the setup.exe with winrar (or 7zip), extract the wanted dlls, and copy them where you want. Sometimes, but not always (which is Melda's case... ).

Another option is to run the installer on a second pc (if you have a second pc), and try to copy the dlls (and related folders) from this pc to your DAW.

Hi Bzur, yeah, i knew about both tricks, but that's why i was talking about the case of Melda stuff, no executable opened with winrar. And that's why i didn't installed them. (But i tested them in the past)

And also, the second trick is a bit hassle, and in some cases doesn't works, because the registry keys are not in the same PC. That's why i like to
Open winrar -> Move dll -> Installed in the mostly of cases

But thanks for your tricks, maybe some other persons didn't know it.

Have a good day, Bzur

bzur · Post by **bzur** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:55 pm

IrionDaRonin wrote:
And also, the second trick is a bit hassle, and in some cases doesn't works, because the registry keys are not in the same PC.

There's a workaround for this issue, as well... but I think it goes beyond the scope of this thread

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