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BS No idea! I'd have thought a synth head like yourself would hve tried it by now... Cheers John

Hi Olggu Thanks, now all I need to know is how to use them! Any recommendations on guitar tab for a particular recording of any track that demonstrates any of these tunings? Even pointing me at a recording would be excellent Cheers John

Hi Steve No worries! Cheers John

Hi killerjoe So, when did you buy the shares;) Got any tracks online that use this card? Cheers John

Hey BS You've done it now. Once mentioned, the board's corrupted. The minds of the impressionable artistic community is now polluted with thoughts that are meant to hide in the darkest recesses of the mind.... On that note, Is it too late to get in a mention for Rolf Harris and his fantastic Stylophone solos? Just remember, you started it! Cheers John

Hi Warren Ok, I don't know how much help I can be as I am not an Akai user (some of the other BB users should be able to help) but as a start I'll give you some suggestions for areas to look at. Are the samples assigned to the same Midi channel as the incoming Midi notes? Similarly, are the Midi notes being played matched to the notes or note ranges that the samples are assigned to? Most samplers have a manual sample trigger (an audition button or similar) This will at least confirm that the outputs are set up correctly. You can help narrow it down by assigning a sample across a range of notes and then hitting one of the drums. This should confirm that the channel assignment is correct. (try setting the drum midi controller to use channel 1, and assign the patch the sounds are assigned to to channel 1. Are you getting a sound (never mind the pitch for now). If yes, the channel assignment is working. By narrowing the range that the sample is assigned to you can sort out which note each drum is coming in on. remember you will need to assign 3 main things for a sample. 1. What patch it is assigned to. 2. what root note the sample is assigned to (i.e. the pitch is the same as the sample). 3. what midi note will playback the sample. At a patch level you will need to select a Midi channel to trigger the patch. Hope this helps. If note, post back and I'll see if I can give any more advice. Cheers John

Hi Ok who can give a recommendation for mike types and placment for a really natural sounding drum recording? Cheers John

Hi Didier I don't know how much help I can be. I use a red (very light) sharkfin plectrum for strumming, a white sharkfin for songs that require a mix of strumming and picking on an acoustid and a stone (yes a stone) for all electric guitar. Why a stone? Well it's very hard, shaped a bit like a pick and very smooth so it glides nicely over the strings. I find I can get a good range of tones from it too. I have one stone I mainly use but all of the stone picks I have have one thing in common, they were all gathered from a beach where the water had polished them very smooth indeed. I've been using stones as lead picks for about 16 years. It was just a moment of inspiration. Since I started using them I've tried various other picks and always been disappointed. Before that, I used an Eros pick. I don't even know if you can get them anymore! Cheers John

Hi I forgot, my Roland VS880... Oh yeah, the wish list... Good piano Cello Good Violin A focusrite vocal channel strip. Sonar and Wavelab latest Ovation acoustic Taylor acoustic Fender strat Gibson SG Any decent five string bass Electronic drum kit Portable digital recorder PCMCIA synth/audio card for my laptop Should I stop now... Cheers John

Hi Guys Ok here goes, although I have to say my memory for all the details is rotten, so I might miss out the odd model number. Carillon Audio PC Creamware Powersampler Creamware Pulsar 2 Sonar 1.0 Wavelab Spirit 20 channel desk Behringer Composer Pro Behringer Ultrapatch Rode NT2 Mike Several Shure mikes like sm57, 58 beta A stereo mike I can't remember the make of! Korg 01W Roland EP7 EMU ESI4000 sampler Boss micro rack delay Marantz Power Amp Tannoy M1 speakers Yoshi Electric Guitar Zoom 4040 fx Ovation copy acoustic numerous other instruments (from didgeridoo, to bodhran, chanter, violin...) and softsynths and softsamplers Cheers John

Hi Thanks sparrow. btw if you have Sonar 2 adding drum loops would be really easy, just add them as embedded audio! Now getting the loops, that's a different matter... Cheers John

Hi All What, no advice? has anyone else out there dabbled in other tunings? Maybe you lot are just unadventurous!

Hi Ok, for a start I thought you lot might like to describe your recording set ups and how you use them... Extra marks for listing your wish list too... Cheers John

Bongstuff Now who was that keyboard player with The Karma Violets... John

Hi What, no one? Cheers John

Hey Bongstuff Brian Eno, My life in the Bush of Ghosts. Excellent! I'm not sure who was all involved but... Sakamoto co-operated on a number of albums with David Sylvian. Can't remember the album names though...but some excellent tracks, shame about the vocals , but maybe that's just me! Cheers John

Hi Didier Good stuff:) By good of course I mean beneficial/useful By stuff I mean information Cheers John

Hi Come on, someone must have some suggestions? Cheers John

Thanks Didier. Ok, I thought an interesting subject would be major label vs indie, pros and cons. There are obviously lots of views on this and I thought the board users might want to share their opinions. Cheers John

Hey Bongstuff I've just sent you a forum instant message... Wot no Vince Clarke... Cheers John

Nightwolf It depends what the sample is don't you think? I have to agree with TheOne here. If you apply that frame of thought guitar effects etc are cheating. In fact so is multitrack recording, or any perfmaonce enhancer for that matter Cheers John

Hi Can anyone recommend a good sample cd collection for creating dance music, especially chill out? I've got lots of real music samples but it would be nice to have a good collection of standard sounds for these genres as a starting point for creating some sounds of my own, rather than starting completely from scratch. For that matter, any guidance on how to use these sounds would be good. You know, filters and edits etc. Combinations... Cheers John

Hey Bongstuff I have to agree. As an all round module with a good selection of basic sounds. It's not the easiest to edit up your own sounds though. Fortunately you can get a good selection of sounds others have made and it comes with a reasonable bank manager. What about an early Akai sampler? The s900 is matbe a bit too early but an s2000 would be pretty good. Cheers John

Hi As a guitarist I almost exclusively work with standard tunings. Ok, I've experimented with tunings when I've ventured into Delta Blues, but not much more. Can you recommend any pieces that will let me experiment with new tunings, and point me at the tab to accompany them? Similarly I'd like to know if any tunings are better for some styles more than others? Cheers John

Well they do give more attack on the sound. I prefer the nice round tone you get on a bass when you use your fingers... On the guitar I do use a soft pick for acoustic strumming, but for lead I use a stone! Cheers John