Problems with EMU 0404

[BongStuff]

Folks,

Anyone else tried this card?

I think mine is faulty and it's going back. Seems to always record a few crisp ( that's CHIP ) bags that I can never remember adding. The supplier is actually out of stock of any replacements and is suggesting an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 instead.

Specs look pretty much the same. Whaddyathink?

BS

[Steve]

I had an M-Audio Delta 66. I had problems with that. Recorded one track OK but any more and it was like bacon frying..! Turned out to be an issue with my mobo chipset!

[BongStuff]

Well the 2496 arrived this morning and I had it installed, with the drivers upgraded in about 15 minutes.

Must say it does sound good - and the latency is reporting *less* than the EMU card too ( 6.1ms ) so fingers crossed for no more crisp bags. I guess with a more mature card you get more mature drivers...

For some reason though, SoundForge decided to revert all its DX plugins to "DEMO" mode at the same time. Took me a while to figure it out, but in the end, just wiped SF from the hard disk and registry, reinstalled, reregistered and all was sorted.

Now for some music!

BS

[tgrover]

m-audio cards are usually pretty robust and the drivers are pretty good. I trust you have the latest drivers but if not get them here www.m-audio.com

[BongStuff]

I trust you have the latest drivers but if not get them here www.m-audio.com

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yeah got them - first thing i did!

but thanks for the tip...

BS

[BongStuff]

Now for some music!

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Here's the results of an evening's noodlings...

Called "Arabica" ( was gonna be called "Coffee" because I've got a the flu and was *coughing* a lot while I did it! : ). A nice late night, late winter vibe for y'all...

Arabica ( High Quality 48KHz, 256Kbs )

Arabica ( Lower Quality 44.1K, 128Kbs )

BS

[Steve]

This sounds great! But d'you know what would really make this?

Some nice raunchy guitar over the top.....

[Nightwolf]

This sounds great! But d'you know what would really make this?

Some nice raunchy guitar over the top..... 

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Hey, that's my line

[BongStuff]

Hey, that's my line

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thanks for the feedback :

[john]

Hey BS

Very nice. Although close, the high pitched melody sound isn't quite right. You've got a really nice drum sound. I do love brushes. What did you use for the source?

You could build a really cool track from this. Doodle or not, you've created a relaxed vibe with a pretty uncomplicated mix.

Cheers

John

[BongStuff]

Hey BS

Very nice.  Although close, the high pitched melody sound isn't quite right. You've got a really nice drum sound. I do love brushes. What did you use for the source?

You could build a really cool track from this. Doodle or not, you've created a relaxed vibe with a pretty uncomplicated mix.

Cheers

John

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Cheers for the comments John.

All the drums are from a sample CD I bought about ten years ago called Liquid Grooves. I messed around with the pitch and compression a bit in SoundForge before importing into CuBase.

I've done some work on the track since to try and structure it a bit more without the need for introducing more layers - as you say, to keep it simple!

Agree the melody isn't quite voiced correctly. Was gonna change that anyway.

But one thing I really want to get right is the "drone" that runs most of the way through the track ( the first sound you hear).

It's just A and C, which with the C then Bb chords gives a nice C6 then Bb7-9 harmony. Anyway, I really want to get it a bit more "organic" - a bit like Brian Eno did on "Once In A Lifetime" - you know the sequence that runs through the verses - it's got some really interesting movement to it. All I've got just now is some basic filter/resonance changes but I reckon it could really improve in that aspect...

BS

[john]

Cheers for the comments John.

All the drums are from a sample CD I bought about ten years ago called Liquid Grooves. I messed around with the pitch and compression a bit in SoundForge before importing into CuBase.

I've done some work on the track since to try and structure it a bit more without the need for introducing more layers - as you say, to keep it simple!

Agree the melody isn't quite voiced correctly. Was gonna change that anyway.

But one thing I really want to get right is the "drone" that runs most of the way through the track ( the first sound you hear).

It's just A and C, which with the C then Bb chords gives a nice C6 then Bb7-9 harmony. Anyway, I really want to get it a bit more "organic" - a bit like Brian Eno did on "Once In A Lifetime" - you know the sequence that runs through the verses - it's got some really interesting movement to it. All I've got just now is some basic filter/resonance changes but I reckon it could really improve in that aspect...

BS

Hey BS

You're right on the money in terms of direction. In terms of the pedal itself, consider adding a quieter high octave to lighten the feel. I'm going to have another good listen later on and see if I can give any more constructive suggestions.

Cheers

John