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knocz
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Posted : Feb 24, 2007 22:49
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Alex Roudos
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Posted : Feb 26, 2007 10:32
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What format and file type you select to render it?
Sounds are missing from the rendered track when the respective tracks are muted or they are vst demo instruments that need to be registered(usually they stop generating audio after some short time period you open your project).
When in project window you mix sounds ok? Do you use any additional plugins to the master bus? What is your soundcard? Is everything set correctly in Acid's preferences and windows's audio properties?
I'm using Acid for years and never encountered anything like you describe.
As for the second question. All speakers except the M-audio, they are not studio monitors. They are low quality live stage/PA monitors.
In other words stay away from them. M-Audio is not recommended in general and DX-4 are way too small unless you buy the LX4 2.1 system.
In any case, save up(something like 400-500 euros) and then you could buy something descent.
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knocz
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Posted : Feb 27, 2007 03:55
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i rendered it in .wav format, and a good quality too.
After finishing the song, cause of all the vst and effects i mutted everything and rendered each part of the song (beat,drums,leads/fx,vocals) to produce the samples created. and with the beat it came out nasty, as you can hear.
I re-rendered it and this time it came out fine, well i think it came out fine cause my speakers arent so good (5watt 4ohm each..).
In the project window my mix sound fine, except when i try to play the hole thing it clicks alot and freezes cause of using too resorces at a time.
I was just suprised with the first rendering, if you want i can put just the 1st rendered beat online for you to hear.
Thanks for the advice with the speakers, but with university and everything i dont think i can save up that much so soon.I'll just stay with my normal speakers..
it's just my bass seems fine @ home but once i played it on a 5000w PA and it "growled" alot. but the audience didnt complain  . it just wanst the same as i made it.
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Alex Roudos
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Posted : Feb 27, 2007 11:57
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After listening to your track i can't say it's low quality. It sounds quite descent. It needs of course some tweaks, eqing and a better mixdown but it sounds quite ok at least to me.
Here's what i do in case it helps you.
After i finish the mixdown and "mastering" i always export in stereo, 44.1khz, 32-bit float IEEE. This way all the dynamics and depth of the mix are preserved in the highest degree. Of course in that format you can't burn it on a cd. You have to save it as 16-bit, 44.1khz or convert it to mp3 through sound forge or wavelab. But the good thing is that even after that the quality remains almost the same as it was.
Regarding the speakers one very descent and affordable solution could be the Logitech Z-2300 or Z-4. Many people will probably laugh but believe it or not for quite some time i was using the X-230(49 euros) and my mixes were in fact very good(something that surprised me to the maximum). Actually i was able to mix down easier, faster and better than the Behringers B-2031A i owned just before the logitechs.
In any case buying a computer speaker system will always be useful when you upgrade to better speakers as second reference to your mixes since the majority of the people are using computer speakers for general music listening from PCs.
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knocz
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Posted : Mar 2, 2007 22:47
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On 2007-02-27 11:57, Alex Roudos wrote:
Regarding the speakers one very descent and affordable solution could be the Logitech Z-2300 or Z-4. Many people will probably laugh but believe it or not for quite some time i was using the X-230(49 euros) and my mixes were in fact very good(something that surprised me to the maximum). Actually i was able to mix down easier, faster and better than the Behringers B-2031A i owned just before the logitechs.
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so you say the Logitech Z-2300 is better than the Behringer B2031A? Soon i'll put one of the final versions of the track in the "New tracks" section so you can listen to it and tell me your oppinion.
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