I'm sure there are lots of musicians in here... :cool: I'm one of you!!!

I play the keyboards (I have a KORG Trinity) and do band direction/musical arrangements...

I'm interested to expand my musical horizon by incorporating technology (which is one of the primary reasons why I got a PowerBook)... Any advice or tips from the pros here?

I'm looking at getting the DigiDesign Pro Tools LE Digi 002 or Digi 002 Rack for my band so we can digitally record and clean up our performances... any thoughts on this?

Hi there, good choice! I actually head Pro Tools sales in the Philippines :D

Seriously, the Digi002 is perfect for band recording because it has 8 inputs: 4 high-end quality mic preamps, where you can plug all your sound sources. And since Pro Tools is an industry-standard system, your recording might actually end up being used for an album, that can be mixed by the engineers in professional facilities.

We are actually having a Pro Tools LE seminar next wednesday, in cooperation with YNZAL. You should go there!

[Edited on 20-5-04 by ditoy_eagle]

Originally posted by ditoy_eagle
Hi there, good choice! I actually head Pro Tools sales in the Philippines :D

Seriously, the Digi002 is perfect for band recording because it has 8 inputs: 4 high-end quality mic preamps, where you can plug all your sound sources. And since you are using an industry used Pro Tools system, your recording might actually end up being used for an album, that can be mixed by the engineers in professional facilities.

We actually are having a Pro Tools LE seminar next wednesday, in cooperation with YNZAL. You should go there!
Oh my... too bad I'll be out of town from next Wednesday and won't be back until June 1... :(

Hope you could reschedule :D hihihi joke lang.. hope you can have another session soon... may bayad ba yan?

How much nga pala for the Digi002 and Digi002 rack?

medyo OT.... pro tools' cuteness in osx compared to its os9 design is a bit too cute.... but i'll get used to it :-)

Digital music production is one of my main consideration for a "future" switch to mac, aside from graphics and DV. I've heard of pro tools before, but i havent gotten around to seeing it in action. Too bad, i'll be on travel again next week. Would've love to join the seminar.

Tantin

Originally posted by Tantantiniiin
Digital music production is one of my main consideration for a "future" switch to mac, aside from graphics and DV.
Bakit "future" pa??? Di ba pwede now na? Switch ka na! I've never looked back since I switched :cool:

Originally posted by kibs1111
medyo OT.... pro tools' cuteness in osx compared to its os9 design is a bit too cute.... but i'll get used to it :-)

Pero now at least may Exposé na...

Hey Vic.. I heard you're a respected musician.. any thoughts on Pro Tools? I understand you use MOTU/Digital Performer... any advice for a neophyte like me?

Originally posted by sinch
Hey Vic.. I heard you're a respected musician.. any thoughts on Pro Tools? I understand you use MOTU/Digital Performer... any advice for a neophyte like me?

Digital Performer, Logic, etc. might be way too intimidating if you're just starting out. If you're really starting from scratch, I recommend Apple's Garage Band - it's user friendly enough to keep your focus on the music and not on the software. And the price is right :D

But if you do want to plunge into the more advanced applications, you might also want to ask kibs1111 about Logic. He swears by it the same way I swear by (and sometimes, swear at) Digital Performer.

As for Pro Tools - Ditoy is really the person to ask. It's more of an engineer's tool than a composer's tool.

Originally posted by sinch
Originally posted by Tantantiniiin
Digital music production is one of my main consideration for a "future" switch to mac, aside from graphics and DV.
Bakit "future" pa??? Di ba pwede now na? Switch ka na! I've never looked back since I switched :cool:

Im using naman an Imac sa office sa makati. The one im referring to is the personal unit. Dont worry, I'll get there. Gonna immerse myself in digital music once I start travelling again. It's just to pass the boring nights in Mindanao away.

I think Vic is one of the expert here when it comes to digital music.

Tantin

[Edited on 5-20-2004 by Tantantiniiin]

Originally posted by vicicasas
Digital Performer, Logic, etc. might be way too intimidating if you're just starting out. If you're really starting from scratch, I recommend Apple's Garage Band - it's user friendly enough to keep your focus on the music and not on the software. And the price is right :D

I feel that I've outgrown GarageBand already... I need something more sophisticated than that... Where our live multi-instrument performances can be recorded and edited..

Focus is on recording multi-tracks simultaneously and be able to clean up, overdub, and mix them...

Then I recommend Pro Tools and an Mbox. Paging Ditoy!

Oops sorry, if you're recording a band, the Mbox is underpowered for your needs.

[Edited on 5-20-2004 by vicicasas]

Thanks Vic! I hope I can get to a Pro Tools seminar like what ditoy is talking about soon... am not available on the 27th :(

Berklee (http://www.berkleemusic.com) has Pro Tools courses online ah :)

What keyboard/synth are you using, Vic? Kurzweil? KORG? Roland??

All of us guys here at Hit (kibs1111, myself, Rico Blanco, and a bunch of other guys) are heavily reliant on software synths and software samplers - we hardly ever use hardware synths any more.

I used to have racks and racks of MIDI modules and keyboards, but little by little I started mothballing them, until one day they were almost all gone except for a Roland JV-1080 and a Proteus 2/XR.

I use a Yamaha S80 controller keyboard, but my sounds come mostly from programs like Mach Five, Gigastudio, Reason, and softsynths from Native Intruments and Spectrasonics. I also use Apple Soundtrack a lot to help flesh out arrangements. Everything is virtual now; hardware synths are doomed!

Originally posted by vicicasasEverything is virtual now; hardware synths are doomed!
Gosh... napag-iwanan na ako! How about if you play live, do you bring your Mac with you for your sounds library? Pano yun? I find myself stuck to the sounds of my KORG Trinity kasi and having REASON's library at my disposal during live performances would be a real treat! Can you enlighten me some more? :wound:

one of our office mates, arnold buena.... uses his powerbook to play live.... that's way more than a stack of synths :-)....

Originally posted by kibs1111
one of our office mates, arnold buena.... uses his powerbook to play live.... that's way more than a stack of synths :-)....
How to do that? Sorry ignoramus on board hehe :P

I assume he uses his powerbook to trigger all his software synths thru a MIDI controller - all different high-quality sounds coming from a 12" laptop, way portable than a couple of hardware keyboard synthesizers!

Hey sinch, if you can't go the seminar I can always do a Pro Tools demo for you, just drop by the office!

[Edited on 21-5-04 by ditoy_eagle]

Originally posted by ditoy_eagle
I assume he uses his powerbook to trigger all his software synths thru a MIDI controller - all different high-quality sounds coming from a 12" laptop, way portable than a couple of hardware keyboard synthesizers!

Hey sinch, if you can't go the seminar I can always do a Pro Tools demo for you, just drop by the office!

[Edited on 21-5-04 by ditoy_eagle]
Cool! Where's your office btw? :-)

Arnold triggers reason and mach 5 using digital performer.... with effects :-)

talking about music... how does one get into the commercial music scene in the philippines? im thinking about making scores for movies and tv. please advice.

try calling the studios themselves if they accept demo reels of your work.... sound design, audio post, digitrax.... these places just might... now if you're female, really cute, helpless type, girl next door and pretty, and yeah, pa compose compose.... hit productions might be willing to take on some trainees ;-)

female? uhmmm... no.

;)

thanks for the advice :cool:

any ringtone composer here? kindly contact me at 0918-9992359 :) thanks!

Calling all composers, musicians, audio engineers and record producers!

Ynzal Marketing Corp. and Digital Media, Inc. presents:
The Sound of (Mac) Music
-a seminar on the modern art of music production

See and hear the latest Digidesign and Apple innovations in action and learn how combining the industry’s finest audio solutions, from GarageBand and Soundtrack to ProTools, can equip you with the ultimate audio production environment.

Join us on Wednesday, May 26th at the Discovery Suites in Pasig City.
To register, please contact Dindin Borromeo @ 375-2490 or (0919) 458-6022 for details, visit http://www.ynzal.com/

Just wondering.. how much is the registration fee?

To add to this, Airborne Access is setting up free WiFi within the venue during the seminar!

Hope y'all can make it!

Mike

Originally posted by Yagballs
Calling all composers, musicians, audio engineers and record producers!

Ynzal Marketing Corp. and Digital Media, Inc. presents:
The Sound of (Mac) Music
-a seminar on the modern art of music production

See and hear the latest Digidesign and Apple innovations in action and learn how combining the industry’s finest audio solutions, from GarageBand and Soundtrack to ProTools, can equip you with the ultimate audio production environment.

Join us on Wednesday, May 26th at the Discovery Suites in Pasig City.
To register, please contact Dindin Borromeo @ 375-2490 or (0919) 458-6022 for details, visit http://www.ynzal.com/ :D

Hello everyone! Any news from the Pro Tools event? I wanna hear! Just got back from my vacation :-)

Walang pumapansin sa tanong ko ah :D

Hehehe i am not sure if any musicians from the list went! But the event was great over a hundred attended, puno yung place! We demoed Garageband, Soundtrack, and Pro Tools LE.

Keith Martin sequenced during Garageband doing an R&B tune, then also made a testimonial of the Mbox and showed his current unreleased works for Gary V., Karel, etc. He even sang live!

Thanks for all those who attended and to our sponsors Ynzal, Digidesign and Airborneaccess specially for giving me a gift 1-year free subscription! :D

Note the Apple Pro Audio event happening this Saturday!
The last day of the 9th Edition Graphic Expo.

Sat, June 19, 2004
Room F, 2nd Floor
Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC)
Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue Ext. cor. Roxas Blvd
1300 Pasay City

•••••••••••••••
Apple Pro Digital and Audio Applications Seminar

AM Session – 9:30 am -12:30 pm
Apple Pro Digital Applications

Apple continues to push post-production forward with
industry-standard software that gives film, video and effects
professionals the creative power they need. Find out more about
Final Cut Pro HD, and the new versions of DVD Studio Pro and Shake
recently unveiled at NAB, and learn for yourself why these are the
tools of choice for the professionals in the new digital age.
Presented by Lee Ching Ping.

••••••
PM Session – 1:30-5 PM
Apple Pro Music Applications
Architects of Aural Mayhem:
Designing the Soundscape Experience.

Groove with Apple's all-star line-up of Pro Music Applications for
video, theatre or live performance: Soundtrack - Produce music
with thousands of loops. GarageBand - Turn your Mac into a
recording studio. Logic Pro - Composition, notation and audio
production. Get insights, equipment demos, techniques and
more from inspired, seasoned composers.
Presented by Thom Jenkins and Vic Icasas.

Technical focus for both sessions:
Intermediate – Advanced level. Beginners are invited!

•••••••••••••••
About the Speakers:
Lee Ching Ping is a Senior Consultant with Apple South Asia. He is
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8 chief instructors for Apple’s Worldwide Customers’ Training Group
in Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server, and is also a certified trainer for
Apple’s Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro.

Thom Jenkins is a musician, composer, sound designer and
educator based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Thom composes music for
stage plays, films, dance and even marching bands. He has performed
and conducted in over 12 countries throughout the world, and has
used Apple Computers for music creation since 1990.

Vic Icasas composes award winning music for TV and radio
advertisements and is part owner of Hit Productions Inc., one of the
premiere audio houses in the Philippines. Hit Productions is a four
time recipient of the 4As "Audio Production House of the Year" award
and boasts one of the top composing and engineering teams in the
country. Vic has created soundtracks for local and regional ad campaigns
of clients such as Coca Cola, Ford, Avon, San Miguel and Unilever, and
has been a Macintosh user for over a decade. He is also currently on
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Hello Mac Musicians! Any news or upcoming events soon?

I have a question.. what's a good application to use that's somewhere in between the very basic GarageBand and the sophisticated Digital Performer/Logic?

I want to expand my musical horizons :-)

bump!!!! :cool:

Hey Mac musicians, our company is having another event to showcase the new version of Pro Tools 6.7. Details below, those interested please u2u me so I can reserve slots because space is limited.

hola músicos

¿usted escucha la música de putumayo?

:wound:

:roll:

Originally posted by sinch
:roll:
Are you padding your post count or trying too hard to attract attention?
It's annoying and it adds to the clutter. Post responsibly, dude.

[Edited on 1-19-2005 by Pentel Pen]

ok ditoy...

alam mo naman na slave ako ng cakewalk 9 at sound forge (ok ok alam ko primitive ako ok!?) pero dun ako comfortable. any crossover programs for the mac na halos pareho din? i dont wanna relearn everything you taught me kasi nakakahilo! at panibagong gastos nanaman kasi yan!!!

what can you recommend? of course alam mo naman na meron na akong expanded XP 50 saka Trinity. i think i just need to get that big sampler you got in the studio para über tarush na ang sound samples.

=Þ

Originally posted by Pentel Pen
Originally posted by sinch
:roll:
Are you padding your post count or trying too hard to attract attention?
It's annoying and it adds to the clutter. Post responsibly, dude.

[Edited on 1-19-2005 by Pentel Pen]
Oops.. Sorry for annoying you. Didn't know there was a no single-smiley bump post policy (nasanay siguro ako sa ibang forums). Wag ka na magalit http://www.cannabisculture.com/directory/peace.gif

[Edited on 1-22-2005 by sinch]

Originally posted by sinch
Hello Mac Musicians! Any news or upcoming events soon?

I have a question.. what's a good application to use that's somewhere in between the very basic GarageBand and the sophisticated Digital Performer/Logic?

I want to expand my musical horizons :-)
I will just answer my own question. I've found Logic Express 7 to be just perfect for my growing musical needs :)

Anybody else using Logic Express here (mukhang wala masyado yata... people here are either super pros or super newbies.. parang bihira ang mga in-betweeners)

Although am still looking forward to GB2 :D

[Edited on 1-22-2005 by sinch]

I have just shifted from GarageBand to Logic Express 8. And the two are quite a lot different from one another. Except of course with their compatibility... Anyone willing to teach? :) Otherwise, I have no choice but to read the manual..

I have just shifted from GarageBand to Logic Express 8. And the two are quite a lot different from one another. Except of course with their compatibility... Anyone willing to teach? :) Otherwise, I have no choice but to read the manual..


i know someone who a pro on logic.. would you like to get tutorials?

If free, then OK lang.. If not, will have to read manual first and video tutorials :D

be a ninja! sflogicninja in youtube is a great tutor hehe

youtube.com/sflogicninja

be a ninja! sflogicninja in youtube is a great tutor hehe

youtube.com/sflogicninja


Ok. Thanks... Will watch after Apple's tutorials (if any).

Hmmm... Parang wala pang mention dito Ableton Live! Hehehe

yeah ableton is nice. i'v seen people use it well. i'm still on the learning phase...

what kind of music you guys work on?

house head here...

Electro, Techno, Breakbeats & Househead here too...

Can I join? I was part of my High School's Transitus Choir (life of St. Francis) sometime back. Planned to join in college but was too busy. I am presently part of the International Choir in Doha, Qatar for the Catholic Church. I also plan to join the Choir and Music Ministry of Singles for Christ here in Doha. Several/other Church Choirs were also getting me to join them, but I respect my group so I declined. I just love it when we unite for a special holy event/celebration wherein 2 or more Choir groups join together to sing together. By the way, I sing as Bass.

The feeling is just different if you sing for Him.

Well, unfortunately, I forgot my piano lessons already - man, that was years back. The only instrument I know how to play now is my iPod. Hehe!

hi! im a newbie (new mac user and new philmig member). i tried the search option but to no avail. question, can you add lyrics using garageband? i do musical arrangements specifically liturgy music. i want to add lyrics to my arrangements in garageband but so far, it can only record music, as in melodies of different instruments. thanks in advance for the help.

Yes you can.. Just add new track (real instrument). You can use the built in mic in your new Mac. :D

oooh, the built in pinhole mic of the Mac will pick up a lot of white noise (hiss). I suggest you get a decent condenser mike, that can fit in the line in of the mac or better yet, a usb or firewire powered preamp.

I will just answer my own question. I've found Logic Express 7 to be just perfect for my growing musical needs :)

Anybody else using Logic Express here (mukhang wala masyado yata... people here are either super pros or super newbies.. parang bihira ang mga in-betweeners)

Although am still looking forward to GB2 :D

[Edited on 1-22-2005 by sinch]


get logic pro 8 dude plus combined with your garageband, maganda na yun... as for pro tools, dont bother to buy the m-powered and LE, mabibitin ka lang ...HD versions yung magada kaso butas pockets mo nun cause its very expensive

meron din ableton live 7;)

Hmmm... Parang wala pang mention dito Ableton Live! Hehehe
ableton live kicks ass man!:cool:

yeah ableton is nice. i'v seen people use it well. i'm still on the learning phase...

what kind of music you guys work on?

house head here...


dali lang yan...you'll get tha hang of it in a week!:cool:

i do digital hardcore/techno industrial

Hello Mac Musicians! Any news or upcoming events soon?

I have a question.. what's a good application to use that's somewhere in between the very basic GarageBand and the sophisticated Digital Performer/Logic?

I want to expand my musical horizons :-)
try ableton live...check out their website they have a demo for 14 days

Questions for musicians..

Can the MacBook 2.0 aluminum run Main Stage? Or does the .4 difference in CPU matter? Apple is advertising that the old MBP is the MB 2.0 of today. Hence, we save $700..

TIA