Hi all. I found Renoise about a week ago, and I got to say, this is one of the most amazing trackers I’ve ever used. I started tracking back in about 1995 on my Amiga with SoundTracker (later moved to OctaMED Soundstudio) but never really got anywhere because I didn’t like the idea of ripping samples from other peoples modules, and I had no other source for samples. Of course, this has all changed now with softsynth’s and VST’s.
So now I feel I might actually be able to create some music, except I can’t reliably use VST’s (with the exception of those that use about 3% cpu power tops) due to the fact that my laptop contains a 3Ghz processor, which (as I’m sure you’re all aware) is capable of heating up quickly under heavy CPU loads. When this happens, the motherboard will eventually cut the power to prevent the CPU from frying itself.
So, now I have a great tracker, some knowledge regarding scales and chords (which I find is kind of important even with tracking), but still no source for samples because I don’t have the paitience to make single shot samples from VST’s and set loop points and all that other stuff.
I don’t want to use free samples either because I want the sounds to be my own, as well as the song. So basically what I’d like to know is: what would you do if you found yourself in this situation?
if you don’t want to use ready made samples then start creating your own.
I heard you’re too lazy, but c’mon man, you have to get those sounds in there somehow!!!
if you’re still too lazy to sample you’re own you have to use what’s availible out there…
(well, you could comission someone to create customized samples for you… for a fee, ofcourse!)
and remember; it’s not the sounds themselves that define your sound it’s how you treat them,
the combination of sounds that make up the totality and your processing of the
result as well…
don’t be so uptight about it… just start making music!!!
Like we can all use the same pen, but we would come up with totally different texts in the end, reflecting our own personality.
Drums and guitars are used on every second track, but still don’t get bored of them, nor do the musicians drop them from the album for that same reason.
Davar: you have to ask yourself- what does the music in your head sound like?
You may find that you will need to become aquainted with other peoples sounds before you deverlop the urge to do your own.
Just create. It doesn’t matter if it sounds like someone else to start with, you’ll develop your own style.
Thanks for all the advice, you guys rock. I decided that I’ll take an earful of some of these free samples and see what I can do with them, although as soon as I can I’m gonna get me a mic or two and record my own stuff cause while I was supposed to be working today I came up with some rather nice ways of generating various types of sound that I want to try.
@It-Alien: thanks for the links, I would have tried them except I too lazy to click on something that small, maybe if you named em something a bit longer, i might have
@Andy:Ray/c-Row: see, I never thought about it like that, I can’t count the number of tracks I listened to with those same TR-909 samples that have been doing the rounds for years and years, yet I never get bored with hearing them.
Just one thing I don’t get, whats with encoding samples as mp3’s? surely theres some loss of quality doing it that way
In a registered copy of Renoise you have the Render selection to sample. That is a quick way of creating samples from vsti´s. However most of the time you want atleast multiple samples per instrument you can render several samples from one or combine several vstis with the xlutop chainer.
