Doggiebox December 2003

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19 discussions

drum sample downbeat alignment
by matt k. 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Ben et al.: I have a question regarding the drum sound samples with a downbeat that does not occur at the start of the sample -- such as the 'shaker egg' that comes with Ben's Premier Kit. While trying it out recently I noticed a small rhythmic problem. To compensate for the fact that the downbeat occurs midway through the sample, I had to start the shaker egg a 16th earlier than I would have expected. Even though this worked, it was a pain in the ass. 8-) Therefore my question is: would it be feasible to add an 'offset' control to the drum kit editor? It could control the time before/after the downbeat that the sample would start. This would enable the user to have full control over where in the specific sample the downbeat is. Just a thought. Anyway, happy holidays to those who have them! mjk

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songs with the ns kit
by mlucas1 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

hi, I want to record a drumkit for doggiebox. any tips? I just wanted to go out and record the kit of a friend. The user's guide mentions a sample rate of 44,1 Khz. does the bitrate matters? I added two new songs. #8 is done with the nskit(woodb.): great drum. comment is welcome. Bal. www.thirdson.tk ------------------------------------------------------------ With Scarlet ADSL you could upload at speeds up to 384 Kbits More info at http://www.scarlet.be/nl/consumer/adsl

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1.0.6 and update on progress
by Ben Kennedy 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Hey all, Doggiebox 1.0.6 is now available from <http://www.doggiebox.com/download.php>. This is a maintenance update that incorporates a couple of bug fixes and minor improvements. In particular: - Added an Italian language localization courtesy of Vella Bruno. - Fixed a bug where the Export progress dialog could not be canceled. - Fixed a couple of other potential conflicts with earlier versions of Mac OS X. In other news, I have been making decent progress on version 1.1. I was hoping to release a beta version before Christmas, but unfortunately things have fallen behind schedule a bit. You can look forward to a new build early in the new year, the first major improvement being revamped song layout and structuring capabilities. Happy holidays everybody! -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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Woodblock in the ns-kit
by Sion Morris 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

> Sion > > Thanks for that - The ns-kit is something I've been meaning to > investigate And also the Ringo kit is cool - i'm looking forward to > using it. > > Love the Pinetop song - you get a great sound. Have just down loaded > Chaing - that sounds good too. I'm having a few weeks holiday soon so > I can investigate more soon > > Thanks again for the kits > > Charlie > > > On Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at 07:05 AM, Sion Morris wrote: > >> Just going through some old postings to the group and found this >> request from Carl - been meaning to look into soundfonts for a while >> and now I'm pleased to say that I've been able to sample the >> woodblock soundfont and copy it into the excellent doggiebox version >> of the ns-kit. You can download this from my site: >> >> http://www.cinnamondesign.co.uk/music/music.html > > Thanks for your kind words Charlie - the NS kit is really good for getting a realistic sound. Ringo's kit is fun too. I've got a few kits kind of half done using samples from records and filled out with existing samples form other kits. I'll probably have them posted up by the time you get back from your holiday. Cheers Sion > > From: Carl Edlund Anderson <cea(a)carlaz.com> > Date: 17 December 2003 14:36:37 GMT > To: doggiebox(a)lists.zygoat.ca > Subject: Re: [Doggiebox] Woodblock in the ns-kit > > > At 23:05 15/12/2003, Sion Morris wrote: >> Just going through some old postings to the group and found this >> request from Carl - been meaning to look into soundfonts for a while >> and now I'm pleased to say that I've been able to sample the >> woodblock soundfont and copy it into the excellent doggiebox version >> of the ns-kit. You can download this from my site: >> http://www.cinnamondesign.co.uk/music/music.html >> was able to do this using Midikeys, Simplesynth and Audio Hijack. >> Don't know if you've got round this yourself Carl, but if not, enjoy. > > Cool. I did actually extract the samples eventually, though yours may > well have come out better! I'll check 'em out :) > > I gotta get that djembe kit, too. That's way cool. > > Cheers, > Carl Glad you did get the samples Carl. Mine are set up in the ns kit with appropriate graphics etc so that might be easier. I think I've about 8 levels of velocity - you can fine tune it yourself too anyway,as you know. Cheers Sion

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Woodblock in the ns-kit
by Sion Morris 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Just going through some old postings to the group and found this request from Carl - been meaning to look into soundfonts for a while and now I'm pleased to say that I've been able to sample the woodblock soundfont and copy it into the excellent doggiebox version of the ns-kit. You can download this from my site: http://www.cinnamondesign.co.uk/music/music.html was able to do this using Midikeys, Simplesynth and Audio Hijack. Don't know if you've got round this yourself Carl, but if not, enjoy. Cheers all Sion > Does anyone know a (free) tool for pulling WAVs (or AIFFs) out of SF2 > soundfont files? I'm trying to get a the underlying samples out of > the (freely downloadable) Natural Studio woodblocks > <http://www.natural-studio.co.uk/ns_woodblock.htm>. It downloads as a > .sfArk file, which I can turn into a regular soundfont, but I'm darned > if I can pry the samples back out as WAVs or the like. > > Cheers, > Carl

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Charlie Needle's Tunes
by Mathieu Lucas 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hi Charlie, The M-box looks great (it has the same features as the Tascam, with the Pro Tools software added, wich is great. Some comment on your songs. 1. Love is blind. - The drum's still a little bit too loud... I do agree with an earlier comment : too much cymballs. A real life drummer would never put that much accents on the cymbals. I downloaded your .dbsong-file, and I think you've deleted some cymbals, but didn't update your mix with the new version. You should try it. - And the voice the voice too much in the back ground. I believe in a popsong your voice is the main instrument, this should sound the brightest and most in front. Maybe if you just lower the volume of the drum, your voice will come more in front. Though, when I listen through a headphone, it sounds better. (you know, I make a mix in my headphones, on my stereo, my built in speakers on the G4 and my littel portable radio. If the balance is ok on all of then, then there's a big change it also will be ok with someone else. This works fine since I don't have any expensive studio monitors.) - But generaly it sounds much better then the first time. Did you do some EQ on the final mix? - Canadian Whisky? 2. A nice 60's song with a psychedellic break. I also used the handclaps right away when the chief magician added them (in 'don't sing at work', I was so enthousiast I'm afraid I overdone it a bit). Same remarks : try putting the drums a bit more to the background and your singing will come more in front (nice backing vocals - how did you make them so 'light'?) Keep up the good work! Bal www.thirdson.tk - new song : "The Earth Turns Around" Begin doorgestuurd bericht: > doggiebox(a)lists.zygoat.ca

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re: some of my tunes
by The Reverend 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

I use an M-Audio Firewire 410, BIAS Deck, and an Oktava MK-319. The Oktava is a great mic dirt cheap from Guitar Center, and Deck LE is under $100. I strongly urge you to go firewire over USB- In my experience, USB just can't handle the bandwidth of doing realtime audio. Just my 2 cents worth... ********************************************** ^_^ -- The Reverend Rat -- (oo) Rock and roll like it still matters. \ / >V< http://www.revrat.com **********************************************

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Song where I used the djembe kit
by The Reverend 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

Cool- Glad to see somebody's enjoying it. The sitar makes me wish I could do a tabla kit (an indian drum), but tabla players are few and far between. The song sounds great, though.

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Crashes galore using Djembe kit
by The Reverend 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

Funny, I had a similar problem with the Hemberger kit- kept crashing and then one day just started working fine...

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Song where I used the djembe kit
by Christoph 15 Dec '03

15 Dec '03

Somehow (sorry I've already forgotten the name) released a djembe kit last week for Doggiebox. It was exactly what I needed to finish a song so I thought I'd share. I'm not really a drummer, much a djembe drummer by nature so I imagine I'm using it all wrong :) The song is called "Atone". Take a listen to that or other songs I've written (all using Doggiebox) at http://www.itsallconected/downloads.php. Cheers, Christoph

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