Doggiebox April 2005

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Any chance of a PC version?
by Adrian Delso 13 Apr '05

13 Apr '05

My ageing Mac is in the repair shop, thanks to the sound advice I got here on this mailing list. Coincidentally, I have a spanking new Dell Inspiron and, try as I might, I can't find anything like Doggiebox for the PC. (There's some good free recording software and I suppose I could find a sample player, but...) How hard would it be to port Doggiebox for PC, Ben?

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Re: Another song, this time with the Ludwig II kit
by Sion Morris 13 Apr '05

13 Apr '05

This is the best songI've heard of yours to date, Mike. I'm glad you've been encouraged to take up the vocals - you really have no reason to worry about them at all. Perhaps the parts of your voice you dont like are the parts the rest of us see as character and flavour :-). Although I liked Come Alive and Tillatoba a lot, Flowchart or me is way ahead of these - and not just because I'm a fan of David Holloway's kit either. Its got that fresh 'just recorded straight' sound and the lyrics are way better too. Flowchart-go-kart - inspired! A simple cheery unpretentious song with something to say and bags of personality. Keep it up! Sion Morris Liverpool www.cinnamondesign.co.uk/music/music.html ------------------------------------------- > I find that, when I'm going for a simple, straight ahead, live sound, > David Holloway's kit fits the bill perfectly. > > It took me a while to figure out how to work with the boomy kick > sound. I found that I need to follow a routine: > Export the audio, open in Peak for pre-processing, apply a little eq > and limiting to maximize the volume without peaking out, then save. > That saved file is what I import into Cubase and build upon. > > This is my second attempt at vocals. I was pushed into singing by some > positive influences by my friends at the Fender Discussion Page. I'm > still not entirely comfortable with my voice, but I guess it's better > than waiting for my unreliable singer friend to show up. > > http://webpages.charter.net/mcarlyle/images/flowchart.mp3 > ____________ > Mike Carlyle > Wilbraham, MA > USA >

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RE: Re: [Doggiebox] Exporting Individual Sounds
by Tor Lillegraven 12 Apr '05

12 Apr '05

I also tend to use DB for quickie demos, but I have also gone all the way to do full-fledged productions with it. And I`m all for being able to export seperate drum parts -- it would really make a huge difference for me. I find that Doggiebox is a great songwriting tool, but the output isn`t always up to par. A little tweaking in ProTools or Logic can make a HUGE difference. Even a carefully mic`d live performance could do with a litte compression or reverb :) I really hope this is a forthcomming feature on DB -- its just such a logical step to take the application to the next level. Cause who needs those drunk, smelly drummers anyways? ;) Tor >>> Corey Knafelz <corey.knafelz(a)gmail.com> 04/12/05 2:10 >>> 10-4. I use DB for quick demos, and it's great for that, so I guess I was splitting hairs in any case. On Apr 11, 2005, at 4:57 PM, Mike Carlyle wrote: > We've discussed this a few times. I have exported individual sounds in > the past, but this requires a cumbersome workaround. Quite frankly, > I'd rather put the time into the performance or arrangement aspect of > the song. > > My philosophy is that the drums as one cohesive unit are a bit closer > to a carefully mic'd live performance recorded in the good old days > before 24 track studios were everywhere. I'm aware I'm only justifying > a shortcut, but this works for me. > > What David had been asking about was the export and treatment of > individual sounds from his kit, followed by the re-import into my > version of his kit. That's what I took him to mean, at least. > > On Apr 11, 2005, at 7:46 PM, Corey Knafelz wrote: > >> On Apr 11, 2005, at 3:56 PM, Mike Carlyle wrote: >> >>> If I treat individual sounds (a great idea, just not one I've had >>> time for yet) I'll be sure to share. >> >> I think it would be incredibly useful to export instruments (drums, >> cymbals, etc.) as individual files. I almost always apply some type >> of processing (eq, compression, etc.) to the files when I import them >> into ProTools. It would be super hot to apply different parameters of >> processing to the instruments as if they were recorded live as >> separate tracks. >> >> Sorry if this has been mentioned before. Sometimes I only quickly >> glance at the list. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> Zygoat Doggiebox discussion list - <http://www.doggiebox.com> >> To unsubscribe, view archives or change your options: >> <http://lists.zygoat.ca/mailman/listinfo/doggiebox> >> >> > ____________ > Mike Carlyle > Wilbraham, MA > USA > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zygoat Doggiebox discussion list - <http://www.doggiebox.com> To unsubscribe, view archives or change your options: <http://lists.zygoat.ca/mailman/listinfo/doggiebox> ***************************************************************** Denne fotnoten bekrefter at denne e-postmeldingen ble skannet av MailSweeper og funnet fri for virus. ***************************************************************** This footnote confirms that this email message has been swept by MailSweeper for the presence of computer viruses. *****************************************************************

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Disaster!
by Adrian Delso 08 Apr '05

08 Apr '05

My Mac has been playing up lately - kernel panics and the coloured beach-ball madly spinning - and every so often it resets to defaults. Today was the worst so far: I'd put Doggiebox as far to the left in Finder, as possible, right underneath Logic and Applications, in the sidebar. When I clicked on it today, I got the message - 'can't open from this alias. Can't find the application, Doggiebox'. I checked prefs and repaired permissions, but when I dragged the icon out of the sidebar, it vanished in a puff of smoke. The whole shooting match has gone. I've downloaded it again and put in my registration code, but I've lost all the kits I'd so painstakingly loaded and, of course, my song files. (I have the audio, where I've used it in Logic, but not as a DB song.) I can't download betas to the Mac - only to this machine(I'm mailing this from my PC), and the version I've just reinstalled isn't allowing me to Input any measures! Machine specs are: PowerMac DP G4 450mhz, 1.256Gb RAM, running Panther OSX.3. I was using beta IE7 of DB Anyone know how this might have happened, so I can prevent it happening again? And how I can get the reinstalled version to work properly?

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Where can I get beta IE7?
by Adrian Delso 08 Apr '05

08 Apr '05

I've subscribed from my other machine - the troubled Mac, where Doggiebox resides. I clicked on the 'distribution' link and got a "Not found" message. Could someone send the link to this email, please? If there's a newer one, perhaps Ben would oblige!

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Re: [Doggiebox] Disaster!
by robnlex＠optonline.net 07 Apr '05

07 Apr '05

I have'nt commented in a while... but I've noticed that each new build seems to become more buggy. It seem the old saying... "if it ain't broke... don't fix it" may have more truth to it than people ever realize. If anything... I would say concentrate on better... varying sounding drum kits... and make sure it exports easily into other Mac based music programs (a.i Garageband). Sometimes less is more. But then again... what the hell do I know.

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Yet another nskit song
by Mike Carlyle 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

This one approaches sonic satisfaction for me. I've been working hard to understand the subtleties of mixing and mastering. It ain't easy. This song uses the same nskit version 7 that "come alive" used. That first song, "come alive", is soon to be remixed and mastered with Kevin's vocals in place, replacing my own. On the song called "Tillatoba", I sang the backup harmonies. It's OK, I guess. I worked hard to make sure that all the guitarparts meshed together without cancelling each other out or stepping on one another. There's seven of them. My God! I can't describe the feeling of hearing drum tracks that convince even me that there's really a drummer playing. The tempo push is in play on this one too, but it's a much slower tempo. http://webpages.charter.net/mcarlyle/sounds/tillatobamix.mp3 ____________ Mike Carlyle Wilbraham, MA USA

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