Doggiebox July 2007

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Re: [Doggiebox] Facing DB's Future
by Sterling Beckwith 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

Hey guys, that's a good start! Some key issues affecting all users of "homemade" special-purpose software are already surfacing here. For example, how many of us tend to assume that just because we happen to use a particular program, we are somehow entitled to receive regular updates from some unseen hand, preferably without charge? Or that the process of improving any software program is mostly a matter of adding a few more cool features? How many users, let alone user communities, actually feel some responsibility for assuring the survival of "their" program on the software market, or have any appreciation of what establishing and maintaining the marketability of such a specialized software product as this one entails? Theses days we are used to taking our clean water for granted, without ever coming anywhere near knowing or paying its actual costs. We are used to grabbing lots of "free" software off the internet, and lots of "free" music and video and images too. Good tools are however seldom free, and they tend to evolve slowly, with significant amounts of help from their earliest users. We may lose this one if we cannot figure out together how to keep it alive. -Sterling

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Facing DB's Future
by Sterling Beckwith 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

Isn't it time those of us who still read this list started a thread to discuss (perhaps even to help design and strategize) the future of Doggiebox itself? Where is it positioned now? What further improvements are most needed? What are its prospects of generating sufficient cash flow to warrant making those and other improvements? How can current users help? etc. etc. Please do at least signal if you agree something of the sort is needed. -Sterling

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Re: [Doggiebox] A song using a Sonor kit
by mcarlyle＠charter.net 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

I would love to share the kit, but would first like for anyone to validate that I indeed got the samples from a legitimate, royalty free source. I'm almost sure they were a free download, or that someone on the list sent a link to all. Thanks for listening. ---- Sion Morris <sionwm(a)cinnamondesign.co.uk> wrote: > Like it. The production is really excellent. I'm glad you have been > able to get together with your lyricist friend. You create some very > good original songs together. The middle 8 is nice and the song > writing and guitar work is very good as usual. You've mixed the drums > in at just the right level I think. They certainly are believable - > and, like come alive, have a "Mike Carlyle' sound to them especially > the fills and the pause/fill towards the end [Does anyone else think > that even as non 'real' drummers, we have a drumming style?] > > I've always thought the ns was just a little too 'studio' sounding - > you are right about the toms and the Sonor ones are a lot better. > > Good luck with Foolish U. Sounds like fun. > > You've wetted my appetite with the new kit any chance you could post > up a link for us other doggieboxers? I generally use the Yamaha kit - > which I think also originated from a link you posted, but its always > good to have a range of kits available :) > > All the best > > Sion > > Sion Morris > Liverpool > > www.sionsmusic.cinnamondesign.co.uk > ------------------------------------------- > > > On 23 Jul 2007, at 23:35, Michael Carlyle wrote: > > > I can't for the life of me recall where I found these Sonor samples. I > > decided I needed a kit that sounded fuller than the nskit 7 that had > > become my go-to kit. The nskit toms are too "snappy" with no following > > resonance in the deeper tones. I can't get them to sound good > > anymore. I > > built a Sonor Kit last month and have started testing it. > > > > Anyway, I've gotten myself a Yamaha AW1600 and have started recording > > again with a singer/lyricist friend. I look for free moments between > > real life and gigs with my cover band. > > > > A song called Footprints can be found here. Let me know what you > > think, > > and if you "believe" the drums. > > > > http://www.foolishu.com/sounds/footprints.mp3 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- > > Zygoat Doggiebox discussion list - <http://www.doggiebox.com> > > To unsubscribe, view archives or change your options: > > <http://lists.zygoat.ca/mailman/listinfo/doggiebox> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Zygoat Doggiebox discussion list - <http://www.doggiebox.com> > To unsubscribe, view archives or change your options: > <http://lists.zygoat.ca/mailman/listinfo/doggiebox>

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Re: [Doggiebox] A song using a Sonor kit
by mcarlyle＠charter.net 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

Blending kits! Great idea. Have you shared this before? I'll have to give it a try. ---- Corey Knafelz <corey.knafelz(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > A song called Footprints can be found here. Let me know what you think, > > and if you "believe" the drums. > > > > http://www.foolishu.com/sounds/footprints.mp3 > > > > This is a good song man. The drums have a real enough feel. For some reason, > it reminds me a bit of the Lazy Cowgirls. This new kit sounds good. I agree > on the nskit. I always make a duplicate of the songs programmed using the > nskit and blend two versions of exported aiff files — usually with the Tama > Swingstar — for "oomph". > > Cheers, > Corey

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A song using a Sonor kit
by Michael Carlyle 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

I can't for the life of me recall where I found these Sonor samples. I decided I needed a kit that sounded fuller than the nskit 7 that had become my go-to kit. The nskit toms are too "snappy" with no following resonance in the deeper tones. I can't get them to sound good anymore. I built a Sonor Kit last month and have started testing it. Anyway, I've gotten myself a Yamaha AW1600 and have started recording again with a singer/lyricist friend. I look for free moments between real life and gigs with my cover band. A song called Footprints can be found here. Let me know what you think, and if you "believe" the drums. http://www.foolishu.com/sounds/footprints.mp3

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