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LWL (looping with laptops) - multi-FX VST and compressor/limiter VST
Had a look at RMX Stylus at a friend's place. First thing I noticed is it's
quite ressource-hungry (with regard to CPU load at least). Sadly, this is a
k.o. criterion for me. Coming from playing a setup containing eight HU of
rack space, a 24-ch/6 aux mixer with 4-band eqs per channel, three synths
and a little bit of small stuff (Kaoss, DL4), I have to economize on CPU
load to be able to work the way I want to work - with a system so complex
it's able to do things I do not understand ;-).
Battery (like all of NI's samplers) are a great choice for drum sounds
because they include enough flexibility to further shape your static
samples
in a dynamic way.
Now, again a question:
On my quest for VST plugins (Windows!) that are not ressource-hungry, I'm
looking:
a) for something like a multi-fx. Think of a FireworX in plugin form. Only
real requirement: low CPU usage.
b) a limiter. For my mains, so no clipping hits the converters.
Requirements: low CPU usage.
c) a kind of dynamic processor that allows me to add more "punch" to a
single track or submix. Requirements: extremely simple UI (I want to have
one knob which works from "no processing at all" to "super overpunched"
(think Marylin Manson "This is the New Shit"/Chorus). And low CPU usage ;-)
Any ideas on this?
Rainer
PS: anyone using the Behringer BCR2000 fader box? I have a problem with the
editor software - it won't transmit to the BCR (error msg. "It seems the
controller is busy while transmitting $Re6" or something like it). Ideas,
anyone?
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: mark sottilaro [mailto:zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 10. Januar 2006 00:58
> An: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Betreff: Re: LWL (looping with laptops) - MIDI-programmable
> drum sequencer
>
> I'm having a great time composing drums using BATTERY.
> It's pretty brilliant and since it's just a sample player
> that sits inside a sequencer that I already know as an .au
> (Digital Performer) Simple but so much more effective than
> working with any drum machine I've ever used... though
> sometimes I do long for a quick pattern based interface... GURU maybe?
>
> Also... what is Stylus exactly? Hard to tell from the
> site... seems like premade grooves you mix together in some
> way? I'm actually looking for something like that.
> Something that's FAST for creating a quick groove to loop to.
> I hate when I spend an evening making drums only to find
> I've not touched a guitar and it's time to go to bed. I'm
> often just wanting fast good drums that A) change like a song
> (or can be quickly made to do so) and B) will give me clock
> out for my Repeater.
>
> Will Stylus RMX do the trick? I don't care if it's very
> "preset" as I have lots that isn't.
>
> Mark
>
> --- Per Boysen <per@boysen.se> wrote:
>
> > On 7 jan 2006, at 18.46, Rainer Thelonius Balthasar
> Straschill wrote:
> >
> > > Now I would be looking for something like a
> > MIDI-controllable drum
> > > pattern sequencer as a VST (or Live! plugin).
> >
> > iDrum is good and not very expensive if you have a OS X Mac. It's
> > basically a pattern/song sequencer with built-in drum sample player.
> > A more advanced thing, of the same kind but far more advanced
> > regarding experimental options, is GURU (Wind and Mac).
> Both iDrum and
> > GURU has a built in "groove feel modulator"
> > inspired by the
> > legendary MPC-60. While these two can run their own sequnces,
> > organized in "pattens" and "songs" the Stylus RMX also have
> a unique
> > sound but now built in sequencer. You have to drive RMX with MIDI
> > sequences (which is also possible with iDrum and GURU). RMX
> has some
> > interesting random scriptiing and effect processing options.
> >
> > Ableton Live already has a good Drum Sample Player built into the
> > software: Impulse. MIDI sequences to drive the drum kits has to be
> > dropped into Live slots on a track that is set to feed the Impulse.
> >
> > I can't answer for external MIDI editing options as you're requests
> > are not very detailed. You will have to go to each products
> manual to
> > check out if it will let you do what you have in mind. As far as
> > changing patterns on the fly I'm sure four will let you do
> that. Go to
> > the manufacturers web pages and watch the movies.
> > At least
> > Spectrasonics and FXpansion has excellent demo and tutorial videos.
> > These apps all have their own unique sound - even the cheap
> iDrum - so
> > it's hard to recommend anything unheard.
> >
> > Greetings from Sweden
> >
> > Per Boysen
> > www.looproom.com (international)
> > www.boysen.se (Swedish)
> > ---> iTunes Music Store (digital)
> > www.cdbaby.com/perboysen
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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