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Any one using logic can load the EXS sampler instrument into the EXS24. This will save a few minutes mapping a basic drum kit. You still must download the wav files from the Bedroomproducersblog.com website.

I also added a basic Ultrabeat preset using the same wav files. The Casio SA-10 sounds are super retro when you start playing with them in Ultrabeats step sequencer. IMPORTANT: Remember there are no wav files included here. You must downloads them from Bedroomproducersblog.com. When you load the kit for the first time Logic will locate the wav files for the kits on your hard drive.

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Most mixing engineers agree that the vocal is the most important part of the track but there are no hard fast rules when it comes to mixing. Some engineers will work on a mix and start blending everything from the start, others will take the vocal and work on it by itself for hours until it sounds perfect on its own. The way i approach a mix will often depend on the style of music I am mixing. With a style like dance music you might only have a few vocal tracks and if they are not just right there is no place for anything to hide. Hip Hop on the other hand the vocals are still important but the crowd will rock to a beat that is hitting hard weather the vocals are good or not. Hearing the vocal for the first time will also help you make that decision. The better the artists is the less will need to be done to it. No one spent hours editing Frank Sinatra’s vocals in Protools and then pitch correcting them with melodyne or autotune. The recording engineer put a a mic in front of him, he sang and it sounded good. If a vocalist doesn’t not have a lot of talent then your going to start with the vocal. Try both ways and see what works for you. Go slow. Stop and listen.

Peter Weis
Composer, Producer, Engineer

DrumsAndSounds.com – Questions

I would like to know some tips for mixing a beat in a small room 6×6. And which is better mixing before adding the vocals or after? Thanks
- Matthijp

Thanks for leaving a comment on the web site Matthijp.  To answer your first question about mixing in a small room this is they way i would approach it.

The first and most important thing to mixing in any room is to LEARN the room.  Learning to Mix music has a lot to do with learning what a “Good Mix” sounds like. Even Pro engineers will sit in room they have never used before and listen to Albums or Singles they know the sound of very well, or listen to other work they have mixed. In both situations your playing something you know and comparing how you know it and how it sounds at this point in the room your listening in. You’ll want to make notes to your self about the overall lows, mids and highs. Take a Good CD you know has a “Good” low end sound. Not necessary loud, but good. Play it in your small room. Can you hear it? Does it sounds to soft, to bassy? Now when you mix your music you know what bass should sound like in your room.   What your trying to do by listening to good records in your room weather it be 6×6 or 30×30 is to give your ear a reference point. Some place to refer back to and some place to compare.  As you start working on your mix you should also compare your mix to your reference mix directly. Switching back and forth. Recording engineers call this AB ing a mix.

Some other solutions to help your problem would be to add a small amount of acoustic treatment to the room.  Also you can check your mix in a pair of good headphones. You will also find that it will help to use small speakers and work at low levels in volume. None of these answers are exactly ideal how ever many  records have been made like this. If you have questions leave them in a comments section below.

Peter Weis
Composer, Producer, Engineer.

Akai EWI USB Review

I’ve been playing with the Akai EWI USB now for 4 days. Here is my complete review of it. If you don’t have time to read the whole review I can summarize it up real quick. I Love it.

The Akai EWI USB is basically a MIDI controller for any one with experience playing a valved instrument or a woodwind instrument. You can play synths in your computer and make music on a instrument that works similar to a horn like a trumpet or saxophone. Why would you want to do this? Well for a few reasons. First not all of us a blessed with good keyboard skills. Second because you can actually blow into the instrument there alot of room for expression in your playing. Your MIDI will sound a lot more realistic.

I purchased my EWI USB from BH Photo in New York. The price was $299 which is pretty standard. Before hand I had looked online at the usual places Sweetwater, Sam Ash, Guitar Center and Amazon. At $299 this is a deal. Prior to this product an EWI was at least an $800-1000 investment.

The Akai EWI USB is much cheaper then EWI 4000s because there are no onboard sounds. You must plug the instrument into a computer by USB to get sound from it. It comes packaged with a library of Garritan Sounds. The sounds range from clarinet and flute to different types of synths. There are also patches that try to emulate trumpets and saxophones. Most other reviews commented that the sounds sucked. There not that bad considering your only paying $299. Besides that the true strength of the EWI USB is that you can play just about any sound you want because its MIDI. Just about every MIDI trumpet and saxophone I have ever heard sounds like MIDI. If you do buy one I recommend using simple presets like clarinet or flute when you first start out.

It does take some practice and getting used to. I spent the earlier part of my life on the trumpet so I am using the EVI fingerings. I am still getting the hang of it and feel with some practice it is well with in reach. You can also you Saxophone and other woodwind fingering settings.

The actual instrument is made mostly all of plastic. The keys do not move. This also take a bit of getting used to. Once you start playing it though you will realize how much faster the response is. There is a plastic mouth piece which you breath into. As a trumpet player this was also a bit awkward at first. Brass players are used to blowing harder to play in the upper registers of an instrument. The EWI makes all this happen mechanically through use of the fingerings. The breath control focus more on timber and tone of the sound. If you a MIDI expert you could also use a program like Logic to reassign the breath controller to just bout any MIDI Message you want. I’ve already experimented using it to control filter cutoff with Logic’s EXS24 Sampler. Along with the Keys on top there is an Octave roller that you work with using your left thumb. This has been the biggest obstacle for me so far. This s where i think the most practice with your technique will need to happen.

Other things in the box include a neck strap. A USB Cable that is about 8 feet long and a cap for the mouthpiece. The neck strap could be better. If you are a saxophone player you more than likely have something better already. It did not come with a case or a stand. From what i have read on forums though most people are using cases made for soprano saxophones.

Overall this is one of the best and most fun gear purchases I have made in a long time. Honestly for $299 its a must for any horn player want to take their chops into the world of MIDI. As I play the Akai EWI USB more I will post more.

Tech Notes: I am using my Akai EWI USB on a Apple ghz 2.4 Intel Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard. The standalone application will work fine, but if you want to use the Garritan sounds as an Audio Unit plugin with a program like Logic Studio you must download the free update from the Akai website. I also have been using the EWI with a Dual 2.0 G5 running OSX Tiger and Logic. On this system I installed no programs or drivers. I took the USB cable plugged it in to the computer and it worked perfectly as a MIDI controller. Its important to note that the EWI USB will work as a MIDI controller on OSX Tiger but you must have one of the new Intel systems running OSX Leopard to install the Garritan sound library and configuration application. The application is where you set the preferences for the device including the fingerings.

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Watch the video for a quick way to mute and solo tracks in the arrange window when you are making beats or working on a mix.

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Here is a screen shot of the arrange page.

The actual wav samples can be any place on your hard drive and Logic will find them. The EXS sampler instruments files must be placed in your Sampler Instruments Folder.

1. You can find this folder by going to your Macintosh Hard Drive.

2. Next  open up the folder that say Library.

3. Next open the file that says Application Support.

4. Next the folder that says Logic

5. And finally the folder that says Sampler Instruments.

6. Drag the EXS files you downloaded to this folder.

7. When you open up the EXS instrument and browse your sounds you will now see these new EXS Sampler Instruments in there.

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