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Audioon 10/6/2002
vegas to blue screen...ouch
<<As it stands now I am only running in the line in on the back of my dell....thats weak! >> Yes, a good soundcard is essential. It will save you tons of conflict headaches and obviously will sound better and give you more options. Although some folks do ok with the Soundblaster and Audigy stuff, I personally would avoid these and would go to something like the Echo Mia, Gina, or the Layla if you can afford it. The Maudio cards are good too but from what I read on these forums, they have more driver issues than Echo's products. drbam
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Audioon 10/2/2002
Moving from xp to 98se
I have to agree. Although I plan to upgrade to XP in a couple of months, 98se has been a very solid OS for me. I plan to put XP on a new drive and keep my current one close by "just in case." ;-) drbam
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Audioon 9/24/2002
Considering purchasing Vegas
<<I recently worked on a radio promo that approached 16-20 tracks, and then the screen display drags...the app starts to feel bloated>> This is strange. Yesterday I was mixing a 22 track project (very dense and full tracks) on a moderate AMD T-Bird 1.3, 256 mb sdram, and saw none of what you're describing. Granted I use minimal plugins (some eq, occasional compression, one or two assignable verbs) so this certainly could account for why I'm running smoothly but I doubt its the only factor. The only time I see Vegas start to get sluggish is when I'm doing a lot of heavy editing, zooming in/out etc. Usually if this gets to really bothering me, I save and close Vegas, reopen and it seems better. Go figure. . . ? drbam
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Audioon 9/23/2002
Acoustic Mirror...where do I start?
<<on their way...I will send the TC m 5000 preset collection over too if these work for you>> Wow Pipeline, while you're in such a generous mood, I'd love to check out your presets!! I'm also just starting to work some with AM and certainly could benefit by someone's prior tweaks. Are yours available for download? Otherwise, my email is drbam@cableone.net Thanks in advance! drbam
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Audioon 9/23/2002
Mixing for commercial release - listen
Nice work. I personally don't think the snare is too bright. Its just a wee bit too hot in the early part of the track and then seems to sit better as the song progresses. I would bring the kik up, snare down a bit, and bring the lead vocal up some in the first half of the verses (some compression might help the vocal). Work on having the bass and kik really sit well together. Once you have that happening on a track like this, you're half-way home. I agree with the comments about having it as close to a final record as possible before mastering. Make sure to have your stereo bus peaking between -6 and -3 db so the mastering engineer has something to work with, and I would not put ANY compression or limiting on the stereo bus. This is mastering engineers' major complaint. If you've got the budget, for many reasons, try and work with someone local. DiscMakers is probably just gonna put it through a finalizer and not give it much individual attention. Good luck! drbam
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Audioon 9/18/2002
Considering purchasing Vegas
<<I was using a CardDeluxe until I decided to get the SB Audigy (Platinum Ex). The numbers are great and it sounds excellent. I'm curious to hear your opinion (and wondering the costs of these cards - too tired to go look for myself right this minute). >> For comparing SB cards (or similar cards) to something like Echo or Maudio (and some that are even better) I think the analogy of comparing a Hyundai to a Mercedes is fairly accurate. As its been posted several times on these forums, if one is really attempting to produce professional and competive audio products, a high end card/interface is as at least as mandatory as a good micpre and accurate monitors. The entry level Echo Mia is under $200. I've been using Laylas for about 3 years and they are really great. Echo suppot has been about as good as I could wish for. drbam
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Audioon 9/17/2002
Considering purchasing Vegas
Vegas does not currently have efx automation (other than the tedious drawing of efx envelopes along a track's timeline). However, the new version of ACID (4) does include exf automation and Vegas seems to follow ACID in terms of new features such as this. So a few folks on this forum seem are speculating that it will be included with the next version of Vegas but its unknown at this time. On the other hand, according to several former and current Protools users who have posted here, Vegas's editing power and incredible ease of use often rise above this shortcoming. drbam
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Audioon 9/5/2002
Echo Layla and classic wave driver crashes ????
We need more information about your situation to offer suggestions: what OS are you using, what have you recently installed or changed in your system, what plugins are you running, any other apps running, were you able to successfully run Vegas before, etc, etc?? I've previously used Layla 20s and currently a Layla 24 with 98SE, AMD T-Bird, Asus mobo, (Vegas 3, SF 6, Acid Pro 3). I've had my share of problems but never anything related to the Laylas. Echo's products have been flawless for me. drbam
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Audioon 9/2/2002
Recording a very large bell
<<Sorry, no experience of that scenario, but expect a very large transient on the striker hit. Maybe for the tone to 'develop' you will need to move away a few feet at least ....>> I agree. Recently I recorded some samples of large golden (Titetan) bowls. The single hit samples produced quite a spike at the strike which I found needed a bit of editing later. I didn't use any limiting as I wanted the long decay the bowls produce to be as open and pure as possible. I would imagine the bell you are inquiring about would have some similar characteristics. I used a single Studio Projects C1 with 2 AKG 3000s as stereo room mics (3 separate tracks). The final mixes used only the C1 track which sounded beautiful. drbam
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Audioon 8/31/2002
Frustrating!! The Vegas name and marketing.
I think that the only way that the name "Vegas" will gain the kind of respectability and/or credibility we all wish for here is if and when some project that was produced with it makes some big noise, attracting attention, and begging the question "what software was used to produce that"? in interviews in Mix, EQ, etc. Frankly when I saw the original marketing for Vegas 1.0 with the cheesy looking character in it, I was quite turned off. It just didn't seem professional and I was looking elsewhere for a good multitrack program. A colleague/mentor whom I really trust convinced me to go with Vegas and I'm glad I did. The image problem still remains tho and I wish that the name would change to something more in line with the incredible program that it is. oh well . . . drbam
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Audioon 8/29/2002
Vegas performance tip for long projects on a single track
<<I just created a new blank track and copied the remaining material to edit (leaving the other edits on the first track) onto the new track >> Thanks! ;-) drbam
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Audioon 8/29/2002
Vegas performance tip for long projects on a single track
<<So I decided to create a new track and continue editing on that one and it was as though I had created a whole new project.>> Interesting. I've noticed this slowdown/sluggish thing occasionally as well (while doing extensive editing). My sessions are usually between 10-15 min long and always multitrack (never over 24 tracks tho and minimal plugins). Did you use the "Duplicate Track" feature or did you copy and paste (I don't know if this would make a difference but it occurred to me to ask). Thanks, drbam
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Audioon 8/27/2002
Serious Mixing.
Hi Brokeinside: Just got around to listening to your track. Great stuff . . . very well done in my opinion! My only critical comment has to do with the occasional pitch problem on the vocals (both lead and background). Tweak those with autotune and I think you'd have a very competitive record. If this is your first outing as a producer/engineer, you've clearly got some natural talent! I'm impressed. . .Good luck and keep it happening! drbam
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Audioon 8/24/2002
HELP with soundcard!!
<<The Program will NOT let you arm more then 2 of the 8 available channels.>> I don't know about Vegas 1.0 but I've been able to arm 8 tracks in Vegas 2 & 3 (I've never needed to go beyond 8 yet). In fact I created a session template just for this to transfer some older ADAT tapes into Vegas. I use a Layla 24 interface. . . works great. drbam
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Audioon 8/20/2002
Vegas 3.0a crash . . .HELP!!!
<<Look for a file with your project name that has the Vegas symbol for the icon. >> Thanks Chienworks. That's what I thought it was but I wanted to make sure. This is a very strange thing I've run into. . . ;-O Hopefully SoFo can locate the issue and suggest a fix. drbam
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Audioon 8/20/2002
Vegas 3.0a crash . . .HELP!!!
<<Vegas was working ok, then it stopped working ok, no changes to the system? Please send the .veg file to drdropout@sonicfoundry.com and we'll take a look. >> Thanks for your reply SonicEPM! Correct, no changes on the system at all. I'm not sure what you mean though by sending the ".veg file" to you. Which file exactly? Thanks again. drbam
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Audioon 8/19/2002
Vegas 3.0a crash . . .HELP!!!
Installed 3.0c but no fix. Any other suggestions?? Please help!! ;-( drbam
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Audioon 8/19/2002
Serious Mixing.
<<And seems to have some of " the vegas sound" too>> What is the "Vegas sound"? Obviously this is subjective but I'm curious about what you are referring to. Thanks! drbam
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Audioon 8/14/2002
MOTU and Aardvark... Your thoughts please...
<<Well I bought a Edirol UA-5 today because I need to be able to record And I had similar problems on my (Desktop Dell 800 PIII, 384 Rambus RAM, 7200 RPM HD, and Windows ME) which leads me to think it's my system.>> I've heard nothing but bad stuff about ME, especially for audio. I would consider installing XP on this system (its working on your laptop now).?? drbam
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Audioon 8/12/2002
Vegas and P4 ( again)
<<At 48 k I can record 24 24bit tracks at a time thru the adat I/o's and another 2 from the spdif. However, at 96 k each adat I/O is only good for four channels instead of eight.>> Got it. Thanks Pipeline! drbam
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Audioon 8/12/2002
Vegas and P4 ( again)
<<I now have to use RME's since the majority of hi res AD/DA converters now use the accursed " double wire/smux " crap>> Hi Pipeline: would you elaborate or explain this a bit more? I'm not sure I know what you're referring to. Thanks! drbam
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Audioon 8/8/2002
Vegas as a mastering application ?
<<drbam, i always prerender. But Erik asked if it was possible to write directly to CD without prerendering, and yes this is possible, up to a point. >> Got it. . .thanks for the clarification Chienworks. ;-) drbam
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Audioon 8/7/2002
Vegas as a mastering application ?
<<However, if you get too many complex and processor intensive effects going, you might have to prerender before burning or Vegas might not be able to keep feeding the burner fast enough. I haven't had this problem yet. >> Chienworks: I'm curious: why wouldn't you want to "prerender" anyway? It seems from your comment above that you are skipping the "final mix" stage and going direct to "mastering." More often than not it seems that there are some final tweaks and "brush strokes" that the final stereo mix can benefit from ie; "mastering." Thanks, drbam
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Audioon 7/11/2002
FX parameters automation
You can only automate assignable fx and this is done the same way as with the volume and panning envelopes. No external program yet ;-( drbam
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