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  1. konceptG

    HEY COME AND BE PHILOSOPHICAL N STUFF

    Hell, I remember Talib Kweli getting absolutely eviscerated online because his wedding was sponsored by Hennessy and he gave a shout to them in the middle of the reception.
  2. konceptG

    HEY COME AND BE PHILOSOPHICAL N STUFF

    At the end of one of Lil Jon's songs he actually says "Shout out to Seagram's Gin, 'cause I drink it and they payin' me for it" The 2000's was a boon time for product placement in hip hop. Lotta cats were cashing checks for mentioning stuff in their songs so it's definitely been a thing. Maybe...
  3. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    lol, that's a wheelchair, it's pointed slightly away from where I was sitting when I took that pic. The cats are Maneki Neko aka the "Fortune Cat". Got 'em over in Chinatown not too far from here.
  4. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    Got a couch potato setup with the QY100 and my OG Axiom 25 :LOL: :ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO:
  5. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    My first keyboard controller was a Novation MM10x, copped back in '94 or '95. The unique thing about them for that era was that it had a slot on it so you can sit a QY10 in it. Needed an adapter plate for the QY20 or my MU5 I had back then but those worked as well. I guess you could call it a...
  6. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    This thing is just over half the size of my MPC500. I really don't remember it like this, but then too I could be thinking of the QY70, which is definitely smaller.
  7. konceptG

    What nerdy thing are you doing lately (musically speaking)

    deep diving into my MU50 with my eyeball on the QY100 that arrived today.
  8. konceptG

    Today's generic music

    As much as folks like to hate on "gatekeepers", they're what kept hip hop in check back inna day. Everybody couldn't just get on like they can now so there was more vetting of music happening and as a result, the shit was kept fresh and copycats were at a minimum. Now everybody spits with the...
  9. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    So it came in... This thing is a lot bigger than I remember it. I'mma hafta find some decent Smartmedia cards now.
  10. konceptG

    What gear is everybody rocking?

    Waiting on a Yamaha QY100 to get here. Saw it in a shop while I was at home in MI last week and meant to go back to get it (shit was only $199). Called 'em up and now it's being shipped out to me.
  11. konceptG

    Lets talk Linux

    Nah, I take the hardware approach when it comes to VST's: Is the new joint so overwhelmingly better that I really need it, or can I dive deeper into what I currently have and extract more from it?
  12. konceptG

    The 10 drum machines that changed musical history

    I would almost think the Roland R8/R8mkII deserved a mention. Those things were studio workhorses in the 90's and they were touched by Roger Linn himself.
  13. konceptG

    Lets talk Linux

    I don't really use newer stuff. I have plugins that work for me, some of which date back to the late 90's. I was on that "latest, greatest" wave for years and ended up spending a lot of money on upgrading plugins or buying new plugins that simply weren't useful; they were just new. So, I looked...
  14. konceptG

    Lets talk Linux

    Windows XP SP3. My DAW isn't attached to my network or the internet, so I don't have viruses and whatnot that to worry about. My DAW of choice is Sonar 8 PE, though I do have FL10 and Cubase SX3 installed. The main reason I use XP is because of my audio interface/control surface: A Tascam...
  15. konceptG

    Lets talk Linux

    I've been using Linux since the late 90's, professionally since about 01. I've tried all manner of DAW's and whatnot under Linux and I simply don't get the allure of having to fight with config files and shit just to make music. That plus there's the whole issue of native VST support which...
  16. konceptG

    Lets talk Linux

    Be glad you didn't come up in the 80's, 'cause you definitely had to. Back then I learned to program not just BASIC and Pascal, but 6502 machine language for my Atari 800XL and the Apple ]['s we had at school.
  17. konceptG

    Let's Talk About FL Studio... (video)

    Granted, I never upgraded past FL10, but one of the biggest issues I've always had with it was recording linear tracks as opposed to patterns. In Sonar, I have a pattern tool that I can use for my drum tracks or samples, etc. But when I need a linear track to play on, I simply click and record...
  18. konceptG

    Giving audio engineers panic attacks

    "Condenser mics condense the sound, while dynamic mics are more dynamic!" - Former salesman I worked with discussing with a customer what mic he should buy to take to a recording session.
  19. konceptG

    Lets talk about playing live

    I had an older one. Caught it on sale at a pawn shop and copped. I used it mostly on basses and kicks. That night I had it on one of the outputs on the Sequential for bass. Shitty pic related, my rack at that point with the Rat next to the R8 and in front of the MIDIMan MIDI Thru box.
  20. konceptG

    Lets talk about playing live

    Not hip hop, but I did some live Techno stuff years ago in the late 90's with my old Roland R8 w/Electronic card, Sequential Multi-Trak, a Peavey Deltafex Twin, and a ProCo Rat distortion pedal. Ran it all through a Peavey Unity 500 mixer (4 outs from the Roland, 6 outs from the Sequential)...
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