"3500 in the mail randomly last week from a tuition refund"
Unless you are done with school use that money for other college expenses. Use Reason for FL or what ever is cheap until you have your degree and a good job. Then if you still want an MPC save and buy one.
The loudness war sucks. But compressors are great tools than when used properly can add life to a track not take away. I do feel your pain! Check it
http://www.prorec.com/Articles/tabid/109/EntryId/247/Over-the-Limit.aspx
Good stuff!
Using EQ and compression can make your tracks sound more clean and give them the definition you want. It is a life long journey to learn how to mix. This DVD would be a good start.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SOTPDVD01/
atheism seems so illogical, agnostic seems a bit more honest.
Atheism is the essentially the denial of absolutes. That is a hard one for me to wrap my head around.
Ok I have been able to play a bit with it and it rocks! Being able to use it as a plugin in side of live is awesome. I come to find out Torq is basically MS pinky. That being said the library and interface for Ms Pink is very old school and for tweaky heads only. But I am having a blast with it!
No its not like Akai at all, the thing works great out of the box. If you want to use EXS24 samples just use Maschine as a plugin inside of Logic or whatever.
On another note I am very close to boycotting AKAI for reasons I can't disclose here but lets just say they do seem to crap on their...
http://www.mspinky.com/
Cool stuff, anyone else play with this?
I have been getting in to max as of late, and it rocks. Live 8 integration will me amazing!