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AlexW26 Sept 2003, 22:48
Write about yourself and what you like - or dislike
David McGowan26 Sept 2003, 23:16
Hola, My names David, im from california. im an aspiring trance producer. My current day job is i work as tech support sys admin , for a local ISP. Besides work i like to "hang out" with my girlfriend, and write music.

My current set up.
Athlon XP 1.7gig , 256 meg of DDR
sound card -Terratec Auereon Space with Fibre optic ins/outs
power amp/reciever - Technics 100x5 channel, also fiber optic inputs.
synth/midi controller - Roland Em-15
Monitors - Pioneer's

Software
Propellerheads Reason 2.5 with 3 gigs worth of refills and samples.
Soundforge 6.

Hmm, well....
Like:
Good Trance, happy people, Fast cars , faster woman( ;)), helping people.

Dislikes:
Snobby/rude/obnoxious/arogant/egotisitcal People. Moochers

I think that about covers it. :unsure:

David
DjDaed27 Sept 2003, 04:38
Hey, I'm Dj Daed, or Shaun, which ever you like. I currently am a US Marine working in the supply field. I produce on the side.

Here is what I use:

Cubasis VST
FL Studio Producer 4.12
Muon Software Tau Pro Bassline
Dreamsynth
2 Numark 1600 Turntables
Optimus 4 Channel Stereo Mixer
Native Instruments FM7

http://djdaed.iuma.com
http://www.mp3.com/djdaed
http://www.cafepress.com/djdaed

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Trancefuzion27 Sept 2003, 08:33
I'm Ben LeBar aka Trancefuzion (probably gonna change that name soon), from sunny Southern Cali.

Hobbies are producing trance, DJing, web site/graphics design, video production, movies, socializing, eating.

Likes: Good food (especially Mexican, Italian, and Chinese!), girls, awesome music (not just trance. anything goes but country :rollwink: ), a good laugh, friendly ppl with a good sense of humor, helping out.

Dislikes: Selfish people with big egos, country music, slow drivers.

Music setup:

Reason 2.5 w/ over 10gb of ReFills and samples
Cubase SX
Cakewalk Pro Audio 7
Yamaha PSR-282 synth
Midiman Midisport 1x1 MIDI interface
Soundforge 6
Steinberg Nuendo 2
Steinberg WaveLab
Magix Samplitude 7 Professional
2.4Ghz Pentium 4
512MB RAM
DVD-RW/CD-RW combo drive (oooh yeah)
AlexW27 Sept 2003, 11:30
Ok I guess it's my turn now :)

My name is Alexander Wennberg, and I'm from the big city Gothenburg in Sweden.
I'm born a cold December-day the year 1983.

I'm working as an assembler on Volvo (Swedish cars duhh) to put money in my pocket. ;)
And in my sparetime I'm busting my ass of with taking my driverslicense and makin' music.

Music equipment:

- P4 1.8 GHZ
- 512 Ram
- Tannoy Reveal Active Monitors
- Creamware Powersampler II soundcard
- Ponic MM 1002 Mixer (Using as a volumecontrol for my monitors)

I'm currently working with Propellerheads Reason 2.5 and a shitload of refills, samples e.t.c but I'm planing to move over to Cubase SX2 ASAP thanks to my Norwegian buddy Kristian (TSV) ;)

I enjoy listening to all kinds of music but the music that is closest to my heart is House, Soul & Trance.

H is for HAPPINESS because when you when feel the music it makes you HAPPY...
and O is for OUTSTANDING because music FILLS you up...
and U is for UNITY because it brings us all TOGETHER...
and S is for the SOUL because when you feel it..you FEEL it all in your soul!
and E is for ETERNITY...you wanna know why?!?
BECAUSE HOUSE MUSIC WILL NEVER DIE!
TranceSynthVania27 Sept 2003, 12:11
Hello, my name is Kristian Linna. I am a 16 year old guy from Norway.
My main hobby in life is music. I learned to play the keyboard before I could talk ;)

I've spent pretty much all of my money on music equipment when all my buddies spent them on motorcycles, cars etc..

My current setup is:

Computer:
-P4 1.7Ghz, 512MB DDR-RAM
-M'Audio Delta44 Soundcard
-Cubase SX 1.06 (gonna swich to SX 2.0 asap)
-Reason 2.5 (for co-ops only)

Mixer:
-Mackie 1402 VLZ-pro

Monitors:
-Complete Hafler setup with 2x Hafler TRM8 active monitors and one Hafler TRM10 active subwoofer

Synths/Instruments:
-Technics KN-6000
-Roland JV-1010
-Novation NOVA
-Spectrasonics Atmosphere
-Ibanez acoustic guitar
-Epiphone electric guitar with an epiphone amp

Other stuff:
-Philips DVD-player (used as CD-player)
-Steinberg Midex 8 (midi interface)
-an AKG Microphone
-a bunch of VSTi's and plugins

Likes: Hanging out with my friends, girls, happy people, and I'm always trying to do my best for other people to be happy. I dunno why, but I cannot feel happy when I know someone else is sad.

Dislikes: (To quote David) Snobby/rude/obnoxious/arogant/egotisitcal People.

Other hobbies:

Life, snowboarding, working out etc...

My view on life:

Live your life your way! Be happy with who you are. Even if you're fat, skinny, sick, or whatever, no-one can be your boss but you!
Tim27 Sept 2003, 15:34
Hello

I'm Tim from the Netherlands, i was born on 16 november, 1985 so i'll be 18 soon! I've got a job in a supermarket :D job sucks, but there are nice people (and i already work there for like 2 years) so i still not thinking about taking another job. I'm currently doing a course on SAE (the audio engineering course). I've been making music already for about 4 years or so, my equipment list:

Software:
- Cubase SX (Sequencing, recording, mixing and mastering)
- FL Studio (to program beats)
- Native instruments Pro 53
- Native instruments Absynth
- Linplug Albino

Hardware:
- Midiman 2x2 2in/2out midi interface
- Audiotrak inca 88 8 in/8out soundcard
- Behringer Eurorack mx 1604 mixer
- Behringer Truth b2031 studio monitors
- Superlux CM H8A Condenser microphone
- Evolution UC-33 Midicontroller
- Novation KS-rack Synth (analog sounds)
- Roland XP-30 Synth (Acoustic and real instruments)

Computer:
AMD Athlon XP2000
384 MB ram

Listens to: All music genres, but i don't really like rock
Likes: People who are nice, good movies and good music offcourse
Dislikes: Music that doesn't come from the heart

@Alex: How are the Tannoy reveal active studio monitors? Did you compared them to others? They sure look nice!

@ Trancefuzion: What do you need Cubase SX AND Cakewalk pro audio for? :D

Tim
David McGowan27 Sept 2003, 16:21
lol i was just thinking how many times have we introduced eachother to the same group of guys ? Its cool tho, good to meet new people too.
AlexW27 Sept 2003, 20:15
Tim wrote: @Alex: How are the Tannoy reveal active studio monitors? Did you compared them to others? They sure look nice!

They are really nice for the price! :)
You can push the volume until your ears bleed, but most important of all is that they have a crystalclear sound. You hear EVERYTHING and make mastering and EQ:ing so much easier.

I compared them to some m-audio monitors for the same price but choosed they Tannoy Monitors 'cause i thought it had a better "mid-edge". The m-audio where more "bassy/bouncy" but not bad.

And I know that Labworks and Thrillseekers are using them so they can't be a really bad choise.

//Alexander
TranceSynthVania27 Sept 2003, 20:47
Well have in mind that monitors are supposed to give the EXACT same sound as it recieves from the mixer/computer... You don't usually choose a pair of monitors because they sound nicer...

That's what my Hafler monitors are good at. Although the price tag makes you cry ($4.500-$5.000 for my monitors+sub) they are really worth the money.. they produce exact sound. So if you get a mix to sound good on them, it surely sounds good on other speakers :)

Oh, I forgot I was here to read about other people introducing themselves, not to bitch about my monitors :wacko:
AlexW27 Sept 2003, 22:24
TranceSynthVania wrote: Well have in mind that monitors are supposed to give the EXACT same sound as it recieves from the mixer/computer... You don't usually choose a pair of monitors because they sound nicer...

That's what my Hafler monitors are good at. Although the price tag makes you cry ($4.500-$5.000 for my monitors+sub) they are really worth the money.. they produce exact sound. So if you get a mix to sound good on them, it surely sounds good on other speakers :)

Oh, I forgot I was here to read about other people introducing themselves, not to bitch about my monitors :wacko:

Good monitors give's you a better soundimage since it focused on that.
To get a clear sound and to "hear all the sounds" is easier with monitors than some regular computer speakers.

And as you say, you want them to sound exactly as the sequenser "sounds"...
Trancefuzion27 Sept 2003, 22:54
TranceSynthVania wrote: Spectrasonics Atmosphere

:blink: You have a spetrasonics?!?! *jealous*
MiGhTy-MaX27 Sept 2003, 22:59
Hey all,

My name's Max Elbert Meier, III, or MiGhTy-MaX as I am/used to be known. I only have one track that I salvaged, and I no longer have a music setup, so I'm on the down-low for a while.

Just so everyone knows, I'm disabled, so if my music sounds a bit off... just tell me and I'll think about it, or if you have a real problem, stuff it... I just want to give the best effort I can to all the people out there.
Trancefuzion27 Sept 2003, 23:06
Tim wrote: @ Trancefuzion: What do you need Cubase SX AND Cakewalk pro audio for? :D

lol I don't. I have them. :rolleyes:

I am hoping to make some use of some VSTi's in Cubase though.
ephex28 Sept 2003, 04:20
Hey guys! :D

My name is Christopher Farber and I was born on the 8th of January in 1988. I'm 15 and a sophmore in highschool.

Thinks I like:
hott girls, movies, good music [all kinds], computers, sportscars [BMW, Porsche, and Lamborghini!], AMD, good food, science & astronomy, hanging out with friends, sleeping in geometry, and this smiley: :cheesburger:

Thinks I dislike:
microsoft, taxes!, bad sound systems, my brother, unhappy/annoying people, people with fast cars, wannabes, and LIGHT POLLUTION/SOUND POLLUTION.

I've always had a very strong attraction to music, although I didn't realize it until halfway through 8th grade! Thankfully I wandered upon trance one day [aura - the source of trance] and I haven't looked back since. I also have equally strong attraction to all forms of art, especially digital media and graphic design.

I've also been producing since June of 2002 when I bought Fruityloops with some of my graduation money.

My Studio:

Computer: [custom built by me ;)]
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2100+ [OC 2.13GHz]
RAM: 512MB Corsair XMS DDR333
Motherboard: Asus A7V8X
Graphics: Asus Geforce4 MX440 64MB
Sound: M-Audio Audiophile2496
HD: Western Digital 20GB [soon to be a serial ATA seagate barracuda 7200.7 120GB drive]
Monitor: too sad to put here.... [soon to be two NEC 17" flat screen CRT's]

Software:
Reason 2.5
FL Studio 4
Several freeware plugins
Freeware audio editors
Samples from various sources [and some I made myself]

MIDI:
Evolution MK225C USB keyboard/controller

Monitoring:
Behringer Truth B2031 Active two way monitors :D :drool:
BALLISTIC SOLUTION28 Sept 2003, 15:35
alright, i guess i should do this again :P (btw, i hate this smiley! )
my name is mac, i'm in the us army.... i was a tank driver & gunner (the whole m1 series...i'm so proud...my grandfather was a tanker in ww2 & uncle a tanker in vietnam...family tradition B) ) now i'm a blackhawk helicopter mechanic going on my 9th year in the army...

t[]c turned me onto trance when i discovered them by accident on mp3.com...i hope to be somewhere near as good as they are someday...

my musical background is in industrial groups like early nine inch nails, ministry, & skinny puppy & punk rock ....i've played in groups you've never heard of like "your mom's dildo" & "jesus christ action-figures".

i sold everything when i came back into the army, so my personal studio consists of a korg triton studio ( with cd-rw option ) and a worthless computer & speakers.... btw dave, i use my jvc reciever (9010) with optical i/o along with my synth :) .

i love being on this board, because t[]c treats everyona as equals & doesn't get the "god complex"...& because other users, are so helpful & honest....(dave mcgowan....hint hint)

so if anyone here ever comes to korea, e-mail me & we'll have a beer on me [image]
David McGowan29 Sept 2003, 00:55
Just my nature besides, the more people we help the more better music there will be , right ? :)
Matt1 Oct 2003, 22:50
hey everyone i'm Matt just in case you hadnt guessed....

i'm 18....

i make trance under the name Sub-Conscious, a couple of my tunes are up at www.mp3.com/sbcs i used to be a gold member but that expired so i'm uploading the rest to my soundclick site soon ;-)

this is my equipment list:

Sony DMX R100 48 channel Digital Mixer

Genelec 1038A Tri-amplified Stereo Monitors
Genelec 1030A Surround Sound Left Right and Centre
Genelec 1029A Surround Sound Rears
Genelec 1092A Surround Sound Subwoofer
Emu e6400 Ultra Sampler

Korg Triton Rack

DACS Headlite Headphone Amplifier
MOTU MTP AV MIDI Timepiece
Tascam DA45HR DAT Machine
DACS micamp
Drawmer DC2476 Digital Mastering Processor
Drawmer DL241 Compressor
Soundfield MkV Processor

Soundfield SP251 Surround Proccessor
Studiologic SL880 Master Keyboard
Lexicon 300L Digital Effects System
SEK'D 2496 AD/DA Converter
Digitech Studio Quad 4 Multi effects unit
Tascam MX2424 Digital Multitrack

Pearl Export Series Drum Kit
Trace Elliot Commando 15 Bass Amp
Peavey Bandit 112
Yamaha FX310
Fender Mexican Precision Bass
Epiphone Gibson SG

Shure SM58 x 2
Shure SM57 x 2
Beyerdynamic TGX50
Beyerdynamic M201TG
Beyerdynamic TGX10 x 2
Beyerdynamic TGX5 x 2
Rode NT1
DPA Series 4000 x 2
AKG C414 x 2
Coles Ribbon Microphone x 2
Neumann M147 Tube
Soundfield MkV

BSS AR133 DI Box x 2
Sennheiser H2270 Headphones x 6
Sennheiser HD580 Headphones
Various Stands and leads

Tascam TM D4000 Digital Mixer
Korg Triton Rack

Emu e6400 Ultra Sampler

Vestax PDX-2000 Direct Drive Record Decks
Vestax PDX-170A Mixer
Panasonic TH-42PWD4 42" 16:9 Plasma Display
Evolution MK-261 Master Keyboard
Genelec 1038A Tri-amplified Stereo Monitors
Genelec 1030A Surround Sound Left Right and Centre
Genelec 1029A Surround Sound Rears
Genelec 1092A Surround Sound Subwoofer

Emu e6400 Ultra Sampler

Tascam DA-45HA DAT Machine

Yamaha MU128 Tone Generator
Mackie 1402-VLZ Pro Analogue Mixer
Fostex VC-8 ADAT/Analogue converter
Genelec 1029A Monitors with 1091A Subwoofer
Evolution MK-261 Master Keyboard

Emagic Logic Audio Platinum
Steinberg Cubase SX
SEK'D Samplitude
Sonic Foundry Vegas
Socic Foundry Sound Forge
Audio Mulch
CDP Grainmill
cSound

Power Macintosh G4 735 Hz

Digidesign ProTools 5.1 c/w 888 interface
Opcode Studio 4 Midi Interface

Max/Msp

Sound Designer II
Soundhack

Ircam Audiosculpt, Diphone

Soundcraft Delta8 20-8-2 Mixer
Yamaha SY99 (master keyboard)
Akai S1000 Sampler
Yamaha TG77 Synth
Panasonic SV 3700 DAT Recorder
Tascam DA-88 Digital Tape Recorder
8 Genelec 1032A Active monitors
2 VCR3s
Roland 100M Analogue Synth
AMS 15-80S Digital delay 3.2/1.6s with 2 pitch change cards and sampling option
AMS DMX15R Digital reverb
2 Yamaha Q2031A Stereo 1/3 Octave Graphic Equaliser
Klark-Teknic DN272A Graphic Equaliser
EMS 8 Octave Filter Bank
Alesis Microverb
Yamaha SPX1000 Multi Effects Processor
Roland Pad 80 Midi Percussion Controller
Function Junction 16 x 16 Midi patchbay

PowerMacintosh G3 500Hz
Digidesign ProTools5.1
StudioVision Pro
Master Tracks Pro5
Sound Designer II
Ircam Audiosculpt, Diphone
Max/Msp
Soundhack

Soundcraft 200B 16-4-2 Mixer
Yamaha SY99 (master keyboard)
Akai S2000i sampler
Roland D50 synth
Roland D110 synth
Panasonic SV 3700 DAT Recorder
Tascam DA-88 Digital Tape Recorder
2 Tannoy DTM8 Monitors
1 Quad 405 II Amp
Yamaha Q2031A Stereo 1/3 Octave Graphic Equaliser
Yamaha SPX900 Multi Effects Processor

PowerMacintosh G4 735Hz
Digidesign Protools 5.1 c/w 882 interface

Protools 5.1
Sound Designer II
Alchemy
IRCAM AudioSculpt, Diphone
Soundhack

Max/Msp
StudioVision Pro
Master Tracks Pro5

Yamaha O2R Digital Mixing Console
Yamaha SY99 (master keyboard)
Akai S3000 sampler
Korg Wavestation A/D synth
Yamaha TX816 synth
Roland D110 synth
Sony DTC 1000
Panasonic SV3700 DAT Recorder
Tascam DA-88 Digital Tape Recorder
Tascam IF-88AE Digital interface
Yamaha FMC1 Digital Format converter
2 Tannoy SRM12 Monitors
1 Quad 405 II Amp
Yamaha Q2031A Stereo 1/3 Octave Graphic Equaliser
Yamaha SPX990 Multi Effects Processor

Yamaha O1V Digital Mixing Console
Genelec 1232A Powered Monitors
828 Moto Digital Audio Interface
Lexicon Effects Unit
Tascam DA-24 DAT
Tascam Minidisc
PowerMacG4 735Hz
Max/Msp
Sensor Interfaces: iCube and MIDI Creator
Interactice Sensors: Reach, Ultrasonic, Infrared, Pressure velocity pads

6 PowerMac G4 735Hz
ProTools LE
Soundhack

IRCAM Audiosculpt, Diphone
6 Tascam DA-20 DAT

6 Powermac
MasterTracks Pro5
Max/Msp
6 Akai 2000i Samplers + MESA controller software
6 Notepad mixers
6 Yamaha SY99 Master Keyboards
Tascam DA-20 DAT
Tascam Minidisc Player

B)

whats wrong with that?

........OK so i'm a music tech student at the university of huddersfield, UK... i just copied that list from the site, :lol: i'll be making music with that stuff soon, i just started here though still learning how to use it...

soon i'll have my own computer again which will be a P4 2.8Ghz, 512 RAM, and a SoundBlaster Audigy II Plautinum EX with Reason 2.5 and Sound Forge 6 :D
David McGowan1 Oct 2003, 22:58
Heh, i was gunna say , at 18 and you have all that equip.. either mom dad are uber rich, or you jacked someones studio..

GL nice to meet you.

David
Matt1 Oct 2003, 23:12
had you going didnt i ;-)

nice to meet you too!
OneLoneMan2 Oct 2003, 05:30
My name is John, I live in Florida (USA) and I'm probably the oldest coot on this forum. I'm 50, that's right, the big five-oh! And the strange thing is I have been waiting for techno/trance music all my life but just didn't know it. I grew up on Rock'n'Roll and still listen to it but the beat was never fast enough for me generally. When I heard my first techno song I went ballistic! Now I have more techno/trance music than I can listen to right now! I don't know much about music making I just know what I like and I like a lot of the stuff the guys here put out. So keep making music guys, I'll keep listening! :music: ;)
Trancefuzion2 Oct 2003, 06:04
OneLoneMan wrote: My name is John, I live in Florida (USA) and I'm probably the oldest coot on this forum. I'm 50, that's right, the big five-oh! And the strange thing is I have been waiting for techno/trance music all my life but just didn't know it. I grew up on Rock'n'Roll and still listen to it but the beat was never fast enough for me generally. When I heard my first techno song I went ballistic! Now I have more techno/trance music than I can listen to right now! I don't know much about music making I just know what I like and I like a lot of the stuff the guys here put out. So keep making music guys, I'll keep listening! :music: ;)

Holy crap you're fifty and you like trance??? Dang the world needs more people like you!!! lol
David McGowan2 Oct 2003, 07:10
Yeah the world does need more older trance listeners!!

which brings up a interesting question, do any of your older friends give you a hard time becase you listen to trance? or do any of them like it to ?

David
Trancefuzion2 Oct 2003, 07:27
David McGowan wrote: Yeah the world does need more older trance listeners!!

which brings up a interesting question, do any of your older friends give you a hard time becase you listen to trance? or do any of them like it to ?

David

Well my parents dont care for it too much. Especially my mom... the boom boom gets to her after a while ;)

Its not my dad's top choice either but he likes some of it. The more melodic stuff... but its not what he chooses to listen to. :lol:

They've just gotten used to it. ^_^
DarthJiggler9 Oct 2003, 01:54
Greets!

This marks my first post here, but I am by no means new to T[]C. My name is Mike and I've been listening to and have been in love with the music of Trance[]Control for about 2 1/2 - 3 years now (I think it was Atomic Dance Explosion that got me hooked). Yeah I know I'm a lazy git for just now posting here, but my whole life can be summed up by the saying, "Better late than never" :P
I'm 28 and work at the Beaufort County library as a Circulation Librarian. I've a love for dark, lush, mysterious music of many kinds, but have always been in love with electronica, and trance in particular. I often borrow a term I first heard on an Ambient episode of Music From The Hearts of Space "Beep Generation" to describe my tastes in music.
I'm currently rather active on the Exodus Evanescence Board Evanescence vies with T[]C as my favorite music. I often try to "convert" friends, family members, girl friends, anyone who will listen to both groups (and have been somewhat successful :D )

Other than a love of music I'm rather interested in aviation, Linguistics (writing systems in particular), Sci-Fi, History, and dreaming up strange fition ideas.
David McGowan9 Oct 2003, 02:01
Glad to have you aboard Darthjiggler... ( i wont mention what movies this name conjures up)

And i think for most of the older t[]c fans atomic dance explosion was the one that hooked us all.

If you have any questions let us know!

David :lol:
DarthJiggler9 Oct 2003, 02:15
David McGowan wrote: Glad to have you aboard Darthjiggler... ( i wont mention what movies this name conjures up)

:eek: I hadn't even thought of that. I got the nickname surprisingly enough by repairing computers...
David McGowan9 Oct 2003, 02:19
No worries mate. its prolly just my sick imagination running rampent again.
Trancefuzion9 Oct 2003, 04:30
David McGowan wrote: And i think for most of the older t[]c fans atomic dance explosion was the one that hooked us all.

Actually the first track from t[]c that got me hooked was Deep Vibrations and then on to Dream of Trance... Atomic Dance Explosion was great don't get me wrong. Those are just what got me hooked to t[]c. B)
OneLoneMan10 Oct 2003, 00:31
David McGowan wrote:Yeah the world does need more older trance listeners!!

which brings up a interesting question, do any of your older friends give you a hard time becase you listen to trance? or do any of them like it to ?

David

My lovely wife can only listen to it for a very short time. One of my co-workers (a woman) hates it and asks me to turn it down (or off) when I play it at work. Another co-worker likes some techno (mostly radio edit stuff) but not trance. I'm sure that my older brother and his wife would hate it. As far as I know I am the only one my age around here that likes trance. But I'm an exceptional person (no, really I am) and I have always tried to keep up with the times. While set in my ways in many respects I am progressive in others. :woot: :music:
David McGowan10 Oct 2003, 00:59
Thats really cool man. Its very odd to find people who grew up in older generations, liking new music and styles. But i think its awesome that you do.

and 50 really aint that old yet :P

David
BALLISTIC SOLUTION14 Oct 2003, 02:12
off topic introduce yourself