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# Not being able to sleep last night produced this

I haven't posted anything here in so long, it feels strange coming back.
Also last night I made this quick tune in garageband, sounds like it should be used to advertise biscuits or something.
Anyway, does anyone know of any good and preferably free drum sequencers?
Also I'm curious about the setup that any of you music makers have at home.
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:16, archived)
# Wins
this
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:17, archived)
# right
you are
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:18, archived)
# do
or do not

there is no try
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:18, archived)
# There is no spoon
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:19, archived)
# Then what did I just stick up my *orifice of your choice*?
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:21, archived)
# a spork
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:22, archived)
# I like the Wall-e moment when tries to categorise a spork as a fork or a spoon and gives up.
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:23, archived)
# They Can be Bought at Wall-E's Wallmart of the Walluniverse
if you can find Wally to waggle you trough the way
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:25, archived)
# sporks are the devil's tools
nothing that isn't a spoon should be allowed to look that much like a spoon
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:26, archived)
# What about rugby?
Hmmmm? Hmmmm?
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:28, archived)
# a game
for poofs it is

*runs*
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:50, archived)
# This is really good :-D hahahaha
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:17, archived)
# hahaha
if I'd had a mouthful of tea when I saw this I wouldn't have it now

edit: I like your tune, it's like the Incredible String Band doing surf covers

edit ii: Garageband doesn't like VSTs, does it?
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:17, archived)
# nope
I think it has to be in the audio unit format to work. You might be able to convert them though, I've heard of such things.
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:26, archived)
# Woo!
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:18, archived)
# !ooW
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:20, archived)
# Woo!!ooW
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:21, archived)
# The Brownaphant fever norgets.
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:18, archived)
# Gordon Brown, texture like elephants
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:19, archived)
# *monitor snorts*
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:21, archived)
# Well, welcome back, I like it!

My home music making setup: I have a dwarf behind a set of various upside down pans for percussion. He beats them with chop sticks. I used to use a smurf instead, but we all know how that ended.
For flutes I have a parrot in a cage. But the cage is usually open. He flies about the place and enjoys all kinds of food, but mostly nuts and bit of fried egg. His voice is a bit lower after eating eggs, but you can't tell from the recordings, so I guess that's alright.
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:20, archived)
# On guitar, I have a shark who thinks he's a friggin' bear
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:24, archived)
#
a friggin'
friggin' a
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:26, archived)
# Don't give him any ideas please

He has an account on here too
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:27, archived)
# I broke my e-string.
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:30, archived)
# TOO LATE
MUAHUAHUAHUAHUA
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:30, archived)
# WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:31, archived)
# WUT

pffft
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:33, archived)
# If you've replaced me I'm so going to maul you!
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:34, archived)
# *frigs*

(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:38, archived)
# Things are getting a bit surreal* here

*+er
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:43, archived)
# What about the Sheep with the triangle?:
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:26, archived)
# Every time it hits, you hear "KEBAB"
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:27, archived)
# Can't be bothered with those
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:27, archived)
# RACIST!
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:28, archived)
# I used to have a shark on guitar, but bears are better
so it's probably for the best there.
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:28, archived)
# I shall stop bugging him about it then

top tip!
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:30, archived)
# My setup is a piano
and spoons.

and 2 CD decks, mixer, 2 amps, 4 speakers, bass bin and a Jew's harp
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:27, archived)
# Now that you mention it

I have a thumb piano made into half a gourd
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:32, archived)
# colonel haathi brown
most undecided of all the elephants
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:21, archived)
# hahaha!
this is perfect.
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:22, archived)
# arf!
I'm farting around with Reason 4.0 when bored. The rest of my 'setup' only consists of a Soundblaster card with low-latency ASIO characteristics, a pair of AKG monitor headphones and a small USB midi keyboard.
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:24, archived)
# aha
I think a cheap midi keyboard should be my next purchase, i've been looking at reason as well, how is it?
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:30, archived)
# I really like it (maybe due to the fact that it's the only audio software I know in depth really)
you have a virtual rack and can put loads of synths, samplers, effect devices and so on into it and even turn it around to do the cabling. Nearest I'll ever get to owning real hardware :)
A friend who's really good at making digital music (as opposed to myself) mainly uses Ableton which seems also a good choice

Edit: big downside: no VSTs :(
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:37, archived)
# grah
I can't get on with Reason, too complicated for me (or at least it was 4 years ago)

my midi keyboard is very useful for occupying shelves under my desk
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:32, archived)
# luckily I had a friend to show me around Reason, otherwise I'd have had to give up really quickly too

(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:49, archived)
# hahahaha
proper b3ta as they say
edit:nice wee tune you got goin'too
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:28, archived)
# I have a 1980s drum machine and small guitar

(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:29, archived)
# dwarf guitar?
(, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 14:34, archived)