the production thread

303abuser

apyssjw this is good advice. once you learn subtractive synthesis, most hardware/software is basically the same.

Amps

apyssjw Yeah, this is very much my move, I need to learn it inside out, otherwise your just bumbling about.

Amps

303abuser Will defo have a look.

303abuser

here’s an excellent video around the mixing process …

Amps

This might come more under ‘general computer help’, but the new computer has been boss so far, but it’s started to have audio glitches… I can be listening to music in Ableton, and then when I scroll a web page in Chrome, the audio will glitch / distort. It goes for just about everything, listening to a track on Soundcloud, and then get glitches when I open the Control Panel etc. It appears the CPU has become a bit ‘spikey’ and it’s fucking the audio. Any thoughts on any fixes gents?

303abuser

Amps two simple options to try … shut down everything that isn’t essential when working in ableton; and increase your buffer size in ableton (that will create some latency, but you may not have a choice).

Amps

303abuser Yeah, it’s less of an Ableton thing and more of a ’whole computer thing, doesn’t matter where the audio is coming from type thing’.

I’ve added more software slowly over the last week or so, and that is really the only changes, so might just do a factory reset and see how I get on.

mono-stereo

Amps are you using built in sound or an audio interface?

303abuser

Amps ah sorry, thought you meant stuttering in ableton. i’m a mac guy, so i probably can’t help much, mono seems to be on the right path.

Amps

mono-stereo No audio interface, nothing more than a pair of headphones plugged in. It’s all ‘in the box’ as it where.

mono-stereo

Amps i’n not really up on PCs these days but my guess would be the stuttering is due to the shitty built in sound chip you’re using, best off getting either a proper sound card or external audio interface that uses asio drivers.

Amps

mono-stereo It has a decent sound card in it, just not an audio interface. Can’t believe it’s the drivers as it’s only three weeks old…

mono-stereo

Amps What sound card has it got in it? Built in sound/DACs included with motherboards tend to be shite.

Amps

It appears to be extensions in the browsers. I think probably Adobe Acrobat extension. Load of shite.

Dubman

Not a production question but is it possible to remove id tags on a mixed cd so that I could rip as one complete file instead of single tracks.

303abuser

Unbroken1 in case you’re still looking, i just discovered this one and it’s very reasonably priced as well.

https://aberrantdsp.com/plugins/sketchcassette/

Unbroken1

303abuser …thanks mate, may give that one a go!

303abuser

Unbroken1 no worries. i’m really trying not to buy a 5th tape plugin lol.

Amps

Any of you lot use Adobe Audition for anything?

303abuser

i haven’t. i’ve considered looking at bitwig, but i’m sticking with ableton as i’m finally feeling comfortable with it and don’t want to start again.

Amps

303abuser Just looking to work out a specific feature as they have changed it recently. Off to the Adobe forum!

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