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Living Room Studio Spec

Computers/Softwares/Audio Peripherals:

- Apple Mac Pro Intel 2.6ghz, 5 gig Ram.
- Logic Pro 9.
- Lynx Aurora 16.
- Dangerous 2 bus Summing Mixer.
- Dangerous Monitor St


Synths/ Modules/Samplers/Midi Controller/Midi Interface:

- Emu Proteus 2000
- Emu Orbit V2
- Roland SC880
- Akai S5000 Sampler
- Virus B
- Korg Trinity XP
- M-Audio Keystation Pro 88
- Fatar Midi Controller
- ESI Midi Controller
- Yamaha RY-30 Drum Machine

Amps/Pre-amps/Eqs/Compressors/Monitors/Microphones/Mixer:

- Buzz Audio MA 2.2 Mic/Instrument Class A Pre-Amp
- Manley Massive Passive Tube EQ
- Crane Song STC Class A Compressor/Limiter
- Empirical Labs Distressor EL8X (pair) Compressor/Limiter
- DBX 266 XL Compressor/ Gate
- DBX 166 A Compressor/ Limiter
- Joemeek VC1 Compressor/Preamp
- Hafler  P1500 Transnova Power Amp (for speakers)
- Yamaha NS-10M Speakers, HS 80 Powered Speakers
- Mics: Blue Bottle (tube), Blue Baby Bottle (condenser), Soundelux E250 (tube fet), 2x Shure Sm57 (dynamic),
            Shure KSM 32 (condenser), AKG C3000 S (condenser), AKG C1000 (condenser), Brawner VM1
- Rolls RA62 Headphone Amp
- Dangerous 2 Bus
- Dangerous monitor ST


CREDITS ( partial ):

- Anuar Zain (malaysia ) "Lelaki Ini" & "Jangan Pernah Lagi" (2007) (vocals, arrangements, mixing)
- Dewi Sandra Album STAR : "Movin' On", "Kata Cinta", "Bukan Salah Diriku", "Buktikan", "To Be Loved",
                                            "Sesal", "Turn It Up" (2007) (vocals, arrangements, mixing)
- Glenn Fredly (2004-2007): - Slamat Pagi Dunia Re-package "Cukup Sudah Remix" (vocals, arrgt, mixing)
                                             - Cinta Silver : "My Everything", "Nada Jiwa", "Pengakuan Lelaki", "LOVE" (vocals, arrgts, mixing)
                                             - Aku Dan Wanita: "Benci Tapi Rindu", "Sepanjang Jalan Kenangan", "Good Times", "Sudah Berlayar",
                                                                           "Kumpul Bocah", "Tega" (vocals, mixing, arrgts)
                                             - Happy Sunday: "Happy Sunday" (original&remix) (mixing, arrgts, vocals)
- Warna "Warna And Friends": "50 Tahun Lagi" (vocals, mixing, arrgts)
- Indonesian Idol 2005-2007 : - Mike (album): all vocals taken @ LivingRoom Studio. Arrgts: "Cintakan Membawamu", "Yang Terbaik",
                                                  "Semua Untuk Cinta", "Cinta Tak Bertuan". Album Mixed @ LivingRoom Studio
                                                - Vira "Ingin Kumiliki" (vocals, mixing, arrgts)
                                                - Idol 2 all star "Cintaku" (mixing, arrgts)
                                                - Yudika "Bukan Rayuan Gombal" (vocals)
                                                - Monita "Dia" (vocals)
                                                - Ilham "Malam Ini" (vocals, arrgts, mixing)
                                                - Lee " Hanya Untukmu" (vocals, arrgts, mixing)
                                                - Rini "Boneka", "Cinta Tlah Memilih" (vocals, arrgts, mixing)
                                                - Risma "Cobalah Untuk Setia" (vocals, arrgts, mixing)
                                                - Idol Divo CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY "Silent Night", "Mukjizat Itu Nyata" (vocals, arrgts, mixing)
                                                - Wilson & Gaby CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY "Bersama Dalam Tuhan" (vocals, arrgts, mixing)
- Tia Afi: "Sorry Mama", "Harapanku", "Biarkan Aku", "Kuingin Bersamamu" (vocals, arrgts, mixing)
- Terry: "Meme Si Tu Est Partie" (vocals)
- SHE: "Slowdown Baby", "Abracadabra" (mixing)
- Cindy: "Mati Gaya", "Nikmati Saja Berdua", "Exclusive", "Pacarku" (mixing)
- Pazto: "I Need You", "Rasa Ini", "Wanita Berhati Dua" (vocals, arrgts)
- Ressa Herlambang: "Janji Putih", "Gadis Cantik" (vocals, arrgts, mixing)
- Pinkan Mambo: "Aku Tau Rasanya" (vocals, arrgts, mixing)
- Ribas : All vocals recorded @ LivingRoom Studio
- Rebecca "Kata Hati" : All tracks produced, mixed, recorded @ Living Room Studio
- Ello: "Kau", "Kekasih Khayalan", "Gadisku" (vocals, arrgts, mixing)
- Shanty "Indah Hari Ini" (remix, vocals, mixing)
- Mengejar Matahari (audio post production/mixing)
- Apprentice Indonesia (theme song, mixing)
- Superdeal 2 millyar (theme song, mixing, efx)
- Ungu Permen Relaxa TV Filler (audio post production/mixing)
- Cinta Laura: Oh Beby Ost (Arrgt, Mix, Recording)
- Pinkan Mambo: Ratu Pesta (Arrgt, Mix, Recording)
- Dewi Sandra : Albums "Stars" & "Wanita" (Arrgts, Mixing, recording)
- Cinta Laura "Cinta" (Arrgts, Mix, Recording)
- Agnes Monica "Godai Aku Lagi" (Arrgt)
                                               

Halo semuanya. Numpang ngisi dikit sini ttg rendering. Nah, kalo saya berdasarkan pengalaman di midi programming, kadang suka pas di playback ada sample yg tonenya panjang. Tapi misalnya suara itu kita maenin ditengah2 suaranya, secara midi notes gak akan kedengeran. Nah, itu kadang yg bikin mood turun pas producing a track cuz suara tiba2 gak muncul ini itu, padahal midi notesnya ada. Yg biasa saya lakukan adalah begini basically:

1. Beresin arrangement music (programming drums, synthline, efx, samples dsb)
2. Untuk sound2 yg perlu ada efx permanen, misalnya vocals yg pake delay2, itu boleh dirender destructive kalo memang delay timenya dll gak akan diganti2 lagi
3. Untuk sound2 yg akan diproses, misalnya kick, hh, snare dsb, biasanya saya suka render tanpa eq, comp dsb ( jadi pas mixing wavnya yg diproses). Penting untuk sound2 utama kayak kick dan snare, kalo bisa (menurut saya sich) jgn diproses destructive soalnya pas mixing, apalagi kalo dance music ya, kick dan snare itu yg paling dan harus berwibawah. Setelah element2 laen di buka di arrangement lagu, pasti kick dan snare akan ada gangguan frequency. Contoh: bassline dan kick. Misalnya si kick berwibawah diantara 0-180hz. Tiba2 si bass ternyata juga berwibawah di situ. Nah...thats when you have frequency battle deh. Di sinilah mungkin kegunaan rendered ato gak soalnya kalo misalnya bass dan kick sudah render permanen, dua sounds itu mungkin dah oke kerjasamanya, tapi mungkin akan brantem sama yg laen2nya.

Well, hopefully tipsnya bisa membantu. Happy producing!

Kalo gw sich dihargai di luar negeri ato dalam negeri sama aja, yg penting keep improving and coba untuk dapet sound. Scene di UK pas jaman prog 1999 itu megang bgt, so we need to work on that "sound" di sini, baik itu trance, house, prog etc. Even sampe musik pop/rnb/hiphop dll. Peace.

Oops, forgot the online store part. Jadi begini... so let's say ada dj/producer/labelowner yg demen ama track loe...then automatically u will be signed and your tracks will be on beatport etc!

Mungkin ini cara yg lebih simple:
1. Make a hot track
2. Coba ke event di mana ada dj luar lagi maen and try to give out your demos there. Make sure si dj producer juga dan ada kaitan ama label yg cocok
3. Get his/her email, phone#s, facebook, myspace blahblahblah...PENTING! Or else u will not be able to get updates kan?
4. Give time kira2 seminggu then try to contact that person
5. Good PR . Ngobrolnya kalo pake msn ato yahoo nyantai aja... jgn terlalu pushy
6. After all that's done, hope for the best since YOU have done your BEST!
7. Kalo gak berhasil, coba lagi and keep trying. It's supposed to be your passion, bukan goal untuk jadi beken segala. Dari musicnya akan ada hasilnya and that's when you get a chance to educate and express your art to people, and later perhaps, your fans Peace!

Buat gw, that step pas bikin the first 8 ato 16 bars yg harus diulang2 ntar. Kalo itu gak jalan yah lagunya ke laut. That's for question 1. As for question 2, bagian mixing paling manteb buat gw, time to explore dech.

There is no right or wrong. Yg penting honest dan si producer harus feel good bout it b)

cuman mungkin perlu xtra effort aja ya? coba ntar gw posting contoh gw dech.. yg remixnya glenn fredly "Happy Sunday". See what u guys think

emang sich, cuman trus terang gw juga rada2 ribet when it comes to producing with indonesian lyrics. But I am not against it like many do in this country. Memang hal yg harus banyak didiskusiin. India ada, arab ada, jepang ada, perancis ada, jerman ada, indo blum aja tuch...

Nice! Nice! Asik2 listnya. Well...mengenai dj, blum ada jadwal dan memang blum ada kesempatan maen keluar since lagi sibuk studio melulu. Ntar di posting di sin kalo ada event dech. And btw... I was never gone...just kept in the dark aja

siap!

Just wondering... anyone makin dance tracks with Indo lyrics out there? Kepikiran soalnya temen gw DJ 19 di Jepang sempet pake puisi jepang gitu and it got pretty good response. Gw kemaren sempet bikin an original house track buat upcomin artist local recycled lagu Elfas. Trus, pernah bikin remix Shanty's "Indah Hari Ini" and Glenn Fredly's "Happy Sunday". Your thoughts please? Respect! 

Baru check link yg dikasih bpk Heru. Asik juga tuch ya. Mungkin memang oke bgt kalo ada di sini jadi bisa langsung direview sama members. I'm for it! .

wuih, bener tuh. unreleased tapi ye. terkecuali Diversion itu di Pod Recordings. Set rip spinspin sugar dari mana dapet? Echa thanks for posting. yg laen donk ayo! Respect! Btw, emang gw dah tue ya (hehehehehe...) pake manggil om.

hmmm... good idea. ntar coba dikulik dech hehehehehe! Mau gaya apa nich :p

Setuju sama SGStronix. Yg penting dipikirin mungkin Pre-amp, kabel, dan audio card/interface. Yg kepikiran skrg munkin echo audio yg 2 channel (Gina ato apa gitu namanya) di www.echoaudio.com . Trus buat Mic-pre yg penting clean. Dan kalo bisa cari yg gak banyak pernak perniknya kayak EQ segala dalam satu box, unless itu channel strip (micpre - comp- eq - gate etc dalam satu unit) high end and itu bisa harganya 30jtan ke atas. Di melodia ada jual yg merek RNP (Really Nice Pre-amp) dari FMR Audio ( http://www.fmraudio.com ) dan kalo gak salah harga di bawah 5 jt, trus kwalitas terjamin since barangnya memang pro, designed by perusahaan kecil di US. Untuk Mic, coba Shure SM-58/57, ato AKG C-1000. Shure gak perlu pake preamp since itu dynamic mic jadi mungkin bisa cut cost beli micpre segala tapi kalo ada budget, mungkin coba yg RNP tadi. AKG C-1000 itu condenser jadi memang perlu micpre yg ada phantom power, jadi mungkin bisa pake si RNP tadi. About C-1000, itu mungkin kadang banyak org make buat high hat drums tapi dulu pas waktu gw mulai rekaman, itu sempat jadi mic handalan. Give it a try. Good Luck

speedy di studio gw mati seminggu minggu lalu. Speednya gak terlalu speedy sich menurut gw :p. Yg ada mah naek harga paling ntar yg "speedy" gara2 naekin bandwith :p.

hmmm.... good idea. Mengenai kemauan ato tidak dari pihak ravelex... memang sudah ada yg pernah rekomendasi system begini?

Yg penting2 aja bro . But then again, setup memang buat commercial recording/production juga. For dance music sich I think it's a luxury dan accessory berguna, tapi gak musti bos. For starters sich gw recommend getting the new mac pro yg 8 core, pake 4x7200rpm drives (trus di raid), and minimum 4 ato 5 gig ram. Itupun dah sadis trus coba pake logic studio 8 since semuanya dah lengkap. Gak masalah juga kalo minat pake nuendo, cubase, ato yg similar. Mungkin bisa pake nuendo/ cubase, trus di link ama reason 4 ato ableton. Caranya banyak dan many plugins yg simulate analog gears skrg dah oke bgt for dance music production. Yg penting taste, kuping, and work hard. The resrt are just gears . Respect!

Hey guys, thanks for the comments yg di atas. Iya nich, dah lama gak muncul. Lagi sibuk di studio jadi jarang gaul huehuehuhuhe! Jadi gimana nich? Listing2 dunk di sini jadi bisa di-compile trus yg laen2 bisa tau hasil karya2 kalian. Buat asik2an aja nich so people know each other better. Respect!

Btw, baru keinget satu lagi:
- Alaska "Forbidden" (Sumantri Mix) - Pod Recordings

PS: Kalo nyari lagunya mungkin skrg ada di digital but im not sure which one has it. Setau gw kalo yg Tweek'd mestinya ada di beatport. Yg laennya mungkin di HTFR. Coba gw cari tau dulu ye.

Sumantri Feat. Karissa "Imagination" (original mix) - Vapour Recordings

Yg Houston "Movements" itu di Dorigen records btw

Lagi...

- Madonna "Ray Of Light" (Sumantri Remix) - DMC UK
- Ralphie Rosario "Brinca" (Sumantri Remix) - Tweek'd Records

Ini yg gw inget untuk sementara ya

- Spaced Out (orginal and remix) - Pod Recordings
- Diversion (original & Dj Nukem Remix) - Pod Recordings
- Houston "Movements" (Sumantri remix) - labelnya lupa
- Kelly D "Movements" (Sumantri remix) - Pure Records
- Sumantri EP (Mind, Body, And Soul & Virus) - Pod Recordings
- Alaska "Manhattan High" (Sumantri remix) - Pod Recordings
- DKMA "The Rocket" (Sumantri Mission To Mars Mix) - Chug Records
- Optika "Cycloptic Vision" (original mix) - LSM production
- Nema EP (original mixes) - Made/Regress
- Sumantri EP on Tweek'd Records
- Sumantri Feat. Plural "How Does It Feel" - Tweek'd Records
- Sumantri Feat. Plural "Tell Me" - Tweek'd Records

Ntar coba diupdate lagi kalo dah ketemu filenya . Respect!

hihihihihi! iya nich...dah lama gak ke sini yah skalian posting. gw juga dah posting turntables juga. mudah2an ada yg berminat . loe kapan mulai producing sob?