music production on amiga....

[spihunter]

Using a tracker like Octamed with 8 bit samples makes a great hip hop sound. I wouldnt use it alone for a whole album though.

I like to use my A1200 running octamed, midi synced with my Mac running Logic. The two together make an awesome range of sound.

[spihunter]

@NoFastMem,

The PC version of Octamed running 8bit samples does not have the same sound as running 8bit through Paula on a real Amiga.

call me crazy but I think the paula chip has a much warmer/richer sound compared to PC sound cards when playing 8 bit stuff. It seems even better if you use a sampler like megalosound. :-D

[spihunter]

@bloodline,

I like the megalosound too and use it a great deal, but I find you often get better (more controllable) results to sample on a modern high quality machine and then downsample to 8bit (using the best dithering algorithm your DAW software allows) and then use the lovely paula chips for playback via OctaMED.

I have a 24 bit sampler, I might have to give that method a go. I do like the sort of "uncontrollable" factor of using a real 8 bit sampler though :lol: . I like the way it adds to the creative process!

[spihunter]

@stopthegop,

Paula does sound really amazing considering its only 8 bits. Not sure how exactly to say it, but Paula doesn't sound overly "digital" to me.. Some hi-res (16, 24 bit) samples can sound very bright, almost unpleasent when played through good tube equipment. Paula can sound a tiny bit "distorted", but its the good kind of distortion. Same as saying Jimi Hendrix live sounded "distorted".

Thats what I was trying to say but couldnt think of the right wording! :lol:

Paula almost sounds anolog when playing 8 bit digital! :crazy: