Dave Longmore and Sam Junior Bromfield
have tried almost every software package available but have now
decided to use only their favourites.
Junior insists on Steinberg's
Hypersonic - "You always find the sound that you are looking
for. No matter what sound the client has originally used, Hypersonic
has it. The first thing that we noticed was actually how light
it was on CPU power - we expected it to be really heavy."
He adds - "I also like the quick search feature... just type
it in and the patch is ready to load!".
Dave has his favourite too - "Reaktor,
definitely. The presets are great and there are many one-button
sounds, I love the effects and it sounds expensive!".
On sequencers they have their own preferences: Dave uses Nuendo
and Junior Cubase
SX3 - "Nuendo is the centre of everything" says Dave...
"People come in with all these projects and I can load them
all into Nuendo, no problem". Junior adds - "I've used
Pro Tools but still stay with Cubase SX - it works, it's stable,
and I find it easy to use. The dummy plug-in is very useful too".
So what else then? "NI
Pro 53 - basses all day long, and for the synth stringy
sound. A classic". "And Groove
Agent!" adds Dave, "I love it. I use the mute
button a lot, find a nice beat and mute parts, say, the hi hat,
or use just the kick, for example". "And don't forget about
the fills, that's what I like about it"
Junior says - "HALion
is brilliant for setting up drums too, to load up my favourite
samples and get a groove going".
They also use Steinberg D'cota "...which has definitely added
to the palette for odd sounds" and Steinberg
Xphraze - "Xphraze is lovely for arpeggiated rhythms or
just to add layers - it's cheeky!"
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Steinberg's
Virtual Guitarist also features in many of their songs.
"It's great, it sounds real and doesn't steal your girlfriend!'"
enthuses Junior, "...a very good creative tool and we tend
to use it a lot".
For vocals Dave recommends Celemony's
Melodyne - "We've used Melodyne for a while now and it
is gorgeous. Last week I went to Celemony's website and watched
the demo that's there and realised how much more it can do -
brilliant! The only auto-tune software I'd recommend."
Dave has just purchased the Echo
Indigo I/O soundcard for his new laptop. "It looks like
the one to do the job, and well!" he says confidently.
"We've also noticed the ID
Controller by WK-Audio - it looks like the 'bees
knees'. What I like too is that there is an extra panel that
is not yet in use but to be implemented to add new control.
The perfect match for Nuendo."
Ruff 'n Tumble are currently working with a few selected and
respected artists, and you'll be sure to hear even more of their
hits on the radio in the future.
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