thebigguyconnor
biography
My main project is my band the Kunadiuns that I play in with my cousin Craig (see thekunadiun on bandamp). We're working on finishing our concept album Lost in Huda. We're an exciting new space/prog rock band inspired by bands like Rush, Pink Floyd, and The Who, and is made up of young guys just wanting to have a load of fun making music that people will enjoy listening to!
My secondary project is making drum cover videos and other videos for my Youtube channel(s): check out http://www.youtube.com/thebigguyconnor for my isolated tracks from songs, my drum covers, and other cool stuff!.
My tertiary project is designing websites for money
. I've done a number, but big ones include my own tech site http://www.mydailytech.com, and http://www.lodgewoodcottage.com.
ALSO, I'M CURRENTLY TRYING TO FINISH SCHOOL!!!!
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MY GEAR/Equipment:
Epiphone Les Paul Standard
Yamaha EG112
Yamaha Eterna
Peavey Windsor Studio 30w
Crap Solidstate 5w
Behringer XENYX 1204FX / UCA202
Apex / Behringer Mics
Pearl 1980's Forum Kit (birch or mahogany - cant remember)
-Remo Ambassador Snare Batter
-Evans on the toms
-Sabian Cymbals
For DAWs I use:
Adobe Audition 3.0
Audacity (Open Source)
REAPER
For Video Editing I use:
Virtualdubmod
Sony Vegas Pro 9.0
Adobe After Effects CS4
TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress
For Software Instruments I use a whole lot of native instruments products!!
Kontakt Player 4 - Scarbee Red Bass sampler, also I use all the sounds that come with the Kontakt player.
Kore Player 2 - Absynth Twilights, Deep Transformations, FM8 Transient Attacks, Massive Expansion Vol. 1, Massive Expansion Vol. 2, Reaktor Animated Circuits, Reaktor Spark, Best of Reaktor Vol. 1, The Finger.
Xpress Keyboards (cheap versions of their expensive B4, Pro-53, and FM7 synths all in one bundle)
VMPK - Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard (allows you to use your computer keyboard to control midi software instruments, which is great if you don't have direct access to a real piano at the time, only limitation is keyboards are digital and can't dynamically detect the strength of hits, so all the notes have the same loudness).
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OTHER PROGRAMS I USE AND RECOMMEND!
For Managing my music collection on my computer, I use Winamp (used to use SongBird, but it was too unstable.
For Video Playback, I use VLC player, (supplemented with Media Player Classic for H.264 - the area which VLC struggles at). It supports all the codecs with no hassle!
World of Goo, an incredibly awesome indie videogame that is awesomely epic!
My secondary project is making drum cover videos and other videos for my Youtube channel(s): check out http://www.youtube.com/thebigguyconnor for my isolated tracks from songs, my drum covers, and other cool stuff!.
My tertiary project is designing websites for money
. I've done a number, but big ones include my own tech site http://www.mydailytech.com, and http://www.lodgewoodcottage.com.ALSO, I'M CURRENTLY TRYING TO FINISH SCHOOL!!!!
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MY GEAR/Equipment:
Epiphone Les Paul Standard
Yamaha EG112
Yamaha Eterna
Peavey Windsor Studio 30w
Crap Solidstate 5w
Behringer XENYX 1204FX / UCA202
Apex / Behringer Mics
Pearl 1980's Forum Kit (birch or mahogany - cant remember)
-Remo Ambassador Snare Batter
-Evans on the toms
-Sabian Cymbals
For DAWs I use:
Adobe Audition 3.0
Audacity (Open Source)
REAPER
For Video Editing I use:
Virtualdubmod
Sony Vegas Pro 9.0
Adobe After Effects CS4
TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress
For Software Instruments I use a whole lot of native instruments products!!
Kontakt Player 4 - Scarbee Red Bass sampler, also I use all the sounds that come with the Kontakt player.
Kore Player 2 - Absynth Twilights, Deep Transformations, FM8 Transient Attacks, Massive Expansion Vol. 1, Massive Expansion Vol. 2, Reaktor Animated Circuits, Reaktor Spark, Best of Reaktor Vol. 1, The Finger.
Xpress Keyboards (cheap versions of their expensive B4, Pro-53, and FM7 synths all in one bundle)
VMPK - Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard (allows you to use your computer keyboard to control midi software instruments, which is great if you don't have direct access to a real piano at the time, only limitation is keyboards are digital and can't dynamically detect the strength of hits, so all the notes have the same loudness).
==========================================
OTHER PROGRAMS I USE AND RECOMMEND!
For Managing my music collection on my computer, I use Winamp (used to use SongBird, but it was too unstable.
For Video Playback, I use VLC player, (supplemented with Media Player Classic for H.264 - the area which VLC struggles at). It supports all the codecs with no hassle!
World of Goo, an incredibly awesome indie videogame that is awesomely epic!
BLOG POSTS
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Bootlegs
I've been thinking about starting up a bootleg site. If you wanna help out, send me a PM!
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Simcity2k Theme Recreated
Here's my Recreation of the Simcity 2000 Theme that I did by importing the midi file from the original game, and then assigning each midi track a Kontakt or Kore instrument (both Native Instruments products, which I love by the way).
It's pretty awesome, and when you listen to the original the difference is night and day. I love this theme so much, because I used to play this game a lot when I was little
Here's a link to the original MIDI file if anyone wants to compare or just hear how it used to sound when I played the game : http://www.midishrine.com/ostepop/mpc/Sim_City_2000/10018.MID
It's pretty awesome, and when you listen to the original the difference is night and day. I love this theme so much, because I used to play this game a lot when I was little
Here's a link to the original MIDI file if anyone wants to compare or just hear how it used to sound when I played the game : http://www.midishrine.com/ostepop/mpc/Sim_City_2000/10018.MID
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Idea for bandamp promotion
We could make our own sampling vsts (for NI Kontakt or other systems) available for download on the bandamp website/forums.
It would make us really popular (people like free stuff), and we'dd probably get a ton more members if we required registration to download them or something like that
It would make us really popular (people like free stuff), and we'dd probably get a ton more members if we required registration to download them or something like that
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Looking for VST or other solution to make guitar sound like bass
I have been recording some basslines played on my regular electric guitar into my computer through a DI box.
What would you say would be the best solution to make it sound like a bass? I would say that I should just tune it down an octave and then eq it, but perhaps you guys have some better ideas.
Any would be appreciated
Thanks, Connor
What would you say would be the best solution to make it sound like a bass? I would say that I should just tune it down an octave and then eq it, but perhaps you guys have some better ideas.
Any would be appreciated
Thanks, Connor
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This is so good.
Also check this article out:
http://www.austinkleon.com/2011/03/30/how-to-steal-like-an-artist-and-9-other-things-nobody-told-me/
It's a good motivator type article good for any creative type.
Also check this article out:
http://www.austinkleon.com/2011/03/30/how-to-steal-like-an-artist-and-9-other-things-nobody-told-me/
It's a good motivator type article good for any creative type.
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Forum links to topics take me to the band amp home page
What is goin on? When ever I try to click this bandamp topic link it just takes me to the home page and doesn't work!
Alias: thebigguyconnor 
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Last login: December 06th, 2011
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