Recent content by adam79

I've narrowed my monitor search down to three, and I'm having a difficult time choosing. I'm interested in the Adam T5V, Focal Alpha 50 and Tannoy Gold 5. Anyone familiar with these three care to suggest one? Thanks.

There are quite a few "smart" plugins now that analyze a track and remove unwanted resonance. I've tried a few (TDR Slick EQ, Gulfloss, SmartEQ 2, etc.) and unless I'm using the feature wrong, I don't find 'em all that "smart." Anyone out there find one that actually works well enough to...

I'm looking to add a couple Reverb and Delay plugs to my arsenal. I've been reading up on these effects, and while there are versatile ones, most seem to excel on specific instruments. I play all different types of rock and I'm curious to hear what you like to use on certain certain stuff. Or...

Is it possible to get a recording as loud as pro mixes without some kind of brickwall limiter on the Master Bus? Should tracks naturally get louder when EQ'd properly? I'm trying to figure out if the whole loudness war thing has to do with just putting a limiter on the Master bus or dialing in...

I have a pair of Sennheiser HD280 Pro closed back cans and now I'm looking for a pair of open backs for mixing. I'd prefer monitors, but don't have the cash to treat my room properly...and from what I've read, this can make the monitors useless. The short list I have so far is: -Beyerdynamic...

The other day I forgot to turn off my recording equipment and my mic was idle for a good hour or so with the Phantom Power still engaged. Nothing bad happened, but it got me curious.. is it bad for the mic to be left idle w/ Phantom on? Thanks.

I'm looking for suggestions on decent sounding budget Drum VI's. Budget being $50 and less...preferably less. I understand you get what u pay for, but there's gotta be a few exceptions out there. I bought a couple VI kits from Audio Assault when they were on sale for $9/ea. Druminator, which...

I've read a few different articles that recommend putting a MB Comp on chug guitar, so it's just compressing the frequencies where the chug lives. I've been waiting for a sale (which is finally here) to buy the Waves C6, but after demoing it I'm not as interested. It alters/colors the sound too...

I was debating on whether to buy the Brainworkx DynaEQ V2 or Waves F6. I ended up going with the F6 due to a light wallet. It seems like the sidechain is where Dynamic EQs really shine. The DynaEq is just one band, while the F6 has six bands. All the bands on the F6 have sidechain capability...

I was checking out the Brainworx site and came across their free bx_cleansweep plugin, which is a dedicated HPF/LPF Eq plug. What's the point of a plug like this when every EQ includes a High and Low Pass Filter? Also, the pay version, bx_cleansweep Pro, includes a Butterworth filter; the free...

I've been getting into M/S recently and I'm looking to expand my plugs in this area. Would you guys recommend the bx_control V2 or Waves Center? Both are on sale, $19 and $29 respectively. I haven't had a chance to demo either, but since I'm new to this I might be missing something while...

I currently only have a pair of Sennheiser HD280 Pro Headphones and a pair of Bose 301 Series IV Bookshelf Speakers for mixdown. I desperately need a pair of monitors. I don't have much of a budget tho, probably around $200. The only monitors I've researched that seem anywhere near acceptable...

I don't have access to a room where I can set my drums up, so I figured I'd take advantage of the free VI Drum programs that came with my copy of Pro Tools 12; I'm on a Mac. I downloaded VMPK, the free software VI keyboard/MIDI Controller. I'm a bit stuck hooking this thing up. I'm running a UA...

I plan on buying a pair of JBL LSR305's. I've been debating between them, Yamaha HS5's and KRK Rokit 5 G3's for a while now. I still need to make my way over to the local music store and hear them first hand. I know that the room acoustics are just as important as the equipment being played in...

Hey, I'm in the process of choosing a reverb plugin for Pro Tools (12.4). I've narrowed it down to H-Reverb, Valhalla VintageVerb and Seventh Heaven (regular version). I downloaded all the demos last night and all three sound great. I still have to figure out how heavy they tax my CPU, gonna...