Recent content by Carny1122

I'm on an older Mac Mini, and I love the thing. I occasionally run my 13" Macbook Pro as the peripheral for REALLY CPU intense projects (it's got an i7/2.7 GHz/8GB RAM, vs. my Mini's Core 2 Duo/2.53GHz/4GB RAM), but the new Mini's are really, really boss computers for 90% of home recording...

Not a bad mix - great guitar playing. It sounds VERY compressed to me, both on the individual instruments and the master limiter (either that or the instruments are just REALLY compressed). I'd like to hear some more punch in the kick, not so much boxy-ness (to be honest, it sounds like a cheap...

Resurrecting the old thread here, but I've just started doing this technique - works great for snare and kick and rack toms, but I can't for the LIFE OF ME get my floor tom to trigger!!! I've checked the MIDI note on the Instrument & SSD, they match, but the F.T. just won't trigger. I ended up...

To the OP, I posted about this on a similar thread a few years back. Here was my response then, and it really hasn't changed much (except that for very distorted stuff, I usually do 2 tracks a side of the identical riffs). "I usually have guitarists do at least two tracks of everything. Two...

I ended up scrapping the room mic and did 1 snare, 1 kick, 3 toms (convinced him that he didn't really need two floor toms), 2 OH's, and a hi-hat mic, and it turned out pretty well. I'll have to do some doubling with a trigger on the snare because I did top mic only; he wants a super poppy...

I did consider this...I've got a Mackie 24.8 that I usually use for the pre's, EQ slightly or HPF, then D.O. into the firepod (I know, I'm degrading the sound by doing this...), and I did consider just taking a buss out for the 2 racks and another buss out for the 2 floor toms, but I don't have...

I used to work weekly on a Yamaha LS9-32 for live stuff, and if I had a show where I had someone who knew how to mix WAYYY better than me (sarcasm), I'd flip the board to layer 33-64 (completely unused, and it does NOTHING when not plugged in) and let the "real" sound engineer have his way -...

It sounds to me like his voice just isn't made for that type of vocals. That may very well be the type of vocals that he wants, but it doesn't go low enough, hence the "brittle" sound that you mentioned. I would keep the SM7b, that's a killer mic for D.M. vox, but perhaps work with him to...

Hey guys, so I've run into a bit of a dilemma. I'm starting a new project with some buddies this Saturday, but I have a micing dillemma. I've got an old school *original* Firepod, using Logic Pro 9 as my DAW. I've only got 8 inputs. I need 12 for the drums (2 on snare, 2 on kick, 4 toms, hats, 2...

Hi all. After a lot of debating, I decided to pull the trigger and buy Logic Studio - WOW was that a good buy! This thing is AMAZING. I'm having a blast with it so far. Here's my problem. I bought SSD EX for use with this and my V-drums (TD-4KX2 kit). As a standalone, the Steven Slate Drums and...

+1 to this. I personally own a 24/8 and love the thing. I got mine for $300 off a buddy whose studio it sat in, so it was practically brand new :) It did have some scratchy pots and trim knobs and what not, and I've found one solution aside from the DeoxIT which is fantastic stuff. Mute your...

I'm still really curious why you want the TLM 103 as your only LDC. Yeah, for a grand, that mic kicks mad ass. I've used it a number of times on my vocals and at least 4 other people's vocals, but keep in mind that there are mics out there that are very similar in sound quality - especially if...

DEFINITELY a good idea. Killer mics for the price, plus you'll get a double-micing option (soundhole & neck) rather than just one point on the guitar. Also check out Karma Mics (http://www.seemics.com/products.html). I've got the K35 LDC and the K micros (the 7 pack) and the LDC is great, as...

And again, Harvey, you are very, very greatly appreciated being here. I think that some of your posts have led me to spending very wisely where otherwise I wouldn't have (for example, buying two pairs of your headphones rather than shelling out $100 a pair on Sennheiser's, which, IMO, don't...

Amazing. :D now did he tell you to go with a fine summer ale for the sweetness, or a hoppier porter to contrast with the sweetness of the cornflakes? :p