Recent content by djclueveli

when followign scales, does that mean that those are the only notes and chords you can use in the song? example: the song is in E major key which the scale for E major is E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,and D# so does this mean those are the notes and chords that i can use in the song? also if this is right...

in the vst hypersonic, i used a sound that has an appregio on it that plays a couple of different keys when u hold it down. it says it was programmed by someone named Mark so am i allowed to use this appregio without getting sued by steinberg or him?

i got this article from emusician.com Compressing the Singer A singer’s performance is unarguably the most critical aspect of a vocal recording. Crucial, too, is the quality of components in the recording chain. But another area that’s important, and that will have an impact on the editing and...

are all hypersonic sounds stereo? if so why would u want every sound to be stereo cause wouldnt that make the song sound like crap and to if u wanna pan left and right doesnt that sound have to be mono

is it true that the less instruments you have in a mix the bigger each instrument has to be? and what exactly does this mean and how is it done?

why does samplitude 9 cost so much when it can't even do simple things like put a direct x plugin after a vst plugin and automate direct x effects? it cost $1,249. it seems like no one even uses this program. also it doesnt even let u bus a track to more than 1 bus so what's the big deal with...

how do you pan your stereo sounds? what if you have more than 3 stereo sounds in a track how do you pan them if they are already stereo?

when tracking vst instruments such as hypersonic or pro-53 with a midi keyboard (or pc keyboard) what sample rate and bit depth should i use? does it make a difference if i use 16 bit vs 24 bit and 44 k vs 88k?

when u guys compress insrtuments, is your goal to make that instrument sound evened out? do you also normally compress every instrument to 3-6 db gain reduction? also what kind of attack and release time do you use sometimes? i know it's al ear but i'm just curious. i compress pianos with about...

when i recorded vocals in soundforge, my signal is between -12 and -18 but then when i got to statistics in it reads somewhere around -28 to -30 rms level. is this a good level or should it be higher?

when i record in soundforge, where should i be peaking on there peak meters? and is that measured as dbfs? when people say to record things and at -18dbfs does that mean in soundforge i should be hitting the -18 on the peak meter? also in soundforge, you can right click the peak meter and there...

why does the presonus firepod need so much gain even on condeser mics to get a decent signal. i sometimes have to turn the gain knob to 4 oclock to get a decent signal and i know i'm not the only firepod user with this problem. should i still take it to get repaired or is this how it is designed...

for the people who use firepods, what sample rate do you use to record vocals?

what if i put the real traps portable vocal booth or the se electronics reflexion filter in a small closet that has a door that can be closed and use this as a vocal boot? would this work since the portable booths will stop the reflections from hitting on the walls of the closet and the closet...

has anyone ever used one of these and do they actually work? http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/sE-Electronics-sE-RF-Reflexion-Filter?sku=270353&src=3SOSWXXA