Recent content by elbandito

I think this is the best way to look at it. If you are set on using this type of mic for room sound in your space as pictured, don’t approach it conventionally. Instead, think of it as an effect and smash it with compression, EQ, etc to see what cool sounds you can pull out it if to enhance the...

I realize this is an old thread but I wanted to share something, if you’ll all indulge me. Years ago, I came across a quote from the painter Henri Matisse, who is claimed to have said “Much of the beauty in art comes from the struggle a painter has with his brush.” This got me thinking about...

Dynamic EQ is correct. There are lots of plugins that do this these days… Basically, it like a signal analyzer and multiband compressor sidechained to an EQ. It applies an inverse EQ curve after analysing the sidechain signal to duck conflicting frequencies.

Thank you! I’m excited to really get started. Just tracked some drum parts in there a couple of hours ago… used some gobos to help with reflections. Sounds decent already but it’ll sound a lot better after I get some stuff up on the walls next weekend.

Yep! That’s exactly the plan. Really want to be able to just turn the lights and computer on, hit record and go with whatever instruments and vocalists are in the room. I’m assuming these cubicle walls you’ve got are 6’ high? I was thinking that 4’ high might accomplish what we need insofar as...

This room is definitely broke haha. The reflections in the place are awful and that 13x10 space at the back is a bass trap, in the literal sense. Something has to be done about it. I’ve been making recordings for a long time and I know what I’m after, hence the gobos and the upcoming acoustic...

Ooh! That’s interesting. I hadn’t thought about changing the shape of the ceiling! As you can see in my photos, it currently has a drop ceiling… I bet I could build some semi-cylindrical panels to hang in place of some of the tiles for diffusion

Hi everyone. It’s been a while since I’ve been to the forum… glad to see it’s still kicking! I’m in the midst of building a studio. I’ve got just under 800 sq ft with 9ft ceilings, laminate flooring and a mostly rectangular shape. I’m doing what I can with baffling and such and plan to use a...

Hi all, I realize that slapping a high pass on everything is, generally, a bad idea. It can cause phasing issues in the low end, leading to a mix that sounds wonky down low. This said, I'm wondering how applying an HPF at the source might differ? For example, if I were to apply an HPF to the...

PODCASTS! Do you like 'em? Do you make 'em? Do you wish they never existed? Which ones do you like/hate and why? What's your personal ratio of podcast to music listening ratio? Importantly, which is your favourite RECORDING-related podcast that we should all have a listen to?

I had somebody ask me the other day whether they should be mixing from a buss strip, or whether they should just drop the effects on the individual tracks and mix from there. I had no answer for them... I realized that I do both, with almost no idea why I do this. Since then, I've been looking...

Here, I will compile a list of all the WTF plugs that I come across as I wander the net. The first installment is a 1U rackmount power conditioner plug and an Anechoic Room Simulator. About the power conditioner: lol. Link: Furman Power Conditioner VST The site for the Anechoic Room Sim...

This is some of the most outside-the-box, creative home recording ideas I have ever seen or heard of! For example, he 'cut' some sounds onto a CD with a sewing needle attached to a speaker (emulating the way old vinyl records were made) and then played it back on a turntable (IT WORKED!) and...

I've been recording music for years now. I started on a 2 track cassette recorder, moved up to 4 and then 8 track and then graduated to digital recording in the early aughts. These days, I feel that I'd like to take a few steps backward and get back to using tapes and analog equipment. A big...

The other day, I decided to give myself a little challenge: Choose one mic and use only that mic to record every track. Further, do only one take of each instrument and use as little post-processing as possible. Finally, do everything you need to do in 24 hrs or less. For my first one, I chose...