Recent content by LfO

I have an opportunity to pick up a big old Ramsa mixer for a song (I suspect its a Ramsa 8118, but I'll have to check in a couple of days when I'm in it's vicinity to make sure). I do almost everything in-the-box - I mostly write electronic music using softsynths, but I do end up recording...

I've been monitoring with a pair of Event TR6s for a year and a half, and I'm generally happy, but they just have no bottom end. I'd estimate that kicks sounds 12-18 dB quieter in my studio than on any other system - so, I figure the little TR6s need a sub to keep them company. Any...

I was listeing to an album in the car where the lead vocal level was quite low in the mix - it bugged me until I cranked up the volume to where the vocal was at a normal level (measured subjectively by what I think I'm used to). So, by mixing the vocals low, I was convinced to turn the whole...

I stole this from the forums at assemblage23.com (industrial/futurepop band), and that was reportedly stolen from the KVR forums. Without further ado... 40. You not only tap in time to the indicators on your car, but you know what BPM they flash at. 39. You go to hear an orchestra with your...

My results "sound good, so they are good," but I don't have any idea why this effect is so dramatic - anyone able to explain it? I have two vocal lines in a chorus - the lead and a close harmony part (generally a 3rd to 5th below the lead). I had them both center-panned, and I was happy with...

their $5 sale/promotion? (if you don't know what I'm talking about, you can put your CD on sale in a virtual $5 bin, but customers have to buy at least three CDs out of the bin to get the deal) I'm about to release my first CD, and I'd rather sell more copies at a low profit margin than a few...

Last night, I upgraded from Home Studio 2004 to Sonar 4 Producer. The financial loss hurt. It still does. It makes me anxious... anxious enough to start a thread asking for people to make me feel better. Please, tell me I did the RIGHT THING!!! Tell me how great the Lexicon reverb and...

I have developed an unhealthy infatuation with BLUE mics. Sometime before year end, I hope to purchase one for vocals in my home studio - my voice is similar to Dave Gahan's (of Depeche Mode). I am looking at the Dragonfly, Blueberry, and Baby Bottle, but leaning toward the Dragonfly based...

I am about to start a job that will allow me to actually purchase some equipment - right now I'm running with cheap PC speakers, and running directly from my hardware synth into my PC sound card. I really want to accomplish 2 things, and am not sure if a single mixer can do both. I want to be...

Reading a few audio primers around the web, I find that decibels are basically a measure of amplitude of sound/loudness/volume. These seem to indicate that 0 dB is silence. However, in Cubasis, Cakewalk, Sound Forge, on this site etc, I am constantly running into negative decibel values. What...