Recent content by littledog

So much time is spent talking about Large Diaphragm mics - I thought I'd change the subject: Last night I had to do audio recording for a video shoot of a live concert of a jazz vocalist + quartet. There was a concert grand there, and part of the deal was they wanted to keep the stage looking...

Anyone here invited to the the Bose "top-secret" sound system demo and training seminars this week? If anyone else from here is going to be there, let me know so we can hook up and say "hi".

For those who are currently using the Benchmark DAC-1, how are you liking it? What converters are you replacing with the DAC, and how would you describe the qualitative difference? At $700 street it seems like a no-brainer, but I'm also hearing good previews of the soon to be released Apogee...

or whatever the name is. i keep seeing all these threads that have his/her name as the last poster. Then when I open the thread, there's no post from anyone by that name. Anyone know what's going on? I don't think I could have accidently put them on my ignore list, since I've never done that...

I just got a call from a client who wants to know if she can do overdubs on her nuendo session in my pro tools studio. Can nuendo create files in a time-stamped sound designer format? That way, i figure, if she bounces a rough mix of her existing files to a stereo track with the same time...

Hi Dot! You seem to have your finger firmly on the pulse of the universe of affordable recording mics, and i noticed you recently were raving about a kick mic which you found to blow away some of the old standbys like the D112. I'm wondering if you have had a chance to audition the new AE2500...

This is purely useless fluff, but feel free to join in. The question is what surface "cosmetic" features do you prefer in your gear, especially rack mount stuff. I'll start the ball rolling: • Blue lights. Reds, greens and yellows are nice, but it's hard to beat a really bright blue light. The...

I am asking your indulgence for taking the bold liberty of posting a non-mixing/mastering question here. I can no longer seem to operate efficiently on this site. Pages take many minutes to load, or they don't load at all. This has been a chronic problem for a few days now. The result of my...

No need to get snippy. Many people here are not native english speakers, and without a location it is hard to know how much "misunderstanding" is caused by the language barrier or just by being a newbie. In your case, perhaps it might have been more clear en Français, but no insult was intended...

Whew! This isn't going to be easy... Grimy, since you were not kind enough to post where you are from (location: ______!) I'm going to assume that maybe we have a language barrier operating here. If not, forgive my assumption... The reason why I say so, is because you are using terms in ways...

Extrememly fast attack times are NOT necessarily the best compression settings for bass - although they MIGHT be, depending on what you are trying to do. For instance, if you wanted to make the bass sound more punchy, a slower attack time would be better. That illustrates why there is no...

you first need to learn a little bit about the basics of compression so you can ask your questions in a more practical way - try a search for "compression" here, and you'll get about two years worth of reading. Perhaps someone can post a particularly relevant link if they have one. As asked...

I just auditioned the S90, and it's now my favorite keyboard ever! I already own a Yamaha EX5, and Kurzweil PC2X, both of which I often use with a Roland XV-3080 module. But I must say, that the pianistic touch and response plus the fabulous collection of sounds forced me to spend a couple of...

This may not be exactly the right place for this, but I don't hang out at the synth forums. So can someone explain or define for me what a 2-pole vs. 4-pole filter is? How would they be used differently? Are more poles better or just different? Thanks in advance!

For anyone, like Tyler, considering the Crest XR mixer, someone over at HarmonyCentral just alerted me to a new 24 input (with 24 mic pres w/ indiv. phantom switches) model! Check it out: Crest website