Recent content by mattdee1

Hey ladies and gents, long time no talk! I recorded this ditty last week, and have already made some tweaks to the mix based on feedback from a home recorder friend of mine. He said the original mix had too much sizzle, so I tried to tone that down. Anyway, I'd appreciate any feedback that...

I was hoping some of the experts here might be able to help shed some light on a problem I had last night. We were playing a live show and suddenly, right in mid-song, my guitar (well, mostly just the low E string) went way out of tune by almost a half step. This happened not once, but twice...

Hi all I borrowed a friend's ukelele recently. Never played this instrument until now, and today when I was learning some chords on it, this song popped out. I wrote the words, set up the mics, and recorded it. I'm happy with the song but would like to hear feedback on the mix. Thanks in...

Hey guys I finished recording this one a few days ago and have worked on tweaking the mix since. It seems that every time I listen to it I hear something new and end up tweaking it further. I'm pretty sure I've lost any semblance of objectivity by now, so I'd appreciate it if you guys could...

Hi guys I figured that recording and mixing a simple folk tune would be easy on account of the bare-bones instrumentation but man am I having a hell of a time trying to get the vocals and acoustic to sit well together. I know it still needs work but this first version is the product of lots of...

Hi all I use Cubase LE4, which came bundled with my Presonus Firebox. I really like the software, but whenever I apply processing to an individual audio element (phase reverse, fade in, fade out, etc.) I get an error message saying "A serious problem has occurred... blah blah blah.. please...

Hi all I recently finished a first mix of this song and I'd be interested to hear if anybody thinks it "works" (or doesn't work, for that matter). It's even more difficult than usual for me to be objective because it's kind of a departure for me. This song marks the first time I've ever really...

Hey all I recorded a solo acoustic version of this tune I've been playing with the band for a year or so. In general I'm really happy with how it sounds in this format. Admittedly I'm a bit of a novice finger-picker so I may have struggled a bit keeping perfect time with the click but no...

Would you guys mind having a listen to this track I recorded on Wednesday night? The whole thing was written, recorded, and mixed in about 6 hours, and that includes writing the lyrics, so it's pretty basic. I know the drums are not optimal, I made them by slowing down and looping a stereo...

Hello everybody: I had a very unfortunate mishap last night. I was recording some vocals in my bedroom using an Apex 460 condenser mic, which was hanging in the shock mount and affixed to my mic stand. I finished up what I was doing, powered down the PC, and starting putting things away. I...

Suppose you had a measly mic collection that looked like this: - (1) Shure 57 - (1) Shure 58 - (1) crappy Peavey dynamic - (1) Apex LDC - (1) set of drum kit mics (kick drum mic, clip on tom mics, etc.) If this was what you had at your disposal, what would you say are the biggest "holes" in...

I have a Presonus Firebox, which has 4 inputs, and my bandmates and I were trying to figure out the best way to record drums under this limitation (upgrading to a unit with more inputs won’t happen for some time). Those familiar with the Firebox know that only two of the inputs are pre-amped...

I currently have a very basic recording set up and am looking at what I really should be spending my limited budget on to improve capabilities. Currently for listening back to my work I just run out of my Presonus Firebox to a stereo amplifier which drives 2 desktop speakers. The speakers...