Recent content by mbuster

If you're consistantly cutting/boosting the same freqs in your mixes, you're consistently tracking something wrong. Try to get the sound you need on the way in. That being said, I don't think I've ever recorded a guitar I didn't end up EQing. Depends on the bass sound almost as much as the...

I've gotten some pretty decent tones by combining the pre-amp section of my amp with the box modeling in Trash. I like working this way because my recording time is often in the evening when a cranked up amp just wouldn't do. It's also flexible as shit. It's like having a bunch of cabs to choose...

Sonar 5 has great track layering features. You can store multiple takes in the same track and comp them there by muting parts of takes. I think when you try it you'll like it. Then you could bounce that to a single track, archive the layered track, and keep all options available for the duration...

In my opinion the workflow of Sonar was greatly improved with the addition of track folders, that naigation pane at the top, track layers, etc. I think that stuff came into play with 3.0. Also, the buss routing is quite a bit more flexible. If I remember correctly, 2.x was fairly limited in it's...

Well said, halion. I discovered a while back that getting a heavy guitar tone didn't necessarily mean cranking the gain all the way up. When I turned the gain knob down, and the mids up, the "wall of mud" disappeared. This is probably the most common mistake I've noticed among those struggling...

Additionally, you first stated that you "just purchased" Wavelab, and then the story changed to "borrowed" from a neighbor.

Sorry dude, but you're obviously nowhere near ready. If you don't have the knowledge to make use of the MANUAL (if you even have it) you're certainly not ready to make use of the software. I'm guessing from your posts your mixes are nowhere near being ready to master anyway. Be a sport and let...

I like your diction and voice. I'm no hip-hop expert, so you might wanna take my comments with a grain of salt. I really like "I'm Here". The intro sounded a little jumbled to me, couldn't make everything out. I like the doubled main vocal. Although it could stand to be just a bit tighter in a...

Did you record this at home? Sounds pretty friggin good. Something I'd listen to. Doesn't sound to me like a home recording at all. Is it?

No deadline. I don't get to work on music every day, so just whenever is convenient for you, thanks. BTW, it is a heavy song.

I want it all. I doesn't even have to be weird or messed up. Say it, scream it, whatever! Thanks!

Haven't posted here in a while, but I could use a quick hand. I need as many people as possible to record themselves saying, singing, screaming, whatever, the words "Wake up" . It doesn't have to be in tune, or time, or anything, really. I want to use these clips as some deeply layered noise for...

OK, after listening to the first song at home, I'd say it's not as bad as I first thought, but there are still some things to look into. The mix as a whole seems overall seems overly bright, notably the guitars and cymbals. Performance is pretty good, and the songwriting is there. Vocal...

From where I'm listening, there are some somewhat glaring mix issues here, but I'll wait to go into more detail until I'm at home on my main rig.

by the way, if the manual doesn't make sense ( I know it's hard to get started with midi and samplers when you don't know the lingo and implementation) Scott Garrigus' Sonar Power book kind of serves as a second manual, explaining in more of a How-to type of way. I got the book when I was...