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I've been recording on an MXL 990 for years. With what little I know about mixing and recording, I was able to make some pretty decent mixes with just that mic, no outboard preamps other than my Mbox 2. Just a basic set up. After a summer of researching, I've finally purchased my first of a few...

This past summer has been spent doing a lot of independent research and a lot of scouring through forums like this one. (None beats HomeRecording.com, though.) I've come up with a ton of ideas, but nothing concrete that would help me for what I need to do. Here's a background of what I'm...

I've been on the quest for great vocals for some time now. The most common thing I hear is doubling the vocals to get a thicker sound. However, I am not a fan of the sound. My records take a more personal, conversational tone. I want it to sound organic. If you listen to J. Cole's records, his...

I am an artist myself, but I do enjoy recording other people. My ultimate goal for myself in the next few years is to establish myself as an engineer. I think it's time to start building something a little more substantial than what I'm using right now. It's gotten me by, but I need something...

I've been asking questions about compression since I've gotten here and I'm still only halfway understanding. Through my own research I think I just understood that compression works as a way to flatten out the sound, making everything at the same level by bringing down the highest ends so that...

I've been seriously teaching myself about mixing for about 9 months now, so excuse me if how I explain things are remedial at best. I can only convey them to you in a way that makes sense to me. Hopefully that doesn't inhibit you from helping me. Here's the song I need your help on: "Precious"...

Hi, how are you? I've introduced myself to the forums a while back, but I feel like another introduction is in order: I'm Jay. I'm a musician and amateur recording engineer from Detroit, Michigan. I deal primarily in Hip-Hop music when it comes to engineering. I haven't really gotten many...

I have a feeling that this is going to be long because I'm a very verbose person. I apologize in advance. This is my first post here. I found it by googling for an audio production forum. I need a community to come to and learn from. It's frustrating doing this on my own. I want to learn as...

DELETED I'm really sorry, but I figured this would be better in the "Newbies" section so I just posted it there.