Recent content by Ryan Teasnob

Looking at stats for the RODE NT-USB+, it says "Dynamic Range @10% THD - 97dB." It also says "Input SPL @10% THD - 118.0dB (as per IEC 60268)." What does that mean? I know THD is "total harmonic distortion." And in general that's not a good thing. But I don't really understand what "Dynamic...

I never thought too much about this before. But now I'm curious :-P. Audio recording interface units are always touting the quality of the preamplifiers. But when looking at the definition of "preamp," You usually see something like "microphones have low level signals that need to be boosted to...

Thanks for the tips!

First of all, I do use monitor speakers primarily. But sometimes I need headphones. And it seems most of them have bumps and dips at certain frequencies. If I am trying to correct some known frequency response issues in headphones, it would seem I'd need to insert an EQ before I hear the audio...

Thanks again everyone! I'm going to look into the Reaper method you mentioned, as that is my DAW of choice. And as some suggested, I am quite familiar with automation envelopes for use AFTER the vocal is printed. I was just wondering about another possibility though. I've ordered a CloudLifter...

Thanks for the tips, everyone! Some good stuff. Just to clarify, 90+% of my recordings are done with nothing applied on the way in. Standard reasoning - why print an effect onto audio that you're stuck with in the mix, when you can just apply everything in the mix? It's just that SOMETIMES there...

That would certainly work. But yeah. I'm wondering if there is a way to do it while still using my current interface rather than replacing it.

Thanks. So how do you do that? What is your vocal chain? I assume you have, say, a mic preamp going into a compressor, then going into a standard interface? Or something like that?

I don't normally need it either. But I have song that starts off with a kind of intimate, quiet vocal, and then it build to an all-out scream/belt in the chorus. When levels are correct for the verses they are too high for the chorus. Right now my only option is to sing the verses at one input...

How do people typically apply limiting and/or compression while tracking? In this day and age where most folks record into an interface, I'm unsure how to do it. Would you have to have a separate preamp feeding a hardware compressor/limiter, which THEN feeds the recording interface? Thanks!

I believe I already know the answer to this, but I thought I'd get a sanity check. If I am stuck working with a venue's wound system that only has 2 "2-way" speakers (Peavey PV 112 speakers), is there any point in using an electronic crossover to help divide up the high frequencies and low...

I just noticed a new noise in my recordings. It's quite low-level but definitely audible in headphones It's a low frequency noise that sounds like a steady helicopter or propellor sound. Any idea if this is a "standard" type of noise? This is a brand new computer (as of Sep) - A Dell Inspiron...

Can I get a clarification on what the MIDI input and output are for on an interface such as the M-Audio M-Track 2x2M? If I have a MIDI keyboard, it seems obvious I'm plugging THAT into the MDI input on the interface. But if that gets MIDI into my computer, and the audio from the computer comes...

Trying to understand amplifiers for PA use. I have a power amp with 2 channels. Each output channel has a positive and negative. I have ben using a cable someone gave me many years ago that has a banana plug on one end and a quarter-inch plug on the other. I plug the banana plug into pos and neg...

I don't know why I can never remember this, but can someone clue me in on what this means. My QSC Power Amp (USA850) says in the manual in the specs table "under output power (bridged mono)" - next to “4 ohms” - 1100 watts, and next to 8 ohms, it says 850 watts. Earlier in the manual it says...