Recent content by SweetDan

My desk and monitors are "permanent", as is the location of my guitar amp. Everything else has to be "put away" each time I pull it out to record - mic stands, some of the instruments, all the cabling, even my computer (a laptop) and DAW (since I have to clear off the desk and use my...

(This in relation to the thread I recently posted about converting a cheap tom into a snare...now that I have a thing to bang on at home, I've banged on it quite a bit.) Yeah, I've been trying to practice that thing, playing para-diddles and stringing together 1- and 2-stroke roll combinations...

My new project -- convert this tom to a snare drum: Project specs: - bought of craigslist for $20 - 13" diameter shell, was 10" or 11" deep? (I didn't measure it before I cut it) - cut down to 5" using this method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy1Auj_X53A - black drum-wrap came of very...

I've got an "interesting"problem and wonder if anyone has suggestions on the source. When I play this particular guitar (tele clone) with a pick and let my RH pinky brush against the pick guard, I get a scratchy noise that sounds like static electricity. The most perplexing thing about this is...

"O Sole Mio" - http://eastofcleveland.com/m/imolisani_2015_mixing/6new.mp3 Thoughts?

Here's a short little thing (~1:22) I put together just today. In this recording and mix, I'm mostly concerned with a couple of things, though if any of you have technical tips that would help improve my work, I'm ready to hear the critiques. http://eastofcleveland.com/m/nothingLeftToDo_1.mp3...

I can't get the vocal to sit exactly like I want it to in this mix. What I've done on the vocal so far (as much as I can recall, at least...already closed the DAW for the day) was: 1) high-pass filter below ~180 or so, 2) dip out a bit with EQ around 800-900 Hz, 3) boost a bit in the high end...

Found this on a harmonica forum (Harp-L) just now. She was the wife of the founder of Shure microphones; she took over as the chairman of the board when he died in 1995. Lots more info/history in the obit: Rose Shure Obituary - Chicago, IL | Chicago Sun-Times Not quite as personal as the death...

This is a band I played (bass) with for many years. We recently went to a studio to track this (and other tunes), and got a basic mix from the engineer. He wasn't all that familiar with out style of music, however, so I am trying do a better mix...

I've read many of the suggestions here for getting awesome electric guitar tone, and the overall theme I see is: 1. Record a real amp with a real microphone 2. Make sure the amp is sizzling loud I tried an experiment tonight while the fam was out - I turned my amp up really loud! And then I...

Seeking mix feedback on acoustic / string-band cover of "What A Wonderful World" http://eastofcleveland.com/m/WhatAWonderfulWorld_scratch.mp3 Give it a listen...it's a bit different than the way you're probably used to hearing. I'm curious to hear what you think of the balance of the...

I ran across this skydiving video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tLF8A00eg3I#t=42) and the music in the video (starts at 45s) reminded me of Greg_L's awesome Christmas tunes. Could even be one of his recordings; I don't know. I wanted to go listen to the other xmas...

Here's the "tune"/song, as it were: https://soundcloud.com/tapostrophemo/whitehead-mix-1-song-structure-only I've got the chords and structure worked out. I'm just stumped for words (never was very good at that), and while usually I can come up with a workable melody over chord changes, I'm a...

Let me explain one possible setup I use, in case the title of the post is hard to grok. I have a Vox Valvetronix guitar amp. It has built-in amp modeling for several (11?) different "real" guitar amps and cabinets. (The amp itself is a small-ish 30watt combo). If I mic up my amp, will any...

Just finished this. It's called "Gatekeeper". The lyrics are a bit of an inside joke w/guys I work with...software developers. I'm no singer, so I know the vocals are pitchy in places. Aside from that, what else would you change in this arrangement/mix? Thanks...