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    using auxiliary tracks as a "pre amp"

    Ok so heres the problem. I hjave to fix something that i woudl rather just re track, but i dont have the equipment at this point. Basically i tracked my gutiar to hot. They were constantly peaking at 0 db. So i had a thought: what if i made sent my track to an aux input, then sent the aux...
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    i will pay someone for a mixing lesson

    So mi horrible at mixing. Horrible at using eq filters, compression, dithers, etc. I will pay someone 20 dollars to do this: i will send you my pro tools session. all tracks are done, the guitars, bass, vocals, and drums. There are a total of 4 guitar tracks: two double tracked rhythms, and...
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    cutting bleeds and sustain on cymbals/toms

    So i have a problem with cymbals bleeding constantly and toms sustaining for too long. i have an idea to use an unconventional compression scheme, please leave some feedback: extremely low threshold high ratio: 5-8:1 Very slow attack speed very slow release i know its weird, but i think...
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    screaming with a condensor mic

    Hello I like a wide range of music and i love recording many different types of music, ranging from pop, emo, rap, country, and even death metal. I just bought a fairly cheap condensor mic (AT3035) and so far its been really good for my clean vocals. BUt now im planning on recording some...
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    separate partition vs separate hard drive?

    Hello Im getting into the whole pro tools thing, and it seems that (for all DAWs actually) you want a separate hard drive dedicated only to project files. What if i just made a separate partition? i know its not the same, but what sacrifices will i be making? Thanks
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    radio effect for vocals

    So im trying to get that "poppy" radio effect for vocal tracks. Sorry, i cant think of a specific example cause i dont listen to the type of music but its in almost every single modern pop song by britney spears or justinbieber. Ive tried doing it with just my eq plug ins by high passing a...
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    mixing overdubbed vocals

    WHen i do a vocal overdub, and just a pure overdub, no harmonies or anything, how should i mix them? And another thing, in a typical recording, how many takes are in a vocal overdub? Not talking about harmonies, just separate takes of the same line. thanks
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    bass boom effect

    Hello How can i make a bass boom effect/sample in pro tools? Kind of like what you hear in rap songs. I have reason 4 and xpand! plugins but i just cant seem to make on. THANKS!
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    EZdrummer question

    HOKAY so i know this isnt very specifically pro tools related, but i use this software in pro tools so i can justify it. I use EZdrummer to get drum samples for rough demos, cause i suck at drums and dont even have a drum kit, so i just need something that gets me by. I actually reallylike it...
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    trying to get the most out of my "rig"

    So i pretty much have no money, and im trying to get as much out of my rig as possible. So i before i go into it, i will so that I am NOT trying to get "studio quality" recordings, just some rough demos which are "tolerable" So right now here is my rig: computer (fairly decent, dont really...
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    quick bass recording question

    I just got a bass guitar. I know that if you play a bass guitar through a guitar amp, you can blow out the speaker. Would it damage my amp in anyway if i plugged in my bass into my guitar amp and used the direct output?
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    mic for screaming and clean vocals

    Hello I like to scream and clean vocals. Not that great at either, but trying to practice and record. What would be a mic within the 100-200 range? Would you recommend shure sm57, or anything besides that? EDIT: I forgot to mention, I want a mic primarily for recording
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    how beneficial would a mic preamp be?

    Hello i have a protools mbox 2 set up. I want to record vocals, and im going to get an actual recording mic, but should i get a preamp? Now, i know that you can plug mics directly into the mbox, but would it be better to run my microphone through a preamp, then plug the preamp into the mbox 2...
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