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Wow just realized how old this thread is.

background I posted a couple of songs here a while back and have been working on my technique for a while. What I have learned about making a song sound more full and big and not simply layering tracks. We must add to the background. Listen to some pop and almost any type of dance song and you...

I have the Gen2 rokit 8's as well. I don't so much hear a hum but I do hear a very quiet hiss. It's almost imperceptible but it's there. I have them plugged straight into the TRS out jacks on Firestudio for the unbalanced inputs. I do crank them once in a while and I am impressed with the sound...

I couldn't find these mentioned or review yet. Has anyone used these? If so, what are you thoughts and advice on them? I got a pair about a month ago. I'm still learning how the respond. As I've said in other posts, I am pretty new to mastering and mixing. I've found them to be a bit mid and...

Ok I messed with one of the songs you guys heard a bit. As I explained before, the raps are supposed to have that dry, talking effect. There's nothing I can do about the female vocals for now so bare with me. It does sound better after I doubled the instruments and beat and eq-ed them slightly...

Thanks for this tip. The few free plugins for autotune and even the premium ones are often psychotic in Cubase. With the exception of the limiter, all the plugins I use are native Cubase 4 plugins.

I am really glad I joined this forum. I knew the music was always missing something but I couldn't put my finger on what it was. My monitors are now thumping the whole house with this sound!

Ok, I just made a crude attempt at fattening and I think it worked reasonably well. I took the song I posted "Fake Smiles" and doubled all the instruments and panned them to varying degrees. Some like the piano I offset from each other by 10 milliseconds and this increased the stereo effect...

I can definitely see your point on the synths ans fatten them up. Can this be done in straight audio without killing the mix? Should they be played again or duplicated and tweaked slightly differently? I'm glad you understand that rapping style. No offense to anyone else but that's sort of the...

I didn't make it this far without taking criticism. It's the only true way to learn. My keyboard has USB MIDI and Cubase recognizes it. I've recorded things in MIDI before and I like how forgiving it seems to be. When I record this way, I can completely bypass Firestudio. While I'm not trying...

This sort of criticism is exactly what we were looking for. You know, friends and family are not always honest:D The thing is, these were not made in MIDI, they were recorded straight into Cubase 4. I don't have any good autotune plugins and they can be hard to find. I have gsnap but it's not...

Since we're at it, how about these? We really want them to sound as best they can: MP3 Player SoundClick MP3 Player SoundClick

No Gentoo is a screen name taken from the Gentoo Penguin. Thanks for the honest feedback. I just wasn't getting it from average people.. So what do you mean by 5 to 10 layers of synths? Where else would they go? I was never really convinced by the vocals either and now I know why. In what...

Looking for feedback from people in the field now. I get enough from average people. MP3 Player SoundClick A classic style Eurodance type tune.

Looks like I'm in the majority :) I write my music first then the lyrics, all with one exception. I concentrate on the musical aspect and I usually end up with an song that sounds good both as an instrumental and as a vocal.

My bedroom doubles as my studio. I'm going to need to make some changes. Compared to my old room in my old place, this room has different coloration that I don't much care for. Sure I can get rid of most of this but I'd rather not have it at all. Some sound proof foam should do the trick. My old...

At that time, I wasn't too knowledgeable about this process. No way I would send my music to anyone now. The place in San Diego that did a free sample changed about $500 for a full album and their sample, which they made from a not so good mix sounded really good.

What I do is duplicate the main vocal track then record a separate track for the harmonies. If this is what is meant then I apologize. Anyway, I duplicate the main vocal track and move one (usually the new one by 10 ms forward) then record one separate harmony track.

I am not so sure if I agree with that. If you do it right it will make the vocals sound fuller and they will be consistent. Singers usually sing slightly differently with every take so your vocals may not go well together.

I now do may mastering myself. I've used online mastering services in the past and was only really happy with one. However they gave one free sample and charged more and they have an actual studion in my city I believe. Anyway, what do you guys think of these: 46hourmasters Channelfusemedia.com...