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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...

Anybody have tips on how to get a nice, "fat", acoustic harmonica sound? Something like this - https://soundcloud.com/filipjers/february-sun. That guy's an awesome player to boot, and I know that performance is key, but if anybody has ideas to get a rounder sound from harmonica, I'm all ears...

This is a song I wrote maybe last fall but haven't bothered to do full tracking until recently. I know my singing's not great, so try to listen to the rest. How is the mix? What would you change? Some of the things I would change (besides getting a good vocalist): maybe only 1 guitar insead of...

You know the one? You have to really turn your car radio up really loud to make sense of what they're saying, but even then it's very hard to distinguish the words? Really, it sounds pretty bad. So, I never want to sound bad, but what if I wanted that effect in a recording I made? How would I...