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Analog Drums For rock, pop, and country I always print drums and bass to tape first, then dump the tracks to digital and finish tracking. With drum machines I sometimes compress a little and, believe it or not, I'll ocasionally use an expander or gate on toms (especially if I'm trying to get...

in case you were wondering. . .I found the answer. I found my answer: First bank, 2-5 up, second bank, 6and7 up (all others down).

Hi, Anybody know the dip-switch settings on the MMC-38 to let a TM-D1000 controll transport and track arming on a DA-38?

I'll be mixing "in the box". Here's how all this started: I was doing demo work for local bands on a Mackie d8b/hard disc recorder combo with outboard pre's (16 Ch's of Presonus, a couple of Neves, a couple API's). I rarely use outboard EQ or compression when tracking, with the exception of a...

Are you using a console? The console's pre's probably sound as good as (if not better) than the Nady's. If you don't have a console, a cheap used Mackie from ebay would cost about the same, sound better, and you could even use it on gigs, or as a submixer or even a monitor board. Personally...

It's been a while since I heard "Hot Rod Lincoln" but. . . if you can read a chart, then this may make sense to you: In 4/4 Time. . . KICK: 1&3 PEDAL HI-HAT: 2&4 SNARE: 8th notes with accents on 2 & 4 (3rd and 7th notes in a series of 8) Try brushes or "blastics" on the snare

Q: What's the difference between a female singer and a Porche? A: Not every guy's been in a Porche.

I can still adjust PT's OUTPUT berfore hitting tape, right? The default is -18db=analog"0". I would adjust the imput from the pre's just as if I were tracking to PT's alone, except I'd set up a 1:1 input-output config. I'd agree if there weren't the siginal-to-noise concerns that you have...

I'm not using the mixer at this point (except for monitoring) I'm using outboard Pre's

This is true in the digital world, but when I used to track analog, comps, limiters, and gates were used as tools for dynamics processing and noise reduction. This was a necessity. Limiting dynamic range would allow a higher signal to noise ratio, reducing the noise floor etc. It's way easier...

If you are primarily a studio gutarist, then why not save your money and strike up a deal with on of the studios where you work?

Hi everyone, I have a Fostex 1/2" 16-track that needs work. It's got really low hours, but the transport is shot I think. Anyone know of someone who works on these machines? -Thanks

I have the Mackie's and they translate pretty good most of the time. I also check the mix with NS-10's too. I have a pair or the Alesis in my pre-production room and they really don't sound that bad either. The ROOM has a lot to do with your mixes as well. If you are looking for a cheaper...

Lots of folks have recorded drums with one mic! Here's how I'd do it: 1) Have someone play the drums. 2) Walk around the room until you are in a spot in which the drums sound great. 3) Don't forget up and down as well as near and far. . . squat down, climb on a chair, whatever! 4) When you...

There is a guy advertising in "Electronic Musician" who claims to do this sort of thing. I don't remember if he is advertising 1/4" or 1/2" though.

I have tons of 1/2" It's 3M new-old stock sealed in plastic.

Thanks for the input everyone! I think maybe I wasn't clear on exactly what I wanted to do though. Here's the deal: 1) I want to track (basic tracks) on analog. 2) I want to move these tracks to protools. 3) I want to continue with overdubs and mix in protools. For the past several years...

No doubt man, but quite a few of the folks I work with benefit even more from some serious editing!

Fitz, Thanks for the reply, however. . . many studios use digital consoles (like the Sony Oxford, SSL's digital console, Neve, even Mackie d8b's and Yamaha's) to track to analog tape. A lot depends on the quality of the converters, bit rate, sample rate, clock quality, etc. I guess my...

After years of recording and mixing on a computer workstation, I've decided to go back to my analog roots and track on an analog 24-track before dumping to digital for mixing. I don't have a lot of outboard and wondered if anybody has tried using Protools as a front end to a 2-inch machine...