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Question for Mixing Engineers I have had a couple of unsolicited but frustrating comments on a mix, and I'd like to get the opinion of a real engineer about what could be done to improve it. I'll share the mix publicly because it's on the band's website, but I'd rather share the comments...

I'm late to the party but I'm pretty much with RAMI on this one. Two overheads and a spot mic on the kick or snare if necessary is a great balance between minimalism and functionality. Use what you've got in terms of mics, and make the best mic choices you can. If all you have are a few...

So it is said (argued, with data) that a change of +3 decibels means a sound is physically twice as loud as before the change. +10 decibels is 10 times as loud (but is perceived as "twice" as loud). Many cite 3dB as the smallest increment that the average person can perceive. My question is...

This is a home recording and DIY board, for sure. But there is really a lot of value to having a second set of (better) ears listening and tweaking in a better room with better equipment. There's something to be said for sending your work out. Do you agree?

Maybe Phil and Rick made the sexy time.

I'm curious. What about their history or recording techniques draws your attention?

Or do you let it bleed a little bit? If you use an expander rather than a gate, that applies here. I don't notice much of a difference in the drum mix or the overall mix either way in my current project, but if it'll clear up significant mud down the road I'll consider it. FWIW, the mic was...

I've got a small room that has OK dimensions, but it can get a little washy and muddy. The room has a closet with a staircase inside that goes up to the attic. Similarly, the room opens to a hallway at the top of a staircase. Is opening a doorway enough to couple these spaces?

Did anyone here compare the DP-24 to the R16 or R24 and choose the DP-24? I have a few questions before I take the plunge. How are the DP-24's preamps? I have read some complaints, but no direct comparisons with the Zooms' preamps and certainly fewer disparaging ones compared to those on the...

I don't really want to mount treatment directly to the wall, though I sometimes could use a little to cut down on flutter echo. So rather than permanently mounting foam on the wall surface, I have this crazy idea of permanently mounting it to something very thin but stiff like a piece of...

Let's say you've got a vocalist with a wimpy voice, but who writes tunes that work best with a little more edge. I good example would be something like Dinosaur Jr., where the vocals are quiet, choked, and anything but powerful - but the band breathes fire. (Not a dig on Dinosaur Jr., they're...

Hope you enjoy. Cheers! Krobmuga plays

Will25, I posted in your other thread but didn't read this one before I did. You need to find an adapter that will convert from RCA to 1/4" and buy two of them. They should be cheap - under $5 a pop - and likely a local music store will have them if they carry Hosa-branded stuff. They're...

Don't change any of the variables. If you were going to mic a drum kit of standard size and configuration with a two-mic Recorderman setup, and you had to choose, which pair would you go with: 2 MXL 990 2 SM 57 This in some sense is a cheap condenser vs. well-used dynamic discussion, but it...

So I admit that occasionally I like to play with limiters to push a mix. However, even when I do so, I still get a wave form that is visible (unlike these commercial mixes that look like bricks). So just to see how much it took, I made the attempt today to create a brick. I must say it...

I can't think of where else to post this, but as I was trying to get info out of noisewreck in the thread about dynamics, my example of a room with a speaker in one wall got me thinking: Imagine a room that is airtight and where all six walls (including the ceiling and floor) are one piece. By...

I've never been happy with my vocal recordings. They've always lacked oomph and that "in your face" quality. Well, I just moved into a new place and decided to do some vocal recording in the hall closet, which is filled with clothes and towels. The small, dead space really helped me capture...

I'm too broke or I would look into it. I'm not affiliated with this guy at all, but someone deserves a chance. http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/msg/1137267274.html He thinks it's a CVR, but it's a vintage blackface Vibrolux (someone changed/painted the grill cloth). EDIT: Well, maybe not a...

Well, I have been demo-ing some new tunes with a singer lately, and I was just mixing this one tonight. Everything seemed to work out fine until I mixed down and polished a little with a plugin. For fun, and since the song is called "Rain," I went 110% cliche and added some rain samples. In...

I hope this is in the right forum. Anyway, I'm looking for a VI orchesta, and I'm thinking Garritan Personal Orchestra vs. MOTU Symphonic Instrument. Can anyone offer any advice on one or both of these bundles?