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Click here to download (or stream) -> The Monster And The Maiden This is a metal band I recently engineered. I also play in it. I would like some honest and professional comments on the sound. I'd also like honest and in-your-face comments on the performance of everyone in the band. Thanks for...

In Sonar, there's this thing called "sound on sound recording" where I can basically overlap several clips on top of each other. In Reaper, when I do that... A) The previous takes on that track suddenly go silent B) When I'm done recording, Reaper automatically crops the clips so no...

I am currently tracking from my Behringer MX9000's onboard pre-amps. I was thinking of selling the board to invest in better mic pres. I'm keen on the Studio Projects SP828 but I don't really know how does it sound like. Hopefully people who have heard both the MX9000 and the SP828 can answer...

I just bought the new MCU Pro and I have this annoying problem with my Lexan overlays. Basically, they just don't want to lay down flat on the control surface. It'll sort of bend and bulge in the middle and I have to put it below a hard flat surface (like a book or something) to get it...

It was usually about making a good mix that's tonally pleasing, has plenty of punch (especially on the bass, kickdrum and snare), without comparing your mix to other commercial CDs (especially loudness-wise) or anything like that. As long as it translated well in anything else other than my...

I'm starting to hate the word "Waves". Poor company, so many kids downloading their plugins. :(

I've always loved that bright, punchy snare sound from all my favourite metal records but I just can never get that sound no matter what combination of mic setup, tuning, pre-amp, equalization, compression and reverb I try. Fresh heads, dead heads, whatever, I've tried them all. Maple, brass...

(Warning: The following is a rather angry rant and I apologize upfront if reading this makes you upset but I just have to say this because it is frustrating me) Hello all. I've recently moved my studio and decided to increase my input count. I've sold what I had (a Pentium 4 HT 3.2 GHz, Intel...

I have built several clouds, 2' x 4', 2" thick and framed. I chose to have them framed because it looks a lot nicer with frames, and I just couldn't figure out how to build unframed clouds in the first place. As far as the weight of these clouds go, it's not a problem. They're pretty light. My...

First up, before I say anything, I'd just like to clarify that I am 100% sure that my problem here is coming from my studio doors, and not anything else. HVAC, control room glass, ceiling, floor, walls etc are air-tight and have already been taken care of. I use two fire doors installed on one...

I've been meaning to ask this question for a very long time but never got around it. :) Some time ago, some friends who were in a band were recording their EP and I tagged along just to check the studio out and see how the guys are doing (being good friends and all). There was something in...

Hello everyone, I've spent a lot of time searching and reading posts on this forum in my attempt to understand DIY acoustic treatment better, and I think I almost got it all figured out, but I can't resist asking these questions as they still puzzle me. Thank you in advance for your time. :) 1)...

Hello, I have some questions for this unit (which I hope to buy within the next two days) and I hope anyone of you who owns this fine piece of gear can shed some light on the matter. 1) Using the ProjectMix I/O as a controller only. Is this possible? I am using Sonar 6. I imagine I'd just hook...

I am really excited about the Mackie Onyx 1200F (more info at http://www.mackie.com/products/1200f/splash.html) but it seems like it's going to be awhile before it comes out. What I really like about it is that I can pretty much get rid of a lot of my current setup and save tons of space. The...

Whenever I am recording in Sonar 5, the program reports that the incoming signals are clipping like hell. Examine this screenshot: http://nash.wanzafran.com/sonar5rec.jpg It's very misleading. The signals are NOT clipping. After I stop the recording, then Sonar starts to refresh the waves in...

Hey guys, I need some help on using a control surface AND a MIDI keyboard at the same time. I'm not very well-versed with MIDI so I hope any of your experts can help me out on this. :) First things first, the equipment: Behringer BCF2000 control surface MOTU 828 MKII Casio MIDI keyboard...

EDIT: This might come out as a duplicate. Please ignore the other thread. ++++++++ Hi, I have a bunch of metal songs that contain some acoustic parts that are recorded in the studio with a miked acoustic guitar. Now... here's the thing. I want to play these songs live. I currently own only...

Hi guys, this is sort of a follow-up to the question I posted in the other "mixing with clients" thread. Instead of hijacking that thread, I'll just post a new thread. I was wondering, how do pros normally approach mixing bands with several songs? My approach: I would first create a...

Hello. A while back, I had really nasty problems with my computer always restarting. After lots of forum posts and some friendly replies, I came to the conclusion that it was time to build a new PC rig. I've recently built a new rig: Pentium 4 3.2 GHz Intel motherboard / onboard Firewire...

Hey guys, I'm using Sonar 3.0 and ReWire to Reason 3.0. I find that I don't have enough MIDI channels to work with. Channel 1 will always be the "Hardware Interface" so that's 15 channels by default. I tend to use Reason's 14 channel mixer, which takes up channel 2. So I only have 14 channels...