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    Memories - Acoustic Jazz Pop Song / Low End Gear/ School Project

    Hey all. This is a song I'm doing for a school project. I would love to hear your ideas about the mix. If you want to know what gear was used on what, I'd be happy to let you know. Thanks! Memories Mix 2 by The Medication on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
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    Room mic out of time?

    Hey guys so I just did a session yesterday where I had a room mic out about 12 feet in front of the drums. This is my first time using a room mic and it seems like it's a few milliseconds late compared to the overheads which can be especially heard during ride cymbal passages. How do I combat...
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    My Chemical Romance/Blink-182/The Used Type of Song. RIP IT APART!

    Hey guys so this is one of the songs off my bands new CD that I think I am getting pretty close to where I want it. I've been working on it so long though that it is hard for me to hear it objectively anymore. So I'd like to hear your thoughts. Couple of things I am wondering about. 1. How is...
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    Opportunity to send music to Universal A&R rep please help quickly!

    Hi everyone. So long story short, I am going to be able to send my stuff to Universal Records from a friend of a friend. And I'm not sure which order to put the songs in. In other words: Which songs do you think would stand out to them the most? I want to put the best songs first so its the...
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    Carpet or Wood for Cab Micing?

    Hey guys so I'm going to be recording guitar soon and my question is simple: Carpet or Wood Floor under my amp? Either way I will enclose the whole setup with owens corning that I made. Metal stuff. This guy seems to think carpet is the way to go. http://www.imperialmastering.com/guitartonevid/...
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    Compress Before Reamp?

    Hey guys I have finally finished all of the guitar tracks for my bands new record! They were all recorded direct into my DAW and I am planning on reamping them back out to my Mesa. Here's my question. Should I insert a compressor on the Guitar Comp track before it goes out to the Mesa (thus...
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    Recording drums on saturday need some help

    Hey all so I need your help on something. I have the option of A: using some kind of overhead technique and a mic on the ride and hh or B: Close micing all cymbals/ride/hh. The style of music is modern punk/emo stuff. The room is not treated but I do have some rockwool wrapped in fabric propped...
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    Should I take this offer or is it shady? Please help!!!!!

    Ok so this guy sent me this message on myspace claiming all I have to do is send him a demo of my band with contact info on it and he'll pass it on to some labels. Does this seem shady? Please advise. Here is the conversation (read from bottom to top): just send me one and i will make as many...
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    Silverstein/Bullet For My Valentine/Avenged Sevenfold type Hardcore/Punk demo

    Ok so here is my band's new song Crash And Burn. It is just a demo for our new CD so I don't care if its not perfect as we are going to rerecord later anyway but I want it to sound ok so we can use it to get gigs and other whatnot. Mostly looking for advice on EQ panning relative volume that...
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    Retube Or Rent High Quality Pre?

    Hi all so I have a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier that I got used off of craigslist and I haven't yet swapped out the tubes. I think that they're between 2-3 years old (they are groove tubes if it matters). I'm going to be recording a new record soon and I'm wondering if it would be better to do a...
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    What is this group buy?

    Hey all. So what is this group buy thread about? There's like a million pages and I can't seem to find out what everybody buying. Is it still possible to get in on it? Where? Thanks!
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    Acoustic Guitar Vocal Song - Positively Ignored

    So I'm doing an EP for my drummer and this is the first of the six songs. If anyone has advice on the mix that would be very appreciated. Please ignore the autotune, he asked for it. Thanks so much you guys! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=880080
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    Opinions on vintage plugins?

    Hi all I'm thinking about getting some plugins that emulate vintage equipment. I know of Waves and UAD but do you guys recommend any others? Looking primarily at eq's and compression. Quality over cost. Thanks guys!
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    If you could have any 10 amps what would they be?

    So lets have some fun and GAS OUT:D. Ok here's mine Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Already have this one). Mesa Boogie Stiletto Duece Mesa Boogie Mark IV Marshall JCM 800 2204 Marshall Plexi 45 Orange Rockerverb Bogner Ecstasy Peavey 5150 Splawn Quickrod Soldano SLO Your turn!
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    Any plugins like this?

    Hi all so I need a vst plugin that is like digidesigns Time Comp-Exp-Pitch Shift plugin for protools. I want it for just shortening or lengthing notes. I hate it when an acoustic guitar is just a smidge of on the last note which makes it impossible to loop. If there is anything that could adjust...
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    Mesa Boogie Dual Recto Tone Test

    http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=853293 So what do guys think about this? Mesa boogie dual recto 2ch version thru a mesa cab. Maxon od808 for boost. Shure PG48 just thrown in front of it. Just jammin' so sorry for the mistakes:). Any advice for improvments. More the rhythm...
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    Newb Question about building panels.

    Hey all. So I'm going to build some wood frames. Do I need to put glue on the inside of the frame to hold the material in place or do I just set the stuff in there? I am using mineral wool so it is not rigid like 703. If I do need glue what kind and where do I buy it? Thanks!
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    Roxul AFB or Safe?

    Ok so these are both about the same price. Will be using for wall panel absorption NOT bass traps. This is the safe ratings off their site. Thickness 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz NRC 2.0 0.26 0.68 1.12 1.10 1.03 1.04 1.00 This is the AFB...
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    Will this completely deaden sound?

    Hey all so I have a small closet area under the stairs and I'm think about covering the whole inside with 703. Its has a wood floor so If the walls and celing are completely covered in 703 and I put a blanket on the floor will this take out all reflections? Will use it for vocals only so I want...
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    Help me treat my room please!

    Ok so I want to treat a room for my recordings. I have two to choose from. I will be recording acoustic guitar and electric guitar. I will be close micing my 4x12 cab so I'm assuming that the acoustics for the acoustic guitar (no pun intended) will be more important. The two rooms are a large...
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