DP 24 Effects, Dynamic and Send

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Heh... I bought my instruments a year ago, not long before I got my mixer, so I feel that "I didn't know any better" by plugging directly into the machine for the first few months. The emulated effects sounds provided by the mixer (when speaking of an electric guitar) suck compared to using an amp.

I have a peavey vypryr 2 amp that I can use for both guitar and bass, and has built-in effects. The trouble is finding them... there are a shitload of combinations to try for tones and I never rememeber the ones I like.
 
NotThatBright said:
Heh... I bought my instruments a year ago, not long before I got my mixer, so I feel that "I didn't know any better" by plugging directly into the machine for the first few months. The emulated effects sounds provided by the mixer (when speaking of an electric guitar) suck compared to using an amp.

I have a peavey vypryr 2 amp that I can use for both guitar and bass, and has built-in effects. The trouble is finding them... there are a shitload of combinations to try for tones and I never rememeber the ones I like.
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While I do agree with that, I wouldn't knock you for making music in any form or by any means. I've done it too.. All that matters is the final product, not how you get there.


When you get finished mixing down and mastering, does your final product have a volume level comparable to other media files on your computer? My songs are always low volume. Maybe my levels are bad from the get-go.
 
sloan11 said:
While I do agree with that, I wouldn't knock you for making music in any form or by any means. I've done it too.. All that matters is the final product, not how you get there.


When you get finished mixing down and mastering, does your final product have a volume level comparable to other media files on your computer? My songs are always low volume. Maybe my levels are bad from the get-go.
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My levels these days are lower, but that's by design... somewhere along the line I discovered that the level on that stereo sliding-switch, if too high, effectively took the bass drum out of the mix. Since then I've intentionally kept it low, and the sound quality has been much better. My levels, since I've got drums in them, may be more inclined to have higher peaks relative to the average level in the song. I used to get a lot of broken-up sounding parts, especially when banging my 18" floor tom.

Before this, though, I kept them high. Since I'm dealing with electric and loud instruments, that's probably to be expected.
 
It's undeniably catchy. It's too soft and happy for someone like me who needs to feel like a tough guy or else he won't get out of bed all week, but I would imagine normal people would enjoy such a ditty. Like an apple commercial song, but with less pretention!
 
NotThatBright said:
It's undeniably catchy. It's too soft and happy for someone like me who needs to feel like a tough guy or else he won't get out of bed all week, but I would imagine normal people would enjoy such a ditty. Like an apple commercial song, but with less pretention!
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haha I'll take that as a compliment. Its even a bit soft for me.. ME, of all people... but its fun to play, too, so after you factor that in..

The older I get, the more pop-oriented my music becomes. My influences aren't exactly hard rockers, but they aren't Fratellis from that one Apple commercial I can remember ether lol (or Coldplay... i think they did one)
 
I meant it as a compliment, though I agree, it definitely looks like an insult! I'll try not to invoke apple again when commenting on your creative product.
 
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