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I recall reading several posts/ sources which said essentially "sort out the mids and you will have your mix"...seems like that often comes up in discussions of monitor speakers without much low end like the NS10. I considered sticking an EQ on the master out to hear mostly the mids to which...

My drummer recently picked up a new bass drum and has a resonant head on it with no port. When you mic a kick without a port, what mic and placement do you use?

Do you like small diaphragm condensers or large diaphragm condensers for drum overheads? -why? Or if you like both, what situations do you like them for and why? (and maybe you like dynamics for overheads...you guessed it: why?)

Are there any decent full duplex sound cards for under $100? Most commercial cards do not list full duplex as a feature and I assume that means that they do not have it. The m-audio delta's start around $150, compusa has a startech.com sound card for $10, but I have my doubts about it's sound...

Check out these tracks and tell me what you think about the mix, whether it's good, bad or otherwise: www.soundclick.com/wheelofpain The goal is to sound heavy and to have every piece of the band audible in all the parts...and these mixes mostly succeed but I think they could be better. What...

What are your favorite reverb plugins, free or not free?

I borrowed a friend's Event 20/20p's and gave some previous mixes a listen. I hear almost no low end...the kick and bass are buried under the guitars, which seem to dominate. Those same mixes on computer speakers seemed to have about the right amount of kick, bass (some even a bit bass heavy)...

Slightly off topic from this thread, what is your favorite free VST limiter, and what is your favorite non-free VST limiter?

Any input or experience with Tapco S-8's? What are their pros and cons? There is not much info about them on the forums.

What are your favorite compressor tutorials or FAQ's? I found this one with sample settings: http://www.rane.com/note1558.html I'm trying to get drum sounds to be a bit more even dynamically without turning to mush, in particular the kick drum. A quick search here and on google suggests...

Hey gang, I've been thinking about picking up a pair of studio monitors to improve my mixes on the computer, in particular their portability...just missed the $99 emu's on MF and GC. I've been eyeing the KRK RP6 and RP8 among others. Some questions: -how much difference does the 5" vs 6" vs...

Are there any non-destructive EQ or compressor plugins for Cakewalk Homestudio 2004? If not, are there any for the Cubase SE which comes with the stock Firepod?

I'm thinking about picking up a couple hypercardioid or supercardioid mics at the end of the year to help out with isolation for recording my band in the basement. We put out around 112-116dB. Right now I'm using AKG hypercardioids on the kit, 57's on the guitar cabs, a noname dynamic on the...

Is it bad to have the resonator head hoops and tension rods off of drums for extended periods? What kinds of problems can that cause, if any? And how do you find out if there are problems from it? There's a used kit locally w/ the lower heads/hoops and BD resonator headhoop off and I'd like...

I'd like to take a set of wav samples and trigger them by using a MIDI grid in Cakewalk Home Studio 2004 as a DXi or VST. Something like Battery. What other apps do that sort of thing? What's the best bang for the buck?