Recent content by Garry Sharp

Gibson has just raised $53m from a private equity firm to fund an acquisition - don't know if they have a specific company in mind to buy, but they must have done it for a reason. Fender already has backing from a private equity firm as well as being part owned by Roland.

Got a new Neumann TLM193 - the wife is very pleased with it on her voice (so am I :D) Shortcomings in this will be my fault, not hers or the mic ;) That apart, I'd be very grateful for comments on any aspect of this - it is a pop/soft rock kind of thing, we were trying to make a driving song...

If I just burn an audio CD with one track on my PC using the standard Nero programme - would that be "Red Book compliant?" Told you it was a stupid question ;)

I had the hi-fi 8.2's, and was getting a bit fed up with having to use the headphones to listen to the bass. Am a bit budget limited. I found a pair of used Genelec 2029A's (they are the little baby ones, with their own D/A converters) and a 1091 sub in a used gear shop, did a trade in (I guess...

I use Cubase SE and an EMU 0404 card. All works great (by my standards anyhow;)) Yesterday I bought a new pre (an SPL Goldmike) that has both 1/4" and XLR outputs. I also got an XLR to 1/4" TS adapter cable, thinking I would use the XLR out. When I did this, the soundcard picked up the signal...

..and had another go at our song Strange Kind of Paradise. Tightened the drums, gave the guitar more space, tried bring some more life to the chorus with a simple piano part. But this production business is all too difficult for a humble bass player :) and I'm far too close to hear it...

I know it's busy in here.....this is a work in progress and any input gratefully received I am trying to do a demo for our new band thing. This is my first attempt this time round, I am not showing much talent as a producer, but anyway. This is a laid back, smooth jazzy kind of thing, called...

I feel that lyrics on their own are of limited use, a much discussed topic. However they do tend to come at the early stage of getting a song to work, and I have also said that we should be able to use this forum just to post "sketchpads". So here is a rehearsal tape kind of thing - it's the...

My new (1 month old) Fender Jazz has just started emmitting an electrical buzz, which gets worse when the treble cut is fully open (i.e. max treble) and when I touch the strings. I could take it back but that's rather a hassle and as I can use a soldering iron I wondered if there is an abvious...

Well, I never liked the way they looked, thought Fenders were over hyped, thought I could do better.....but I thought I needed a bass more suited to funk and slap, tried a few J's today and now an MIA Jazz has a new home :) My G&L is up for sale, my Manson fretless will always be here as my...

I am sure I am being stupid, but one day recently all the vst FX disappeared from the send drop down menus in the mixer and inspector tracks. They are still there as inserts. Could anybody enlighten me as to which part of my tiny brain has stopped functioning?

Don't know if this has been mentioned here before, this book got an interesting review in Sound on Sound. I have a copy coming but here's a link: http://www.mixingwithyourmind.com/

We haven't got a recordable music track for this yet, before we do that I'd be grateful if anybody has any thoughts on how these could be improved (I'm aware of the dream/dreaming issue in the first chorus, but listening to it sung it doesn't seem to notice, so I'm sort of happy with that -...

I hope I'm not breaking any rules here, but there's a new member on this bbs called emser who posted a link in the sleepy old songwriting forum to a song (s)he did called Miracles. I absolutely loved it, and as there are many here who don't go to that forum I just wanted to mention it here -...

Not for recording, I know, just wondering if anybody has used / heard / played with one and has an opnion to share? Thinking about one for a new live thing we are planning - any views gratefully received. Garry