Recent content by Horkin My Lunch

I'm not really sure how to explain this, but I've been having some troubles with EZdrummer in Pro Tools 8. For example, when I try to move the faders in the EZdrummer mixer, it starts acting like I double clicked the fader: It does the same thing on every fader when I try to move them up or...

Experiment relentlessly and tune the drums. That is pretty crucial. I suggest getting a DrumDial to take out most of the guess work. This isn't exactly new hat, but don't assume you can fix it in the mix. Get the sounds you want so you don't have to fix anything, just tweek it to bring out the...

Amp modeling is getting pretty good, but it doesn't quite capture the essence of speakers pushing air.

I'm well aware of that, but you're missing the point. Mostly, I'm curious how programs like Redline Monitor work. How exactly does it work?

I currently don't have a pair of monitors, just a pair of DT 770s. I'm not sure if it even exists (other than Redline), but are there any stereo or EQ tweaks that would give a better picture of everything? Basically, having the mix stand in front of you rather than in your head.

I know I could just record and do some gating, but I don't want it to feel like a live performance. I need a more robotic feel, kind of like Intruder by Peter Gabriel. I want the huge snare and big-ass toms without the bottom heads on. Stuff like that.

No delay, L and R channels are the rhythm guitars, center is lead.

Pixies. Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine used cheap amps on their best recordings. The tones are great in the room. The part about having TOP OF THE LINE stuff is all well and good, but I don't think it's essential, seeing as I can get the tone I want in the room. I'm reamping tomorrow with...

I'm trying to consolidate some tracks, and I keep getting a DAE error -7401 message. Does anybody know what in gods name is going on?

On the subject of good amps vs. bad amps, some of my favorite tones were made with less than stellar equipment. For example, Entombed. They used a Peavey Bandit with a Boss HM-2 with everything dimed. I usually like to keep them a little above the mix to keep the energy up. If I even it out...

I don't buy that, but that's all a matter of preference. It's not what you have, it's how you record it.

Just for reference, here's where I'm at with the mix. Butt Hash

You can with the other end! :confused: I don't think the amps are the problem, because they sound great in the room. Again, I was looking for a grimey but powerful sound. It is a punk band after all.

One amp was a Sunn Concert Lead with a ProCo Rat. Second was some random Fender solid state, also with the ProCo Rat in front of it. Center track was an old Kustom solid state with a Boss Turbo Distortion in front of it for kind of a grimy, compressed sound. It's a punk band. The tone I was...

I've learned it's best to disregard them all together and just tell the person you'll do it his way when you're just going to go ahead as planned. Sneaky sneaky.