Recent content by IanW-UK

Hi guys, I have a question which is probably somewhat subjective. Here's a little mp3 of my acoustic recorded with a meek mq3 and a 414b-uls. http://www.theresidents.net/cruz.mp3 Do you guys think I would be able to get a significantly better sound if I upgraded my pres? From what I've seen and...

I have a bit of cash coming my way soon and I think I'm going to use it to buy a "proper" condenser for general use. A U87 springs to mind as the obvious choice but when I thought about it I have no idea what other mics exist that are on par with the Neumann at a similar price. What should I...

I know these are primarily meant for measurements and stuff but surely if its a dead flat, accurate mic then its a dead flat, accurate mic and should be really good for stuff like acoustic guitar? I'm not too knowledgeable about such stuff so if anyone has any reasons why this is a bad idea...

Hi all. I'm ill, have the flu. I'm off work and feelin all sorry for myself :( so I improvised a horrible tune :p Then I decided I may as well make use of it and experiment on stuff. Todays experiment was to try and eq 3 distorted guitars that were recorded with the same geetar in the same way...

Hi all, I've been having some probs with my arm so guitar playing is out for me at the moment. So in the meantime I decided to have a mess around with 2 areas that I don't feel very confident mixing. Piano and distorted drum sounds. The mix is prolly a bit swamped with verb but apart from that...

I made this up a while back when I was having a bad day (very) LOL Anyone wanna do some vox on it? I know it's a bit shite but I thought, hey why not. :p It's completely the opposite of the type of stuff I normally do. www.theresidents.net/drhydeframe.mp3 Ian.........

Hi all, I asked a guy if I could mix a cover that he'd done just so I could get some practice and experiment a bit. Do you guys think what I have done with the main vocal works? Also I can't get the backing vocals to sit right at all. I haven't really mixed backing vox before so has anyone got...

Hi mate, I've been reading your bass trap plans page and I was wondering, Is there any reason why you couldn't use the same design but make the whole thing a sealed unit so it could be moved around? Or is it necessary to have the trap aganst the wall for the mass? Cheers, Ian.........

Hi again. I have rearranged my room so now it's like this: and here's the old one as I havent labelled the revised one: What would you guys recommend for treating a room like this? I'm gonna order some rockwool slabs but where shoud I put em? I have no idea!! At the moment the room is...

Hi all, I'm pretty new to acoustics and am wondering about my current room layout and If it may be causing problems even before I start treating the room. From what I've read so far symetry, it would seem, is important. Here's my current layout. I use the room for both recording and as a control...

Any of the UK peeps here bought acoustic foam? I've been putting off treating my room for ages in favour of buying new gear (common vice methinks ;) ) We seem to be a bit limited over here with what's available, so any advice on the different brands, prices etc would be great. I'm looking at...

If you could only have one mic (or a matched pair I suppose) PURELY for recording acoustic guitars, what would it be and why?

Here ya go fprod. This one was recorded in a bit of a rush and has some mistakes and "autotune" artifacts, but It's kinda grown on me. Oh and it's also a bit too "coldplay" probably. Hope you like, Cheers, Ian............. www.theresidents.net/rachel.mp3

Hi all, I've been recording this tune on off for a while now and I think I'm nearly done. Was hoping you guys could have a listen and see if I'm on the right track? www.theresidents.net/learn-guides.mp3 Cheers, Ian............

Hi all, been messing about with an old idea, it's come out a bit "weirder" than I had envisaged :o (messin with synths) but anyhoo there's somethin missing (apart from vocals ;) ) and I aint sure what i'm lookin for. what I have noted so far meself on the tracking/mixing side of things: I have...