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im looking to get some new headphones for recording. just something that is around 20 dollars and will give me a loud enough sound in the headphones to get excited about, without bleeding through too much into the mic. any suggestions?

I got an instrumental that id like a little criticism on. before i work on it any further and take it in and rap on it i want to make sure i get it sounding as crisp on my end first as possible. http://s18.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=34ZK17PSQ0QDY0ANGS1YJUY3Q let me know about shit that needs to...

ive been producing for awhile and im slowly trying to learn to mix. here is a sample of some of my newer work. id like to get as many opinions as possible as to how i can clean up the mix. after a complete mix is finished i will send the track in to get mastered (after vocals are complete). for...

my signal chain goes: shure sm 57 mic, hooked into a phonic mm1705, into my pc with a soundblaster live soundcard. im recording on cool edit. im getting a shit load of reverb and im not quite sure why. im just trying to do a few test records but the reverb is fuckin terrible. we stuck the mic in...

i am looking to build a set up and booth to record hip hop vocals. i have used the shure pg48 a few times in the past. i remember being very pleased with the way my voice sounded through the microphone but this time there will be a few major differences. last time i recorded with the pg48 i...

PANNING BASS IN HIP HOP ive spent a bit of time in studios engineering tracks, but i usually only get to work on rock records. it seems to me the hip hop baseline is real important so it shouldnt be panned too much BUT, if its in the center wont it fuck with the vocals ? also depending on which...

i dont hear much about panning bass in hip hop? do you stick to the same averages as in rock and then just play it by ear? or is it severely different as i would imagine. cause the bass makes a much bigger difference in the feel of a hip hop beat, so whats up?

Lets imagine I am a complete newbie. This will help to eliminate any misconceptions about my questions like "if hes asking about this he OBVIOUSLY already understands how to do...this, etc". I want to produce hip hop instrumentals using software programs (such as Fruity Loops), then record over...

my cool edit will load and auto play mp3s etc. for some reason it wont load or auto play cda's. ive never had this problem in the past. any suggestions? thank you in advance

i already asked about these on the mixing clinic forum but i havent gotten much response yet. so ill post it here along with my other mixtape. threw up a few rough versions of some hip hop instrumentals im working on. im sure i REALLY need your help because ive been forced to mix all these in...

threw up a few rough versions of some hip hop instrumentals im working on. im sure i REALLY need your help because ive been forced to mix all these in cans. any advice would be appreciated. if you have the time give all 5 samples a listen. they arent more than a minute each. and a lot of it is...

its just a loop as of now but ive been fucking around a lot with different instrumentals just so that i can get the hang of mixing. please let me know if you notice anyway i can improve the overall mix (as im sure theres quite a bit, i mixed it in cans)...

1. i want a set up where i can have two pairs of headphones playing audio simultaneously (one for the vocalist in the booth, and one for the engineer outside of the booth). BUT heres the part that baffles me. i also want some type of control/switch so that i may de activate the two sets of...

cool edit is essentiall a mixing program correct? i am decently proficient in cool edit. i would like to build like a prosumer studio. do you recomend i go out and buy a mixing board or will cool edit suit my needs? by the way i am looking to do strictly hip hop music.

in relation to all the "stuff" like this: "100 Hz is a warm area. If your signal has anything in this range, try boosting. 200 Hz is a boomy area. Try a cut here." im probably an idiot but in cool edit where do i tell what is in the 100 hz are of my selections? also when he says "try...