Recent content by singlespeak

Hi, Been a while. I'm confused with Logic 8's compressor. It says in the manual that it's a downward compressor ("the compressor works by reducing levels"). Yet, I have a vocal track, it's rubbish because it's too quiet, and when I put a compressor on it (3.1:1, -6,5db, 0 db gain) my vocal...

Hi all, So I'm recording something very simple, the bass has two tones (low C and higher G). The difference between these two notes appears to be enough to make the C come through very clearly but the G has much less vibration to it. I'm kind of used to this but in this particular case it's...

Hi, I was wondering how far I could drop all the strings on my electric guitar before anything goes wrong. I think I need 2 full tones before I can reach the high vocals. Is that ok for the guitar?

Hi all, I apologize for my last post, had a small breakdown there. I know this post doesn't belong in the clinic but I impulsively closed my last thread. Feel free to remove after a while. It's just hard, as most of you probably know, to expose myself and take criticism. It's a bad trait of...

I was asking myself this question. Bought myself my first electric guitar (ltd ec-50) a couple of days ago, thought I'd take her for a spin. Yes it's a "her" and yes I'm in love. This is still just a doodle really, I'll be making it full-blown, vocals and all. I've learned so much since I...

Hi all. Suppose you have a poppy piano piece with left & right hand, and you want to turn it into a full blown song (e.g. drums, bass, piano, organ, guitar, vocals), keeping the original piano piece as is. Would you record the left and right hand separately, or just record the whole piece in one...

Somewhat funky, almost a song to dance to. A song about you, me, the collective, and illusionary democracies. Fake drums galore. In fact everything but the guitars and the vocals is fake, technically speaking. Don't even bother typing "less is more', this one's beyond redemption. Fruit of the...

Hi all, this one's always been hard to mix. I went back to it after I thought about comments on caveman blues and I think I improved it. Removed most of the compression and limiting, and tried to summon and channel general renewed self-criticism. If there's anything you can think of, do let me...

Ever felt like dropping everything and just taking off? That's what Caveman Blues is about. That and the anchor of friendship. Simple a-B-a structure, symbolizing the day and night cycle of a brand new life. Fake drums, the whole thing probably overly compressed and/or limited. Do tell, I want...

Hi all. A while ago I got a set of Alesis M1 Active 520. I can't seem to make up my mind about whether they're good or no. They just seem to sound so dull, like something's up in the mid-range. Does anyone have experience with these monitors?

Hi all. Here's another one. Yes, the drums are fake. Let me know what you think of Made in China. Thanks!

Hi all. Here's a song. Let me know what you think, ok? Incandescent

Hi. In the intro to this forum it says "what to do about that itchy throat", but I can't seem to find the answer. Any tips? Thanks.

Hi all. Check out the music on my homepage and leave some comments if you feel like it. I'm not changing it anymore but it'll be very useful for the next project. Thanks! Vincent

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone out there knows anything about getting grants or similar for making music. I just finished my first album next to my daytime jobs and I thought it would be awesome to get grants for doing just that: making albums. I don't need to become famous, I'd just like to...