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    Drum sounds--goofing around

    Finally had some time to record my drums and re-try a double pedal I had given up on. Im recording in a basement so getting decent sounds has not been easy but, I think, Im getting better sounds as of late. This is straight outta my board eq'd flat right into my interface, no fx, nothing...
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    Rigid fiberglass pipe insulation......what to do?

    So a buddy of mine has a crap load of this stuff, its a about 3-4 foot long and all 2 inches thick. We cant decide if we should make those tube trap type absorbers or just cut some of it in half, stack it to get 4 inches thick, place them side by side, then stuff them in panels? Obviously if...
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    I had a weird dream last night..

    I had a dream that I found a EV RE20 in my home studio last night....does this mean I should now buy one? I honestly have never even considered one of these, I have considered an SM7B, but no dreams...hmmmm.
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    Keep my mixer or not?..

    Ive got an old DDA q series 32 channel mixer and my dilema is should I even be using it in my recording chain and if I should how could I utilize it better? Heres what I got. DDA console 2 art mpa's tascam 1641 computer Pretty basic entry level recording setup. What Im doing now is going thru...
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    My Pawn shop finds....What do you think?

    Managed to pick these up this weekend even though I had the wife and kids with me. I feel like I got a pretty good deal. Oktiva 319--$60.00 Audix i5 ----$40.00 Mxl 2100--10.00 I packaged this one in with the i5..From what Ive read the mxl isnt very highly regarded,{obviuosly} but I gotta be...
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    Roland Juno-106

    So I picked up one of these this past weekend and like with all keyboards, I know nothing about it except it seems to work. Before I put it up for sale i was just wondering how this unit stacks up in the "key board/synth community"? And any other info I may need to know. Thanks!
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    Univox mini-korg

    Ran across one of these and was wondering if they are worth anything? Seems to be in good working order and sounds pretty cool. My google search hasnt turned up much as far as value for these units. I can pick it up on the cheap and might buy it to turn around and sell. Any input would be great...
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    My second try...

    Ok so here's my second song post except this one has vocals. I mixed until my head hurt and until i hated the song so now I need advice/construtive criticism. And yes i do hear that freakin fret buzz....[shitty guitar], and flat vocals. Im using reaper. Fire away here's the link. SoundClick...
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    Room treatments are stupid.........

    So a few months ago i posted a comment on a thread about, IMO,how some people seem to get carried away with room treatments. I mentioned that had been following the Foo Fighters posts on facebook as they were recording their new alblum in Dave Grohls garage and house. Well a couple of people of...
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    My first try.

    So first with the obligatory disclaimers: Im a drummer so the guitar playing stinks,in fact I made this up last night so keep that in mind. Just wanted to get some input/advice on the mix and sounds. Im not really diggin the cymbal sound so far...seems washy, but i need advice all across the...
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    reaper recording levels low on playback

    Posted this question on the reaper forum but thought i might get some more ideas here. So im getting started with Reaper and have a quick question. I get my recording levels set where it appears they are solid, but during playback the meters are no where near what my line check was. It plays...
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    Another recording level question

    So im getting started with Reaper and have a quick question. I get my recording levels set where it appears they are solid, but during playback the meters are no where near what my line check was. It plays back much quieter. Does that make sense? What am i doing wrong? Im using a tascam 1641...
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    Adat xt hook ups..............

    So i have 2 adats that im using with a 32 channel 8 bus mixer. Can someone give me some ideas on the best way to hook these up to help avoid moving cords around. I can assign each channel to what ever bus i want . Right now im just going 1-8 into the adat from the buses but i want to start using...
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    Recording drums with sm58's........

    Im going be recording drum tracks this weekend but am short on mics unless i use some sm58's. Im kinda confused about comparisons between a 57 and 58. One person says their basically the same the next says their not. At any rate im stuck throwing in some 58's cause thats all i have. Any input on...
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    Getting my mix to the computer.

    Im using a dda q series 32 channel 8 sub mixer to 2 8 track adat recorders. Right now im just expierimenting but need to know what will be the best way to get my tracks dumped into my computer. Im using adobe audition. I would like to have as much control as possible over each track but im not...
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    Here's what i got..what do i need?

    Hello Ive been checking out various threads and have realized that i have sooo much to learn its not even funny and add on top of that im a drummer. I have been slowly adding older gear to my home recording project but thought it might be a good idea to get some tips on which direction to go...
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