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    too sad to rock out

    Party-pants here, with yet another rough mix... and no hard-rock this time :( This song was written in the saddest, lowest part of my life about 6 years ago after being ditched by my best friend... the codependency just about made me go postal :eek: (not kidding... work-ordered psychiatrist &...
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    Scary Problems

    VST/32 5.0 (registered user) MAC G4 733/768MB/OS 9.1 Installed March of 2001 Waves NPP (legal purchased copy) installed last week The ongoing legacy: While running Cubase, USB would freeze up -- freezing the mouse and keyboard. Unplugging and re-seating the cable usually fixed this smallest...
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    singing tip

    Anybody have "keys" for your voice? Some thought that helps you remember/use the correct technique? Those of us training our voices just might... kind of like "swing keys" for golf... Just came up with something for my own voice that REALLY helped... the "sing thought (swing thought ;))" is...
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    I think I broke it...

    ...no matter what I try (so far, anyway)... I can't get my 4047SV to sound good anymore... Using the two preamps I have (which I'd used with the mic before), I tried all gain settings and what-not... No matter what I do, it seems the high, detailed top end is gone and I'm left with a K-Tel...
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    CPU overs

    Sort of a long story... let's see if it can be shortened: -Mac G4 733 (Graphite)/768MB Ram/Cubase VST 32/5.0... -Hard Drive crash; recovered most all w/Disk Warrior, but reinstalled Cubase & LM4 drums... songs/projects were OK -Installed Waves Native Power Pack, UAD-1 Card, & Delta 1010 in a...
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    UAD-1 card: Is PC & MAC version identical?

    Got a great deal at GC on a UAD-1 card... problem: It's PC version; need it for the Mac... Did this on purpose, because of the deal. Now I gotta find out: Is the UAD hardware (the card) identical for both the PC & MAC? and... if so... can I just download the proper software from Mackie to...
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    Yamaha EX5

    Almost embarrassed to admit that I bought this board back in '98 or so, and have barely used it since :o Any bona-fide EX5 users out there... and if so, are you using that thing for anything other than a table these days? :D I'd like to get some decent sounds out of it, before deciding to sell...
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    UAD-1... worth it?

    Just had a most interesting chat with a guy in a local music store... it seems his song just got reviewed in "Recording Magazine" (Oct 2002)... (name is "John Burdick"; third song reviewed)... I've been having a serious jones to get a UAD-1, and thought about asking youse guys about 'em here...
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    theron & King Elvis

    ...conspicuous by their absence? Where'd you guys go? :( (btw DOBRO sorry about bumpin your thread off PG 1... i'll go get it :))
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    mp3 conversion (positive effects)

    By now we all know the garbage that mp3 conversion can add to a track... but I've experienced (a number of times) positive benefits of mp3 conversion... A recent mixdown for the mp3 clinic showed that mp3 conversion actually helped the spectral balance of that mix. The wave file seemed to have...
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    warning! anger managment failed

    Awright guys, you've put up with my ass-clown shenanigans long enough ;) Here you are, pretty much stripping down to your underwear when you put your stuff up here for review, and I ain't been naked once :( Wasn't gonna do this, but here's a rough mix of mine. You'll clearly see that "a pro, I...
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    automate insert FX

    Having trouble; VST 32 5.0 (Mac) won't automate the insert FX on any channel, or group. I'm attempting to bypass the insert FX when not in use, to lessen CPU load (733MHz). Seems you have to do this by hand :( (with about 6 channels to check, this becomes tedious :confused: ) Any way to...
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    crawdad rawks!

    so some good-natured ribbing gets out of hand, & crawdad probably cried himself to sleep tonite :( More sour tears on a sweeet pillow... I'm a jerk :( Sorry, crawdad.... or better yet... I'm not sorry :) (now, channel the built-up resentment into another one of your 5-star blues masterpieces!)...
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    sonusman-type question (mixing levels)

    our dearly departed :rolleyes: sonusman aka "Ed" stated in his legendary thread that monitoring levels should be set like this: 1) 1kHz reference tone, mastered to -6dbFS. 2) 85db SPLs (c weighted)... Now after swimming thru about 6 pages of bumps, thank yous, and the occasional flame (started...
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    confusing humbucker installation

    A DiMarzio DP193BK humbucker for a Peavey Impact Milano Guitar (dual humbucker, 5 position switch)... Initial thoughts were "connect same colored wires as on the old pickup", but DiMarzio says "NO". The diagram is confusing, to say the least. It's that rectangle with six squares in it (I'm...
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    a word to the unwise (like me)

    Recently, I've been sound-treating a free room in my apartment, with the intent of being able to do semi-decent monitoring in there. I built a window box (plug) filled with sheetrock and fiberglass, installed a London 14 Primacoustic kit (sans scatter blox... they'd have to go on the closet...
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    song structure: do you do this?

    please forgive me The original thread never posted. It's here
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    song structure: do you do this?

    EDIT: WHoa, very sorry about the multiple postings... but HR.com started screwin up!! Here's the post... whatever... that never got posted 4 times ;) --- k, this isn't the usual method I've used for writing songs (then again, I'm just taking songwriting/recording back up after being away for...
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    apologies in advance...

    ...I understand there are those on this board who hate this type of question... please bear with me :) I picked up a used dbx DDP for cheap$; seems to work especially nicely as a de-esser. I haven't noticed any ill effects, noise, or poor performance (doesn't mean it's not there! :p) There's...
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    time for panic?

    Have the Cubase VST32/5 for Mac (G4 733); very happy with that so far. However, you good folks here have just about convinced me to go the SX--upgrade route. Problem! Bought Cubase VST32/5 competetive upgrade version a year and a half ago from Mars (upgrading from a version of Cakewalk...
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