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  1. giraffe

    recording clean electric

    much ado is made of recording distorted git (and rightfully so) but what about clean electric? it seems a big pain in the ass to me to get a clean electric sound i like, maybe even harder than a distorted sound. so.... does anyone have any tips for recording clean electric git? mic's that you...
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    Is argon that much better?

    so i'm putting a window in between 2 rooms in my house (it's good to own) and i have a question. how much better is argon sealed glass than "insulated" ? (insulated just having a sealed airspace between 2 pains of glass as opposed to a vacuum /gas whatever the argon glass is) how big should...
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    yea!!!!!!!!! new hi-hats!

    found a used (old) pair of sabian hi-hats in a local music store and picked them up. i've been looking for a new set of hats for a while (my old set zildjin zxt titanium, don't buy them, they suck) got to record them yesterday.... and.... they sound like hi-hats!!!!!!! yea, i know it doesn't...
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    could someone....

    ..... buy this for me. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PowerCorePCI2/ seriously, i'd really appreciate it. :)
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    ? different kind of PMC ?

    i know how this usually works. you get a good tracking engineer, with good equipment. and he puts up clean, relatively bleed-free tracks. and you try to mix them. but that's not what life is always like :D i just received a mixing job that i did not track and well...... lets just say i've got...
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    looking for mastering engineer in western NC area

    i run a small recording studio in the western NC area, and somehow manage to keep steady work. people are always requesting a reference for a (relatively) local master that i like...... problem being, i don't know one. i mean i know a few that "say" they master (you know how that goes). but i'd...
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    antares toob (plug in)

    what you guys think? waste of 100$, or a useful product? thanks for your input.
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    software companies suck

    just a quick bitch i recently updated to protools on osx (grudgingly) and so i had to update all my plugins but it's cheaper to buy all of then again than is is to update them individually so i'm out about 700$ and i have NOTHING to show for it, because there all plugins i ALLREADY OWNED...
  9. giraffe

    free pro tools plug-ins?

    do they exist????? not demos, just free?
  10. giraffe

    ml2500/nt2a/mk319/at4033 shoot out

    here's a big old shoot out for ye' hope it helps disclaimer this is in no way meant to prove that i can... 1)sing 2)play guitar 3)get a good sound out of a peavey because i can't, it's just to hopefully showcase some of the differences between the mic's. i used a digimax lt for a pre on all 4...
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    when recording multiple songs in pro-tools I...

    do you, when recording a band in pro tools (or whatever daw) open a session per song? use one session for all songs? if you open one session per songwhy? (just a regular band, no special circumstances)
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    more 2 track classical

    this is a pair of spaced earthworks sro's into a dmp3 into my minidisc recorder some eq and light compression are used. sorry about the ac, nothing i could do about it. i kinda think i liked the mk012's in xy better (posted prieviously) but the sro's do represent the sound of the enviroment...
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    counterfit BLUE mics.....

    only one more and we officially have a trend. http://violetusa.com/Default.aspx?tabid=259 http://violetusa.com/Default.aspx?tabid=260
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    classical 2 track

    this a 2 track recording i did recently it's 2 mk-o12's (russian) front and center dmp3-minidisc, dumped into protools minimum compression amd eq enjoy joseph haydn trio etc... http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/cardboardbombshelter_music.htm keep in mind that the violin and flute players are...
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    ever record anyone with hi-end hearing loss?

    that didn't know they had it??? i'm dooing this now, he's a nice guy but he likes things bright enough to hurt. he's REALLY attached to his git tone. and the compression he insits on useing off of his multi-effects pedal is probably crtiminal, but he can hear that, and won't let me take it...
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    zildjian zxt titanium

    zildjian zxt titanium a ballanced perspective don't bother with these don't ask why i have them just don't ever buy them
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    the glory and the dream2 (tweaked)

    http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/91775_thegloryandthedream2.mp3 made some tweaks, wadda-ya think. thanks.
  18. giraffe

    the glory and the dream (kinda heavy)

    the glory and the dream (heavy) song called the glory and the dream from a band done recently, nearly done just like to get some opinions from the gang before i sew it up the band is fairground ave. just so you know, i like the band but personally think the screamer needs a little work. tear...
  19. giraffe

    old rock cimbals

    any one know what the big 70 guys used for cimbals??? pert bonzo kieth moon for examole?????
  20. giraffe

    required reading from slipperman

    thankx again to dcwave for digging this up. slipperman's recording distorted guitars from hell thread. this is probably the most helpful (single) thing i've ever read off the internet.
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