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The idea is not to get rid of anything that sounds good (in the mix), more of get rid of stuff that is taking energy away. Such as ac rumble or the hss of air movement that can't be heard in a full mix yet is taking up energy being reproduced. My whole post was done at work during a break so I...

I have done some crazy stuff with duping tracks, creating a "big stereo" and using mid/side processing then phase flipping to push stuff back while leaving the lead alone but I don't know if it will work for what you have to tackle. It might be something to experiment with a little if you have...

OK. This is complex but not at the same time. First, Fletcher- Munson curve. Human ears and brain register sound best at the mid frequencies where human voices live. Second, low frequencies will take more "power" to reproduce which affects the usable dynamic range of a given song. Third...

Single track at a time is only as accurate as the playback of the tape. Old tape and old machines can have random speed variations that make lining up individual tracks nightmarish so I always due all tracks at once. Since Beaks only has two inputs he'll only be able to do two at the same time...

If possible transfer all the tracks separately to you DAW. Then you will have to get some de noise software like izotope and clean up as much as possible one track at a time. Do these tapes have Dolby?

Many modern digital desks will take the place of all those separate interfaces and be more efficient. Almost all of them are expandable too so you could get a 16 or 24 input desk and if you found yourself needing more inputs add the rack mount interface from the same mfg. PreSonus...

I use two different acoustic guitars. Track them in the same room, mic positioned to get the best sound of each. Play the same part. Tonal and slight timing differences added together create a full stereo field. A bit of eq and reverb and done.

I get where it's "mastered" in my DAW but I do final MP3 rendering in Ozone. I just like the algo's for checking the frequency plot and bit reduction from 24 to 320 kbs mp3. The only real "advantage" that I can think of if you are doing it all your self is if doing it separately is letting...

I have the same issue with good LDC's- you can hear vocal cord nodes with high quality mics that just don't come across with dynamics. My solution is to get a decently quiet area and a bit of sound absorbers around the mic then place the mic so that you are singing at a pretty high angle to the...

I was just watching a comparo video between two modern basses and the big difference between this bass and most modern dual coil setups and classic fender P and J bass designs is the where on the strings the pickups are placed causing less bottom in the tone itself. IOW the bridge pickups are a...

Having read multiple posts from this "person" I have been convinced for days that it's a bot advertising for the service shown in sig.

Context please. Live performance? Recording? With what recording setup/DAW? Any DAW should have a built in plugin that does delay and they all have some presest called "slapback", which is the first place to start.

I use both Fantastik and formula 409. Neither has ever messed up the poly on my guitars.

I DI bass either through and active DI or a compressor. When I DI straight into the interface I end up with mud. I think that sucker is better for standard electric. I have an old PROCO passive DI that also works, but most of the time I go through a DBX or if I am using my mobile rig I have two...

Some big money mics do sound uninspiring by themselves but work when in a mix. I don't have any Neumann mics but I have auditioned them and my opinion of the 87 has always been that for most sound sources it works the midrange in such a way to make mixing "record ready" easier, but it does not...

One point that you seem to have skipped is the room. I would say add a description or a few stills to each vid showing the room or space clearly. My 2c

IMHO any time someone suggests a mic for a particular purpose they should be able to post a 30 second recording of said instrument and mic with a pic preferably. They don't have to have it in there post but it should be available for posting if someone askes. I have 5 acoustic guitars, 13...

Sometimes the inspiration won't come. I would suggest going back to basics-if you aren't doing vocals then start with a simple melody without distortion, even hum or play on a different instrument. If you are doing vocals, dig back in old notebooks to find something to start with. Next is doing...

Been using Pro Tools since 1998-9. Back then you had the choice of recording in Sound Designer II files or wav and most people on PT used SDII. AIFF is mostly used for audio for video IME. I am currently on the newest PT version and it won't play back the old SDII files plus the default...

+1 to all of the above. My 2c is manage expectations and realize that the more time you spend doing the better the results and the more you'll learn. I see too many people getting frustrated that they don't immediately get everything to sound like a record.