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    Best speaker placement/listening position in small room

    Here's a video of my room: Room - YouTube It measures 10ft by 8ft Due to the awkward symmetry, I'm going to have to place my monitors up against my curtains. How far back can I place them until the bass starts to become troublesome? Also, how far apart should they be - I'm thinking 4ft? I'm...
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    Acoustic Foam Thickness (Too Thin?)

    Here's a crappy pic of my room layout... The red dots are dead cert bass trap locations; the Q marks signify possible alternatives. The X indicates the problem area with the shelving
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    Acoustic Foam Thickness (Too Thin?)

    A year ago I purchased 8 2ft X 2 ft panels of acoustic foam (eggcrate design) for use in an isolation cabinet. I'm now thinking of using these to treat my bedroom (9ft X 10ft) for mixing. The thing is, they're only 3 cm thick and am in a bit of a dilemma as to whether I should stick with these...
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    Connecting a headphone amp to the Eleven Rack

    I recently purchased an Eleven Rack to record my guitar direct, and have found that the headphone output impedance is unable to drive my 600 ohm Beyerdynamics. I'm therefore looking to connect my Fiio headphone amp to the 11R, but am unsure what cables are needed. Here's a link to the...
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    Headphone amp and Interface

    Headphone amp and Interface Connection Hi, I have recently purchased a Fiio EO9 headphone amp to power my 600ohm DT 880s. I am looking to connect the Fiio to a Komplete Audio 6 interface, but am not sure which cables and connections I should be using. See the pics below Any help would be...
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    MBPs - VSTs / Future Proof Options

    I am contemplating buying a Macbook Pro for the sole purpose of recording and mixing music. However, I have several concerns; 1) Is there a way to bypass any compatibility issues when transferring windows based VSTs to a MBP? Should I install a windows OS on a MBP or is this ill-advised? 2)...
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    How to connect a hum destroyer to my preamp?

    I have been advised to purchase a hum destroyer to eliminate static while recording my guitar through Amplitube. Any idea how I should go about connecting it to my preamp...assuming that is the correct part in the chain? Would it be more sensible to go from guitar > hum destroyer > preamp >...
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    Best Preamp £150-£200?

    I'm looking for a decent preamp to record my electric guitar with via a Shure SM57 mic. It should have two XLR inputs (for when I use an additional condenser), and also the option to record directly into amp modelling software such as Guitar Rig or Amplitube. My budget is between £150-£200. Any...
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    Drum Kit Volume

    How do I control the volume of my whole drum kit without having to adjust the snare, kick volume etc. individually? For example, I have my db levels set for each drum element, but I now want to be able to increase/decrease the volume while still maintaining the relative difference in db levels...
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    Sidechain compression

    Is it possible to have many instances of side-chain comp running at the same time? For example: Overhead duck for snare; overhead duck for kick; electric guitar duck for snare, kick etc. Or is it just a matter of choosing one element of the mix to take centre stage?
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    Need some feedback on this song (resonator acoustic)

    Some feedback would be much appreciated on the song itself, plus the production. I'm still relatively inexperienced at the mixing / mastering process, and so would like a few pointers. Many thanks. http://soundcloud.com/fc1985/g-spot-devil-ballad-of
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    Electro Acoustic/Bass Jam - Need feedback

    Here's something I recorded with my electro acoustic and bass guitars. Feedback would be much appreciated; mainly on the song itself, as well as the mixing and mastering. YOUTUBE: Click (Switch to HD) or... SOUNDCLOUD: http://soundcloud.com/fc1985/jupiter-electro-acoustic Many thanks.
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    Best amp for a resonator guitar?

    I recently purchased the Classic Cantabile RS-1 Resonator guitar (no pickup), and am now looking to purchase an amp with a decent clean sound. My budgets is around £200. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance. :) EDIT: A slightly unrelated question; can I get away with using a thick string...
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    Can I get some honest feedback on this?

    Zippyshare.com - song w solo.mp3 This is a song i'm currently working on; a finger-picking number, with a few jazzy solos played over it. Though I haven't yet finished the mix, how do you rate it so far? What do you feel is missing, and what can be improved upon? Do the various instruments...
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    How do I achieve this effect for my solo?

    I want my solo to sit way back, yet still have a strong presence in the mix, kind of like the one in this song; Electric Wizard - I, The Witchfinder - YouTube - skip to 8:20 Any ideas on how to achieve that kind of atmospheric effect? Thanks in advance.
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    An attempt at Industrial - 'Pseudo Zeit'

    I've been listening to alot of Industrial music lately and thought I might have a go at creating my own song in FL. As you will soon hear, I'm a total noob when it comes to mixing and mastering, but I gave it a good shot. Feedback on the mix, plus the song itself would be appreciated. thanks...
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    'Silver Skies' (TechnoPunk) - Looking For Feedback

    I'm still getting used to this mixing and mastering business...any feedback would be much appreciated! SilverSkies by user2842726 on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
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    What do you think of these songs? (open-c accoustic)

    Project 'X' | Kostnadsfri musik, turnédatum, foton, videos Check out 'Glass Box', and 'Silent Wars, Silent Weapons'. The former is a short bluegrass/slide number, and the latter is a middle-eastern sounding jam. Both are played with an accoustic, in open-c tuning. As you can tell, im still...
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