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I've had much of the week off and not much to do, so I cranked out a few songs. Having a lot of time on my hands doesn't equal me magically acquiring an attention span, though, so I was not any more meticulous than usual. I'm getting better, though. Don't listen to both, I don't want to take...

Thanks Chili and Gecko for answering my question. I'm yanking the link now.

This is my favorite Motorhead song. The original is a little long for me and rife with guitar solos (a tall order for me), so this is a somewhat "abridged" version. This is the first time I covered a Motorhead song that I went for the true Motorhead bass sound... distorted, midrange-ish tone...

Obviously this is the screen we have to work with when EQing tracks: Suppose I wanted everything from 450 Hz and below to be at -2. There's no way to do that with the DP-24, correct?

This is the first time I ever played with a metronome, so the drums aren't as bad as everything else I've ever played. I always loved this song primarily due to the bass line, which made me dizzy while playing and took me a shitload of tries to come up with a passable one. And it's barely a...

I recently got stereo overhead mics and I've been screwing with the placement of them, trying to eliminate phasing and get my snare and kick in the middle while still getting relatively even sound levels out of both mics (ORTF setup). If anyone can tell how close to the middle my snare and kick...

I tried bouncing a couple tracks together- one was panned all the way left, the other all the way right. I assumed the new track would keep the panning, but apparently it didn't. Everything sounded like it was in the middle on the new track. Is there a way to keep the panning of tracks...

I once came up with a tune I thought was pretty badass, but nothing was annoying me at the time, so I had no idea what to write lyrics about. Then it dawned on me... create a man as badass as the tune. KNIFE, humble truck driver, a bit of a chemically-dependent sort, going about his business...

How important is having stereo overhead mics versus having a mono overhead mic in the whole scheme of producing high-fidelity recordings? For instance... ignoring $ cost... say you're starting out with average-quality mics on all your drums, and one average mono overhead mic. You can upgrade...

This is a song that I learned is a "The Boss" song after I did it... I was ripping off the Hank Williams III version at the time. I eventually heard the "The Boss" version, and while I must admit the lyrics are great, I prefer the Hank music to the song, which differs from that of "The Boss"...

I understand the standard positioning for floor toms, when you've got a 16" and an 18", is the 16" to the right of the drummer, and the 18" to the right of the 16". Due to a cramped space I have always had to have my 18" on my left side, next to the the snare. There's maybe a foot and a half...

I had these stuck in my head last night, so I recorded them in the evening. I think the mixes are pretty good. These are my favorite type of song... quick & easy! My Old Man's a Fatso is an Angry Samoans song. Their music isn't as angry as their name would suggest. Ironically, my dad is...

I just belted out the vocals for this... I needed to decompress after spending 4 hours yelling at Notre Dame's shitty QB through the TV and drinking pints. If you could give a quick listen and comment on the mix, I'd appreciate it. My first mix was really overhead-heavy, I shitcanned that one...

I did these a while ago to send to my old man who's a big Johnny Cash guy and unlike most of my older recordings, the mixes sound decent to me. If anyone could give some opinions, I'd appreciate it... as soon as I come up with a final mix I'm deleting all the raw tracks. I did these songs at...

I've seen other threads about loud snaps occurring during recording with the DP-24. In the past my recordings were exclusively 16-bit with the DP-24, and I'd get one of these "power surges" or whatever you want to call them only once in a blue moon; too infrequently to even care about...

In my opinion, generally speaking, country music sucks. It's terrible. As bad as rap. Of course, since God likes to screw with us, naturally he allowed one country album to be great (WJ's Honky Tonk Heroes). So now we can't say "all country music sucks". I had to play this like I play...

This is a song I made as a joke about a guy I know who, though a swell guy if you know him, occasionally has some days where I'm not sure if he's going to shake my hand or cut my head off (or someone else's). Most of the time he has a sense of humor, so I expect him to get a kick out of it...

Has it ever happened to any of you that instead of getting a "click" from enhancing the high frequency and attack on the head, it sounded more like a very quick squeak on the recording? This is the first time I've ever heard it happen. This squeak isn't from the kick pedal. I guess you could...

Every now and then I'll record a song where I don't have the din I'm used to all around my voice. The link goes to an example. Anyone have experience with any vocal effects that don't make you sound like a robot, but can cover up some vocal flaws? I'm tired of using delay, and reverb doesn't...

I changed the lyrics on this song, I felt bad that I was taking shots at a girl toward whom I feel no ill will anymore. I was coming close to crossing from "prick" territory into "scumbag" territory. Anyway, new lyrics. This is not a love song. I don't know what the heck it is. Perhaps an...