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Which ones do I prefer? The ones I have, because those are the ones I chose, in consideration of reviews and my budget. That would be the Focal Alpha 80. And a pair of ATH-50's, a set of Bose Sport wired earbuds (for night-time listening to mixes in bed, and any daytime listening), and a set of...

Well, with the digital technology today, the NS-10s were "replaced" (not every studio used them of course) with a staggering variety of monitors that even at lower price points work very well indeed. As far as high-end studios, there's at least a dozen different brands and types of monitors in...

Too bad you're stuck using those SM 57s. for the piano.

I have not tried it yet; I'm trying to decide if I'm going with Acustica's or Slate's. I'm not sure what "artificial sounding" would mean--if it's artificial-sounding (that is, if it didn't sound like the thing it's emulating) no one would use it. Slate creates some really good stuff (as does...

You might be far better off checking out some of the headphone software (apps?) made by Slate and and Acoustica. That seems like where things are going insofar as monitoring. It eliminates the need to have a good, treated room, though I would never get rid of my room a it is or my monitors. I...

What are "preset mixes for vocals?" Is that something exclusive to Reaper?

I've owned a few of those Behringer mixers, and although the USB input switch is a new wrinkle, it's straightforward: Pull the main faders down. Attach your source of choice to the RCA ins. Attach the RCA outs to wherever you want the output to go. Depress the "Two-tr/USB to Main" button...

Well, yeah, right.

What's a "backing track?" Welcome!

I knew what he meant when he said "instantiated"--yes, what is meant is "an instance of." Kind of unusual way to say that, but it is correct. Anyway, I don't get the whole experiment here. My advice is to not worry about the ""null" business and put the reverb on an AUX return, at 100% wet...

I've recorded a lot of drums, and record dry. Any fiddling around happens after the recording. A really good drummer works wonders--I've had it easy. I know that Steve Albini, who uses tape, has a meticulous set-up and I think he uses a little compression on something (the snare?), and he...

Yeah, exactly. That used to happen to me a lot. The EQ advice is good too. Now, I hardly even have to think about balancing; it just seems to get there, but I'm nipping stuff in the bud early on. Also, the OP is going to have a more difficult time than your average DAW user as he is using...

Things have gone astray a bit . . . I've got one that makes me laugh every time I read it--some mixer/producer says that they're going to add some "grit" to a recording they're working on. What on Earth does "grit" mean here? I think I know, but maybe not. Maybe it means distortion. Over at...

Pro-Tools is ""best in class"" for its audio editing capabilities? Says who?

I've read more than a few accounts of top-tier mixers getting tracks that are wildly over-compressed, noisy, poorly recorded, levels wildly uneven from track to track, differeing sample rates, etc. They are getting these tracks from established acts and artists who should know better. My guess...

I definitely wouldn't be worried about what a mix sounds like coming out of a phone's speaker. As mentioned above, use earbuds--that's how the vast majority of people are going to listen. That little phone speaker seems to be optimized for voice, which makes sense. I'll often have phone...

I used the RCA outs, and it would send nothing but static and noise until I taped some video with it simultaneously. I can't remember the brand of the machine, but the fact is there is little point in using any of those machines today. It's outmoded technology, and it's far easier to use a...

Yeah, I thought at one point many, many years ago that I could use a hi-fi VCR to record some, you know, hi-fi music, but I discovered that you had to run some video into the machine along with your audio. And now? It's outmoded technology that isn't worth messing around with. I type this and...

Well then. Goodbye.

Well, "communicative workflow based on roles where ideas can land" sounds like business jargon. Not a good sign where music or any art is concerned.