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On the advice of a local studio owner I know, I bought an Alto RSA 27 Realtime Analyzer. He bascially told me that he uses this when he is not near speakers or monitors he is familiar with. He suggested I buy one, to learn about EQ and to Visually see what is going on in my mix. I've got it...

When I am creating my final mix down, how Hot should I be trying to aim the levels for ? ie: I am mixing a rock song..... should I try to be mixing it all so that it's hitting -3 but not over that..... (I am mixing in digital). Also, would this change if I were mixing say .... just...

Hey Everybody, I am still a newbie when it comes to mixing, but I thought I would share my findings on a mistake I made. Here are the different setups I do my critical listening through : 1. Edirol (Roland) MD-10D Digital Reference Monitors 2. B&W LM Speakers ($800 a piece, connected to a...

Hey Everybody. On the Vs machines and some BR machines, they have a Mic Modelling patch. When the mic modeller goes from a Sm57 to a 421 or 451.... What is a 421 ? What is a 451 ? (I did some looking, it seems Senheisser makes a 421, and AKG makes a 451, is this what they are modelling...

Hey Guys, My wife and I are buying a house in December. Just wanted to run the layout of the new studio space by you, for an potential problems: My new studio space : 1. Is rectanglular 21' by 10' 2. Has ceramic floors and a 7' drop ceiling 3. 1 long way and 1 wide wall is drywall 4. The...

I'm very sorry if this has already been asked, but I did a search and of course found hundreds of "mic" related posts, so at the risk of re-asking an old question : If you could only have x3 mics in your studio.... what x3 and what application for each ?

Hey, just so you guys know.... If you accidentally shut the vs2000 off the wrong way (which I somehow do much too often)... you can boot up again by: Holding : Track4edit button + FX2 button at the same time, and then power on. This seems to load the unit, without loading a project...

Can somebody point me in the right direction, send me a link, or tell me how to properly place studio monitors ? Ie: How far apart, how far from my ears, how far from the wall... etc. I have little Edirol MA-10D Digital Reference Monitors right now.

Hey Everybody, I have been a Bob Dylan fan for years, but since reading his book, anticipating the upcoming movie, and buying more albums, I have been on a serious Bob Dylan kick for the last several weeks. My questions is, how can I set up to record and mix like his first several albums ...

Hey Everybody, quick questions for you : I have these mics : x2 Shure Sm57's x1 Shure Sm58 x1 Behringer B-1 Condensor x1 Roland Dr-20 x1 Radio Shack Omni-Directional Shure x1 Peavy $40 Cheap Mic that came with a PA System I usually put my B-1 overhead, and a Sm57 on the snare. I don't know...

Spent an arm and a leg on my Roland 2000. Yep, cost big bucks. And now... I have to explain to the 3 bands I have been reocrding why I have lost ALL their recorded projects. Was doing a wav transfer via. USB. Machine froze. I shut it off (had no choice). Now there are NO PROJECTS on my...

If Digital music sounds best close to 0 db but not over, should I not normalize every single track I record so every track is as big as possible ? Is normalizing kind of the same as an expander ? (Only an expander has settings you can tweak)

Hey Everybody, My approach to reverb is I use a tiny bit on most every track to kind of "glue" them all togther. Kind of a bit of a blending technique I guess. SO my question is, on the VS2000, what does everybody think the most "default" or "basic" reverb sound is. What reverb should I turn...

I really like some of the vocal effects the bands like Ween and Electric 6 get. If anybody has is up to the challenge, can you watch the electric6 videos and tell me how they are getting those demon like vocals ? It will be worth your while anyway, as all the electric6 videos are hilarious...

Should I trade my (awesome) Boss BR1600 for and even better Roland VS-2000 ? I don't think I'll be losing any functions or features, but I will have to put an additional $1500 CDN to make the trade fair... ...any thoughts ?

Thinking about buying the ART TPS II PreAmp to go with my ART TCS Compressor ? Anybody else use this pre-amp ? Can I get something better for my home studio in the $300 price range ?

I got the BR1600 myself, but does anybody on an BR machine got any reverb settings they would like to share ? ie: Do you just start from default and tweak from there or do you have some great setup that really works well on a certain type of instrument ? My ear cannot very well tell the...

Hey everybody, Didn't know where to stick this topic, so I put it under Newbies. I have been playing guitar/bass/drums/singing and jumping in and out of bands for 10 years now. I have had recording expereince and live show experience, etc. etc. and I feel that I am a decent songwriter and...

I have noticed and heard that people are using the SM57 as a live vocal mic for both singing and speeches. I heard the president uses the SM57 on television broadcasts, and Ozzy Osbourne regularly used one for singing. How is it they are not getting alot of "S" and"P" plosives ? Would the...

Hey Everybody, I consistantly record my drums the same way, because it's the only way I know how. Input 6 : SM58 or SM57 pointing inside the Bass Drum cutaway hole Input 7 : SM57 2" overtop snare drum at 45 degree angle Input 8 : B-1 Condnesor mic as a over head, about 5 feet in the air in...