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  1. Folkcafe

    Set up for Spontaneous Recording Takes

    Ask yourself this. You want to punch in at a specific spot, how to you cue that up with a Streamdeck? Some functions are just more efficient with a keyboard and mouse once you learn and get comfortable with the commands. I had the same exact idea with the Streamdeck and it is now living in a...
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    Set up for Spontaneous Recording Takes

    The answer to these questions are really determined by how you've set up your music environment. I'd also ask if you are looking to capture ideas or trying to produce finished takes? It's home recording, so most of us are doing musician, producer, writer and engineer all at the same time. My...
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    USB Extender over Ethernet vs. Active USB cable

    1. It's a Mac and Thunderbolt works just fine typically. The issue is that I'm using a hub for both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0. Also it is only one device a Nectar controller. All others work without any issue. So not unplugging the Thunderbolt cable but rather the USB cable from the back of...
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    USB Extender over Ethernet vs. Active USB cable

    OP is in India which makes cost and procurement a bit more challenging. He also seems hamstrung by his wish to just put it all together and have it just work vs experimenting with what he has. I don't think he gets that he can just coil the cable up and test the two devices to see if length is...
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    All analog recording. Full band.

    Just trying to figure out who is more confused here. The video states Hitler was on Vibes not spoons, hence the question. That whole separation by a common language thing does crop up occasionally.
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    All analog recording. Full band.

    Is spoons one of those Brit-ism's like petrol and aerial for Vibraphone? Confusing enough with xylophone and even marimba or even the orchestral glockenspiel all being the same thing but not.
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    All analog recording. Full band.

    And now that I've become their publicist, Some stuff a bit more conventional. Morning Star Records Listen
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    All analog recording. Full band.

    What I'd tell everyone is that it would be a very elaborate one. Starting with the YouTube Channel which links to a bunch of artists through social media with a lot of mentions of Morning Star Records. The artist credits this release with the label on their Twitter (I'll never get used to X)...
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    All analog recording. Full band.

    Was away from the studio yesterday but was reading this thread and it leaves me scratching my head a bit. So figured I'd wait and give a full listen to it once back. Avant Garde I get. I am probably one of the most musically adventurous people you'll encounter but I did find this hard to...
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    Recommendations for a darker, smoother dynamic vocal mic.

    From what you write, this is more a "you" issue than a mic one. I'm doubtful you are going to find a mic company that makes a microphone that suites your hearing vs what is standard and typical. You want a band limited microphone tailored to your particular hearing issues and I don't think it...
  11. Folkcafe

    Set up for Spontaneous Recording Takes

    In the past my role was recording engineer. Live and in studio, sessions were mapped out and my job was to capture the moment in time. I gave that up both as career and hobby some years ago but recently rebuilt my studio for my own purposes. I'm not now nor have I ever been a good musician...
  12. Folkcafe

    looking for cheap computer to run cakewalk

    As I mentioned, I recently purchased a bunch of Lenovo mini PC's. I was working on a big project that is now over and needed a PC that programmers could remote into. I took these and built a bunch of mini audio workstations for musician friends I am working with. The 7th gen stuff came up as...
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    Recommendations for a darker, smoother dynamic vocal mic.

    My reading from this is that his voice is thin, which is why eats the mic to use proximity effect to drive the bottom end. Anton's videos are excellent, but my guess is the the OP isn't a baritone.
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    looking for cheap computer to run cakewalk

    A Pentium is not the equivalent of a i5 or even an i3. Look for something with an i5 and even then, look for at least a 7th or 8th gen i5. In most listings it will say something like i5 8550u. The 8 means 8th generation. While audio doesn't usually require the most advanced, 8th gen is...
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    USB Extender over Ethernet vs. Active USB cable

    Editing a post seems to be messed up for me today. To the OP, Try some of what you've got and see what works. As to your interface, what have you actually tried? The common advice is to try a non=active extension cable or a long A to B USB cable and see if it will work. You've not...
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    USB Extender over Ethernet vs. Active USB cable

    Here's the issue and what is making it difficult to figure out how to advise you. Most of your questions come in the form of "what will work in theory". Nowhere I can tell in any of your posts have you explained what you've actually done and tried and what is working and what is not. For...
  17. Folkcafe

    Phasing when recording DI & miked simultaneously

    If their knees only had ears.
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    Question: Is a 30-watt amp head going into a 2x12 cab good enough for medium-sized gigs?

    I got talked into doing an Earth Day gig at some college in VT. 11 acts, a combination of high school and college age musicians. One really young band gets their stuff on stage to set up and the guitarist has this little Fender Champ with an acoustic with a soundhole magnetic pickup. I set up...
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    "Takes EQ well"...hmmm?

    The noise floor spec on that tube mic is pretty remarkable. I'm working with someone I started recording with 50 years ago. He has it in his head that he's going to get a U89 for this latest project. We had a bunch of good mics back in the day but we both sold off much of our collection...
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    "Takes EQ well"...hmmm?

    To add to this, I fall somewhere in between. I've just no issue with making certain commitments when tracking. I did years running FOH while multitracking. So I am in essence, pre-mixing when doing FOH. I'm also an EQ minimalist in that I'd rather have a mic on the source that sounds correct...
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