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    Suggestions for recreating Thriller MJ vocals, He's using something..

    I listened to it 4 times and first must say I loved it. But I don't think there's anything to suggest that anything artificial is going on with the harmonies. The panning of the same set of harmonies at what I heard was around 10 and 2 along with him in center was perfect. Really fattened it up...
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    Stereo Mix isn't translating well when played through smartphone speakers

    I'll take my stereo mixed file, duplicate it, then merge the two together on one track, then export that track as a mono file. The stereo balance stays intact when played on any device. Kind of what you did for trouble shooting. But I don't route into groups and all that. I just take my tracks...
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    How do I play along with songs I like?

    There was no tabs or youtube in my day when learning songs on the guitar. It was a system of putting on a record and picking up. and dropping the needle multiple times to learn certain parts of a song. This applied to learning the lyrics and harmony parts as well. This helped me to gain an...
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    How to record my voice

    I listened on headphones to a few samples of the vocals. Seems you use a lot of reverbs and delays on your vocals. Heavily. This will cause that vocal to seem thin and sink it back in the mix. Not push to the front. Plus all the other fx you got going on with the other instruments is dancing...
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    soar troat

    Like any other skill it needs to be developed. And like any other muscle, vocal cords need to be warmed up and stretched. If your throat is hurting after a few songs then you're singing from the throat which is technically screaming and not breathing correctly to help get those notes out without...
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    I'm looking for a good starter vocal mic for under $300 USD - is it possible?

    You pretty much can't go wrong with a 57 with its versatility and durability. You can use it for acoustic guitar. It would just be a matter of finding the sweet spot in placement. There are some budget friendly condensers out there. The Rode NT1 as suggested would be a good starter condenser...
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    Gritty Vocals

    That kind of tone comes mostly from the throat and proper breathing. Get air in your diaphragm and squeeze your stomach muscles then project your voice. I developed it by cracking my voice and then staying up in that register with the air doing the work. Try singing along with vocalists who have...
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    Assembling clips into a track and making it sound ok

    Probably better off just playing the entire guitar part to a click track. Do a couple of takes like TimOD said. And likely less time consuming than all the copying and pasting. The only thing I use the copy/looping method is on drums. With todays samples you can piece together a kit. All other...
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    Fostex X26 problems

    Great little machines. Bought mine back in the late 80's for $400! Still have it and just had repaired last year. I still have some tapes with my old demos I'm sending to digital.
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    simple standalone "portastudio" for home recording

    I've been using an MR8 HD for years for tracking only. I go through a Mackie 1402 mixer and use it for the preamps and turn the pre's on the Fostex off. It will record 4 tracks at a time. You need to download the Wavemanager software to transfer to pc. I'll do mixes for guide tracks in the...
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    Solution to wrinkled cassette tape

    Hello I know it's a long shot but I have a BASF cassette from 1980 that has a wrinkle in it and was wondering if there was anything I could do to smooth it out? The tape contains a band practice in my parents basement when I was in 10th grade and am about to convert to digital to send out to the...
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    Driving my self crazy trying to find the correct effect volume levels/tones.

    I agree with Gtoboy. Your not going to get even levels out of each patch/settings on your box as is. If you mess with it enough you can come close. Each effect in the chain have effects levels. And will affect your overall gain in some respect. Being your box did not include a...
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    Drums in the mix

    I listened on headphones. I don't think they were hatefully overwhelming. Especially for a hard edgy song like this one. Maybe cut them back a little bit? But personally I like the kick out in front. Not sure how they were recorded to say how it could be improved.
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    Acoustic meets electric guitar! New original tune

    Nice piece. You got a lot going on in there. Well done!
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    Mixing Stereo - How to spread the sound over the range from left to right

    The general purpose for panning is allowing each instrument or vocal have it's own space while at the same time blending with each other without canceling each other out. In your case with only a guitar and one vocal, I'd place one around 11:00 and the other at 1:00 oclock to start. If you pan...
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