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Just curious what everyone else does to prepare your room for recording guitar amps? Everyone has different ways of doing things (myself included), so I wanted to hear your methods. To keep it generic, let's say we are close mic'ing and maybe also an occasional distant mic (additonal) for a rock...

Hey hey e'rybahday I have a few different outboard tube rack units I like to use while mixing in real time (and tracking). On my interface/patchbay system, I just patch it in during a mix (like a plugin insert on a track or bus) and mix in real time with them. I've always heard that tube gear...

Moving slowly but surely! Drywall is finally almost all up! I'm dreading mudding/sanding this whole place especially the entire ceiling! :eek: haha In related news, I have stuffed some foam filler "backer rod" into all the perimeter crevices (see below) where the drywall meets (wall-to-wall...

Been slow moving lately but the ceiling is done-zo and the first long wall done. So that is the wall that is officially "walled-off" now. In the meantime I have also picked up a couple additions to the monitoring chain! I picked these up at a local thrift shop. I am going to use these as...

Hi there, Soundtoys has released a "Primal Tap" delay plugin based on a retro 70's d delay. It's really cool and pretty down and dirty sounding and well, with RETRO vibe! To get it FREE, follow the instructions in my link and use my code that is automatically entered at the bottom...

All insulating/sound isolation done. Steel door cut down and installed. Gaps around door filled with Safe n Sound, foam filler (like really skinny pool noodles) and acoustic caulking. Still needs drywall, finishing touches and trim of course. View from inside View from outside (needs trim)...

If doing triangular superchunks in the 4 vertical corners of a room, what material do you think would be more suitable and why? Roxul R14 Comforbatt Roxul | Roxul Comfortbatt R14 For 2x4 Studs 16 In. On Centre | Home Depot Canada OR Roxul Safe n' Sound Roxul | Roxul Safe'n'Sound For Wood...

Almost all of the ceiling Safe n Sound is up, I only left the problematic cavities that have hvac pipes as i will need to raise those pipes up slightly in order to put drywall flat across joists in ceiling. Also, how in the hell am I supposed to even put insulation in those cavities when the...

When I was in this cover band back in about 2006, we wanted some originals too as we were making a demo when I used to live with my parents. I had already recorded the drums and guitars before the band got together so I was like "record a guitar solo, bass track and vocal track and here's a...

As you may have seen on here (sorry if I am getting annoying popping up here and there), I am rebuilding a new studio. I am contemplating doing superchunks or just keeping the 4" thick basstrap coner panels I have made. However, for the price, buying some pink fluffy to make super chunks out of...

I finished filling all the gaps/protrusions (with acoustic non-drying caulk) that lead from in the studio to upstairs through the floor, like HVAC ducts, plumbing and cables. Pic is of one spot BEFORE I filled it. Picked up 5 of the 10 packs of Safe n' Sound for the interior wall and ceiling...

Framing done for the "walled-off" area, more plugs installed, vapor barrier fully stapled/taped/trimmed. "QuietPutty" installed around plug/switch boxes. This prevents sound from transmitting through those spots in your walls (since you had to cut out drywall to expose the box). Every bit...

Vapor barrier up, electrical plugs wired up! If you'r wondering why there is mismatched insulation, it's because I salvaged what i could of the original stuff that was still usable. The rest of the junk gets stuffed into that bulk head you see in the 4th pic down. It's a steal I-beam, so I doubt...

Hello all, since I love and learn a lot from all the studio build posts I see online, i thought I might as well share my experiences as well. I recently moved from my old house where I had a separate control on an upper floor and a couple tracking rooms on the lower floor (one super dead, one...

I am completely baffled at the lack of any info I have found on the subject anywhere online. All;s I can find is people getting waaaayyyyy too over-complicated and talking about dimmers and transformers and circuits and blah, blah, blah. I am the average layman when it comes to lighting so I...

Hi there. I was going to pick up a Yamaha SPX90 used for a pretty good price since I've heard some cool uses/stories about it from some pros. I checked it out and it looks like there is only one input on the back, and then a pair of stereo outputs. So what I am wondering is, how you'd send...

Hi all, More often than not, when i am mixing a rock tune (or other genres) I always end up mixing in triggered samples for the individual drums (mostly just kick and snare), mixed in with the live drums, and sometimes, 100% replacement if it calls for it. I use Steven Slate Trigger EX and...

Hi there, As a secondary pair of reference monitors that have a stronger midrange and attenuated lows,which sort of are supposed to play the same role as NS10's would, I am currently using a pair of the original silver Japan-made Realistic Minimus 7 bookshelf speakers. I am powering them with a...

Hey all! I have attached my studio plan to this thread, but here's a little preface... Soon I will be moving from my current house (where my live room is in the basement and control room upstairs) into a larger one-room studio I am "building" in my new house's basement. While the ceiling is...

I have PT9 on a mac. Here's the preface (problem in para below). AFAIK Pre fader metering show the track volume regardless of where you move it's fader. Post fader metering shows the volume of the track after you move the fader up and down. Guess what? After 2 years of using PT and somehow...