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When recording beats for pop, r&b and hip-hop/rap music...how many people "track out" their beats? Is it always better to isolate and record each sound separately? At home I do both, depending on if i have the time, if I think it needs it or the seriousness of the project (how much $$$)...

How many of you... When recording beats for pop, r&b and hip-hop/rap music...how many people "track out" their beats? Is it always better to isolate and record each sound separately? At home I do both, depending on if i have the time, if I think it needs it or the seriousness of the...

I just started using Sonar recently...upgraded from CWPA9...and I'm having trouble with trying to group an effects chain on multiple tracks. For instance: I want to have the same effects on multiple vocal tracks...or on both the left and right (stereo split)channels of a beat. I know how...

I see a whole bunch of posts about pre-amps...I'm looking for a fairly decent but affordable pre-amp. I know there are buttload mic pre's out there, but what's y'all's opinons. I just finished recording and mixing the first album that I completely produced (beats) and recorded...bout to be...

I've been playing around with my symetrix compressor for awhile now and trying to get some solid settings for ratio/attack/release but I am having trouble getting them dialed in the way I want them. Every now and again I set them and they sound pretty good...but then (like a dumbass) I change...

I've been reading up on some of the threads about EQ techniques and been gathering information...but, what I'm looking for is some specific info on my particular problems. First, is the beats...I have one beat with an exetremely boomy bass hit that seems to drown out other sounds in the...

Does anybody got some info or ideas on how to pan vocals so they sit in the mix nicely? I have my own ideas but i would like hear some other peoples ideas. Also, i have a decent mic (Shure KSM-32) and it sounds good except it seems to be bassy when the artist is up close to the mic, which...

Does anybody have a good rule of thumb for panning beats? I know this question probably has many different answers...but that is what i'm looking for...different ideas to go off of, so i can form my own formula. I've been told to make the mix the sounds like if you were standing in front a...