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    Noisey Strat - Mods or new p'ups.

    Hi Strat owners, Bought my Mesa Boogie Ta-15. Damn is that a nice upgrade from my blues Jr. I'm not going back. Just disappionted that my first test recording had buckets of noise from my strat :( So this is the next problem. I'm not going to ask about the tonal differences between stock...
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    Mixing volume -> hard on your ears -> hearing loss!

    Hi all, Is it just me, or do you feel like your ears are getting hammered when you spend a few hours mixing? I can only mix for a finite amount of time before I lose the plot and it all starts sounding crap anyway, so I'm forced to take a break every 1/2 hour to an hour. I mix at about 80dB...
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    singer sings consistently sharp - fix?

    Hi all, I'm having fun in the studio with my niece who is in town. I got her to sing a song because she sings very well and I'm amazed to discover that she is singing 40c sharp throughout the whole song! A blanket pitch shift of 40c flatter and she's spot on in tune. Looking for help here: is...
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    Open back cabs - just a mount for the speaker or tone shaping?

    Hi all, I'll just ask this straight up. I can either buy a mesa 1 x 12 open back cab, or just buy the speaker (Celestion Black shadow MC-90 ) for a lot less money and put it in my old Blues Jr open back cab. Anyone want to predict how much difference in sound there will be between these two...
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    Amp head - Send/return effects for home recording

    Hi guys, Newbie question on guitar amp send/return effects here. I'm thinking seriously about buying a new guitar amp. The choice of two Mesa heads, one has an effects send/receive loop and the other doesn't. Now, I'm not a big pedal user. It'll be just guitar -> amp for most of the time...
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    Compression before of after recording

    Hi all, I've been recording a clean Strat sound and personally I like the sound when compression is added - quite a bit actually. Assuming that the quality of equipment that's doing the compressing is equal, is there any difference in using a compressor pedal in your effects chain to applying...
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    Bass recording - DI, Sansamp Bass DI

    HI all, I'm looking at tracking a better bass sound. Currently, I've been going from Bass -> POD XT -> soundcard which sounded ordinary until I used the POD XT to EQ and slightly compress to get what I think is a "natural" sound. But I'm sure the POD XT is really sucking some of the life out...
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    Is there a name for this tuning?

    Hi guys, https://homerecording.com/bbs/equipment-forums/guitars-basses/guitar-tuning-temperament-primer-revised-290728/ I finally read this sticky - yeah, I was wondering about the Buzz Feiten system. Obvioulsy it's not a total solution to the native temperament issue. Whether or not it gives...
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    Line 6 POD farm plugins - kiddy's toys?

    Hi all, I've been using the POD farm VST plugins that came with the POD X3. I don't hang out with musicians or engineers so I need some scope from you guys. When I use the compressor, delays and reverbs do I assume that these are the lowest quality crap I can add to my sound? Where do these...
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    Room mic vs applying a Room reverb

    Hi all, I've been mic'ing the guitar cab up close with a SM57 with "ok" results. Recently I've been trying to capture some of the room with a condenser mic with crap results. The room actually sounds pretty good, so I think the problem is the (cheap) condenser mic I'm using. It does capture the...
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    Green Police

    Hi all, I remixed this today after the first mix on creation 18 months ago. Turns out I've learned something (at least!) cause I ripped out all of the effects and garbage I had on it from before and applied what I know now. A world of difference and for the better. But still, as far as mixing...
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    Hey Bulldog - Beatles Cover

    Hey Bulldog - home recording by Fusionman on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free Take a listen if Ur interested. There's a whole bunch of people responsible for this output in the way of good advice here at this forum - thanks to you all. I've learned a lot. I'll list...
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    Strat setup help - string height, adjust bridge or saddle?

    Hi all. Fairly new to strats, got me an American standard. Love it. I've been through a few variations with both 9 gauge and 10 gauge and I'm just returning to factory default setup so I can get back to basics. I need to lower the strings a touch. I can either lower the saddles of each string...
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    Close mic, room mic Blend. Listen and feed back please.(Sample)

    Amp - Close,Room and Blend by Fusionman on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free Hi all, Edit: I think the subject is a bit misleading in retrospect. Really I want general feedback on this sound, rather than comments on the amount of blend. I have supplied three samples...
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    Stereo mic my guitar amp - advice please

    Hi all, Yes I want to Stereo mic my guitar amp. I've been close mic'ing with a SM57 and blending it with a room mic (Rode NT1A). I have two LDCs and I want to try the stereo thing. No, the LDCs are not matched. They're not even the same brand! I just want to try it out. Can anybody give me a...
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    Inserts and sends - again

    Hi guys, I'm just confused again - to the point to where I have to bother you all :mad: Goal is minimum CPU usage and efficiency of effects use - apply effects to multiple backup tracks. I got 2 group of backup vocals with 5 parts each (doing a Queen cover, so no surprise there). So, just...
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    More treble in non-home recordings

    Hey guys, Do you notice that there is a lot more treble in "real" music? I recorded my acoustic guitar through a condenser mic yesterday. Good clean recording, good level. Now, my acoustic has a fairly bright sound compared to other guitars but compared to most professional recordings is has...
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    Ambient Mic vs Close Mic + reverb

    Hi all, I'm trying for a (more) natural guitar/amp sound by using a close mic into the cone of the amp and an ambient room mic. Mixing the two does give me a slightly more natural sound but it's not really rocking my world. I haven't tried it yet, but I think from previous knowledge that I...
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    Demo - Sound of different Mic positions in front of an amp - Sample files

    Hi all. In the quest for capturing a "good" sound, I've gone to a lot of trouble to satisfy myself about the mic'ing options of my guitar amp. It wasn't too much more effort to post the files to the forum here (since a lot of help has come from here I figured I'd help out) , so here they are...
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    Quick question: Sample type for mic'ing demo - reverb or not

    Hi guys, I satisfied my own curiosity today by mic'ing up my amp and experimenting with mic positions; on/off axis, on/off centre etc. SM57 into a 1 x 12" open back. I also video taped the positions changes as they happened and wondered if I posted the outcome here if people would be...
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