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I think I've asked this before, but for some reason it's not sinking in. Could be the sleep deprivation! But, say my individual track faders are all real low like -15db in the mix session. When I say low I mean physically, like the fader is pulled way down. I have no idea how they wound up...

I have a Focusrite 18i8. It seems fine. A lot of my friends are upgrading their interfaces. Personally, I can't justify it. If I were to upgrade, what improvement would I actually notice? Just trying to understand the point of doing this and weigh if it is worth it. I use external preamps...

Edit: working on new mix.

Anyone hear own a U-bass? Can you give you opinion? I'm really into finger picking bass lately, and kinda want to go with a fretless. I thought a U bass might be a cheap entry level fretless. I have read they have intonation problems, though.

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Hey guys, can I get feedback on this mix and the tune overall? The first 16 bars are "lo-fi", then it kicks in, so please don't turn it off right away due to the lo-fi sound! It's supposed to be an AM radio type intro. Tough mix with lots going on and my ears are toast, so let me know what I...

Hey guys. I am teaching a few relatives/friends how to play stringed instruments (ukulele and guitar). I know how and what to teach them once their fingers move properly, but I am having a hard time teaching them the very first stage of getting their fingers to make chords. Any suggestions...

Hey guys. This is a song I wrote about a reoccurring dream many years ago. It's imo the worst song I've ever written, but I went with it anyway since the dream kept happening so I figured it must mean something. With regard to this mix, it gets dense at times with keys and 5 guitars (at the...

This is a really cool video I thought I'd share. There was talk of recording with a ribbon mic in another thread. In the first few minutes of this clip, they record an entire 3 piece band (with vocals) using just 1 ribbon, and it sounds great: Recording, '50s Style - YouTube

Hey guys, I am trying to find a compliment to my Princeton (non reverb). So, something with a nice reverb ala "surf rock" style, but small like a Princeton where I can play it in the apartment. I bought a Gibson Scout, and the reverb was amazing, but the amp had surprisingly low output and was...

Hey guys, I posted this like a month ago, but the groove was a bit of a mess. I re-tracked the bass and re-programmed the drums and tried parallel compression on them (first time ever doing this) to give it more energy so it's not as plodding. Hopefully it worked out. Can you let me know how it...

Hey guys, I took this off the mix engineer's sound board when we played live. It's a song I wrote and played guitars on with my former band. Worked the master best as possible, yet I'm not sure it captures the song. https://soundcloud.com/suicidevan/salubrity-live-in-delaware/s-iXlIg My...

I know it's not popular to put reverb on a kick and bass, but I was reading an article by Marc McClusky where he states he puts reverb on both because in a natural room they do have reverb on them. What do you guys think? I've always put reverb on kicks (but not on bass) so it was interesting...

Does anyone have experience with these amps? I got a relatively good price on one (1965 Crestline version) recently and went for it. The reverb unit seems to sound really nice based on youtube videos. The tone kind of sounds like a mellower silverface fender to me. I read online the build...

hey guys. I want to send bass to the drum group and compress them all. Would I use a stereo compressor even though I'm sending a bass track to it? What exactly would a stereo compressor do to a mono recorded bass?

Over the past five years or so the general consensus has been that budget converters are fine, and these should be the last upgrade in an audio chain. Has that opinion changed at all in 2017? I'm using the converters in a focusrite unit. Pretty low budget. Sometimes I feel I hear harshness. I'm...

Deleted, redid everything. New mix soon. Thanks!

OPs (Snowman's) question is actually post #2. Thread got moved and messed up.

Hey guys, I'm trying to understand when to use a Transient designer. Since they have no threshold settings, what exactly are they doing? Say you put one on a snare and reduce -3db. Does the TD know to only effect the transient of the snare by 3db? Does it release as soon as the attack has...

I notice in my recordings I keep getting a spike in my bass around 103hz. I have to notch out a lot, like -9db to make it sound normal. Is this because the pickup is too close on that string? I notice it's when I play either of the lower two strings, which made me think those pickups might be...