LOL...I feel your pain. When I was running 24 tracks of ADATs through a Soundcraft 24x8 board, I would have to practice fader moves for hours before I did a final mix. Eventually that process sure as hell made my initial tracking better cause who in their right mind wants to ride 24 faders?:D
The Zoom Forum is a pretty good resource. And yeah, the manual blows.:cool:
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I'm still using my R16 as an interface. Performance has been rock solid. The limited control surface functionality is a big bonus for me, too.
The pre's aren't stellar, but they're not a penalty box either. Still a good value for the price point.
The bass, strings, rhodes and piano solo were spectacular.:D
The mix is strong as was the arrangement. The staggered entrances worked well in building some momentum. The tones are very complimentary with the vox harmonies done especially well.
Bout the only nit I have is the drum fills are...
It's a beautiful tune..and I'm a total sucker for those major tonalities. I might've been a bit schmaltzy, but I am, at heart, a big schmaltz*.:p
Thanks for letting me take a run at this. I sent you a PM back....looks like I'll be able to nail something down in the next couple of days.:cool...
Here's a sketch of ideas for this tune. It's a little rough in the absence of a click track, but I think you'll get the gist of it.
One pad, one elec. piano, 2 string tracks.
Lots of directions to go with this...and alot will depend on the instrumentation you ultimately choose to go with. I...
I need another project like I need a hole in my head, but I'm really captured by this tune. I would love to add some keys/pads to this. Hit me up, dude.:cool:
I have been using the R16 in interface mode for a couple if years now. It was a pain in the ass to get set up and finally I resorted to using the ASIO4All drivers. Since then, zero problems. I also use it as a control surface for Sonar 8. I really like that feature.
Yeah, the pres arent...
Hey Creep. Nice tones throughout and loved the arrangement...which is always a strong point with LPC tunes.
I'll echo Greg up to a point....the kick is pretty out front, but for this style it's not bugging me really. I agree with the lifeless toms...they don't have much attack or definition...
Lol...I use the Zoom R16...it gives you 8 XLR/ 1/4" combo inputs and doubles as a control surface for your DAW. I love having a physical fader rather than mousing a bunch of em on a screen.:cool: