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Hey Everyone, My friends and I get together every year and record a Christmas song for fun. I'd appreciate some of your feedback on this year's mix of "O Holy Night". Thanks!

Hey Everyone, I had a question about the song "Hero" by Skillet. At the beginning of the song, there is an effect on the guitars I believe, but I'm not sure what it is. It's at about the 7 second mark in this youtube video: https://youtu.be/uGcsIdGOuZY?t=7s. The effect makes the guitar sound...

No I was just curious to hear other peoples' opinions about them. There's not anything I'm not happy with.. just curiosity kicking up to hear others' thoughts. I tried searching for some reviews online but haven't come across very many.

Hi Everyone, Has anyone ever used Sage Audio's online mastering services? I've used them a couple times and have been relatively happy with the results, but I am curious to hear other people's thoughts about their services. Were you happy with their online mastering services?

Thanks for the replies. I'm using the ReaPlugs compressor plugin which has a detector input selection, but I haven't been able to figure out how to route another track to that detector input yet.

Hey Everyone, I currently use Cubase SE3 for recording and mixing. I was wondering if this version is capable of side-chain processing? I would like to use a compressor with a side-chain input, but I haven't been able to figure out how to do this yet. Does anyone know how to do this or if it is...

I completely agree with your comment! If you have a bad sounding drumset to start with, it doesn't matter how good the microphones are.... it will still sound horrible :)

Wow thanks for all the replies! I too like to use a mic on both top and bottom of the snare, but I'd like to find a better mic for the bottom. I used an SM57 on top last time. I recorded a drum set with just a top snare mic once, but the snare sounded like it didn't have much body to it.

Awesome. I may have to try out the i5... you're selling me on it haha.

I always mix with a decent pair of reference monitors. I'm using Event 20/20BAS monitors now. But, I also like to listen to my mix on a pair of headphones occasionally to get a feel what it will sound like on smaller speakers. It's good to listen to your mix on a number of different speakers and...

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm looking into the Audix i5 a bit... it sounds like a nice mic. Do you usually mic snare on top and bottom? That's how I recorded it last time, and I was happy with the results. Do you use the i5 on both top and bottom?

The SM57 seems to be the go-to mic for snare recording, and I've used it a number of times with good results. I was just curious if anyone has any other favorite microphones to use on snare drum? Any mics that you like better than the SM57 on snare drum? Thanks!

Hey everyone. Here's my latest mix of the song. We recorded bass tonight, but I'm not liking the way bass is sitting in the song right now. I think it's too loud for one thing. I'm not very good at mixing bass in songs, so I'd be interested in any suggestions you have on how to get it to sit...

I definitely will. I want to do a bit more tweaking and listening, then I'll upload the mix again. Keep an eye out for it.

Hey Everyone! Thanks so much for taking the time to give feedback. I appreciate your opinions and honesty. After listening to the mix a few more times, I do agree with most of what you're saying. Tonight I worked on the mix a bit more and tried to beef up the kick drum a bit more. I also tried...

Hey Everyone, My friends and I have been rocking out and recording our version of "We Three Kings" for Christmas this year, and I would appreciate any feedback you have about the mix of the song so far. We will soon be getting ready to send it for mastering. The bass track that's in the song...

Thanks for the feedback! I also agree about the sound of the kit, but I'm not that much of an expert on tuning a kit. Guess I should learn a bit more there. I have tried spaced overheads before, but I decided to try close miking the cymbals this time. I never tried that before, but I will...

Hey everyone, I recorded my cousin playing drums this past weekend, and I'm now in the mixing stage. I'd be interested in any comments or suggestions on how it sounds so far. My mic setup for this was as follows: - Kick drum mic'd from inside (about halfway into the shell aimed close to the...

Thanks for the feedback guys! I am learning new things with each mix I do. My cousin Rob was actually singing in both of these songs. Everybody Praise was a little on the high end of his vocal range, so some of the parts were kinda tough for him to reach. I agree about the kick not standing out...

I'm looking into buying the Audix FP5 5 piece drum mic set. Has anyone had any experience with this mic set? What do you think about it? I already have an Audix D6 for Kick, and I use a Shure SM57 on snare, so I was considering just buying the Audix F2's to use on Toms. Has anyone used these...