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    The Mystery Behind Volume...

    this means that its even more important to solve my problem if im going to make my album competitive to the market, and accessible to radio stations. also, whenever im listening to itunes and the "quiet" album comes on (most people have one or two) i get annoyed. Also, i've heard mixes that are...
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    How to write songs, when you have absolutely nothing to write about?

    I'm also 17 and i have conquered said problem. Also i'm going to arrogantly assume i know what i'm talking about cause i've been complimented on my songs. Don't mean to come across as a dick, im just trying to help. Anywhat, It doesn't matter that you don't have much to write about--neither do...
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    Compensate for mediocre equipment

    hey thanks a ton. thats encouraging. i know me and my band mates have a lot of that equipment, or similar...
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    The Mystery Behind Volume...

    Okay: i need some audio/acoustical/engineering lessons. :confused: What happens between mastering, and putting a finished song onto itunes or a cd, that changes volume? I know about limiters, and compressors, etc. But why does the volume drop usually happen? do applications such as itunes have...
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    Compensate for mediocre equipment

    wait nevermind i answered my own question in regards to the mics
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    Compensate for mediocre equipment

    okay thanks guys. i'll give it all a try. yeah i know amps especially are quite sensitive in terms of mic placement (i've realized a mic pointing straight at the speaker doesn't always work great). And as for shure 57's/58's, is the difference what audio frequency's they are tuned for? cause i...
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    Compensate for mediocre equipment

    sorry maybe this should have gone in the editing and mixing pages
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    Compensate for mediocre equipment

    Hello, My band is planning to home record an album--we are fairly punk based and simple so we don't need ridiculously high quality recording. I do want to sound as awesome as possible on budget though... seems like 99% of the dilemmas with home recording are money related... Anywhat, if I have...
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    Gah! Amp hiss!

    I feel like almost every amp has a pre-out or headphone jack. Now, I'm a newbie, so plz tell me if there's something wrong with that, but that SHOULD kill all your amp hiss, cause the hiss comes through the speakers, and the signal will bypass the speakers if you use that port.
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