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Im just about to start mixing a track were the snare gets a lot louder in the middle 8 and end chorus. Therefore the snare track and also the OH's need some serious compression. Im doing the mix in Pro Tools using the plug-in's. I was toying with the snare compression the other day when i had a...

Im working on a small (3/4 song) project of my own material at the mo. The songs all have acoutic guitar as the main instrument. I was wondering what to expect/look for when micing over my shoulder? Any over tips on doing this would be great also - cheers.

right cheers. Yer i know thats far for the mastering engineers job.! And i dont particulary fuss about it, ive recorded quite a few cds which are below comertial volume, but i was more just curious what can be done if i choose to boost the level. Cheers.

When i mix my recordings, the almost always come out a little lower in volume when compared to a comertial CD. Im one of these people who likes to track as close to 0dB as possible, and my mix is also floating at about 0dB. If i turn my master fader up any higher clipping sets in. So how do i...

Cheers for that, why is it that he was able to sing as if he was on stage, without the pops, crackles and other noise?

I was wondering what mic Anthony used to record his vocals on this record. The reason i ask is that on 'funky monks' DVD, you see him with his hands all over it, no pop sheild, right up to the mic (bassically as if he were on stage) Origionally i thought these were just his scratch vocals, but...

I just realise i posted this in mic's - i meant to put it in the rack, if anyone here can help thou!...?

Could somone please explain about complete channel strips. Am i right in thinking there basically a pre amp that gives you more control over the sound? If not, could somone point me in the right direction - cheers!

Basically, a patch bay takes all your various ins and outs from your gear, and puts them all in the same place. This way its all there in a convinient place when you want them. For example - you want to patch in a compressor, instead of having to mess around getting to the back of the prossesor...

John! Finally some frusciante talk! you have know idea who much he means to me! On the funky monks dvd, somthing ive noticed is that there a no visible close mics on the cabs, but there are some mics around the room, but i get the fealing these arent in use. John has said how he only ever wants...

Somthing i learned a while ago from a collage lecturer, who had worked on some big time albums (top ten uk chats.) was that he really liked to compress bass quite heavily with a slightly slow attack. He showed how this allowed the initial plucking of the note to cut through nicley, but give a...

Id have to say the imacG4 - these are good machines, ive used them quite a lot as a song writing tool. i personally use a imacG5 which is great but the G4 is stilll good compared. I have seen and read bad things about the mini mac. And in one test, by the time the guy had set it all up how it...

I find that quite often i find myself over doing it when recording vocals. By this i mean - i will make sure ive recorded quite a few good takes of the whole song, plus any other backing vocals i want. But i often find myself recording to many - so that at mix down stage i spend tooo long...

Is anyone ealse with me in thinking "Songs about Jane" is a particulaly good, crisp clear sounding album in terms of the mixing? James

yup i am obsessing! And know it wont bother be when listening casually through a stereo, but it was just one of them things buggin me! and i just wanted to know if evening it out with the pan was a sensible thing to be doing. Cheers.

i agree - im not hard panning the OH's. and yes, i have the snare close miced on a seperate channel, but with the overheads evenly panned, it is still slightly to the left, it is minimal, but shows up more in headphones. Its not so much a noticable thing for a listener except for it feels a...

Ive been working on the first mix of a recording im working on with my band, the vox arent down yet but the basic tracks are. I have the problem of the snare being slightly to the right in my image when i pan the OH's, dew to it being picked up more in right overhead. The kit was miced xy, snare...

yer if i gate at all its the kick and snare, but i tend not to, i often find that once the gate is set to cut out bleed, it effects the sound of some of the kick hits, causing them to stop to suddenly, which is why i prefer not to gate generally.

im really not a fan of the Midiverb!

Im about to buy a new mic for acoustic guitar and vox. Ive basically narrowed it down to the SPB1 of the T.Bone SC450 (i cant go with a mxl990 because im in UK and dont therefore use MF). Now which to pick!? Ive heard good things about both, they both fit my price range. (i know theres the...