Compression took me forever to truly understand and I still find myself over-compressing the shit out of things. Compression if used properly can make things such as drums sound more punchy. But this is often overused. Compressors have a function called Limiting which prevent signals from...
I never measure. I don't set it at one level then use that the whole time. I will switch between really really quiet. I feel as though I get a better sense of balance at the lower volume levels and can really feel how everything fits together but as I apply effects and such I'll boost it to...
With any sort of eq module be it on a board or a plugin. You will either have the low frequencies pre set at around 100 Hz or sweepable meaning you select the frequency. You can tell which nob/slider(in reference to a plug) is frequency because it will be labeled with numbers from (as an...
Well I'm primarily purchasing it for personal reasons and the fact that I'm getting it dirt cheap(around $500) from a former employer. The thing is about 12 years old and I understand its not a Midas but I do love that board but mainly because it was the board that I learned on.
Well I'm used to working on the MH3 constantly so the features feel more fluid to me. But unfortunately I've never been able to work on a Midas desk as much as I would like to the chance just hasn't arisen quite yet. Well technically I was trained on a Midas. It was a DDA Q-Series board with the...
I have never liked the feel of the A&H faders. They are way to loose and all the knobs feel really cheap and plastic like. My main FOH desk is a Soundcraft MH3 and I love the thing. Even when you get into the high end desks like the MH series or the upper level A&H boards I think the MH series...
I've worked on a handful of Soundcraft and Mackie Mixers. The Soundcrafts I've used are by far superior to any of the Mackies (I've used everyboard Mackie has to offer in some sort of situation so far) I know plenty of guys who swear by Mackies but have never used anything else. Although I...
If you don't want to buy something there is a free-ware audio editor called Audacity before I purchased Wavelab. Just google it If you're interested in it.
I've never liked the Yamaha low budget analogue desks. If you want a Yamaha the best bet would be their Digital Board the O1V but that is quite a deal more expensive. If you wouldn't mind a used desk I would recommend keeping an eye on www.soundbroker.com But you have to keep in mind the...
Alright. I'm currently out of town but I have to check with the guy who is setting up my studio with me to see what his thoughts are and such. Thats what I meant about it may take a few days.