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I think that sometimes these things reveal a deeper issue. You have a guitar player (or x instrument), maybe work together in a band or something, do a few performances things go really well, people are loving it and asking for more. All of a sudden he stops returning phone calls, then calls or...

Good idea I just read it, in the part 3 transfer section it says that there can be a one time transfer of it to another person. So it looks like I'm in luck. I'll definitely keep it in mind, although I'm not sure whether it will be desirable enough to use.

Yes, but at the same time, remember that LA Woman was recorded using an EV 676 dynamic mic. A paradox to think about.

My uncle has logic pro, and he offered to let me install it on my computer. Would that be considered stealing the program? I don't want any bad karma on my mixes. Thanks.

It seems most people agree that there's a certain sound right at the late 60s/early 70s that seems to be superior. I think along with the amazing musicians back then, like Clapton and the rest, it was the special combination of gear they were using along with those old tape machines which had a...

What are your favorite recorded guitar sounds of all time. here are a few. Under the bridge by the Chilis Black Dog, and Led Zeppelin's entire first album. I also like the sound on that song "bang bang, you shot me down"

Ok, good to know. I'll keep your studio in mind when it comes time to master my album. They also paid a ****-load of money for a producer, which also seems odd to me for an indie band. I can understand not wanting to take chances in the end, but that doesn't mean you should only settle for the...

How much money per song should one budget for the mastering of an album? My friend's band had their album produced a year ago or so, and he told me they paid something like $400 per song for the mastering. That just seems excessive to me, but with some things you get what you pay for, and maybe...

Ok, here's a remixed track. This done with the beautiful waves PIE compressor. Difference is night and day. That compressor has a fixed attack, but it is very fast (I think .5ms) so pretty much instant, which is perfect for my vox. Throw My Love Away by alcoyot on SoundCloud - Create, record...

Dude that's me! I had a Pacifica too. But for me it was the $2k Gibson LPs that the kids were getting that bugged me. And the thing is they only got it because they heard somewhere that a lot of famous people play one or something, not because they prefer it's sound. Oh man. Another interesting...

Wow thanks, I just tried this and I was able to get a better result with threshold at about -10. I also found ratio at 2-3 as well just like you said. I think the big difference was that I put attack all the way down to 0.0 ms the fastest setting possible. This is definitely a breakthrough. I...

Right I remember trying a few freeware ones a while back, but didn't like them. I have poor plate, but what I do with that is mix in just a little bit of it along with a regular reverb. It isn't competent on its own IMO. Right now I can't spend more than $100 on anything (I'm currently a full...

These are all in comparison to the "track reverb" that comes with garageband. First I tried the Valhalla Reverb. Even after an hour of messing with this I couldn't get it to beat garageband reverb. I'm not saying its bad, I just didn't think it was that great, although the demo only has the...

Ok after messing with it some more, I've come to the same conclusion that the best sound comes from threshold all the way down so that the whole sound is compressed. I know that's not a technique most people use but it seems to be working so I'm going to go with it for now. I'm using a 4/1 ratio...

Thanks for the link, I haven't seen this one before and it looks more detailed than most guides. I have it bookmarked and will read the whole thing.

Yes that's exactly right. Right now I have it down at -40 so that everything is compressed. The 2 programs I use are garageband and reaper. I've tried it at a higher threshold where it only affects the peaks and that didn't sound good, it kind of ruined the dynamic of the peaks. Then I tried it...

20k for a reverb processor:eek::eek::eek: Holy smokes! And we wonder why we're not getting the same results as the pros with poor plate! I heard a new lady gaga song at the gym yesterday, and it had some pretty insane sounding reverb. It really sounded amazing, I bet it was created by one of...

Yes the vocals. If the threshold is all the way down everything is being compressed no? Because everything above where the threshold is set gets compressed. Is there anything wrong with that?

That's true and that answer tells me a lot right there. I guess I should rephrase this and say it would be most useful to hear the before track, and then see what the compressor's settings were to get it to reach the final stage. I still would love to see what the settings were, even if I had no...

Ok, sorry for the previous outburst, just a little frustration. I actually did some work earlier today and was able to find a way to improve my recording rather than make it worse. The only setting I found so far that worked is threshold all the way down, and 3.3:1 to about 5:1 ratio setting...