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If you're getting the right tone from the start when you record, for example using the tone control on the guitar and its amplifier, why is EQ needed in mixing? I've read a bunch of articles singing the praises of EQ, but in the mixes I made I didn't touch it and they worked fine. I think I only...

Okay guys thanks for the advice. It seems the conclusion is that myspace is dead, and real musicians need to look elsewhere. We have youtube, soundcloud, and also I've heard vimeo has a lot better sound quality. I'll check out soundcloud, since I have no video, just audio for now.

Hey I'd be up for it. Sounds pretty cool. Let me know.

The main problem I encountered was volume levels changed, so certain tracks I could hear quite well at first, became too quiet or too loud in contrast to the rest.

There's some old british guy who swears he was the one that wrote dazed and confused and Page stole it from him while in the yardbirds. I think he could be telling the truth.

Two experiences. One when I was really young, Mark Baxter sang in a school play at my elementary school. He is a big rock vocal coach (bands like aerosmith, googoo dolls) , and a hardcore devotee to the art of song. He sang the tune Rawhide, which I think is from an old TV show "rollin rollin...

I was recently remixing some music I recorded. The first thing I ran into was that when I saved the file as an MP3 it sounded differently from how it did in the DAW. So I went through this process of listening to the Mp3, and going back and forth between it and the DAW, adjusting things until I...

Yeah, I went through a half a session (just myself recording) with one of my mics either not plugged in, or not turned on I forget which. There are too many gaffes for me to even list. When I first started I didn't know about clipping, so I ruined a bunch of stuff that might have been good by...

Just want to say congratulations for having the courage to put it out there and accept the criticism. I am an opera singer, and the only way my technique really took off was when I was able to find people who were honest with me on things that I didn't have a clue about. Most people just...

I realized today that each track I've done has come from a single "seed" idea. So for example, I might think of, or hear a catchy melody. Like the other day I was listening to some long rambling Rush song, who I'm not crazy about, and for about 2 seconds there was this melody, just a few notes...

Great question, I found a good room to record in at my friend's place who has a big house. I like all the gear I have. I think for me its 2 things equally. Effects and my ability, because when it comes to mixing, I don't have much of a clue. Maybe its really just equally everything actually I...

Oh man, if I had that much, I would get the Helios type 69 mic pre which is $1500 leaving me 3500. With the remainder I'd get the manley dual mono mic pre in case I wanted to use tubes.

You make a good point, that can be a big factor even if you want to keep it just in one place, if it really is that heavy that's an ordeal. But no plugin or digital synthesis can be as good as the real thing. I think I could find a studio here in NYC that has an old one, but remember, this is...

Yeah I've seen those, but then I listened to a sound sample and it was the worst thing ever. I'll look into it some more though.

Are there any companies around that still make plate reverb? I've tried searching but I couldn't find anything. Why would they phase out something that sounds good? Also, I should clarify I'm talking about a REAL plate reverb, with an actual plate, not a simulation or a software.

If anyone is interested in what these mics and preamp sound like I just loaded a full song track I recorded on saturday onto this myspace page I recently created. The guitar is a fender strat played through an epiphone valve jr amp, although it sounds like an acoustic. That is the track I used...

I have a question for the people wondering if they can expand their range. Can you hear or imagine hearing yourself singing in a higher range, but you just aren't capable of it now? The reason is because I have a theory that some people might be capable of singing higher, but they just don't...

It helps me to keep in good physical shape, I know there are famous examples of great voices who were not exactly the fittest, but I don't think that can work for everyone. A shot of Espresso also when you're recording, if you don't feel the energy. I do that and jumping up and down just to get...

I have one of these as well, and I haven't been able to find a manual after a lot of searching.

I believe in getting things that specialize in doing one thing very well. There are channel strips out there that have it all covered with high quality but from what I've seen they cost a lot. I wouldn't get a low level channel strip, because I know that I'd be disappointed with the quality of...