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I'll second that. It's just an easy way of describing a sound. Alot of recording terms make more and more sense as you go on. Alot of terms are visual or tactile descriptions like dull, solid, brittle, warm etc. If you think about sound in terms of textures, shapes and feelings it all makes more...

True, but I'd need a lap top for that. I reckon alot of the places I gig won't have a desk with direct outs and even if they did I don't think a) the sound guy would be too happy with me getting in the way and B) I don't think I'd have all that long to set my gear up. It's worth thinking about...

The other thread got me thinking that I should really know how to get a half decent recording of a gig. Since my most portable bit of gear is my Yamaha AW16G (8 inputs, 2 of which are xlr with phantom power) I was thinking that a pair of condensers mixed with a feed from the sound desk might...

I have a mic I made out of a pair of crap headphones and a bit of vacuum a cleaner tube when I was 16. I quite like using it on the occasional screamy vocal. Not that that's important or even interesting. I'll get my coat...

320kb is pretty shit hot. I recorded a track for the film "hollywood Flies" (in theatres soon kids) and my publisher sent them a 320kb mp3 for them to listen to. In the end they actually cut the film with the mp3 on the soundtrack. They didn't ask for a CD version. It's not a crappy little...

Yup. When you add eq you add noise so it's best to cut the frequencies you don't want and only add a touch of the ones you want. For example if you wand more middle, cut the bass and treble down. As your EQ is particularly noisy, see if it happens if you cut the frequencies. It might be that...

use subtractive eq-ing.

Load up some drums on your redrum. Look down at your sequencer track at the bottom and make sure the midi symbol appears on your redrum track - if it doesn't, click on the far left of the sequencer track and then it will appear. The lowest keys on your keyboard should now trigger the drum...

I reckon the best thing to do is to use individual hits from the recycle loops to make new loops. Also try searching the internet for free dr rex loops or free loops that you can cut up with recycle.

You'll need to set up a sequencer track for the mixer. Then you can right click on what ever it is you want to automate. If you go into the sequencer track you can draw in the fades, fx sends, pans etc. The same goes for pretty much every knob available. If you want to change scream settings...

There are some responses in the mic section. You don't need to post in all the forums. :)

That mic needs some electricity fed to it to work. Mixers and pre amps have a switch on them called "phantom power". When turned on it will feed 48v of electricity to the mic via the xlr mic cable. If you have a mixer or a pre-amp you should be okay. If you don't have one there might be some low...

The promoter came up with the plan that I use my snare stand as a tom stand. I could see this turning into one of those stomach wrenchingly horrible gigs - so I've managed to negotiate that I use my kit. It's a bit of a nightmare because I have a 17 hour flight to Thailand a few hours after the...

I often kit share at gigs, I'm just a bit pissed that it wasn't my kit we were using and we have to use a kit without a rack tom.

Yup, I think that's the plan. It's in the same town so if it fits I could always get someone to take mine back after the soundcheck.

I've got a gig tomorrow night and for some reason we have to kit share. Something about saving time and space or whatever. Anyway, the drummer apparently doesn't use a rack tom. He only uses a floor. So I have to bring my tom and tom arm but I don't know if they are going to be compatable with...

Even More Annoying To Type.

Hard pan to the left of three and four so it's just being sent to output three.

Can't you invest in a quiet generator? Chuck it in the back of the car for further isolation and you can then go on your American desert, Doors style, acid-induced music quest. :) Man that sounds like such fun. I might steal that idea for myself. No need for acoustically treated drum rooms out...

I'm not pretending to be an expert but what you need to do is build up your skills. You may think you're shit hot now but like martial arts - you are always learning - no matter how successful you are. You also have to build up your reputation by puting out some great music and making bands...