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Yeah I'd really like to get a pair of 4" or 5" speakers. These 8" technically have a lot of bass but in reality I can barely deal with them. I'll have to head back over to the music stores again...maybe check Craig's list. I'm getting better on them, but I find I have to boost the crap out of...

I think the kicker is that when you're up against a wall, bass is often exaggerated at the listening position so you lower it in the mix. The remedy then would be to move away from the wall. If you've got bass cancellation in the room, then the bass traps would come in handy. Theoretically...

So how is that different than RMS or peak readings? Is it the default for digital meters?

INCREDIBLY stupid question, But what is -dbfs? I see this all the time and I have no clue what it means. I've looked it up on Google, but I'm still not getting it.

Floorfish has a tunable frequency, sensitivity, attack, release, and ratio for free.

Why don't you just use a noise gate and dial down the noise reduction?

Did a mix last night in mono, very cool. Each project I mix, I try and learn something new. Last time around, it was "EQ in context of the mix." Meaning that I would bring up a channel, solo it, do some broad changes (cuts or boosts), surgical cuts ONLY if it really needed it, then bring up...

Bumping this because it's a good topic. Tried the demo of the URS Fultec plug the last few days and it ROCKED. Way more musical with additive EQ than any other plug. It just fattens up the sound. Forces you to really listen to the changes versus looking at a graph. Not a bad CPU hit...

That's kind of a cool idea. I'll have to give it a shot sometime.

Alright, I realized something stupid. I'm using 8" monitors...huge things really. And I'm sitting right at my desk trying to mix...well these are more "mid-field" than "near-field" monitors. I've got the tweeters right by my ears and can't hear panning because I'm just too close. So I backed...

Yeah, I feel like a tool because I've got a pretty decent set of ears when it comes to tuning audio systems and while mixing, but I'm fighting these monitors a lot. I went back and read some of the threads and reviews I posted on monitors and when I first got these, I thought they were insanely...

No, I've never had a treated room as I bounce from rental to rental. From what I've heard, larger speakers tend to suffer from room effects more than smaller ones...I'm wondering if it would be better to just grab some small speakers or even just to A/B on? Any cheapies that would work well...

I've had these monitors for a year and I just can't seem to get a decent mix out of them. Granted I haven't had a ton of experiences with monitor speakers, but I just can't get decent mixes out of them. They always end up sounding really loud in the sub bass, muddy in the low end, and rolled...

Would the whole idea of Steely Dan compression be to smooth things out JUST A HAIR but to let the instruments (and studio musicians) fade in and out naturally? As opposed to the modern compress it until it hits a certain level and jam it in the mix mentality? That being said, Steely Dan is...

Alright, I'm making the switch from PC to Mac, would like to know a couple things. First, is the onboard sound card serviceable? Is it going to be noisy and distorted or relatively clean? Second, any recommendations for Firewire audio interfaces that work well with Core Audio? I'd like to...

Hah, looks like I started a little hellstorm. I take no offense to any comments, kind of enjoy them. Here's the funny thing, some Geek Squad agents (yes that's what they are called) are brilliant computer nerds, some are just guys that work at Best Buy. I was the latter, I needed a job at a...

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Well, I tossed my HRM-10 on my Microcube, and it sounded fine, if a little dark. I tried singing into the area in front of it (i.e. my mouth and the mic were at a 90-degree angle to avoid wind pops), and it was still really sensitive to excessive wind. Could be the speaker's just moving too...

Yeah, my band plays exclusively in CGCFGC tuning. It's a step down from DADGAD. It's really heavy, but open chords ring out really nicely. We started using this tuning because we were playing metal and screamo music that was in dropped D, but a step down (CGCFAD). But, most of the music I...

Okay, that sounds pretty similar to my idea. I'll give that a shot and see how things work out. Any other ideas?