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Allright. That's very helpful. My thoughts were that the VLA would be a lot more versatile, and I might still want an analog comp that can do hard knee and an analog hard limiter at some point, but I hate to give up the VLA in the meantime. It just seems to be very good for the price and...

I'm talking about compressing bass guitar during tracking for tone. A lot of bass players compress for tone (and prefer a hard knee), and I think my bass lines sound a lot tighter when I compress them, especially with a hard knee. That's all I'm doing right now, is figuring out how to track...

The main problem I keep having is creating big spiky transients out front. Sometimes, I'm abe to tweak stuff to where they don't happen, but I have make the compression be so light, its practically non existent. And most of the time, I can't seem to get rid of them at all. Even cranking the...

I'm realizing that the spare rooms in the house I just bought are too small. Fortunately, I have LAND. Is there a climate controllable outbuilding that is really good for a studio? How about this one...

So I heard carpet is prima facie fail. How about plywood or linoleum? Anything else?

I started tracking bass with it today, and I just had to do trial and error until I found something that worked for me. I first made a track without using any precomp, and then used it as a reference to compare with my precomped track to make sure it was actually yielding an improvement. I...

I think I am starting to get a pretty good handle on compression settings, except for release time. The audible change from adjusting release time seems much more subtle to me than the other settings. I've read your tutorial on that twice now, the first time being a while back, and it...

Thanks, Glen. If I limit myself to using no more than 3:1 ratio, 2-4dB of reduction, and an equal amount or less of makeup gain, will I assuredely NEVER shoot myself in the foot on the way in with this thing? Is there a safe release time setting range I can use during tracking as a rule of thumb?

I just got one of the ART Pro VLA IIs to use for pre-comping during tracking, and learned that unlike the VLA, the VLA II does not have auto attack. Does the lack of auto attack make the VLA II less suitable than the VLA for use in tracking?

Are we supposed to count guitars and amps, ekits, PA systems, and so forth? I mean, one of my many guitar amps retails new for $7000, and I have soooooooooooooooooo many guitars. It's kind of weird that I'm willing to spend so much on instruments, and so little on DAW. I guess it's becasue...

One thing Newbies might need to learn is that, unless your DAW let's you bounce down to an MP3 at a selectable bit rate, then conversion software is needed that allows you to convert other files, like WAV files, to MP3, and that will permit selection of the bit rate, especially 360 bit rate...

My experience is that it depends on whether your guitar sounds better through the amp or not. My Taylor with Maple back and sides has a really brittle tone if its not plugged in, but really shines through my California Blonde amp. And no, it doesn't sound a bit like an electric guitar. I...

I noticed that too, just yesterday. I think it happened when I changed the delay times on the stereoizer in the last remix. The delay on the left channel is shorter than on the right, and I think it must be that the two wave forms on the left side are constructively interfering in the mix...

I would but the site is blocking uploads due to size right now. It's hit and miss.

FTR, RAMI, gerg told me earlier to never bounce down through a compressor or limiter on the stereo bus. He must have some special voodoo to get it loud. This place strikes me as a bit long on criticism and short on guidance.

RAMI, dude, I don't know why you are upset with me. Wasn't it you who said So aren't I doing what you said by adjusting ths mix to make it more ready for mastering and then doing what Southside Glen said by applying multiple stages of itty bitty compression/limiting with equ in between?

I put a new 360 bit rate mp3 up on soundclick. Here is another link to it. SoundClick artist: tonesponge - page with MP3 music downloads The original mix is attached to the original post. I'm not sure what the issue is there. Did you think that the attached mix was the master attempt...

The mix is attached. Here is my attempt at diy "mastering." --> Member Login There was some remixing involved, mostly highpassing the reverbs and vocals. I also decreased the delay times on the "stereoizer" effect on the vocals. And I pumped up the bass guitar track freq at 11.5K to get...

Your mixes are pretty loud while retaining clarity. Do you pay to have them all professionally mastered? If not, what do you do to get them loud?

Here's what ray told me a couple of days ago. It preoduces a link that, when clicked, pops up the streaming player for one song. I haven't been able to find the page where to get the url with the "util" word in it like rayc did. If you want to see his player work, then you have to go back to...