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  1. Phrasemaker

    Zoom R24 and the Mackie 1604 wiring up

    Not all the inputs have phantom power ability on the R24, without hunting the manual I can't remember which don't, I never use it on mine as I two mixers hooked up because I have a rack full of kit which I have set up on individual mixer channels with the levels set for a range of applications...
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    Just joined...

    Welcome aboard, I'm sure there will be adequate guidance here offering many ways that you might spend your cash fast. Have fun with it and make use of the wealth of knowledge which abounds here. All the best Tim
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    Need your opinion on noise reduction

    You don't describe the noisy noise, hence it makes it more difficult to offer advice. I use a digital piano for recording and have no problems with it either used as a piano or the synth module. The audio signal from a piano has some really unexpected characteristics especially around note decay...
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    What's the story with Epiphone?

    I have a couple of Epiphone guitars and like a lot of individual models made by the vast array of top dollar makers they do vary and it's certainly worth doing the rounds playing every one which is found of the type required. It's one of those things, having found an Epi with really good neck...
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    My guitar doesnt sound good

    In addition to what's already been said, with highly overdriven tones will also become more unstable if when you play one or more strings is fretted in a way which pulls the intervals slightly out of tune with each other. Note frequencies start making a revolving effect as they beat against each...
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    1st New Track for 2013

    Personally Ray, the version without the sparkle sounds better to my ear. There are already a lot of transient peaks in the top end by virtiue of the instrumentation and how the tracks are mixed. My fear with the brighter version is that at high volumes the top end will start to dominate when in...
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    1st New Track for 2013

    Sounding good Ray, the thing that struck me most was while listening in chill mode, how my mind latched onto the various tracks in turn and they all come through like finding gems as one allows the mind to prioritise each in turn. Good stuff. All the best Tim
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    1st New Track for 2013

    Sounds good Ray, drums might benefit from a little increase in EQ 2.5-3.5k. Some great melody options oozing out of the track. Bass sounds just a touch over there compared to the majority of other tracks. Must have missed this, when it went up. Once the vocal and instrument melodies are present...
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    sog writing contests - Thoughts?

    I'd enter a friendly get together kind of good excuse to get something done to a reasonable deadline sort of banter plus a bit of learning here, but aside from that they don't interest me. My primary use of other platforms is to have tracks that I can access from anyone else's computer or get...
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    Sometimes when you stay up all night

    Nice, very pretty, just the thing to get the ears limbered up first thing. Any lyrics? You don't actually offer any clues in respect of what you would like others to respond to here, so I'm gonna play it safe and wait for the thread to develop. Tim
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    Getting "Right-brained"

    Firstly you are unlikely to be re-inventing the wheel in respect of coming up with completely new metaphors which can be easily understood by the listener. So much stuff has already been written to the extent that genres like "love" are very tough to make sound completely original beyond doing...
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    Getting a deep voice heard live when the band is loud

    I have a deep voice, which basically means I pitch my musical arrangements so that my vocal is not competing with too many instrument notes which are within the same octave as the vocal notes. There are other ways to get the vocal to cut, using various vocal treatments like vox doubling and...
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    applause by ovation

    It all depends on what you want from it, I have one similar with double cutaway and on board electrics, and to be honest I would pick up any of my other four acoustics if wanting to play without it mic'd or plugged in. I don't personally find enough warmth from the instrument from the playing...
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    Roland Cube 80

    Before considering a tube amp you need to ask yourself why? Any alternative amp will make a difference in some area of your playing sound. If that difference is something that you personally find you need in your life, acquire it, if not disregard it. The guitar on your video sounds fine and...
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    Bass fuzz sounds

    Sounds ok through my monitors and cans, maybe stick to playing it through speakers which are decent. Tim
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    Gate for rhytm metal guitar

    Any gate level is dependent on what you want to exclude from your playing. If it is to be used to keep low level errant sounds out of the recording, set a level which just allows what you want by. Also bear in mind when finding that level any reverb of note decays should be looked at so that...
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    How important is the bass guitar in your songs ?

    I would consider myself a polished bass player by any means but I have a good knowledge of music which means I can compose arrangements where I can slip in some less obvious intervals with my bass to accentuate the effect of other harmonies which occur in my material. Note placement in respect...
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    Reference Monitors as everyday music speakers

    I would imagine that a music orientated input is probably the most common thing to be piped to a pair of monitors. You might want to consider that the output from your source is possibly clipping unless you are driving the monitors a very high level. I have a DVD/CD/MP3 player integrated into...
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    Does this vocal volume level sound about right for a condenser microphone?

    It sounds alright apart from the high frequency annoyance which is like a ringing, from the treatment of the signal. In answer to your question, it's a non question, as the mic does not determine the volume of the audio file. The user has that luxury by way of gain on the input, levels on the...
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    Zoom user collaborating with Korg user

    If sharing large files, upload to soundcloud and keep it private with download facility enabled, send the link to your co musician so they can download, job's a good un. Tim
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