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"Hundreds and hundreds of pages of complex equations that you can't even wrap your head around, [to design the pneumatic shockmount.]" I'm not buying that, but it was funny, none-the-less.

Actually, I am considering opening it up. (It's not worth returning a $50 junk mic anyway.) I am thinking that the phantom power must be shorting out somewhere inside. Perhaps it will be a simple fix. (?)

The drums sound good except for some phase thing going on with the hi-hats. They sound scooped and unnatural.

I grabbed one of the MXL Drum Cube Pro mics while they were on the stupid deal of the day. It works, but it causes some weird low frequency waveform even when no sound is being recorded. It had plenty of signal and needed no preamp gain at all. (In fact, I had to pad it when recording snare...

They really are that good. I own a matched pair of mk-012's that were modded by MJ. When placed correctly, they sound superb. Far sweeter than most of my (medium priced) mics. Besides being smoother, open, and more natural sounding in the mids, they are also more sensitive in the deep low end...

[Message Removed] I was going to give advice about another method, but now I see it won't work. Sorry, never mind.

Wait a minute! Three people were arguing over a few tenths of a dB? 1)Their hearing probably differs by more than that. 2)All three heads cannot be at the same spot in the mix position. 3)Their taste in sound quality probably differs by more than that. 4)Why in the hell are three people mixing...

Yeah, I am very careful with A&R. I've learned early on that compression can deflate a snare really fast if you are too aggressive with attack. A lot of mid to high frequency content resides within the initial transient peaks giving the drum its crack. Chopping them down too soon can remove that...

That's all good to know. So I am not crazy after all, just finally noticing when little things are wrong. Thanks, John and Gecko.

I am wondering whether I should go back and tweak the mix just to accommodate the final compression/limiting anomalies.

I usually don't do much home mastering. Instead I keep tweaking my final mixes for days until I am happy with them. I do have a few mastering plugs with dozens of factory presets, but rarely use any of them. Today I had some free time on my hands, so I ran a recent mix through each preset one at...

Agreed... Some folks say there is no difference between a DAW in-the-box (itb) mix and a clean analog mix. I disagree with that due to my own experimentation. My (itb) DAW mix sounds worse than the multitrack playback itself. In other words, when I bounce (mix) all tracks to a new stereo track...

Nah, I think that is a Gibson. Here is the rig you are hearing. I cannot identify the amp, (as I'm not a guitar player.) The FOH guy had a 57 on there. I would have preferred an e609 or something, but apparently it's all he had. I did not EQ the guitar track at all. You are hearing it flat and...

*LIKE* Yeah, I don't know if my analog sounds wider, but I like it better. To my ears, it sounds cleaner and more focused. I can more easily pinpoint instrument positions in the sound field. Near-and-far positioning seems more apparent. ...and the low end seems to be slightly fatter and richer.

I recorded this as they played live. I would like comments on the tracking and mixing job. It was a three piece band, not much that I could pan hard and still keep it balanced. FireFireFire.mp3 Thanks.

I am not a pro yet, but I am at the point where I can often hear some of the subtle differences that my gear makes. I take my time and A/B a lot of things in pursuit of improving quality. Now I see your point...that a beginner usually has far more problems to worry about overcoming than the...

I understand and agree. That was a good post.

Please refer to post #7 in this thread. I started using a summer to solve a problem that I was having ITB. Now my mixes sound better. I am finally happy.

Correct! However, with analog summing, each track from the DAW is sent outside the computer through its own Digital-to-Analog (D/A) converter. So, in order to sum 16 tracks outside of the computer, you must have a 16 channel D/A converter box. These 16 analog channels then physically plug into...

I did a little digging and don't see any mention of calibration or adjustments other than switching input sensitivity between +4dBu and -10dBv. The manual for the Interface states the following... Input level for 0 dBFS @ +4 dBu: +12 dBu Input level for 0 dBFS @ -10 dBV: +2 dBV I suppose I...