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Hmmmm. The big gamble.... :confused: It has been suggested in this forum that treating such a small room will *still* only give you a boxy sound, even though you might have a flatter response 'cause you put bass traps in and no flutter 'cause you treated the reflections. More money invested in...

Yeah, yeah. I know. On the lighter side of the news, I just made my cleanest recording to date. So it can't be all too bad! I wonder how it stacks up to a "real" studio..... FM

Hi all. I seemed pretty excited about by booth pictured here... https://homerecording.com/bbs/general-discussions/studio-building-display/new-iso-booth-no-more-noise-310324/ ... and I guess I can't complain 'cause it did stop a heap of noise and the material was free. But only now, in this...

Sounds right to me. It's not a real amp, and you shouldn't expect it to behave like one. In my personal experience, good sounds can be achieved starting from a blank patch and building it up. Pre-defined patches are usually over the top; too much distortion, compression etc. I found that it...

Yep. I've heard the tales of people returning from the US, tales of stores full of quality second hand strats and stupendo cheap prices. Ahhh well; it is what it is. FM

Hey, no Problemo. Yes, I kicked off a buy American made vs Korean made thread a year ago. Great thread. The summery/outcome was that unless you were somehow emotionally attached to the MIA thing (which is fine of course!) then you can get just as playable units made offshore, but only if you do...

Yep. This is how I see it. Is there a better way? I agree with tmix to some degree in that the altertnative is you get a drummer in, with the mics and the mixer etc. Being a home recorder, I think that unless you know and can obtain the use of Vinnie Coliauta for an afternoon, *and* have the...

Heh. No big deal on the fixed bridge - I thought it was a super-rare thing. I just realized you can buy a Robert Cray model Strat. I imagine they are *not* routing a hole for a trem before they screw a bridge on. FM

Yep Ditto on the room. I tend to get lot more source in my recordings and I hear a lot more source in other people's recordings, ie they have the mic closer to the guitar - but I guess that's a personal taste thing. Having just recorded some acoustic on the weekend, I'm a bit pissed off that...

Yeah? Are you serious? Can you do that? Maybe I get a standard Strat and *if* I think anything is sub standard, I go for these parts you speak of... FM

100%. I'm hearing you buddy! I can't beleive there is Ebay trade where people order an axe without playing it first. FM

Awesome StevieB. This makes me feel a lot better about the Standard. Even in these early stages, I look at the American and get that feeling that the nicer hardware and finish will translate directly into my recordings. It works on my mind! I actually want a fixed bridge. After discovering...

Wow. How hard is it choose a strat? I've never owned a strat, only a strat copy when I was young. Followed by a Ibanez Jem (which to some degree started based on a strat) and a Gibson copy. Now that I'm recording, I find myself looking for a strat because *nothing* I have will get me that neck...

Awesome. This was the basic info I was after. For some reason, I though going to automation was a bit of a cop out and was fixing something that wasn't done right in the first place. Much thanks! Like the book...... Cheers, FM

Appreciate it guys. :p Yeah, I was trying to avoid compression because (as you probably already know) it's the mix between the three tracks that I want to get more consistant. So compression will only achieve this if you compress each track individually, then combine. Compressing the output of...

Hey there Elton123. Thanks for reply! I also thank you for it's brevity, not taking up the time of myself and fellow readers with redundant waffle about why you suggest this particular solution or perhaps how you came to being in a position to feel as though you have the experience to advise...

Hi all. A question for you about mixing a group of sounds. I recorded some backup vocals on the weekend. Three part harmonies in the chorus and a few backups in a non chorus part. I grouped the three tracks to a group track so I can add effects and control volume at one point (‘cause I guessed...

This thread has a bunch of info, but I think I can add and/or simplify here. I recently went through this exact thing. I think the advice given by many here is good advice (as usual), using monitors instead of cans for mixing. I agreed with this and now I use monitors. But you have to take...

+1 on all of the above. I did the tambo thing for the first time only a few months ago and followed a story very related to the feedback above. Recorded it, listed to it, compressed the hell out of it, was unhappy with it, re-recorded it (.. and re-recorded it ... and re-recorded it) with care...

Ahh well, there is impatience for you. I just bought the expensive Keeley Compressor anyway. I guess I'll find out what it's like! Now let's never talk about buying compressor stomp boxes again.... Cheers, FM