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Software-based Mixing a Reality? I have a Fostex D-160, 16-track, hard-disk recorder. I've done mixing for years with a traditional analog console. After mixing our latest CD 5 times, it kind of occurred to me that resetting a board and remixing from scratch each time is a really inefficient...

Although I apologized via email, I'll also apologize here. I assumed that "I'll email the songs if you send me your email" implied that I was going to email the songs! :) Won't happen again, honest. You might try call tech support and tell them to delete the emails without downloading them...

While I have qualms about making "public" mixes that I don't like, I agree it's the easiest way. The songs will be here: http://www.mp3.com/HotterThanKarl Probably tonight or Thursday. There are four of them, and are marked (SV) for "Studio Version": "Self-Destruct For Me", "Dragging Your...

I finished mixing my band's new CD about a week ago and had a lot of problems. This has, by far, been the most difficult project of my home recording career. Last night, we went to the mastering facility and had the CD mastered. In some cases, I was happy with how things turned out, but in...

I have some Event 20/20 monitors coming for my studio. Ideally, how far away should they be for proper listening? I have noticed that perception of bass varys greatly depending on ones distance from the speaker. I'd like to mount them the proper distance from the mixing console to give me the...

> A friend said today that his NT1 out of phase to his CAD - has anyone else measured that?? Well, it's not out of phase to MY CAD. Are you sure he doesn't have it facing the wrong way? I was sure it was out-of-phase when I had it facing backward. That's what it sounds like. >Is it possible...

>It does say in the manual that the gold dot is the front =) >READ MANUALS!!!! THEY HELP!!! Not in my manual, it doesn't. CT

>How come I've got gold dots on my Rodents and you've got a silver dot? Yeah, after reading about the "gold dot", I checked and I think mine is gold too. But it's hard to tell because it's really dark in the main room of my home studio. >Did you think you might have had a bad mic for awhile...

So I finally got to use my new NT1 in the studio last night, and I came across a very important user tip. The side of the microphone with that tiny silver dot... that's the front. The mic sounds like dog shit if you have the back to the vocalist, and you can spend over an hour EQ'ing and...

> Mesa Boogie in Petaluma, CA and order some of theirs, but Groove Tubes, Ruby's, Sovtek, and Fender are all makes that are easily available. Mesa Boogie, Groove Tubes, Ruby, and Fender do not manufacture tubes. They purchase tubes (mostly cheap Chinese crap) and relabel them, then mark up...

They have these mastering units like the dbx Quantum Digital Mastering Processor and the TC Finalizer Plus which do multiband compression and EQ, and basically claim to be able to deliver a "professional-sounding" master with just a few button clicks. I'm curious if anyone's used such a unit...

This isn't specific to your problem, but I wrote an article on drum machines, and it was written from my experiences with my SR-16. Perhaps it will help: http://www.hotterthankarl.com/CharlesThomas Scroll down to the "Drum machine" article. Good luck.

If you have to ask, I'd say stay away from doing anything yourself. You can get a decent tech from a decent shop that specializes in acoustic guitars to do a full setup (nut adjustment, if necessary, fret dress and levelling, truss rod adjustment, and bridge height) for about $35. It's money...

We've used the Sure system onstage for about two years now. Plain and simple: Wedges are a relic of the past. In-ears are the only way to go. Any mix at any level without feedback. The benefits are many: * Get any combination of instruments at any volume as loud or as quiet as you need...

Something I wrote up for my web site. Check it out if you're so inclined. http://www.hotterthankarl.com/CharlesThomas/tube-pac.htm Thanks! CT

**** Shameless plug alert! **** http://www.hotterthankarl.com/CharlesThomas/guitar_tips.htm :) CT

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Great acoustic and slide guitar sound. Very warm and genre-appropriate. Sounds like a quality guitar. I also like the instrumentation of just vocals, guitar, and bass. I'm a fan of stripped-down arrangements. That said, it would potentially benefit from adding just a snare drum played with...

Hey Teddie! I loved it. Your eclectic brand of songwriting continues to impress me. The only criticism is that, for me, the drums sound a little "thin" and "flat" sounding. I'd like to hear a deeper, more full drum sound. I realize that this is mostly drum machine dependant, but some...

I think the take-home message here is "experiment, experiment, experiment". Every acoustic and every mic is different, and they all have different sweet spots. Because of "proximity effect" a microphone changes its frequency response greatly depending on how far it is from the source of the...