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Noticed I have 111 views and no responses so I thought I would add to my original post after doing more research. Seems as though the streaming outlets and Youtube are looking for -15 to -13 LUFS depending which one yo are talking about and most store bought CD's of pop, country etc. are...

I'm starting to use the Waves WLM Plus as the last plugin on the master buss in Reaper. I'm using the EUB -R 128 LUFS 18 preset. getting several overs on the short term portion but no overs on the long term readings. I understand why this is happening but I'm wondering how big a deal it is if...

Thoughts on the Art PRO MPA, not the digital one the 299.00 preamp and if I go from there into my Tascam 16x08 interface am I defeating the purpose of the preamp. I know dumb question but I want to be sure I'm gaining something before I buy the preamp . My main vocal mics are the AKG C214 and...

Okay, removed the windscreen/foam. Lowered the mic an inch or 2, left the pop filter where it was so I am kind of singing slightly over the capsule instead of straight at it. I will see how that works. I saw a video on TV of some pro singing in a studio and it looked like this was how they had...

Would like to know peoples thoughts on using wind screens as well as pop filters on larger condenser mics. I have a sibilance problem especially s's and though I'm trying to be careful when I sing I'm also looking at other options. I've tried the proximity thing, I do not have a treated vocal...

I'm using Reaper and I think what your saying is they way it is set up already. The channel input knobs on the interface set the record levels that I see on the meters in the DAW. The on screen interface mixer faders do nothing to the record levels. Now that I know what is happening I can work...

Found out something interesting last night. I am an old man , 62, I cut my teeth in the analog days with tape machines and outboard gear. If you wanted to understand signal flow you just had to follow the wires. With the exception of your send and receives on your mixing console. While I love...

I wish there was a good way to demo every mic in the 800.00 or less range. As I stated I have an AKG C214 new and an AKG C3000B, new to me but 15 years old. While these are not bad mics and some really like the C214 I still think there is a better mic out there for my voice. I just hate to keep...

My 2 vocal mics are the AKG C214 AND AKG C3000B, The C214 is new and the C3000B is gently used but about 15 years old. Mixed results, some great recordings with the C3000B although it is suppose to be the worst vocal mic ever. The C214 is nice but giving me a bit more sibilance trouble. It's...

I got so tired of trying to fix a couple of spots this weekend that I just went back since I'm the singer and re-sang two lines that had 4 s's in them I could not live with. I'm much happier now. I might have cooked the pre's a bit on the first one because no matter how soft I made them they...

And it gets even more complicated with all of the mutiband compressors that not only change volume but tone as well. A person can get amazing results with these as well as a world of hurt if overused or used incorrectly.

I like the way you guys think, I am moving in that direction. Edit the gain first. The other tools like deessers etc really are just for cleaning up an already almost acceptable vocal.

Would like to know peoples thoughts and real world experiences with deessing and compression. I have heard/read opposing views. Some say if you heavily compress a vocal your trying to de-ess you will bring up the volume of the other frequencies making the s sounds less audible, others say by...

Sounds like you were not sending a true stereo mix to the 424 or were not recording only the left on one channel and the right on another. You may have been sending both left and right to both 424 channels equally. This would create mono. I have a 424 but have not used it for years. Example, If...

I would caution against running that amp without a load for two reasons, 1) It could be rather poor quality due to 'crossover' distortion. 2) Although transistor amps CAN run with no load it IS possible for them to go instable and burn out though I admit you would have to be driving the nuts off...

Wow I looked on the internet anywhere from 49.95 to 4995.95, huge range. I have an older Harmon Kardon HK505 integrated amplifier that is 60 watts per channel that I may use. It works really well has a tone defeat button that defeats tone controls and can be run without a speaker load. It is...

Looking for a good and moderately priced headphone amp. Just enough to drive one or two sets. I do like it clear and loud. By the time I set my Tascam 16x08 USB interface to the proper recording levels I just don't get the monitoring I like. Maybe I'm missing something here. I can get the play...

I am finding the whole mixing and mastering subject quite confusing. In the professional world I think practices, methods and procedures are pretty well defined based on the client and style of music. But in the hobbyist, amateur, and prosumer areas things don't seem to be as clear cut even...

Did an experiment this weekend to see how a finished store bought professional cd would look in my DAW. Sony edit Pro has a feature called extract audio from cd. It allows you to pull audio off of a cd in .wav format then place it on a track in your project. I used Jo Dee Messina's Your Not In...

Not sure if this will work but some of my cheezy videos with audio are on my facebook page, just keep scrolling down there are 5 of them. Jeff W Schmidt | Facebook