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Should I pull down the output of the limiter a couple of dB? Why down this when we can just reduce the input gain by 2 dB. .?

I'm using the sonnox limiter if that changes anything?

Note: before I hit any peaks I am getting no gain reduction on my limiter. This is with the input gain adding about 6-7 dB

Hi all. Basically I have a mix I'm happy with. When I start mastering however I can only get to a certain volume before my inter sample metre starts picking up peeks (playing them back through CD, mobile, mp4 player as distortion) These obviously happen on the louder parts of my mix. I.e a...

Sorry for the confusion.. The mics are not the same make/model. I have a rode nt1a and a Samson co3 (has figure of 8) I may give the mid and side technique a shot. How to I process the tracks after recording i.e do I pan one left and the other right...? Or do I record straight in as a stereo...

Hey, I'm looking to record some live video sessions of my band at various locations. I have two large diaphragm condensers to work with. However I'm uncertain whether it would be wise to use both (they are not matched) would if just be better to use the one mic strategically placed from song...

I can get hold of a 57 no problem ---------- Update ---------- No 58 though

Hi. I'll soon be recording one of the girls in my band. It's a sea shanty type thing. I'm going to assume she will want to do the whole take live (she says she isn't sure yet) I have 3 mics Nt1a Rode m3 And a Samson c03 Not an ideal handful of mics really. What would be the best approach...

Hi. So I gave it another shot of recording myself singing and playing guitar, my preferred way of playing. I scrapped yesterday's session at this because I didn't like the initial results and was pushed for time. I was using an NT1a on the vocals with SE reflection filter, and a rode M3 on...

The track compared to reference tracks is quieter. I firmly believe there is no digital distortion occuring as I'm keeping levels at sensible levels. I've hi passed the guitar but hadn't thought to chucj chuck on a hipass on the 2bus. I thought perhaps that the decapitator plugin could be...

Sorry, I must of worded my previous post wrong. I am not running an aux from my DAW. I have run off a mixdown onto my tablet, which I then connect to aux input on my stereo. The issuse you bought up with the vocal being a lot louder has been duly noted ;) alsi it's just a scratch one for the...

No, I am listening to the track and the commercial mix on my stereo. With the volume knob at the same setting. The track is far from finished so please bare with me. Anyway, the speaker distortion I'm hearing is most noticeable on the 2nd,3rd,5th and 6th beats as that is when the strummed...

Hi. Basically I've just zipped off a quick master of a track, a little compression, e.q and some limiting. The track is incomplete but I thought I'd add the usual mastering plugins on my stereo out as a way of keeping things close to that of commercial mixes I am happy so far with the mix...

Just wondering what kind of detail I should be looking for on any given microphone spec that tells us whether or not it has high or low self noise. I am looking to buy a decent matched pair of SDCs and don't know what I should be looking for on the spec sheet to give me definite clarification...

Yeah I get that. But the recording would only need boosting at some point anyway, which would increase noise and microphone hiss etc.. Since I'm talking about a hypothetical solo performance (no other instruments) it wouldn't hurt to track at say -3db or thereabouts. Is there any difference...

Thanks for all the advice, I feel I have a much better picture now :) One last thing. I've been reading an article of how to record solo classical guitar Recording Classical Guitar: Part 3 – Audio Interfaces and Audio Software | Classical Guitar n Stuff It states when setting the signal to...

Sorry, what I meant was that the guitar might -in unison with an upfront vocal- get lost/sit back in the mix too much...?

Cheers alan. As stated somewhere in one of my posts, the song I'm working on consists of CG and vocals. Does one go about miking the same distance for CG if a vocal is going to be overdubbed? I don't want the guitar to get too lost or 'distant' when mixed with guitar

Also. Recording Nick Drake. Interesting to see they close mic'ed the soundhole. I love nick drake's playing, his albums sound spectacular. No boomyness at all. Would this of been down to the room, or technique, e.q? Does it matter if we mic too close? essentially we can just cut the bass...

Is 10" still relatively close then? When I've experimented with my rode m3 at 10" or more (small diaphragm condenser) it requires lots of gain on my preamp, which causes way too much noise/hiss. I'm always forced to move the m3 closer. Please don't confuse the recording in the link with the...