I've used both just fine but I worked in a small studio for a while and the owner there was using Sennheiser 835's for scratch tracking and then would use condenser's like KSM44 or higher for recording. But sometimes if the singer had a great take on the 835's we kept it because they sounded...
I agree about not needing everything that comes in the highest level. To me it's like cable tv--shitloads of channels and you only watch 10%. I have Cubase Elements 7. I love it, has anything I would want. But I am also a fairly meat and potatoes guy. Drums, guitars, bass, vocals + mastering...
Just an FYI for anybody out there struggling to get a good bass sound direct. I moved up to Cubase 7. The VST Amp Rack has a Tweed model, use with the Tweed 4x10. Turn the drive down all the way, master a touch over at about 1 o'clock. Treble down a bit, or all the way down. Start there. On my...
Other than the obvious "you shoulda done this" there's another way and I use it myself. Simply keep the differently recorded parts on a different track and adjust your volumes to match track to track. No automation needed. If you have too many different parts to do this, you should start over.
I've had the Steinberg UR22 long enough to know it is great. Headroom is kinda low but what you do hear from the preamp is nice. There are ways around that. I have an Alesis mixer in front of the UR22. Works fine, good sound.
I use a mixer also. But the main out from the mixer goes into my UR22 interface. I use the mixer strictly for the extra inputs as the UR22 is 2 mic in, then into Cubase. My mixer also has claimed capabilities of direct to computer recording. Forget it. Just because it "can" doesn't mean it's...
Bass is the main instrument that when soloed can sound great--how you want your bass to sound--but in the mix can get lost. You turn up, gets boomy. I have to say that this has as much to do with your other instruments. You have competing frequencies, they add up, phase out, etc.. One thing to...
I bought the Steinberg UR22 a while back. The Yamaha pres are very nice. Good bang to buck ratio, very economical. Some say easy to clip the pres. Maybe, but I control my scene before the sound hit's the pres anyway so, no problem getting good sound.
A little late to this thread as I am just getting back to the forum after a long time away. It's definitely worth it, depending on your level of seriousness (?). If you intend to make real money, that's your goal, there's no question. I did mastering in a studio. I master my songs at home. I...
I know plenty of people know this but for those who may not. If you have a multifx like the RP355 and you typically use the 1/4 cables out to your interface, try using the XLR out. I found out that the impedance is different. I did not want to pay the extra for the xlr cables but I am glad I...