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Just looked up the JBL LSR305 and they seem fantastic but they are almost double my budget so that's not really an option. If I was going for a pro setup then I'd definitely consider them and I probably would pour some money into treating my room as well but I'm just a hobbyist at the moment so...

I'm looking to buy my first set of studio monitors and I've narrowed it to M-Audio BX5, Yamaha HS 50, Alesis M1 Active 520, or Behringer Studio 50USB. I'm happy to consider other options but the reason I've picked these is because they're all widely available online for under £150 and that's...

At 1.33 is there anything in particular that's jumping out too much or is that whole chorus section too loud? The piano could be sticking out a little too much. Would bringing up the levels of all the instruments in the opening section make the transition better? About 1db? I don't suppose...

Update So I've remixed the three tracks. After listening on various different speakers, I decided that the bass and drums were overpowering so I've brought them back slightly. I've also adjusted the levels of the piano in Wanderlust and the mellotron in Fading Roses and I'm now reasonably...

Thanks for the feedback! I completely agree about working more as a team. That's how we used to do things but we currently live in different parts of the country and both have very busy schedules so we've had to make some compromises. (That's why it's taken 18 months to put these songs...

I'm currently mixing some songs for my second EP but I'm not quite getting there. I need some fresh ears and little bit of feedback to help me improve the rough mixes so any suggestions or criticism you guys can give would be great. I composed and recorded all the music, my girlfriend wrote...

I typically use 12 or 13's on my acoustic so that's not the problem. It could well be a performance issue but as I've been re-recording and remixing this track for months now, I really need to just make the best of it and move on as quickly as possible so I don't have the time to just sit and...

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not actually too bothered about squeakiness either but someone mentioned in the other thread that it was quite distracting so if I can reduce it, it might be a good thing. And I'm not fussed about losing clarity and definition because I want to guitar to sink down...

Do you think compression could accentuate these problems we're hearing? I forgot that I had a LA2A plugin on the track and now that I think about it, I'm not really sure why it's there.

Can anyone recommend some acoustic guitar strings that will give me a dark, mellow tone with reduced finger squeak? I'm recording a fingerstyle piece on a Fender CD140S (see my other thread in the mixing clinic) and it's far too bright and present for the track. I can't change the guitar or...

You guys might be onto something. I'm not massively fussed about the squeakiness but warmer strings will probably tame the natural brightness of that guitar somewhat and solve some of the other problems I'm hearing. And if I can get a less squeaky take then that's even better. Thanks for your...

Do you think the string squeak detracts noticeably from the track? It doesn't actually both me that much.

Yeah I tried a bunch of different mic positions but I was getting way too much brightness with all the common ones. You are probably right about it being the wrong guitar (for the record it's a Fender CD-140S - not exactly high end) but that's all I've got for now so I'm going to have to make...

Ah shit, I had my amplitube plugin on the bass track turned off for some reason! I've turned that back on and I've lowered the high pass on the strings and it is sounding better. I have thought about using something like Aura but it's way way out of my price range! I tried using Bodilzier and...

Is it lacking warmth over the whole recording or just in the middle section with the acoustic guitar and strings? If so, it could be that I've high passed the cello a bit too much and I could probably bring back some warmth by pulling the filter back a bit. If it's also lacking when the drums...

Thanks for replying. I kind of want to strings to overwhelm the guitar though! The guitar isn't meant to be a focal point in that section so I don't want to the high notes to come through as prominently as they do at the moment. In fact, that's the problem; the guitar is just too present. You...

Hi, I haven't posted here before but I'm become incredibly frustrated with a mix I'm working on so hopefully you guys can help. Basically, I'm trying to record a fingerstyle acoustic guitar part for a song but no matter how many different recording techniques I try and no matter how I process...