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Hi All, Was hoping for some feedback on my latest mix "Teutonic Terror", which is originally a song by the band Accept. All critiques welcome and encouraged! https://soundcloud.com/thenightman77/teutonic-terror-june-2-accept-cover

Hi All, I recently purchased a WA76 compressor and I have been using it on some tracks that were recorded prior to my purchasing the unit. The problem I'm having is that when I send the initially recorded track from the DAW through the hardware unit and the processed signal back into my DAW...

Hi All, Should be a simple question to answer here: I have most of a song tracked at 16 bit using Digital Performer 6, however the vocalist wanted to track his parts at his house. He uses Pro Tools (10 or 11) and we recorded his vocals at 24 bit. When we are finished with tracking I intend...

Hey all, I've been working on my band's EP for some time now which will be the first thing I've ever mixed entirely by myself and released to the public. I'm hoping to release it at our show on Friday, but would appreciate any last minute advice regarding this mix. It sounds decent on my...

Hey all, Been mixing an ep for my band and just finished the first mix of one of the songs. I'm hoping for some feedback from the experts on how to improve it before releasing to the public. It's a hard rock/classic metal type song, though not quite in either category, featuring a singer with...

We've all been there before right? You lose control of your vehicle in outer space and crash land in the desert on Mars. You get out and survey the damage, it's going to be awhile before you can get the parts to fix your ship. Might as well grab a cold one at the local watering hole right...

Hi All, Admittedly silly question here that I don't know the answer to. I just added a second computer monitor screen to my home studio but don't really have the space for it on my mixing desk while keeping my studio monitors the appropriate distance apart and keeping them angled at the...

Hi All, In my patrolling of these forums, I see it repeatedly stressed to both newbies and home recorders in general that room treatment is essential to a good mix, even more so than hardware and mics in many cases. In fact, it seems to be arguably the second most important factor, after the...

Hi All, Does anyone have any recommendations for a free de-esser plug-in? My DAW doesn't have a stock de-esser and I want to see how it would affect the vocals in some of my mixes. Also, I haven't messed with the pitch correction software much in my DAW but if anyone has any good auto-tune...

Hey everybody, just looking for some advice on this mix if anyone has any helpful tips for me. I'm still pretty new to mixing vocals, so I started off with a simple attempt with just acoustic guitars and vocals. https://soundcloud.com/thenightman77/traveler-of-time-mix-1-mar-7 Thanks!

Hey All, In my experience with recording guitar, I often find it hard to tell if I have a good tone right away. Often times I spend quite a while looking for a great tone, and when I record the track and play it back it doesn't sound great. But when I finally settle with a tone that I feel...

Hi All, Hopefully this is the right place for all stupid/obvious questions! I know that the general consensus is that recording should be done without your monitors on if you do not have your control room separate from your live room, for obvious reasons such as the monitor output sound...

Hi All, I've been researching this topic for a long time now, and I'd really like to pull the trigger soon on a mid-range preamp (or possibly even 2 channel stereo preamp) in the range of about $600-$1000, with some small wiggle room on the high end if the recommendation is that the small...

Hey there folks, I've been hanging around the HomeRecording forums for awhile now, but this is my first time uploading something. So here is my first stab at a full recording! I did all the drums/guitars/bass and in one (too) short session had a friend provide the vocals for me (after a few...

Hi All, I have a Imac, along with a MOTU828mk2 interface https://en.audiofanzine.com/utilities/a.provider,m.18627,mod.media,down.true,th.normal,s.pictures.jpg which I use in conjunction with Digital Performer. I am attempting to use a Korg R3 Synth that I want to use as my controller...

Hi All, As my Pulsar IIs no longer work for Drum OHs since one of them fails a breath test (and its not worth it for me to send away to fix since I got them for $100 each originally), I was looking to buy a new pair of OHs. I was looking at a new pair of Rode NT-5s which have been getting...

Hi there, Im having a problem with editing my drums after recording. Admittedly although not really a noob in the fact that I've been recording for a few years, I am in that everything I've learned I've taught myself so there's still much that I don't know that is probably considered standard...

Hi All, This is a very novice question I am inquiring about and to be honest, Im pretty embarrassed that I don't already know the answer. When tracking I try to keep my peaks around -18dbFS so as to have plenty of headroom when adding effects/eq/inputgain during the mixing stage. I have my...

Hey All, When I originally started my set up, I had my Yamaha HS80m monitors plugged into the built in output of my computer via 1/8" connector (so I could listen to itunes, etc with them), and my computer ihooked up to my interface via firewire cable. However I also noted that there is a...

Hey guys! I am looking to buy a mid-low range Octpre in the next few days, and was wondering if any of you had personal experience using the equipment I am looking at. If so, I would love some feedback as to what to purchase and why! My setup is as follows: MOTU 828mkII (used with Digital...