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I love those early soul records with drums left and guitars and voice right! Of course listening with headphones is a challenge. On regular monitors, however, it sounds good to me....although I wouldn't do it. I always thought that they did that to get some clarity in the recording. if the...

Not to start a Christina Aguilera argument, but i really don't understand your enthusiasm with Aguilera's voice. To me it sounds "forced". She also has the very annoying tendency to sing all over the place just to show her abilities. That 's what I would call "vocal exhibitionism". She, of...

I can't really explain why, but it's an observation that I made. I am not an expert when it comes to recording, and my difficulties are probably due to my poor abilities. However, when it comes to bass, I find that the more coloured the sound is, the more difficult it is to make it fit in the...

I have a bass POD and a SansAmp DI bass. I use the POD more as an effect rather than an amp simulator. For hip hop for example, the POD allows you to emulate those really deep (almost sub) basses that you hear on a lot of records, except that they come from synths. On the POD, while the sound...

I am not an engineer but I've been in studios quite a bit as composer and musician. I remember one time I was in the studion where a hip hop group was recording a track. At some point the producer of the track started to beat up the engineer because the latter had refused to increase the bass...

I totally agree with you Sonusman. I am a musician first and have no skills whatsoever as a recording engineer. When I started recording stuff at home, playing every instruments on the song, I noticed that some sounded good, but others really crappy. (not an obvious musical problem such as...

I agree that mixing different sounds of strings can make the arrangement more realistic. I love string arrangements, and I've tried many things to make those electronic strings sound more human...I've come to the conclusion that as it has been said before, when it comes to strings...

I think Pete Rock uses a SP1200 for drums and a S950 for longer samples. It's really hard to do anything else than sampling drums or drum loops on the SP1200. It sounds great though.

I'm not sure of what do you mean by "making your beats full", is it a question of sound or arrangement? If it's the sound, one thing that I would do is put some effects to create a stereo image that's wider. Some choruses will do that, or even flangers...no reverb (that's really my opinion...

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - T.R.O.Y Ain't no Half Steppin - BDK

I have an MPC60MkII, and I recently bought an MPC3000. In my opinion the MPC2000 just doesn't compare to either the 60 or the 3000. Sure it's cheaper, but it's for a reason. All of what's optional on the 2000 is standard on the 60 and 3000, and the sound, and feel of the sequencer is not as...

Hi everybody, I have a really basic question regarding the best way to insert a compression in the signal chain, o minimize noise and allow greater flexibility. My setup is as follows: Various racks, Drum machine...connected to Mackie 1202. Mackie's main outs go into the VS1824. My goal...

For realistic strings, I really like the Korg trinity.

I also have an MPC, but mine is the MPC60. There are plenty of CDs with good realistic drums and percussion sounds. I bought one recently made by a danish drummer which is pretty good and offers a nice variety of sounds (i forgot the name of the CD). I would suggest you go to Sam Ash on 48th...

In my opinion, the best "drum machine" is the Akai MPC 60 (or 2000-3000). I know it's not a standard drum machine, but more of a sampler/sequencer. However, I have never found anything better in terms of realism and "feel" of the sequencer. It's the only drum machine I am aware of that...

I don't know much about the band you're talking about, but Mighty one's comments made me think of a question....so.. I've been trying to achieve the reverby, but up close effect on vocals, and haven't been really successful at this. I have gotten the best results when I compress the vocals a...

I recently switched from analog to digital, and the main difference I find is that it takes much more effort on digital to get the sound I want. While I do think that the comparison bw analog and digital in term of warmth, etc... is ridiculous, it just took me less work on analog to get a cool...

He uses a Talk Box (I think Dunlop is the manufacturer). It is a box connected to the output of a keyboard that sends the sound into a plastic tube that the player puts in his mouth. You modulate the sound with your mouth and then mic what comes out. It is not easy to master, but it is a...

Thanks for your suggestions. I only have one mic, and a very lively room (too lively). The problem I have with plaing teh mic father is that I don't get enough presence, and if I increase the volume, I get a lot of ambient noise. However, I'll consider buying a second mic and maybe placing...

Hi everybody, Despite my best efforts, I am still not getting a satisfactory sound when I record my classical guitar. The sound has a lot of mediums, and is quite harsh, with poor sustain. I have a good guitar so that doesn't seem to the problem. Let me describe what I do and my equipment...