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Hey! What could I do better? Be honest! Recorded live with 4 mics in my modest bedroom studio using Live 8. No plugins until mastering! All EQ and compression done by routing through hardware. Not much done in the way of mastering, not my element. Thanks! Edit. Ugh, sorry. Here it is...

Bellari RP220? Anyone have any experience with these?

Hey! Looking to expand my range of preamp sounds on a relatively limited budget. I currently own a Toft ATC-2, and Focusrite Platinum Trak Master and Voice Master. Between these two, the TL us about $130 more expensive. Would I be getting my money's worth? The apparent advantage of the TL to...

Hello! I've been running the M-Audio Delta 66 card for a while, and recently learned it was possible to expand the setup with another Delta card, so I purchased the Delta 1010 card and breakout box. I am aware they are connected by spdif. When I opened my computer to install the 1010...

Hello! I've been trying to get away from all the plugins and use the eq's and compressors on my channel strips for mixing. I know I'm doing some things wrong. I'm wondering how to go about doing them right! Firstly, does this process even make sense? I've got an M Audio Omni I/O, Toft ATC2, a...

Hello! I have an M Audio Omni I/O soundcard interface, and it's a good little dude, but it's got some serious limitations. It has two mic preamps and two line level auxiliary ins. I use four mics to record drums. I have better outboard preamps than the built in ones, but I know better than to...

Perfect. I tried to use the harshness of the mix as a musical tool, and have apparently succeeded in making it as abrasive as intended. ;) It's good to hear that it doesn't sound like other bands in the genre. I wouldn't want it to! The guitar especially is scratchy simply because that's my...

Hello! Just looking for some feedback on the sound of my band's first full-length album. This was recorded entirely live using 4 microphones to ADAT tape in our practice space. Mixed from there on a cheap old Peavey board. To account for the bleed, room and equipment constraints, we took many...

New version with vocals now up!

Looking for feedback and criticism on the production of our first full-length album. Engineered it myself live in our practice space with minimal resources -- 4 mics to ADAT. Cursory, minimal mixing through an old Peavey mixer. Get the **** out of My Pool -- New Wave Hookers New Wave Hookers...

Thank you everyone for all of the helpful information! I do record dry, into the adat, and mix analog. You're correct in assuming my goal is that the recordings stay as far away from the computer as is feasible. The schematic I can get from Mackie, they just require the serial number of the...

Hello! I recently picked up a Mackie Micro 1202 for recording to ADAT. Decent little mixer for super cheap, but since I've had good results modding instruments, it seems like it'd be pretty easy and cheap to improve it. First, I'd like to give at least four channels pre-eq and fade direct outs...

Alright, got a very dope, super lo-fi live tracking setup for the next release, probably just gunna re-record it anyway. I'd love to post the new tracks for feedback!

All right, rad. Got everything figured out! After some experimentation we found what works best for our rather crude and primitive noise-punk is to go with a super stripped-down setup using only 4 mics and live tracking the entire band. Somehow, it sounds great for what we're doing. And I can...

Hello! Having worked in music shops the past few years, I've come to realize that much of the time, there are instruments made by lesser-known smaller builders that have more to offer than big name brands both in terms of quality and value. Having just started recording, I'm only familiar with...

Cool. So could I potentially send the non-mixer preamps straight to the ADAT, and then to the mixer from there?

Thank you so much, Ashcat! This is exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. I think you'll appreciate our full-length, as we're more accustomed to playing together and it's definitely much more our own sound. Yes, I know what you mean about the reverb. The only reverb used at all other...

So it seems I've got some cables to make! 4x 1/4" TRS (tip and ring linked) to RCA male, correct? Just to clarify, what would be the sonic detriment of just using the stereo mix as a whole, the Tape Ins and Outs? Sorry, I'm really new to all of this analog business. It's very exciting though...

Hello! I just recorded my band's first EP, which also happens to be my first time recording. I'm just looking for some feedback on the recording and mixing, if you'd be so kind! I'm new to the forum so it won't let me post URL's. The address is 'newwavehookers.bandcamp.com.' It's obviously...