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I find that switching things up as much as possible helps me a lot. Try doing the mix at your most comfortable volume, then listen to it at very low and fairly high volumes to see if something sticks out at you. Other little mixing trick I've been using is to switch the L-R on your monitors to...

They're my go-to preamps for toms. Nothing else seems to sound right through them but the toms sound great.

The studio is at Birchmount / Danforth in Scarborough. I live downtown in Little Italy. Come check it out sometime.

You lost me with the snake info. I don't think it is what you think it is nor am I a Thomann buyer. Sorry man. The room came with this carpet, so I'm keeping it until I can afford to do something else. It sounds decent for now.

Here are some pics we took yesterday of the live room. It's not very "live" with all that carpet but that's how it came and I actually like how it sounds until I can afford to do something else with it.

I imagine pulling down the master fader the way you did is going to sound just fine. I like to keep the master fader at 0db but I don't think it matters much.

Yeah, I understand that side of it too. In any case, the guy isn't fooling anyone. haha.

I'm an engineer there. It's a beautiful place. About this mastering "company" - anyone dumb enough to pay this guy won't be making records you'd want to work on anyway.

In order to be upset about this guy, I'd have to take him seriously in the first place. Without the bad website, he's really just a guy trying to learn about audio.

If you want to put together a kickass but affordable software-based mastering setup, try this (in no particular order): - Wavelab - UAD-1 card with Pultec Pro, Fairchild, Precision Limiter and optional Precision Mastering EQ. - Voxengo Gliss EQ or some other well-designed EQ like PSP or URS. -...

It's easy to laugh at the guy now but he could be a Grammy winner in 5-6 years if he keeps working at it. Think of this young company as someone who's just getting started and needs to figure out how to go about doing the actual mastering and the business end of things a LOT more. It's all good...

So you hate Studio Projects mics... Move on. Some people like 'em, some people can't afford anything else, some people hate them. It's not a big deal, really. If you're saying you can never find a reason to use these mics, just sell them to someone on here who could use them. I'm sure very few...

I've got 8 channels of the TL Audio (HHB in the USA) preamps, 4 channels of their EQ and a stereo compressor. I really like the way their stuff sounds on drums and bass, but don't care much for how it handles much else. At $200-250/channel, it's not a bad way to get that "tube" sound without...

I find that every effect - in or outside the box - has its own feel. Knowing what any given effect is going to do to your track is a lot more important than whether or not it's in a box. I tend to do most of my drum eqing on the way in because I like the sound of these eqs I've got on those...

It's probably a mix of technique, the room and the equipment. Sounds vague, but every little bit counts. How much effort would you say you put into mic placement? If you're moving mics around much, try it. A few inches makes a world of difference on every instrument. What soundcard are you using?

Once you start recording the sounds you want right from the start, the idea of presets will seem pretty stupid for anything other than looking for that weird effect. I really only use presets when someone asks for "radio crackle" or something like it. Also, once you know how to use a compressor...

I think if you're using them mildly, either will do just fine. They're both well-built from what I've seen. Which effects specifically are you talking about? The Voxengo Gliss EQ is the only one I own personally and I really like it. Don't overlook the PSP Master Q, Vintage Warmer and Mastering...

With a mastering project, I can usually stay focused for a couple days even if the material isn't great. If it's a recording gig, a bad band will almost put me to sleep. It can be pretty tough, depending on the mood. I'd say that I tend to go the extra mile a bit easier if I love the band and...

Go to your friend's studio. Equipment aside, she probably knows more than you'll learn about this sort of thing in a short period of time. If you're going to be doing this a lot and you have a decent PC, pick up an M-Audio soundcard and Adobe Audition and you'll be in pretty good shape once you...

In that range, either is going to be a nice little step up from an older Mackie board or something like that. The electro-harmonics preamps are nice, but definitely have that tube sound all the time.