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    shopping mics by their frequency curve??

    Hi fellow homerecorders! I've got a good question here I think, is it a good idea to shop mics by looking at their freq. curve?? Let me explain that I little bit more, If I came to the conclusion that this specific singer always need some mid-high/high cut to reduce his overly-sibilant voice...
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    recording software

    Hi everyone! does the recording software you use have an impact on the sound quality of what's being record or it really doesn't matter if I record in let's say: Ableton Live compared to Adobe Audition ????
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    sibilance from 3k to 16k ??? (Audio inside)

    hi everyone I'm having a lot of trouble to eliminate some sibilance in a vocal track. I tried a frequency sweep with both a narrow and wide q but I coudn't find THE freq. that was problematic, it sound like most of the highs are contributing to the sibilance.I tried some de-esser but...
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    instrument fighting for the same freq. space

    Hi everyone, it's been a little while since I posted here but I now have a question for yall mixing gurus: when 2 instruments have a peak in the same frequency and it's causing the mix to sound "muddy" or just straight up bad, how do you point out wich one is gonna have the cut and wich one is...
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    buying my first monitor pair

    hello everyone, I'm slowly starting to look at buying a pair of "real" monitors and I would like to hear yall input on MY situation I know it depends on a lot of different thing so here are the details: -I'm willing to spend 1000-1500$ on the pair -My room is untreated but there's a lot of...
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    Dap king studio - amateur?

    hi everyone, I just took a look at the dap king studio and the first thing that striked me was the total absence of acoustic treatment in their control room, yet they manage to make recordings that sound beautyfull. do all that acoustic treatment talk just hype?? Daptone records studio vid
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    coldplay voilet hill

    ok I'm not a huge fan of coldplay but damn this song is great. the vocal is so much drenched into reverb it's not funny anymore but yet it still sound good. how you like it???
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    The Clean Way

    hi yall! Lately I've been reading a lot of things here about different subject, one thing that comes every now and then is how much some -mic/preamp/compressor/eq unit/- gives you -clarity/warmth/punch/air.- since I record rap vocals all of these "qualities" looks wrongs to me since rap needs...
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    Classic Combos -- Mic+Preamp

    hi everyone! I figured this subject would be best suited here, since I see a lot of people stressing that a good mic will sound awesome in some preamp but mediocre in an other one I wonder is there any "famous" mic/preamp combination????? on the other is there any combination of verygood...
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    how good dynamics can be??

    hi everyone! a few questions here: -I am thinking about this for a time now, vocal recording wise(rap) how good can a dynamic mic be compared to an entry-level condenser like the M-Audio Luna(I'm using this one)??? -My bedroom is untreated but it's filled with furniture+when we record we put a...
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    Bass learning DVD

    hi musicians! Do you know a good DVD to learn how to play the different bass technique?? I'm a begginer player and I have a four string bass, I don't know how to read music. I will be playing funk/soul/disco/rnb music. any suggestion of DVD that will suit my needs? Peace.
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    AA1.5 is slow

    hi everyone! My AA 1.5 is running very slowly compared to my other softwares. example: -in the edit window, when I press PLAY it's not as "instant" than in Live5 -in the multitrack, when I mix the level it kind of lag(like if the vol. is -6 and I quickly boost it to +6, it will take a short...
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    Ableton Live ??

    I was wondering why there is no Ableton Live dedicated board?? they have an ever-growing userbase and they proven quality.
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    S/PDIF to Headphone? (Delta1010)

    hi all! I would like to know how can I plug my headphone in the S/PDIF out of my delta1010 card??? I looked at some headphone amp but was unsuccesful at finding one that have an S/PDIF input?? I really need help Peace. P.S. this post was deleted the first time, if there's a better board to...
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    Help on vocal mixing!! (audio sample inside)

    hi everyone! I need help on mixing this vocal please.I've been making beats for a few years now but I just recently(this week) started recording vocals and after the take is cleanly recorded I have difficulties taking it to the next level. I would like to know your opinions on how to improve...
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    Gear over each other

    Hi, Is there any kind of equipment that you must NOT put over each other ? I'm asking this because i wanna put my Delta1010 right over my C300 compressor and I fear it might fuck up the soundcard and I really don't want to try and see it by myself.... thanks, Peace.
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    Help with cables!!

    I'm posting it here since most of them cables will end up in my Delta1010, wich inputs accept either a Balanced or Unbalanced singal 1- is there such a thing as a pair of RCA to a pair of 1/4"TRS cable?? my turntable's preamp output 2RCA(1left, 1right)while the Delta1010 use 2 1/4"...
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    delta1010 mixer issue

    hi everyone! I just got myself a brand new delta1010 at the ridiculous price of 415$can!! if anyone care, that thing sound really great, I was previously running a soundblaster and the first thing I noticed was a better clarity in high freq. second thing I did was to lower the latency to it's...
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    water cooling

    hi all, any of yall use a water cooling system instead of a fan to keep the PC quiet? I heard it was the ultimate tool for quietness, is it true? I'm asking this because I want to record vocal in the same room that my PC is and it's fan is very loudy, how good water cooling would be for that...
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    what is faster

    to control a DAW like ableton live with a midi keyboard like the axiom, wich type of connection between USB and MIDI is the fastest, will give me the lowest midi latency possible?? thanks.
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