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  1. J

    Got some great takes, but the levels are too low. Best way to fix?

    That’s just it. I did share the answer. Use your ears to make audio conclusions and decidedly not an internet warriors opinions. If you just "know better" than my shared beliefs, by all means use that as a base. Far, far from me to ridicule. Nobody ask for my resume, this is true. They did...
  2. J

    Got some great takes, but the levels are too low. Best way to fix?

    If I may dude, let me do my best to expand and explain my conclusions. "What's that all about" are my 30 years of audio schooling here in the film, motion picture, and cue industry here in Hollywood. What's that all about" are my good fortunes to have worked (in the early days) with the...
  3. J

    Got some great takes, but the levels are too low. Best way to fix?

    The only two ways I'd ever raise track levels are 1) Clip Gain. Maintains the sonic of the track without reverting to compression algorithms. Far better (sonically) than Normalizing at least for preserving the integrity of the original track. 2) Some type of decent input/output gain structure...
  4. J

    Connecting two mixers - not daisy chained but working in parallel - to four inputs of audio interface

    This makes my head hurt :) As above I dunno what the possible end game might be. If I kinda understand where you're coming from, I don't. There are about a gabillion ways that aren't costly to get where you're going...I think? Again...what's the purpose here?
  5. J

    Model 16 and 24

    I have a Model 24 and a Model 16. As far as the interface side they're nicely tucked together as an aggregate device so I have successfully linked them as one, at least as far as Pro Tools and or Studio One is concerned. Essentially it shows up as a 40-channel interface. Plays nicely although...
  6. J

    Too compressed

    Yes Japov but even at the absolute entry-level, a beginner if you will, audio person, gain staging and understanding unity gain and levels is fundamentally vital, of which LUFS and the digital K meters are now our metering scales and measuring stick. Honestly and with respect I dunno how one...
  7. J

    Slowness with 4 Aux Tracks

    When I tech-supported for Digidesign there was a saying among the ranks that almost everyone who developed a Pro Tools problem would ultimately look under the wrong rock for the solution. The client inevitably would respond that our suggestions weren't valid because it wasn't behaving that way...
  8. J

    Reaper and Addictive drums - delay.

    Did not know this. I stand corrected. That seems like a recipe for disaster. What would be the advantage?
  9. J

    Reaper and Addictive drums - delay.

    Presumably, the plug-in is in an existing DAW session. I don't know how you could mismatch sample rates within a session. The plug-in would run at whatever sample rate of the session itself. One, however, could have a sample rate mismatch with an external device, but the ensuing problems...
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    Reaper and Addictive drums - delay.

    Then, if I understand correctly, you're incurring latency. Pretty fundamental issue if so. Many factors cause latency. Computer, RAM, Hard Drive Speed (if the library is on external drives), buffer size, RAM allocation within the plug-in, drivers for soundcard, and drivers for your interface...
  11. J

    Tell me some bands/artists whose lyrics you really dig

    Yep. Jimmy Webb. Galveston, The Highwaymen, Wichita Lineman, Up, Up and Away, MacArthur Park, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Worst that Could Happen, co-penned Gentle on My Mind, and probably a bunch I’ve forgotten.
  12. J

    Tell me some bands/artists whose lyrics you really dig

    Well...I'm a little surprised Jimmy Webb hasn't come up yet. His resume of hits is tough to top. Diane Warren is right up there as well. John Prine. Kris Kristofferson. Tom Waits Rodney Crowell and James Taylor.
  13. J

    Scaler 2

    Ha :) There's no right or wrong here. I don't know if Plug-in Boutique offers a demo of Scaler, but if they do, it might be worth a look. It's a powerful tool. The only caveat I'd submit is that it takes a couple of days to start understanding everything. A demo might provide for time challenges.
  14. J

    Scaler 2

    I can't reconcile $50.00 with the power of this plug-in. It doesn't compute. It could be $300.00, and I wouldn't change my mind. As mentioned, however, this is a plug-in that requires time. It's almost an instrument in and of itself, and wrangling it into a smooth process is an investment. Not...
  15. J

    Scaler 2

    Well, everyone is, of course, different with their workflow and what is and isn't an acceptable writing tool. I also completely support you because it's not a tool you would use. However, as someone who has created cues for television and film for 23 years now ( I dunno if that makes me...
  16. J

    Scaler 2

    Scaler is my single most powerful tool and by a long, long shot. Nothing in my career of cue creation has even remotely been as prominent. It is, however, not a toy, as it can be complex. It also requires learning the plug-in as it is, without a doubt, not plug-and-play. It can push those with a...
  17. J

    Rode NT1-A Malfunction?

    Wouldn't you have to eliminate the room to troubleshoot problems specific to the mic? Run the mic to a small closet (or similar) and revisit. The whole room/noise floor problem, with sensitive condenser mic's is an old one.
  18. J

    Reaper and Addictive drums - delay.

    I'm a tad confused here. Perhaps you could clarify. Are you suggesting that your mouse introduces latency when using Additive Drums but your midi controller does not? Or, in the alternative are you saying your computer rig in general has latency?
  19. J

    Virtual equivalents and best recreations of famous synth keyboards?

    The Roland D-50 was the first rompler to use samples. It was unique because the only samples it used were the "attack" envelopes of a sampled sound. The rest was pure synthesis. From there the floodgates were open and every major manufacturer, on one level or another, had rompler-based devices...
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