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I just loaded the newest Mac OS "lion" on my iMac. Suddenly Logic is running really really slowly as are other aspects of the computer, but this is a home recording forum. Anyone heard of this, experienced this, can anything be done? Thanks

So I recorded and have been mixing 5 songs by a friends band as a "practice" session. In exchange for the free recording and my time, the band rented me two Universal Audio 610-2 mic pre's because I wanted to play around with some higher end gear and this was the perfect excuse. The results have...

Of these two affordable "industry standard" mics , the shure beta 52a and the AKG d112. What's the best? The most thump for your buck and why? Keep in mind I personally like really crazy "modern" kick sounds.

To all you mastering engineers, what are the major do's and dont's for a mix you are about to master. What frequencies do people send out in mixes that make your job harder/easier and on what instruments do they usually occur. What's always to loud in a mix what's always to quiet? Any general...

So, here is my mixing situation. I am in a smallish room, 8' ceilings, plaster walls (no treatment) the right side is open, so really its three walls. I have KRK Rockit 5's, they are head level, about 4.5' apart turned slightly in about 18"s from the wall behind them. The left monitor is...

What does "knee" on a compressor do? I mess with it all the time on a range of compressors and for the life of me I can't hear it change anything!!!

What are the "annoying" , "harsh" and unnecessary frequencies in a song that can be pulled. And what instruments generally produce them? This is always where I get crazy at the end of a mix, it sounds good, then you crank it, or throw on the shitty ipod phones for a test and there are these...

So I know the quick answer to my question is "get better sounds on the front end" , that time has past and now I'm mixing. And honestly I'm pretty happy with the sounds I've captured over all. So my question? Say I compress, EQ, whatever a particular instrument. Let's say the kick for sake of...

HI everyone, I am a little desperate. I have a project starting tomorrow and one of my presonus firepods crapped out (questions about that later). So now I only have 8 live inputs, I need at least ten to track this project. A friend has a little M audio firewire solo. If I can daisy chain them...

I use two Presonus fire pods as my interface between my mics and computer. They are as most of you know "prosumer" level products with mediocre mic pres at best. I am considering renting some high end potable tube mic pres for an upcoming project. My questions are A: will running the external...

not the best forum for this maybe, but its the one that gets the most intelligent responces. My boss is a millionaire, straight up he has money. hes 54, loves music and want to do something differnt as a business. probably jsut a big mid life crisis. so i was haveing a converstation with him...

anyone know a good book or resource that teaches you how to repair guitars, specifically the intonation (sp?), id really like to learn to take care of my own stuff, i know hoe to solder and can fix a short of cousre, but i want to know more about pick ups, pots, etc.. and like i said, mor than...

I play a record music that traditionally has the guitars way up front when recorded. And this is the sound i like, up front but not overbering, still letting the other instruments breathe. When mixing guitar once i have a sound i like i tend to have trouble getting that resault, ie: the guitars...

When i track, either while im in the room dialing in sounds, or behind the table listening to the monitors, i dont really hear harsh, grindy frequencies. But when i mix they creep out, it seems to come from the guitars and cymbals, which is the first place you would think they would come from...

Life got wierd for a while, but im back into recording in a new space thats very unfinished. Below are two recent recordings, would like some constructive critisism. the second of the two links has no bass guitar in it as of yet so it will be a little empty on the low end...

I just realized that i dont have a de-essing plug in, i never really needed one before, but now i do, BAD, its hip hop and the vocals are WAY up front and basically spoken. so what are some other methods (filters, eq'ing, etc...) that have the same resualt? I tried a high cut filter and it did...

Im moving to a new house, and will have tons of square footage to build a nice studio in the basement, BUT the ceilings are very low, like not even seven ft i dont think, i know this is BAD, but how bad, how much does the height of the ceiling effect your sound? What will be the live room is...

Do you like when a guitar effect is really transparent, like you can even name the brand of the pedal being used, or do you like it when things are really twisted and it takes on a more synthy sound, and it could really be anything makeing that noise. I prefer the latter, but just wondering...

this is the drums and rhythm guitars for a new The R101 song, we didnt have time to finish it the other day, but just wonder what yall thought of the sounds so far? http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?fid=7305

Im sure we have all heard that if your ears are ringing after exposure to high db, that you have at that moment caused permanent hearing loss, and even more specifically you have lost that particular frequency that your hearing ring. Anyone know how true all of this is? what does it really take...