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Hi all, Amateur here wanting some feedback on this cheat method for mixing. I've mixed a few dozen of my own songs now but there's no doubt I'm still way in amateur mode. Some mixes come out better than others. I'm sometimes feeling like I just can't get to "the end" of the mix or I'm not...

Thanks for the replies. Miroslav, "but since you're looking to leave all the heavy lifting for later on during reamp...it may not matter much". Bingo, I guess this is the answer for me. I'll keep it simple and go straight in. Thanks Keith, yep I'd always be listening to something wet as I...

Ahh, well I'm in new territory now, I haven't done "it" before. Excited about re-amping and not having to commit to a sound at the creative stage. I notice that the dry signal recorded is a different sound via a preamp or compressor (dialed "Flat") than straight into the Audio Interface. One...

Guitar -> direct to Interface or something in between for "Dry" recording ? Hi all, I'm sure this has been asked (quite) a few times but my searches don't land me the info I'm after. As advertised, my Focusrite 2i4 will take instrument (guitar high z) inputs and I've been going direct in and...

Hi all, I've got some quality hifi gear coming to me. A stoke of luck. Stereo amp and floor standing speakers. What's your advice on using these as second monitors, given that my current HS7's are set at ear height and are 1.8m (6ft) from the listening position. My ears would have a clear...

All TRS. :facepalm: Right, I get it. Thanks dude. Cheers.

Hi all, Tiny studio in terms of gear but still there's cables, equipment and mess everywhere. Best option for me is to build a small studio cab on wheels to house everything scattered around me. (audio interface, headphone amp, Compressor, guitar pedals, DI box. Guitar and bass amps are near...

Correct. 0.75? Cheers. Learning is done. My ears tell me there's a hole in the bass. I have no doubt that if I mixed to these Yamahas in this room config, I'd be adding bass to fill the hole and as a result the mix would be bass heavy on other listening devices. Room is treated. 1st...

Hey all, I posted a week ago about changing monitors from my dead KRK 6's to Yamaha HS7's which are rear ported. Same studio, same treatment, same positions but new monitors got me a worse result - some low frequencies are soft and (even) lower frequencies boom :( Before I spit the dummy...

Hey all, Can I get some advice on rear ported monitors in my small home setup? Currently I've got 2 x KRK 6 (G2's) with first reflections in the room treated. Unfortunately the monitors sit 800mm (2"7') from the side walls and about 600mm (2") from the front wall - So quite pushed into the...

Cool guys, thanks. So, this easily confirms that I don't really need or want a Valve preamp. I'm comfy with that - I don't need a new shiny box on my desk. I don't need to produce (real) studio quality sounds. But in terms of my want for compression during recording, where does this leave the...

Hi all, This isn't a "Which Mic preamp" post so much as a "would it benefit me and my simple studio" question. I have people around to record vocals and this seems really precarious with regards to the input level. I always seem to be setting a really low input signal to allow for spikes. No...

Thanks for your reply. Yeah, I guess this was the thing I had in mind; send some MIDI info and have the amp and SE-50 change. I figured MIDI out of the sound card to MIDI in of the SE-50 and then MIDI out of the SE-50 to MIDI in of the AMP. I have the documentation of the SE-50 (Search "boss...

Hi all, I need some general knowledge help for controlling my Hughes and Kettner valve amp and my (ancient) Roland SE-50 effects processor by MIDI. The amp has a MIDI in port and a "learn" button and will let you control clean/crunch/lead channel, the power soak level, reverb, effects loop. The...

Yup, I'm just beaten by vocal eq. There's something about the treble that I failed in, either my voice, or the mic, or how the mic was positioned, or a combo of the three. Anyway, i'm out of time now. Any comments on how the vocal EQ ended up are appreciated...

Thanks for your reply. Low pass above 10k, meaning 10k not touched and 20K having 0db and have a curve in between? Yeah, the entire parody is all tracked, but I'm having a long and not-happy time organizing track automation and making it sound "ok". At the moment it's beating me. Cheers, FM

... or perhaps just a nod or a shake of the head? I always thought the MP3 mixing clinic was a good idea to get fresh ears on material. I haven't used it much. Is there a special handshake or something I have to learn to do to get feedback? FM

Hi all, I need some feedback on EQ. I'm having some trouble with the lead vocals too but I'll get the group vocals right first. I've used a high pass filter which basically lets the vocals sit in the mix, but it's the treble end that's the problem. My voice seems to have a lot of "air" or...

It's already been said but since I've been stung in this area I felt like I had to chime in. Yes, Massive Master has the best advice above - don't mix on headphones. FM

Yep, cool. I dig the room thing. If anything, it just comes from a technical curiosity of why the 'Music on the commercial CD' seems like it's panned way way into your right ear and how I can't get a sound to the same position by panning my track 100% right. It's certainly not vital, but it...