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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi all, I'm mixing a song at the moment and I have vocal parts that get's panned to the extreme right and left. The reason I'm posting is that I notice in other professionally recorded songs that panned voices sould like they are at the extreme "ends" of the panning range but when I try to...

Hi all, A quick question to perhaps spark some discussion. If you mix (for example) 4 vocal harmonys when they are all centred, is there some engineering rule of thumb to say that those same levels will work when you pan some of them to get some spread? FM

Hi all, I've got a bunch of raw vocal tracks, with quite widely varying volumes etc. Yes, It would have been better to have it done properly with real singers and real engineers but that's not what happened! It's a case where very high and very low vocal parts are soft and are less constant...

Hi all, I've read around the forums. The massive thread on EZDrummer vs SD here that was great. But I'm still lacking an understanding of the functionality of the two, specifically due to this page... ttp://www.toontrack.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=104414&mpage=1&key=&#104414 .. where this guys...

Hi all, Just fired up my E-MU 0404 USB on a new faster PC. Just going through the initial setup. There's a screen in Cubase that gives you latency figures when you set the ASIO driver. On the old machine these figures were input latency 7.868 output latency 10.884 .. and on the faster...

Hi all, Upgraded the PC and don't know if I'll be successful getting my E-MU 0404 USB to work with W7 64bit. Looking around the web, I'd say chances are low. So, if I'm up for an upgrade the Focisrite procucts look ok. At least they provide drivers for W7 (thanks for nothin' Creative). Can...

Hi all, I'm lead to believe that a "real" singer will have vocal mic technique and will be good at keeping a (more) constant level into the mic. I never see this! What do you guys do to handle widely varying levels into the mic? Do you allow for the loudest level without clipping and then...

Hi all, Non singer here. No regular use, no training, no nothin'. Just a few songs sung for weekend recording fun. I've now got a bit of a challenge ahead and need to sing outside my limited range. So, quick and easy question without going too deep: is it possible to improve your range over...

Hi all, Good at engineering? I need your help. In short, I want to cover a song in it's original key. Fundamental issue, I will not be able to sing in all the ranges need, both high and low. In the past I have exported the backing, changed the sample rate, sung the part, then returned the...

Hi all, I've been cranking out dozens of small projects and are slowly learning how to deal with all the tracks and make a mix - probably a poor quality job compared to the "real" studio guys but this *is* home recording. The next project is going to be a lot more complicated on the track...

Hi all, If this topic has been done to death, apologies. (Please separate this question from the "How do I get my vocals to sound like M&M" posts.) Recently I discovered the wonder of double tracking vocals, with the obvious benefit being that shimmery and full chorused effect you get from...