After saving my session....

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Hi People,

1. I wanted to know what process is followed after one has saved file as a session. For example I wanted to listen to the file in my Real One Player but cant see it for it is saved as a session.
2. I am getting a lot of noise when I use my Amps and mixer but less when I plug in say mike alone direct to the PC. Why?
3. What cool effects could I use?
4. What do reverbs do?
5. Could some one give me a step by step procedure with Cool Edit Pro, citing any example. I know it would depend on a lot of things but I need some procedure to follow, say, before starting your recording session, do this...... After recording your 4tracks, mix them like this depending....... I know Iam asking for a lot but.. Just give it a shot.

James
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Hi People

Hi, James.

1. I wanted to know what process is followed after one has saved file as a session. For example I wanted to listen to the file in my Real One Player but cant see it for it is saved as a session.

You can save files in different formats in Cool, the most common being wav files. Can Real Player read wav files? I thought it just dealt with mp3... If so, you're going to have to convert your Cool Edit wav files to mp3 before Real Player can read them.

2. I am getting a lot of noise when I use my Amps and mixer but less when I plug in say mike alone direct to the PC. Why?

Dunno. Noisy mixer? Bad connections? Are you running the mixer at -10 or +4? Crappy cabling?

3. What cool effects could I use?

EQ is the most useful, followed by reverb and compression. But since Cool works well with Direct X plugins, you can use all sorts of effects with Cool.

4. What do reverbs do?

They add a sense of space to the sound you've recorded. For instance, imagine you record a track in a really dead room - lots of carpet and drapes, and no echo at all. Afterwards, you can add reverb to that track, and depending on the reverb you use, you can make it sound like it was done in a small room, and medium size room, a large room, or a huge building.

5. Could some one give me a step by step procedure with Cool Edit Pro, citing any example. I know it would depend on a lot of things but I need some procedure to follow, say, before starting your recording session, do this...... After recording your 4tracks, mix them like this depending....... I know Iam asking for a lot but.. Just give it a shot.

Before starting your recording session, make sure of two things: first, that the song material is good, and secondly, that you know how to play it and sing it in tune and on the beat.

While you're recording, make sure of two things: since you're using Cool Edit, that means digital recording, and that means MAKE DAMN SURE YOU DON'T RECORD IT TOO HOT AND CLIP OR IT WILL SOUND LIKE HELL. Secondly, record it pretty naturally without much EQ or compression or reverb. You can add that stuff later if you like, but you can't take it out later if you record it that way to disk.

After you record, back everything up.

When mixing, cut frequencies rather than boost usually. To make different instruments or tracks work well together, find ways to cut certain frequencies so each instrument stands out as clearly as possible. But before you do any mixing at all, go the Mixing Forum here, and find the thread by Sonusman called something like "I will share a few mixing secrets". It's got it all.

dobro
 
Thanx Dobro

Thanx Dobro,

All you guys in here are just a gem
I'll go check it out, however i didnt get the part about "MAKE DAMN SURE YOU DON'T RECORD IT TOO HOT AND CLIP OR IT WILL SOUND LIKE HELL." "When mixing, cut frequencies rather than boost usually"

Otherwise I am really glad.
Cheers.

James
 
Recording too hot means recording at a level so high that the signal becomes distorted. Cool Edit 1.2 has a meter which, if enabled. shows you how strong the signal is on each track and how close it is to 0 dB, the point past which the signal becomes distorted. If the meter bar goes past 0 dB in Cool, a little red box comes on, which means you've clipped, which means the track probably has some distortion on it, which means you probably have to do the whole thing again, which means MAKE DAMN SURE YOU DON'T RECORD IT TOO HOT AND CLIP OR IT WILL SOUND LIKE HELL.
 
Thanx Dobro

Well Gee,

I was already 'clipping' my stuff thanx for the tip,

Let me run back to the drawing board. I am sure I'll be back here bugging you guys,

Cheers,

James
 
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