Im gonna get kicked off the forum for this but...

[pipelineaudio]

not promising any miracles, just think it would be FUN! seems like you got most of it pretty good anyhow, just maybe needs some help behaviour wise to make the different tracks get along a LITTLE better, but its a nice thing when the bgv's come in

 

[chrisharris]

I just think it would be FUN!

See...that's the difference b/w you and me right there...I'd rather have a fucking root canal, lol. I love the people at "homerecording.com," but the recording part of it is a real pain in the ass. I wish you people would just all take up golf so we could move this over to an easier BBS, lmao.

I'm writing again b/c I remembered something that might kill your enthusiasm...a lot of the guitar tracks (okay, all of them) already have the FX on them...I played through an outboard Lexicon...I know there's a way to do this AFTER you record the track dry, but I've never figured it out, so... Okay, I'll shut up now until I figure out how to get the tracks to you.

Actually, this WILL be fun. I'm not expecting any miracles, man...especially with the limitations that you're gonna' have...I'm just at a stage in this hobby where it'd be cool to hear some alternate methods of doing the same stuff...so thanks.

OH, AND FOR TJ, I BET WHEN YOU LISTEN ON LO FI, IT'LL SOUND LIKE COMPLETE ASS, (sorry, I had to try to make this relevant to the thread again).

 

[Doug Quance]

Well, I see you've made a few new friends here, TJ.

You can learn to make VERY good recordings at home. What you will find out, however, is that you can also make shitty recordings in a pro-studio if you don't know what the fuck you're doing. When I was in audio school, we made a ton of fucked up recordings. We couldn't blame the equipment... we sucked! You don't start out in this business being good... no one does. They watch, they listen, they experiment... they learn over time.

Critique a low-fi download over a shitty set of computer speakers? C'mon... maybe a performance... but not the production.

 

[tanlith]

theres a few things on here that were done pretty good. That metalhead guy I was arguing with on the " what do real engineers think of home recording" thread, his was GREAT!

You talking about me?? I'm no metal head! I'm into blues now


That recording I played for you was from like 6yrs ago... in my drummer's garage...

hehehehehe



- Tanlith -

 

[tanlith]

Both, taking the time to download it is better but if its a crappy recording it still sounds well... crappy. Dont get me wrong Im not bashing home recording I just want to know what to expect before I drop a few grand on equipment and room treatment. I agree with the knowlege and skill thing though. Im not backing down from my orginal statement that a lot of music made in home studios sucks. Im kinda sounding like SWEETNUBS arent I.

OK At the risk of pissing you off *grin* let me say this:

If you've never operated this sort of gear, then don't expect to get a good sound for a while. I don't care if you drop
$1, 000,000 on the best gear you can find... if you don't know how to use it then everything you do will sound like shit.

I have a dog that chases cars... but I'm almost positive that if he caught one he wouldn't know how to drive the damn thing.

There's people here with really great (home level) equipment that still sound a pretty rough around the edges... and then there's some with little or next to no equipment that sound even better... it all comes down to knowing how to use it. In fact the guy I jam with regularly has an awsome mixer with 24 channels etc... he uses 3 channels and I haven't seen him move a single knob that wasn't labeled "volume", "Hi" or "Lo"...

... that would be like putting a nitrous tank in your sports car ... and then never racing it!

Anyhow.... I guess my main point is: no matter how much you plan to spend, don't expect to pump out "Pro Studio" quality any time soon.

- Tanlith -

 

[tanlith]

....i am using reference CDs so that i can see the goal that i'm running towards. i'm also using a spec analyzer so i can visually see the difference between my hip-hop/r&b and commercial hip-hop/r&b EQ.

Dude... cool Idea... I'm gunna have to do that... I never even thought of that

- Tanlith -

 

[Jagular]

Dude... cool Idea... I'm gunna have to do that... I never even thought of that

- Tanlith -

Yeah...anyone know of a good spectrum analyzer proggy that's not too expensive (free would be better)

 

[Middleman]

http://www.brainspawn.com/

 

[Jagular]

http://www.brainspawn.com/

Woot!!! Thanks. I'll have to give it a whirl. You thinkg the 1/3 octave version is plenty (considering I've never used one before at all) or should I fork over the extra $20 for the 1/12 octave version? Just curious.

Thanks

 

[Middleman]

Most parametric EQs will map better to the Pro version. You can see necessary details at that level that you will want i.e. errant narrow band frequencies.

 

[Jagular]

Thanks

 

[prayerfurnace]

Well, now your hitting on what I've always said. 98% of music sucks in the first place. I don't know why you are suprised.

 

[crosstudio]

i have the brainspawn and it works as advertised.

it has helped me to understand where the sound i am hearing is located.

it has also helped me to SEE the difference that i was hearing when comparing my 1604 and my RNP on vocals.

there was a significant reduction in extra stuff using the RNP mic-pre, but not as much difference when using the DI.