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TheBassClef
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Hello I am new here. I play bass and currently enrolled at LA film school for music production. hopefully I can learn stuff here
Slouching Raymond
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Pedro and TheBassClef, Welcome!
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thesteppenwolf
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Thanks for the suggestions. I’ve been doing vocals in a small walk in closet.
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Paul8311!!
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Greetings to all. New member here. Looking to start networking as I am in an Audio Production program. Hope to meet and collaborate with others.
My program is a Bachelors with the Los Angeles Film School. I would like my areas of focus to be Live Sound and Post-Production with Studio recording work on the side which includes podcasting and voice overs.
I am gradually working on getting a small studio set up with basic gear but have done what I can using mostly digital audio and recording my own vocal tracks. I've also worked on creating Foley FX for projects.
As mentioned. hope to work with others to gain experience.
My program is a Bachelors with the Los Angeles Film School. I would like my areas of focus to be Live Sound and Post-Production with Studio recording work on the side which includes podcasting and voice overs.
I am gradually working on getting a small studio set up with basic gear but have done what I can using mostly digital audio and recording my own vocal tracks. I've also worked on creating Foley FX for projects.
As mentioned. hope to work with others to gain experience.
LionKing
New member
Hi everyone, I’m Lion 
Music is just a personal hobby for me — my job has nothing to do with audio or music at all.
I really appreciate everyone here for sharing so much knowledge.
It’s great to be able to learn things outside of my main profession.
Music is just a personal hobby for me — my job has nothing to do with audio or music at all.
I really appreciate everyone here for sharing so much knowledge.
It’s great to be able to learn things outside of my main profession.
Slouching Raymond
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Good to have you here Lion!
TalismanRich
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I think that's the case for a lot of us... music is a hobby, not our livelihood. In some respects, that's a good thing. We do it for fun, not because we have to do it to eat and pay the rent.Hi everyone, I’m Lion
Music is just a personal hobby for me — my job has nothing to do with audio or music at all.
I really appreciate everyone here for sharing so much knowledge.
It’s great to be able to learn things outside of my main profession.
DayGZax
New member
Hello everyone, I am producer from Serbia. Music production is my hobby and passion, but hope some day as full time job. 
I like to experiment with music so I am producing various genres like Progressive House, Slap House, Bass House...and recently begun with Tropical/Pop House so I have one track posted on my youtube channel and for the second song, I am now searching maybe a label to collaborate with. Looking forward to this forum and also if anyone produces these genres, maybe we can collab and also if here there are some singers, I would be glad to collab on new songs and make something awesome.
I like to experiment with music so I am producing various genres like Progressive House, Slap House, Bass House...and recently begun with Tropical/Pop House so I have one track posted on my youtube channel and for the second song, I am now searching maybe a label to collaborate with. Looking forward to this forum and also if anyone produces these genres, maybe we can collab and also if here there are some singers, I would be glad to collab on new songs and make something awesome.
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robertleach
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I have just joined. I play piano and organ in two 15-piece bands (5 sax, 5 brass, 5 rhythm) and have converted a bedroom into a music room. I wish to use this as a recording studio for my own and others' amusement. I currently have a 16-channel Zoom deck and an 8-channel cassette deck which I no longer use. I also have a massive library of sheet music and recorded music, including about 5000 backing tracks. I intend to buy a new computer with suitable software. Some research suggests that Reaper seems a good choice, but I welcome any other suggestions. Any help on what to buy, and where from, and how to set it up will be greatly appreciated. I live in Epsom and confess to being a chartered accountant.
Slouching Raymond
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Welcome Robert. At least you're not a Quantity Surveyor.
I can't stick backing tracks. A real musician would just play live.
You have some good knowledge, that I could tap into.
Post some of you're music, when you're ready.
I can't stick backing tracks. A real musician would just play live.
You have some good knowledge, that I could tap into.
Post some of you're music, when you're ready.
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ecc83
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Hi there and welcome. I'm Dave can I call you Bob? I am no musician but a retired electronics tech. My son lives in France and IS a very good muso, mainly guitar and bass but pretty good on keys, clarinet,brass. Top bllks on music theory and reads well.
New computer? Pretty easy these days...top end i7 or i9 CPU, min 16G ram, (more if you do video) SSD of course 1TB min and the fastest you can get. You don't actually need "Deep Thought" to make even quite complex audio recordings but it pays to be future proof if you can afford it! Reaper? Right on and install the free version of Cakewalk, quite fun.
As a fellow limey(?) I have to tell you to check out the forum at www.soundonsound.com.
Dave.
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robertleach
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Happy to help. I spent today clearing out the music room. I have shelves and shelves and shelves of sheet music, a piano, harpsichord, drums, timpani, crates and crates if percussion, more than 20 microphones (I think they breed) and a crate full of leads.
matthewphealey
New member
Hi all, finally jumping into the conversation after observing for years. Spending most of my time these days amassing (and meticulously cleaning) gear and have a soft spot for cheap mics. I’m currently working on rebuilding a Tascam M-308 (nearly there). Thanks for having me!
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robertleach
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Anyone reasonably near Epsom willing to provide a hand-holding service to an experienced musician and inexperienced sound engineer. Happy to pay a reasonable fee and take you to the local pub for a good meal. Please contact me on 020 8224 5695 or robert.leach04@googlemail.com . Many thanks
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GiuseppeMat
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Hi, I'm Pag, and I'm trying to promote my dad's (Giuseppe) music. He's a piano composer and has been playing and composing for 50 years. He plays his pieces on a Stenways and Sons. He recorded all the pieces in his small studio with the help of a friend, using a "fairly old" microphone—I'll leave that to you to judge. If you have any suggestions on how to record better, I'd be interested.
You can listen to his music on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@GiuseppeMaternini) or directly at https://www.giuseppematernini.com.
You can listen to his music on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@GiuseppeMaternini) or directly at https://www.giuseppematernini.com.
Slouching Raymond
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I looked at the website, and listened to a few pieces.
Lovely piano, but is it the best recording?
Recording your dad's talent and skill with an amateur setup would not do it justice.
I suggest you pay a recording engineer from a local studio to review and improve the recording chain, and mic choice and placement.
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Scooterj
New member
Hi There! I am new to the board and am finally going to start home recording of acoustic guitar and singing repertoire. I have become frustrated trying to keep a large repertoire fully memorized and playable and since I no longer play out, I am going to switch to a project mode where my intention is to bring a piece up to solid with playing and vovals in different takes to reduce performance stress and then record it as a final project and then move onto something new without the frustration of having to permanently hang onto everything I do. I have realized that is not working for me and has become not a lot of fun (the repertoire maintenance that is) So I am excited about this new way of being around my music and learning the ropes of home recording. I am sure I will be asking some questions! Current set up is Reaper, Focusrite 2i2, studio monitors, condenser mics etc..... Cheers!
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Deylight
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Welcome!
Old Music Guy
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Bravo, Giuseppe! Bravo!
I listened to every offering several times. I wish there was more.
First, I identified with his compositions on a personal level. Contemporary, romantic, and dynamic.
If your goal is to promote papa's music, I would invest in having his music recorded by professionals. Familiar with classical piano.
There is much to like about the recordings. However, there is much that distracts from his performance,
Almost everything played below C4 was garbled and very muddy. Below C3 was not articulate, especially chords, and detracted from the whole piece. I could hear what he wanted to convey with his left hand but it was lost. Additionally, it detracted from the melody on top and became very confusing.
Secondly, If it's your desire for you is to record your father's music, I might think of several things;
Choose the right room. Steinways are extremely expressive. Listen and learn from the piano. sotto voce, to fortissimo. All a matter of touch. That's in your father's hand Learn it. Listen for the distinctions. Then let the room speak. The room is your friend.
Thirdly, choose the right microphones. Condenser/capacitive mics lend themselves to wide and fast variations in dynamic range, I noticed this in papa's use of his left hand. Very dynamic, but sometimes it got in the way of his right hand. They should complement and not compete unless that is what the he wanted. If that's the case, make that distinction.
Also consider mic placement. Bass strings move a lot of air and are very dynamic. Treble strings, not so much. Consider the distance from the soundboard to the microphone. Using middle C (C4) as a "boundary" is a good starting place. Bass mics high, treble mics lower. BUT NOT TOO CLOSE! Let the piano do the work. Don't ignore the placement of the lid. This tends to amplify the bass in a small area. It possible to mic the piano with the lid closed. That may give you a little more control.
Fourth, choose good preamps for the mics. Bass cerate a lot of overtones. Consider this if you're choosing mic preamps. Tube preamps created 2nd harmonic over tones, (good), transistors create 3rd harmonics (not so good with complex waveforms)
Finally, use room mics. Dynamic mics would work very well here and are inexpensive. Place the high, pointing down, on each side of the piano.
I DID notice that there were some places where I could hear the piano dampers, and a few "key clicks". That is something I look for and that add a very subtle, but welcome sound to the recording. It adds a sense of "live performance" vibe to the recording.
Again, bravo to papa!. It was most enjoyable to me, and I would love to hear more.
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