New Members: Introduce Yourself Here!

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Welcome Dave!
Checked out your link, and listened to a bunch of tracks.
I think you're in the right place.
 
Hi all, Thanks for letting me in!

I am Paul, age 60 from the UK. I have played in bands for over 40 years, mostly bass or rhythm guitar, and have recently fulfilled a dream in getting a space and some gear together to record myself and some local friends just for fun.

I have a M2 Mac Mini running Logic XI, Adam A5 monitors and a simple Focusrite Scarlet interface. I have a couple of cheap mics and friends have kindly loaned me some decent ones for recent projects.

I need to take some echo out of my studio - too many hard surfaces at present - so will be focusing on what you guys advise in that section now and just reading plenty of your wise words across the site. I’ve loads to learn so thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge.
 
Hello hello! My name is Adam and I'm located in the South Eastern US. Been playing bass, guitar, and synth since I was in highschool in the 90s. Played bass in a heavy hardcore band for a few years when I was a kid. For the past few years I've been recording my own heavy music demos digitally, largely "in the box". But now I've got a small space and some mics so I'm here to learn from y'all so I can begin recording other musicians and bands.
 
Thanks for letting me join. I've been making music since I was a kid, and I'm now retired. In my late teens I had a 4 channel mixer and 2 track Sony tape recorder. 'Editing' involved a razor blade and tape to splice section into songs. For the last ten years my 'studio' has been a Lexicon Alpha and PC running Audacity in the spare bedroom. I've recently upgraded to a Zoom R20 which is a quantum leap in technology, but still in the same spare bedroom.
Musically, I've spent a few decades on orchestral double bass, played folk, rock and roll, church music, musical shows and other genres. It's all music to me, and each genre presents its own challenges. Nowadays I mainly play jazz bass and guitar, and play with a local ukulele group for the fun and comradery.
 
I didnt mention that I live about half a mile from the famous Rockfield Studios where Queen, Oasis, Brian Eno, Coldplay and a load of others recorded.
 
Hello all. I’m Satchel. I’ve been a singer-songwriter most my life and also a band member in all the wrong bands. I’m currently on postdoc for clinical psychology away from my wife and kids. I have finally pulled the trigger on buying equipment (some of which I’m still learning to use). I write on the keys and I’m just starting guitar lessons. The learning curve is steep and daunting at times but I love it. I’m here to learn and plug into a creative community.
 

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Welcome Satchel! Not a bad start, looking at your kit there.
Perhaps you can use your psychology skills to cure us of spending too much on music stuff.
 
Yes, welcome Satchel. Your working area looks very bare and 'reflective' I see you have your mic in a Reflection Filter, never used one but write ups say they help. I would still like to see some absorbent material in front of and behind the mic setup and of course, the filter will do nothing to help the sound from your monitors.

As soon as you can I suggest you post some clips of songs (320 MP3 attachments suit me best) for the top blokes here to critique. Don't worry! They will be kind and constructive. I shall listen but not comment. Clinically mutton mate.

Dave.
 
Hi, I have been recording for a while started with Tascam 244 and years later Roland VS880 then VS1880 I had a hard time with the Roland. My new one is a Tascam DP03SD much easier to use and sound great.
 
"Introduce yourself " -- where? Here?

I'm Floyd Longwell, Oviedo, Fla. I have an old Korg D1600 mkii which I have used in the past and now I'm getting back to it. I will be recording single tracks of acoustic (classical) guitar, flute, and sax and mixing them down to tracks 1 & 2 so the Korg can spit the mix out on a CD.

I'm using two Shure SM81's. The Korg provided phantom power.

Any suggestions?
 
Where? - The Show-off subforum, or the MP3 Mixing Clinic subforum.
It is best to create an mp3 file of your recording, then just attach it to your post.
 
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