recording question

  • Thread starter Thread starter Fyre
  • Start date Start date
aight i got you lol..... im a just mess around wit it tonight lol.... see if i can find my majoc setting
 
Change of POETS said:
Or you can record at the optimum level of -18db like recommended, and not have to compress before you're in the box.

If you compress a track with hardware, you can't "undo" it. I can track anyone at the proper level, and find the perfect compression settings in the box after the fact. That way I don't have to ask someone to retrack their take, because my compression setting was wrong...
Click to expand...

sure you CAN. but I can't get the same sound doing that. Irecord at 16bit. I also use copious EQ while tracking sometimes too :eek: :eek: :eek:! and I even track at up -2db sometimes! :eek: :eek: :eek: rules are made to be broken. If it sounds good stick with it.
 
mrT said:
sure you CAN. but I can't get the same sound doing that. Irecord at 16bit. I also use copious EQ while tracking sometimes too :eek: :eek: :eek:! and I even track at up -2db sometimes! :eek: :eek: :eek: rules are made to be broken. If it sounds good stick with it.
Click to expand...
You CAN get the same sound, you just don't know how.

You can choose to do things your way, that's fine. But don't try to convert others to your process, when your process allows for more flaws than what's being recommended to them already.

So it's not so much, "stick to what sounds good" it's moreso, "stick to what I know, and refuse to learn best practices of the industry". ;)
 
Change of POETS said:
You CAN get the same sound, you just don't know how.

You can choose to do things your way, that's fine. But don't try to convert others to your process, when your process allows for more flaws than what's being recommended to them already.

So it's not so much, "stick to what sounds good" it's moreso, "stick to what I know, and refuse to learn best practices of the industry". ;)
Click to expand...

You like to talk out of your ass don't you. I'm telling them how I do it. I wasn't saying you were wrong either. Just that I do it a different way. If you like to track at -18 keep up the good work. I don't.

Maybe I'm actually a better engineer than you because I can make decisions about compression and EQ and put them on tape when all you want to do is get your nice little clean track and play with all the plugins. and exactly what is my huge advantage to recording at -18 when all I'm doing is laying vocals on a beat? I have a whole lot of wasted headroom that I'm not going to use. and if I'm already compressing before I send it in I don't need to compress later so I'm just getting 16db more noise if I record at -18.

and it only makes flaws if the engineer isn't good enough to do it right...

but whatever. The shit I do speaks for itself. Go ahead. let me hear how all the shit that I do makes the tracks in my sig sound worse than if I would have recorded at -18. please. show me the light. listen to them and let me know great hip hop guru...
 
yo - MrT... who are you?? I grew up in Lewistown. Graduated in 99 from Indian Valley. i know Damon (Big Lazy) real good too.

this is buggin me out. get at me BillyBo27@gmail.com or at myspace.com/billybomusic



bless.
 
mrT said:
You like to talk out of your ass don't you. I'm telling them how I do it. I wasn't saying you were wrong either. Just that I do it a different way. If you like to track at -18 keep up the good work. I don't.

Maybe I'm actually a better engineer than you because I can make decisions about compression and EQ and put them on tape when all you want to do is get your nice little clean track and play with all the plugins. and exactly what is my huge advantage to recording at -18 when all I'm doing is laying vocals on a beat? I have a whole lot of wasted headroom that I'm not going to use. and if I'm already compressing before I send it in I don't need to compress later so I'm just getting 16db more noise if I record at -18.

and it only makes flaws if the engineer isn't good enough to do it right...

but whatever. The shit I do speaks for itself. Go ahead. let me hear how all the shit that I do makes the tracks in my sig sound worse than if I would have recorded at -18. please. show me the light. listen to them and let me know great hip hop guru...
Click to expand...

First off, get your panties pulled outta your vagina. I think you're bleeding. :rolleyes:

I never said you were wrong, I said you don't use best practices according to the industry. Think I'm wrong? Go argue it out with the professionals on the site. They'll reiterate it for you. Headroom is necessary in recording, especially during mastering. The more headroom the better. Do some research.

By the way, you're exposing the hater in you. ;)
 
yo change i just tried that recordin at around -18dB and that shit works like a charm man..... i just compressed up some using really basic compresson and its extremely clean sounding to me... i think all i need is a little EQ and maybe some reverb...... this should help me out a lot man thx again.......
 
Fyre said:
yo change i just tried that recordin at around -18dB and that shit works like a charm man..... i just compressed up some using really basic compresson and its extremely clean sounding to me... i think all i need is a little EQ and maybe some reverb...... this should help me out a lot man thx again.......
Click to expand...
he doesnt get paid for NOT knowing his stuff :p
 
^ lol......
ill be sure to post the final version of this track im workin on
 
Change of POETS said:
First off, get your panties pulled outta your vagina. I think you're bleeding. :rolleyes:

I never said you were wrong, I said you don't use best practices according to the industry. Think I'm wrong? Go argue it out with the professionals on the site. They'll reiterate it for you. Headroom is necessary in recording, especially during mastering. The more headroom the better. Do some research.

By the way, you're exposing the hater in you. ;)
Click to expand...

In the end we're both haters... you were talking some shit on me for no real reason but to hate on me. make yourself sound good. And I never said I always track that hot. but when I do hip hop I track hot because I'm not getting it mastered. I do a little compression EQing on the stereo mix but other than that it's straight to CD-R or mp3. So I need the extra volume. I don't need 18bd of headroom on my tracks. I need tracks that sound as close to commercial levels as I can get without hurting the sound. I was just putting it out there as a different way of doing this. I think a lot of people on here are in this situation much more than being able to get professional mastering. So it's not just because I'm unaware of any other way to record.

But I think you were hating on me because I told you your vocals were "a little muddy" (which I stand by). I listened to some of your myspace shit, and while it may not be my style, the quality was good. But I also think the the quality of the work I've done is just as good. So while we might get there different ways I still think the stuff I've done sounds better doing it this way.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top