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- Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:28 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Stereo Bus Compressor (maybe Chameleon Labs 7720?)
- Replies: 18
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Stereo Bus Compressor (maybe Chameleon Labs 7720?)
Anybody got recommendations? I mix primarily out of the box, and I'm looking for something clean-sounding, mostly transparent, and versatile that I can use on my final mixes as well as the occasional "budget-mastering" job. -Below $600 new (but I'd be willing to hunt for a fancier unit at a used pri...
- Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:23 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Four Track Mic Choice -- dynamic or condensor?
- Replies: 10
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I bought two of these little Shure 4-channel half-rack mixers (SCM268) to use with my 424. They provide phantom power, mic and line inputs, slightly better preamps than the Tascam, and most importantly the ability to submix 4 mics to one track or even daisy chain them for up to 8 mics to one track! ...
- Wed Mar 25, 2015 12:03 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: National Audio Co Cassette problems?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3041
I have the same portastudio (MKIII 424) and I've always used these tapes from this site: http://tapeworld.com/product_detail~id~133~title~SM60+Audio%20Cassettes%20High-Bias%20Type%20II~brandname~~producttype~Audio%20Cassettes%20High-Bias%20Type%20II.htm Using them in a 4-track like that means you're...
- Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:55 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: New active studio monitors
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2825
You could afford more than one set of these within your price range (if I did the ? to $ conversion right), but I've been totally happy with my M-Audio Cx8's for the 4-5 years I've had them. Big enough to not need a sub, good speakers all around, but the real handy thing about them is the 4 switches...
- Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:28 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Odd Vocal Recording Techniques
- Replies: 48
- Views: 19535
*If you attempt this technique for Bowie-esque effect, it is best to have a vintage Brian Eno (I think available on Amazon?) on hand to actually write the songs and run the studio, because you will be too fucked up to do it yourself. It doesn't hurt to also have a Robert Fripp on hand as well, for ...
- Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:24 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Mixing/recording efficiency in DAW
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5537
It's been a while since I mixed in the box like that, but when all I had was Protools on my Macbook and an Mbox2, I did quite a bit of the "process as you go" kinda thing. It always turned into a mess of plugins. Now I've learned that it's easier to think about how things fit together beforehand and...
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:31 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Delay/Echo pedal quest
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6151
Don't know if the original poster has made up their mind yet, but I now have the MiniFooger delay and I love it. Aside from being an awesome, fun, and versatile guitar pedal, I think it's going to come in handy for mixing as well. With the mix control set to 100% wet, it can be used in a send/return...
- Wed Dec 31, 2014 8:04 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Delay/Echo pedal quest
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6151
I used to have the Boss Space Echo pedal, until I had to sell it to make rent. Most fun/versatile pedal I've ever owned. The ability to switch different combinations of the 3 repeats is really cool, and you can also switch what the expression pedal controls! It's been 4 years since I had that thing,...
- Wed Dec 31, 2014 7:59 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Vocals through guitar amp
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8748
The Shure Unidyne III (or probably the whole series of them) is good for this because they can be internally switched to high or low impedance, have an on/off switch (handy for live or practice), SM57-like pickup pattern, and sorta limited frequency. Another suggestion, thopugh I haven't tried it, i...
- Sun Dec 21, 2014 7:18 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Mic stand > cymbal stand
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1989
- Sun Dec 21, 2014 7:08 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Dirty guitar
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7763
I used to have a cheap small subwoofer with the bass port on the front. One day I dropped a piece of paper down by it and it got sucked onto the port and started making this amazing noise as the air being pushed in and out made it come away from the hole and reattach many times per second. It was re...
- Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:02 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Mic stand > cymbal stand
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1989
Mic stand > cymbal stand
Does anybody know of a prefab adapter or DIY way of mounting a small cymbal on a standard mic stand (boom or straight)? I found plenty of options for the opposite scenario, but nothing for mounting a cymbal on a mic stand. This is for a 12" china... I wouldn't recommend trying it with anything much ...
- Sun Aug 17, 2014 2:50 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Easing into a patch bay for not a lot of $$$
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5441
One or two of these: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SPatchPlus/
A spool of cable
A bag of TRS connectors
Probably over $250 altogether, but the switchable normalling on the front panel is endlessly useful and you can always make more patch cables!
A spool of cable
A bag of TRS connectors
Probably over $250 altogether, but the switchable normalling on the front panel is endlessly useful and you can always make more patch cables!
- Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:50 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Show us your recording space, right NOW
- Replies: 260
- Views: 107123
- Thu May 29, 2014 5:40 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: DIY Spring Reverb Rack?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13870