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by andychamp
Thu May 16, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: DIY drum sample pack
Replies: 7
Views: 95

DIY drum sample pack

I'm thinking about hiring a pro drummer I know, to record a bunch of one-shot drum samples for personal use in my mixes. Like it or not, sample augmentation (or outright replacement) has become a standard tool in modern music production, clients aren't as reluctant about is they used to be, and some...
by andychamp
Mon May 13, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Getting motivated on your own music recording projects.
Replies: 18
Views: 368

Re: Getting motivated on your own music recording projects.

Unless you're extremely experienced (or jaded), you could try and see it as an opportunity to try new technical approaches, without the pressure to justify the time to paying clients. But that's an idealistic proposition, as I know from experience. When I get really serious about one of my own creat...
by andychamp
Sat May 11, 2024 4:48 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: dynamic mics and speaker coils?
Replies: 8
Views: 233

dynamic mics and speaker coils?

Just curious if anyone has ever looked into the phenomenon and if there is any info about it out there... Not worried about the implications for "correct" micing, just the physics involved. When close-micing a guitar or bass speaker with a dynamic mic, it occured to me that the magnetic activity bet...
by andychamp
Wed May 08, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: People/Places/Things
Topic: Steve Albini, RIP
Replies: 7
Views: 342

Re: Steve Albini, RIP

Shocking, unexpected news!
I can't think of anyone from whom I've picked up so little about gear yet so much about the craft, than Steve Albini.
by andychamp
Tue May 07, 2024 1:39 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Channel Strip Plugins
Replies: 21
Views: 2732

Re: Channel Strip Plugins

Here it's a toss-up between
- Brainworx Amek 9099, where I find the EQ's Auto Listen feature an absolute time-saver.
- SSL´s own CS2...easy to use, sounds like you expect it to, AAND you can do that compressor thing (which the Amek can't)
by andychamp
Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:22 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: 1073's... Real deal or one of the many clones?
Replies: 34
Views: 73759

Re: 1073's... Real deal or one of the many clones?

Very happy tracking with a bunch of 500 format Great Rivers into RND551 EQs, here.
The GR's Loading switch plus four high-quality transformers in that combo definitely take you to a very familiar sonic place.
I haven't had a chance to hear it next to a real-deal 1073, but I don't really miss that.
by andychamp
Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Tracking bands without a console is a PITA!
Replies: 24
Views: 2888

Re: Tracking bands without a console is a PITA!

What part of the new process do you have a hard time adapting to, what is it you're missing from your former way of doing things?
by andychamp
Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:36 pm
Forum: Tape Op Message Board (TOMB)
Topic: What's with the little tape reels?
Replies: 1
Views: 1506

What's with the little tape reels?

Y'know, next to the thread titles?
White, yellow, turning, static...
So far I know: a little red dot on the left means that I've posted in that thread.
Also: what are the red pages that appear on some threads next to the reel?
Hope this is the right place to ask, thanks.
by andychamp
Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:44 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: The bottom of the snare
Replies: 54
Views: 26617

Re: The bottom of the snare

T-rex wrote:
Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:37 pm
(...) they have a free Snare Buzz plugin. It’s legit snare buzz that you can tweak and mix in with any track.
The Reaper gate lets you mix in some noise. (beats me why they didn't also include a tuneable sine generator :???: )
by andychamp
Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Saturation Tools and Tricks
Replies: 19
Views: 4509

Re: Saturation Tools and Tricks

I'm only in the early stages of discovery of this, at least on the software side of things. (Running preamps hot is practically my recording S.O.P.) I've dabbled with Saturn2, but tended to get overwhelmed by the options...I need to put some more time into this. My most used plugins currently are th...
by andychamp
Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:31 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: OH and room drum mic Techniques
Replies: 13
Views: 2853

Re: OH and room drum mic Techniques

Lately I've been favoring a single LDC (currently either a MG UM70 or Brauner Phanthera), above the snare, as the only OH. BUT...I augment it with a stereo x/y setup, about knee-high, in line with the snare and kick, and at the same distance from the snare as the top mic. These 3 mics alone will giv...