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- Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:07 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: New Orleans style horn section
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7103
Re: New Orleans style horn section
For New Orleans, it's usually gonna be tuba, trumpet, trombone, then sax or clarinet. For soul, it's gonna be saxes and trumpets, MAYBE trombone. You can make whatever else work, but that's the basic "traditional" thing. I know a pretty great tuba and trombone player, so I would hire her, a trumpet ...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:51 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Rugs: 1 big one VS. a few smaller ones
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3978
Re: Rugs: 1 big one VS. a few smaller ones
I bought a few rugs for my live room (31x23) two years ago. I got two fairly big ones (8x11 maybe) and three slightly smaller ones (4x6 or so). I wish I'd just gone with all smaller ones as it would have allowed me more flexibility and frankly, more options. Not so much sonically, but just placement...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:46 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Recording Mac in 2019
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3636
Re: Recording Mac in 2019
Mitch Easter has been using Minis in two of his three rooms for years. The main computer at The Fidelitorium is a mini that he got two years ago.
Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:36 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: transparent 500 series pre
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4592
Re: transparent 500 series pre
The Buzz Elixirs are worth looking at. New, they're over $500, but no one ever talks about them so you can frequently get good deals on them on eBay or Reverb. I have three of them. They have a transformer that's intended to beef up the bottom end, but it's not a "Neve-like" bottom or anything. To m...
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:23 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: UAD 3 Plugins Pack - Which would you choose?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7249
Re: UAD 3 Plugins Pack - Which would you choose?
Then if you buy one, they always seem to send another coupon (usually for $25 off). so don't buy more than one at a time. :D Also, this. Two other things to know: If they have a monthly sale code, sometimes you can use that code more than once. Not always, but sometimes. Also, whenever you install ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:20 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: UAD 3 Plugins Pack - Which would you choose?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7249
Re: UAD 3 Plugins Pack - Which would you choose?
Get the three most expensive ones in which you are remotely interested. They have sales all the time and send out coupons frequently, so you'll be able to find deals on the less expensive ones that you'll use frequently with relative ease. When I got my first system and got to choose three, I went w...
- Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:34 am
- Forum: Listen to Music
- Topic: The Bad Plus
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7478
Re: The Bad Plus
LOVE them! They kinda lost me when they started working with that vocalist, but otherwise, brilliant. I got hooked on them from The Happy Apples, right around the time that first album came out.
Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
- Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:31 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Pink Floyd Drums
- Replies: 35
- Views: 14772
Re: Pink Floyd Drums
I would definitely say artificial reverb. Chamber or plate.
Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
- Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:48 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Plug in for Leslie effect...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10592
Re: Plug in for Leslie effect...
The free one that comes with Protools has some really good capabilities. I've got 2 actual Leslies at my place and I still use that plugin often. Yeah, the new one that comes with PT12 is pretty terrific. Like, surprisingly so. So are some of the reverbs and guitar pedals. Chris Garges Charlotte, NC
- Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:45 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Redux: Condensers on toms
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6048
Re: Redux: Condensers on toms
I've used almost all the ones you've mentioned. Oktavas were my favorites in my own collection for about 15 years. I got the ATM450s when they came out and I do like them, but I do also generally prefer the MC012s (especially with hypercardioid caps) when I have the space to put them around the kit....
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:50 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Distressor Plugins
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6338
Re: Distressor Plugins
lysander, which one? the dc8c or the mjuc? i have both, just got the mjuc based on reading lots of raves, and it must be me but i can't really get with it. maybe i just need to spend more time with it. The MJUC could not be further from a Distressor/Arouser in terms of compressor action and to some...
- Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:00 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Preamps: Presonus M80 WITHOUT Jensens vs Mackie 1604VLZ
- Replies: 10
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Re: Preamps: Presonus M80 WITHOUT Jensens vs Mackie 1604VLZ
The Presonus will sound totally fine and it will give you individual phantom power, polarity reverse, individual outs, AND a mix buss. Mine has the transformers in it (and so does another one I've used) and those sound GREAT, but I'd be shocked and amazed if the transformerless ones don't sound ever...
- Sun Nov 26, 2017 8:51 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Distressor Plugins
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6338
Re: Distressor Plugins
The Arouser is GREAT! I have four hardware Distressors. I bought my first one in 1998. I know these units VERY well. The Arouser is built by the guy who designed the Distressor. I mean, how much closer do you need it to be? Is it EXACTLY the same? No, but it does all the same cool stuff and even mor...
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:42 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Quantum 128 Mixing board. Any other Quantum owners?
- Replies: 1
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Re: Quantum 128 Mixing board. Any other Quantum owners?
The early REM recordings. (original "Radio Free Europe" single and "Chronic Town" EP) were done on a Quantum that Mitch Easter had before getting his Amek. There's a pretty substantial "early REM" thread on here form a few years ago where I got Mitch to give some pretty heavy answers about those rec...
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:36 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Dynamic EQ Plugins
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3187
Re: Dynamic EQ Plugins
I have the Brainworx and it's really cool, but it's a little finicky sometimes. I got turned on to the Tokyo Dawn Nova not too long ago and I've been using it A TON in the four-band mode (not always using all four bands). It's got a GREAT display that really helps you zone in on problem stuff quickl...