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by chema
Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:41 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: BLUE sure has lots of balls
Replies: 37
Views: 8772

Re: BLUE sure has lots of balls

i haven't gotten anything useful out of the ball either, but i am completely enamored with most of their other mics, especially the mouse which is infinitely useful, but the greatest greatest thing is that all the capsules they make for the bottle fit on cmv and rft bodies as well, and while i would...
by chema
Wed Dec 29, 2004 12:18 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: planning / documenting a mix, for those still mixing by hand
Replies: 11
Views: 2764

Re: planning / documenting a mix, for those still mixing by

you can make little recall sheets for all of your gear in illustrator or whatever you have, little labelled circles for each knob and switch, but i recently started using a digital camera (since i got one for different reasons, it took a second to realize i could) and taking pictures of the gear tha...
by chema
Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:03 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Why do my masterlink mixes suck?
Replies: 18
Views: 5016

Re: Why do my masterlink mixes suck?

no offense to anyone, but the studio i usually work out of has had one for years and i think the masterlink is one of the biggest pieces of shit i have ever used, i can't begin to count the amount of errors it's given me, half the time it won't play cd's that it burnt itself! the list of things i ha...
by chema
Tue Dec 28, 2004 5:56 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Bose -- weird or not?
Replies: 36
Views: 9299

Re: Bose -- weird or not?

no comment about any other product but my mom gave me one of those expensive alarm clock small radio deals and it's a great alarm clock, wakes me up every morning, but (and this is in no way an original idea) i've been using it to check mixes in the studio as sort of the boom box test (very convenie...
by chema
Tue Dec 28, 2004 5:34 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Music store salesperson disgust today
Replies: 38
Views: 8965

Re: Music store salesperson disgust today

look, i'm not justifying any asshole's actions (or words), but not everyone that works in a music store falls into the dumbass/jerk category like i often see posted around here, i work in a music store ("boutique" acoustic guitars) and there are some benefits to doing so, it pays my bills when doing...
by chema
Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:56 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Tube Amp, only $350K
Replies: 19
Views: 4080

Re: Tube Amp, only $350K

kinda looks like a Sleestack to me, but i'm weird
by chema
Thu Dec 02, 2004 11:10 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: The meaning behind your band/name
Replies: 67
Views: 14951

Re: The meaning behind your band/name

"shots fired" because we like guns (no sarcasm implied).
by chema
Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:52 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: recording bass
Replies: 3
Views: 1040

Re: recording bass

try borrowing a better bass from a friend if you can, it seems to be the weak link, that is unless you really like how it sounds...
by chema
Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:48 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: aluminum necks?
Replies: 7
Views: 2037

Re: aluminum necks?

i could be wrong, and i usually am, but don't think a travis bean neck would work on a regular guitar, i have one (forgot the model, but arched koa with the black neck) and the neck extends halfway into the body, much further than a standard electric guitar, you would have to route out most of the b...
by chema
Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:30 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: does anyone know how to contact jon brion?
Replies: 35
Views: 9018

Re: does anyone know how to contact jon brion?

anybody else catch him on npr this morning (10-13) there was a killer interview, it might be downloadable too, try the npr website.
by chema
Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:59 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: hate my live distortion sound
Replies: 23
Views: 4692

Re: hate my live distortion sound

i've had great results with one of those mesa v-twin pedals, i've had one for years and have used it with a bassman head in the past and it sounded great, they are kind of expensive though, if your strat has single coils though that might be part of the problem, you might consider getting a humbucke...
by chema
Tue Sep 07, 2004 4:54 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: To Many Tracks To Mix!!
Replies: 34
Views: 7002

Re: To Many Tracks To Mix!!

i think every "artiste" you'd have to approach differently and diplomatically, i guess that's just kind of a situation dependent personal thing, like don't tell them how bad it sucks at the end of a twelve hour plus mixing day, as far as what to say, tough one; i can relate this though, i let a band...
by chema
Tue Sep 07, 2004 3:46 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: my 002 is conked, help
Replies: 10
Views: 2704

Re: my 002 is conked, help

wedge, maybe, but i really don't think i was clipping anything internally, i have an mbox at home too, checked it on that and it was fine - even after having to sum all the outputs to a stereo pair, i was using no plugins or internal effects whatsoever, everything was external, pro-tools was simply ...
by chema
Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:20 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: my 002 is conked, help
Replies: 10
Views: 2704

Re: my 002 is conked, help

i just had one of those damn things totally fail on me in the weirdest way, i'd been mixing for 2 evenings and then two full days, and at the end, on the last goddamn song, i started hearing some distortion on the vocal, in the software i solo'ed it, it went away, i muted it, it went away, i put the...
by chema
Mon Sep 06, 2004 2:51 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: shure beta 56 on toms
Replies: 16
Views: 3822

Re: shure beta 56 on toms

i've used the 56's for toms and snare and haven't ever really gotten what i wanted out of them, especialy on the snare - they're sort of ringy sounding (sorry for the odd description), i have used the original sennheiser 409's a lot and they sound great, the ones the studio has are beat to shit from...