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by Theo_Karon
Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:02 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: transient designers
Replies: 9
Views: 6096

Re: transient designers

A subtractive mindset can be more interesting with these, though it isn't most people's first intuition.

The knobs go both ways!
by Theo_Karon
Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:33 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: "always on" talkback
Replies: 6
Views: 4338

Re: "always on" talkback

I'm curious if pro musicians are still mostly using headphones in the studio, vs. their own custom-molded IEMs from the concert world. It's a lot easier to pop headphones on and off, for one thing. IEM users are more used to having an ambience/audience mic as part of their feed. Wacky idea - engine...
by Theo_Karon
Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:14 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: "always on" talkback
Replies: 6
Views: 4338

"always on" talkback

Hi all, I have always been frustrated by the barrier to communication imposed by talkback toggling & imperfect pickup of musicians tucked away in distant corners or booths. Freelancing at a bunch of different studios over the years, I've improvised just about every common solution under the sun to t...
by Theo_Karon
Fri Dec 30, 2022 2:40 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Silica Gel desiccant packets in the studio?
Replies: 11
Views: 4489

Re: Silica Gel desiccant packets in the studio?

They are also extremely handy to have around if you or the band run out of snacks
by Theo_Karon
Tue Dec 21, 2021 11:09 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: DEVASTATING NEWS FROM BOSTON
Replies: 14
Views: 24408

Re: DEVASTATING NEWS FROM BOSTON

Donated. What a nightmare.

At least it's nice to see people coming together to help so quickly!
by Theo_Karon
Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:03 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Plug-in suggestions for the minimalist studio
Replies: 48
Views: 45933

Re: Plug-in suggestions for the minimalist studio

Did Jesco Lohan have a hand in the trap design? That looks like his work. How does it sound? Nope! Wonderful Berlin-based company called Kiss Your Ears. They're fairly new and did a terrific job for about 1/3 the cost I would have expected coming from Los Angeles! The extreme low end is constrained...
by Theo_Karon
Sat Oct 30, 2021 3:58 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Plug-in suggestions for the minimalist studio
Replies: 48
Views: 45933

Re: Plug-in suggestions for the minimalist studio

An update - how it turned out - thanks so much for all the help, everyone!

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by Theo_Karon
Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:51 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Another dreaded clocking thread
Replies: 10
Views: 2674

Re: Another dreaded clocking thread

Hey, no problem - I'm happy to advocate for any position I hold, but the manner in which it came up seemed kind of odd - I'm sure you can understand. The Orion does sound great! I would have zero hesitation about tracking and mixing entire records with only that interface (and did exactly that for m...
by Theo_Karon
Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:34 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Another dreaded clocking thread
Replies: 10
Views: 2674

Re: Another dreaded clocking thread

Yeah, the two-computer solution may be the thing longer term. I've thought about it - will have to see how this round goes. I suppose there's a certain extra fussiness factor implied by that move - not necessarily an unwelcome one, but, as they say, the first step is admitting that you have a proble...
by Theo_Karon
Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:43 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Another dreaded clocking thread
Replies: 10
Views: 2674

Re: Another dreaded clocking thread

Thanks all! Digitaldrummer, that was pretty much what I feared - kind of hoping someone with some deep tech knowledge on the convertor side of things would come along with a reason why one way was decidedly better than another. The frustrating thing here is that it's often only after many hours or e...
by Theo_Karon
Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:47 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Another dreaded clocking thread
Replies: 10
Views: 2674

Another dreaded clocking thread

Hey all! I have a very practical question that I’m hoping one of y’all can offer some guidance on. Sidestepping the whole nightmare external clocking vortex (to keep it brief, yes I have heard digi converters sound markedly better when clocked externally but this is a known design flaw, in general t...
by Theo_Karon
Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:53 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Is it safe to set a tape echo on its side?
Replies: 10
Views: 3355

Re: Is it safe to set a tape echo on its side?

This will be utterly unhelpful I'm afraid, but nonetheless: I was tracking a record several years ago where one of the guitarists had an Echoplex as part of his pedal rig that was more or less always on. The join on the loop was a bit funny, and would make a little sound every time it passed over th...
by Theo_Karon
Fri May 28, 2021 2:04 am
Forum: People/Places/Things
Topic: Lost in Translation
Replies: 3
Views: 8080

Re: Lost in Translation

Keep your gallbladder machine away from my LP records!!!
by Theo_Karon
Thu May 27, 2021 6:05 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Anybody wishing they had a project.
Replies: 10
Views: 3218

Re: Anybody wishing they had a project.

Pure magic. I shared a studio with one of these in Chicago many years ago - I will have one again someday. Totally unique sound, all its own thing... a deep, nuanced instrument. And preparing it John Cage style yields some truly incredible results. Electric gamelan. Wonderful stuff. Hope someone can...
by Theo_Karon
Thu May 27, 2021 5:51 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: policies on vax or non-vax
Replies: 28
Views: 7042

Re: policies on vax or non-vax

Scodiddly - totally - that really sucks. I have some friends in similarly compromised positions. It's horrible. Maybe I didn't put a fine enough point on it - my view is that this kind of social imperative is not a joke. To me it has nothing to do with government or politics; it's a simple, dignifie...