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by jhharvest
Wed Aug 05, 2015 4:14 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: DAW's Suited For Sound to Picture and Film Post
Replies: 14
Views: 8143

Thank you guys for all your input. The work that I am starting to do is more foley, dialog, sound effects, editing, etc. rather than music. I do know most commercial releases are done on PT, but going the PT route feels like I'll be selling my soul to Satan. :D Well, it's probably not worth much bu...
by jhharvest
Mon Jul 20, 2015 4:56 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Most preferred headphones for mixing/mastering?
Replies: 14
Views: 6473

tjcasey1 wrote:http://oppodigital.com/headphones-pm-2/

You can hear every little detail on these electrostatic headphones
Their marketing copy says "planar magnetic" but are these actually electrostatic headphones? Easiest way to tell is if they come with a separate voltage amplifier?
by jhharvest
Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:10 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Most preferred headphones for mixing/mastering?
Replies: 14
Views: 6473

Fostex T-20RP / T-50RP are the only cans I trust.They just sound right to me. Though I can't honestly recommend them to other people. I've also got the original Stax in-ears for a second opinion, and Beyerdynamics for casual listening.
by jhharvest
Fri Jul 03, 2015 5:25 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: shotgun mic recommendations (NTG2, AT897)
Replies: 2
Views: 1337

Cheap shotguns sound terrible if there are any reflections coming from off-axis. I honestly can't see a cheap shotgun picking up anything useful for you in a studio. At the very least, don't buy one unless you're guaranteed you can return it.
by jhharvest
Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:20 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: 2015 Mac Options
Replies: 29
Views: 11981

I use a 27" iMac. It's for me at the lower limit where I don't need a second screen. Rubbish connectivity in the new models but I don't have much outboard.
by jhharvest
Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:55 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: NAB, CCIR, IEAC emphasis curves
Replies: 13
Views: 14825

Very interesting. Yes, I was wrong. That Ariel Jansen article indeed very clearly says that HF frequencies need to be cut at recording stage to avoid oversaturating the tape.
by jhharvest
Wed Apr 29, 2015 5:46 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: NAB, CCIR, IEAC emphasis curves
Replies: 13
Views: 14825

Well, I think there is a misunderstanding. In the section 6.2 there is this sentence: The standards give clearly defined and relatively easy producible curves for the frequency response of the flux on a recorded tape, the so-called standard flux curve . Such flux curves can only be produced or measu...
by jhharvest
Sun Apr 26, 2015 4:16 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: does anyone here do soundtrack work?
Replies: 20
Views: 9772

"And stick with 48kHz, 24 bit, 29.97 drop frame" i am strictly audio at this point. not sure what he is going to give me as far a first draft or anything. i have always recorded 44100 24 bit. should i do this different if im just doing audio files? Yeah, pretty much all video work is 48kHz. I'd rec...
by jhharvest
Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:28 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: does anyone here do soundtrack work?
Replies: 20
Views: 9772

Yeah, sounds good. And think of it this way: the video files they send you are tiny compared to what the editor or colourist work with. :D
by jhharvest
Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:07 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: does anyone here do soundtrack work?
Replies: 20
Views: 9772

I do mixing for indie films so I've worked with a few composers. Usually what I have to ask for separately is stems so I can do a surround mix. Maybe ask ahead if they are expecting to do a surround mix or not. Is there a sound designer working on the film or is it just the director? Either way, you...
by jhharvest
Sun Mar 22, 2015 4:14 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: SM-57 Vocal Neurosis
Replies: 24
Views: 10986

Thanks for the replies... well... aside from the name-calling... Oh, I'm sorry man. I wasn't actually calling you stupid. It was a rhetorical device trying to illustrate the psychological mechanism why you think that SM57 is inferior. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias#Persistence_of_di...
by jhharvest
Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:36 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: SM-57 Vocal Neurosis
Replies: 24
Views: 10986

Because:
-If your recordings sound better with an SM57, then why have you wasted all that money on those expensive mics and preamps? What's wrong with you? Are you stupid?

That's why.
by jhharvest
Sat Mar 21, 2015 5:18 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: New mac mini?
Replies: 10
Views: 5598

Hackintoshes can be pretty good these days from what I've heard. Back in the day we had the IBM PC compatibles (i.e. clones). I wish someone would start to manufacture Apple Mac compatible computers - I suppose no chance of that happening in the litigation environment of 2015. :/
by jhharvest
Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:05 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Where did all the smart, funny & nice people go?
Replies: 98
Views: 40530

Change into your pajamas and start tupperwaring the leftovers.