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by marcusb
Wed Feb 02, 2005 8:24 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Mic Pre Question
Replies: 54
Views: 11192

Re: Mic Pre Question

the setting of the gain depends entirely on the knob sitting in front of the knob on the preamp :lol:
by marcusb
Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:59 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: shellac/albini drum sound
Replies: 17
Views: 6105

Re: shellac/albini drum sound

a bit of stripey compression on the nipples gives you a boob fix ..

oh .. drums ..

:twisted:
by marcusb
Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:21 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: yr PUNCHIN finger
Replies: 10
Views: 2423

Re: yr PUNCHIN finger

i'm more an index finger kinda guy :) .. depends on the machine
by marcusb
Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:20 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: What are people using for Track Sheets For DAW Recording?
Replies: 10
Views: 2362

Re: What are people using for Track Sheets For DAW Recording

specially when you hit that 32 char limit in PT :) my technique is still evolving, but I tend to keep a big A4 notebook for each project and keep spurious notes in that. I've also taken to just keeping a blank text editor up and type notes as they occur, also use the comment field in PT a bit for re...
by marcusb
Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:15 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Recording Rock Bands Without a Bass Player
Replies: 16
Views: 3494

Re: Recording Rock Bands Without a Bass Player

I've recorded a few local guitar + drums only bands and came to the conclusion that they don't have bass so why try and "substitute" at all. I know it can initially feel a little weird mixing without bass but like many have mentioned it really does open up a world of interesting options at mix-time....
by marcusb
Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:39 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: Buy/Sell/Trade
Topic: My big WTB list! check it!
Replies: 30
Views: 7969

Re: My big WTB list! check it!

blue, but yea, i have had a lot of offers to record other people. this means needing monitors, and some nicer gear here and there, something to mixdown to, some nicer/more versatile mics, etc etc. Oh gear lust .. and its wonderful ability to force you to put things off :) You sound really keen and ...
by marcusb
Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:26 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: my WTB list
Replies: 5
Views: 1453

Re: my WTB list

Oh, wing is just showing off his uncanny and utterly maddening ability to post without increasing his post count. hehe .. I did a quick calculation ... Wing - joined 2/05/2003, today is 17/12/2004 ie. 595 days gives you an average of 8.4 posts for every single day of that period :) Now if someone c...
by marcusb
Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:24 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: What prod. techniques (that you do, or have done) just suck?
Replies: 33
Views: 9052

Re: What prod. techniques (that you do, or have done) just s

Not trusting my intution/ears ... has bit me in the ass more times than I care to count. It's one of those legacy things when you start out working in REALLLY crappy studios as a young AE .. you think your mix is rockin' but it's sucking so you start to lose faith. Then you move up to bigger and bet...
by marcusb
Sat Nov 27, 2004 4:19 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: vintage portable home electric fan organ history
Replies: 9
Views: 1985

Re: vintage portable home electric fan organ history

Funnily enough they are massively popular in the local indie rock scene here in Australia. I was doing FOH for a band last week who had no less than THREE on stage for one tune (*ugh*, and have recorded a few in my time as well. If it's cheap enough grab it, they are inredibly fun and vibey instrume...
by marcusb
Sat Nov 27, 2004 4:14 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Mixing out of the box PTs output levels
Replies: 4
Views: 1520

Re: Mixing out of the box PTs output levels

All faders at unity - at unity PT isn't applying any calculations to the signal at all, ie. the audio file is being played directly to the output as is (assuming there's no plugins inserted). If you drop or increase a fader's gain PT will need to perform a calculation on every sample of the audio fi...
by marcusb
Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:19 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Time stretching-phase problems
Replies: 5
Views: 2023

Re: Time stretching-phase problems

With pitch'n'time at the top of the audiosuite dialog box is a button "Mono Mode" which you can click to "Stereo Mode". I'm pretty sure if you have it set to "Stereo Mode" even when selecting more than 2 tracks it will phase lock the time expansion between all the tracks. Actually the button may swi...
by marcusb
Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:14 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Does the stock ProTools reverb suck or do I?
Replies: 19
Views: 5628

Re: Does the stock ProTools reverb suck or do I?

If you're expecting silky smooth halls and realistic rooms you're gonna be disappointed. If you want something with character it's great! I love it on snares using the Ambient or Non-Lin presets then slamming it into a compressor. Sounds great! I've also loved it on handclaps and guitars too :) If s...
by marcusb
Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:54 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Good Delay for Live Vocals
Replies: 14
Views: 3824

Re: Good Delay for Live Vocals

I'm so glad someone brought up the effectron! My effectron II (adm1024) is still a staple in my personal rack I take to shows when i'm doing FOH. My first introduction to it was from Jonathon Kreniek who was doing FOH for Trans Am in australia many years ago. I was doing supports and got to get my g...
by marcusb
Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:35 pm
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Drum Micing: Set up order and phase checks...
Replies: 17
Views: 5118

Re: Drum Micing: Set up order and phase checks...

I've generally started with overheads first and spend as much time as necessary to basically get the kit sounding as awesome as possible with just the oh's. Then i'll start getting my kick mic(s) up and will move them and experiment with polarity until I find the point where the kick sounds massive....
by marcusb
Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:33 am
Forum: 5/03-2/05: General Recording
Topic: Basic gear essentials for recording a rock band
Replies: 12
Views: 2463

Re: Basic gear essentials for recording a rock band

[ ... I removed my stupid post ... ]

alcohol + internet does not mix :)

fear not, there was nothing useful in there anyway :)