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- Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:32 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Confusion About Using Delay
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4679
For whatever its worth - I usually start with delays that are timed out to things like a 1/4 note or 8th note - then bring them in with the drum groove - find something that feels good [usually a few ms of tweeze in either direction] then apply those delays to things like vocals [etc.]. There are ot...
- Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:53 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: First attempt at Glynn Johns - Question re: overheads
- Replies: 14
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Note that IIRC Glyn Johns used large diaphragm condenser mics for all 3.... The GJ method was a dynamic [AKG D-30] in front of the kit and a U-67 over and on the side. In the old Olympic room [the large one] was somewhat modeled after the large room at Abbey Rd... which was a great big room, with m...
- Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:22 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Room micing tips for drums
- Replies: 42
- Views: 16371
If someone wants to take the time to measure where their "room mics" go, bless them -- the reality is that where those mics are placed is pretty much a "random phase" event... meaning that there are so many reflections being captured that ALL arrive at different times that where the mics are in rela...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:30 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Bass micing and wave length.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8059
The statement lacks clarification and can not be taken as any form or "universal truth". If you have a mic in front of an 8x 10" SVT cabinet you have a different set of issues than a 1x 15" speaker cabinet... and if you're into older cabinets, like an Acoustic 360 system you're dealing with a "folde...
- Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:54 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: that snap in a kick drum
- Replies: 40
- Views: 15942
- Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:38 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: out of phase room mics - thoughts?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4271
yes, i do realize that it will cancel in mono, but taking into account it will be released in a stereo format and listened to in stereo format, i'm wondering if i should actually worry about it. also, wouldn't nudging the other one just create a comb filter in mono? Nudging will definitely cause al...
- Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:05 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Do you try harder?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7219
Face it, if the bass player hasnt learned his parts, are you going to spend a week making sure his 1000 punch ins sound perfect? It that's how they want to spend their budget, who am I to tell them otherwise... but as the old saying goes -- "when the money's gone... so am I". To that end, I have su...
- Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:05 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: RCA 77DX
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15483
That's what makes BK-5's the killer guitar mic -- they're bright. If yours if thin then it could be an impedance problem with the pre you're using... but yes, they have a good bit of treble pickup to go along with the rich and vibey thickness. They're also totally monster when mic'ing an SVT with a ...
- Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:54 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Anyone using two figure 8 mics for singer/songwriters?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11015
Re: LOVELY Acoustic Guitar Sound!
I was really impressed with the guitar sound! Pretty much as Wes described. I was hoping to hear the separation of the two tracks, though. Any chance? Due respect - on page 1 of this thread I posted http://www.methodsandapplicationslaboratory.com/videos/?id=fig-8 where you can indeed download the i...
- Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:45 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Recording Industry Poker Tournament 2010
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2287
I really wish LA was in driving distance!!! Its a hell of a lot closer to "driving distance" for you than it is for me my friend!!! FWIW, I had an absolute BLAST last year!!! Got cleaned out on my first table by Al Schmitt, then sat down at one of the loser tables with Ed Cherney [who sucks at poke...
- Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:40 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Four Re-Amp devices in a single rackmount? Does it exist?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6697
You can do 4x Littlelabs "Red Eye" [or "Multi-z"... or in my case "IBP", which is THE most interesting "re-amp" kind of box on the planet] in 1 RU. With the IBP I do things like take a DI bass track, run it into an amp through the IBP, then mic the amp and "tweeze" the phase of the signal running in...
- Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:47 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Recommend an ear training program for mixing?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11366
Practice a lot... eventually everything falls into place. I will admit that doing "monitors" for live shows helped tremendously as you had to be "spot on" with what you heard was about to be a problem [and possibly cost you the gig]... but for whatever it may be worth, I found the best training for ...
- Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:42 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Anyone using two figure 8 mics for singer/songwriters?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11015
I do it all the time with both LDC's and ribbon mics. THIS is a link to a session I did at my old job... there is a Dobro player who is also singing backup and the main "Singer / Songwriter". Both are mic'ed with figure 8 mics. The "null" of the guitar mic is aimed at the singer's mouth, the null of...
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:06 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Do you try harder?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7219
I absolutely try to do the best I can in any situation. However I can't claim that I've never been in a situation where I didn't think the band was making good decisions, and that caused me to start losing interest in the project. I still love recording, but there's only so many times during a proj...
- Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:19 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Do you try harder?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7219
I can honestly say that I have never tried "harder" on a band I liked, or tried "less" on a band I didn't like. I do the best work I can at all times, regardless of pay, regardless of whether or not I "like" the music. My job isn't to pass judgement, my job is to please the client. End of story. If ...