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by cgarges
Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:17 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Happy New Year!
Replies: 5
Views: 7207

Re: Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you, Tony, and to all the members of the TOMB!

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
by cgarges
Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:16 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Anyone ever use one of these kick mic mounts?
Replies: 13
Views: 15193

Re: Anyone ever use one of these kick mic mounts?

I've had a couple of these come in to the studio and they never sound good. Every time I've encountered one, I've just gone ahead and done my normal thing and it's sounded a thousand times better. It's probably just a case of the drummers having the mic in the wrong spot, but I don't know how adjust...
by cgarges
Sat Sep 25, 2021 11:01 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recording solo violin
Replies: 10
Views: 4407

Re: Recording solo violin

I would think that a smooth shotgun mic would be the answer here if they don't want a mic in the shot. Otherwise, the sound of the violin itself makes all the difference in the world. If you have an instrument with peaky notes or harsh tones, you'll want to use a mic with a smooth midrange and no ac...
by cgarges
Sat Jun 26, 2021 8:33 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Good place to get mics serviced?
Replies: 9
Views: 3205

Re: Good place to get mics serviced?

Richard Land is great! He's actually (or at least used to be) who AKG sends their east cost repairs to, but I had some really sketchy stuff happen with AKG that way. Richard was great, though. Next time, I'm just gonna send my mics straight to him and avoid the AKG mess.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
by cgarges
Mon May 31, 2021 7:57 pm
Forum: People/Places/Things
Topic: Too old?
Replies: 10
Views: 14608

Re: Too old?

I saw Miles Davis a year and a half before he died. He was mind-blowing. Max Roach was well into his 60s when I met him. And badass. Elvin Jones was in his 70s when I saw him. Incredible. Asleep At The Wheel is one of the best live bands I've ever seen and Ray Benson has got to be 70-ish. I saw the ...
by cgarges
Mon May 10, 2021 8:57 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: RANT: "in your spare time.."
Replies: 46
Views: 20234

Re: RANT: "in your spare time.."

I agree and I've been writing "DO NOT BOOK" in my schedule for years. When I moved the studio and got busier, I learned that I had to start giving myself two or three consecutive days off every few weeks. Part of that was EXACTLY so I could use one of them to get caught up with extra stuff like this...
by cgarges
Wed May 05, 2021 9:04 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Not Really Recording Related but.....
Replies: 16
Views: 6189

Re: Not Really Recording Related but.....

MoreSpaceEcho wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 8:34 am
TRUE STORY:

Back at my old loft in Boston, my upstairs neighbor was the drummer for Blue Man Group AND he was very short.

:shock:
I have three or four friends who've played with BMG in various cities. They're all total badasses, too. One of them is pretty tall.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
by cgarges
Tue May 04, 2021 6:43 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: RANT: "in your spare time.."
Replies: 46
Views: 20234

Re: RANT: "in your spare time.."

I think for me if it's going to take more than 5 minutes to do whatever the spare time task is, then I would probably respond something like, "Sure, I will try to fit that in tomorrow. I estimate that will take about 2 hours" (or whatever) and make sure they understand it's going on their bill. Thi...
by cgarges
Sun May 02, 2021 8:25 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Beyer m160: is "matched pair" a thing?
Replies: 7
Views: 3526

Re: Beyer m160: is "matched pair" a thing?

I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you really want two M160s that sound the same but can't afford to buy two new ones at once, look for two with somewhat close serial numbers (like, NOT one made in 1974 and one made in 2014) and eventually have them re-ribboned at the same time. That will get yo...
by cgarges
Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:47 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recommend me a wild delay pedal
Replies: 29
Views: 10569

Re: Recommend me a wild delay pedal

Don't overlook the fabulous Ibanez DML 20 from the eighties. It's a digital delay with modulation, sort of like a pedal version of an Effectron. With short, conservative settings, you can get delays or chorusing or flanging, but when you start widening things, it can get pretty nuts. Chris Garges Ch...
by cgarges
Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:37 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Go-to plug-ins for adding gain
Replies: 11
Views: 3370

Re: Go-to plug-ins for adding gain

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Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
by cgarges
Mon Mar 29, 2021 8:29 pm
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Reference mixtape
Replies: 8
Views: 16234

Re: Reference mixtape

In general, Los Lobos' "Colossal Head" and Nina Nastasia's "The Blackened Air" both tell me different things about the bottom end. Other favorites are Suzanne Vega's "Nine Objects Of Desire," and a few specific tracks like "Secret Journey" by The Police and "Shining In The Light" by Page and Plant. ...
by cgarges
Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:56 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recording Chain notation
Replies: 16
Views: 4446

Re: Recording Chain notation

I always make notes in the section velowxeaxh track in Pro Tools. More often that not, it just saves me time setting up to record a band I've recorded before. I generally have a quick starting point if I can refer to these notes. There's also a really great free plugin that lets you save a series of...
by cgarges
Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:04 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: how often are you using non cardioid patterns?
Replies: 18
Views: 4564

Re: how often are you using non cardioid patterns?

I don't really use omni mics that often, except for ambience. There are occasional exceptions, but I just don't use them that often. I do use figure eight quite a bit. In fact, I actually bought a U48 because I actually wanted the figure eight pattern instead of the omni.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC
by cgarges
Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:01 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: instrument DI box bang-for-buck
Replies: 32
Views: 6782

Re: instrument DI box bang-for-buck

Do you want a DI that's going to add to/change the sound coming off the guitar or something that's just going to give you the pickup?

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC