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by palinilap
Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:30 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: The Tascam 388
Replies: 568
Views: 614246

I'm not sure how well it would do. The technological atmosphere when the 388 was first released was a lot different since it was before the cassette portastudio was available. The 388 WAS the small economical option to home recording. Now with computers I don't know that anyone would really be into...
by palinilap
Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:36 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: The Tascam 388
Replies: 568
Views: 614246

I'm pretty sold on the idea of getting a 388 or 38 for recording drums and dumping into pro tools. But, I'm wondering, would the 388 have any mojo that the 38 doesn't have when used just for tracking? I think the main difference is the presence of having a mixing console feeding into the tape deck....
by palinilap
Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:36 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: The Tascam 388
Replies: 568
Views: 614246

I'm pretty sold on the idea of getting a 388 or 38 for recording drums and dumping into pro tools. But, I'm wondering, would the 388 have any mojo that the 38 doesn't have when used just for tracking?
by palinilap
Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:28 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Compression/Mixing: 'Parallel Processing Demystified'
Replies: 19
Views: 8522

jgimbel, you should be able to do the same thing in Cubase. This youtube demonstrates it : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2pJya1Nn7M Thanks for posting that! I believe that's one way I was trying to get it to work, but I think for whatever reason I wasn't able to ever hear the processed version al...
by palinilap
Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:35 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Compression/Mixing: 'Parallel Processing Demystified'
Replies: 19
Views: 8522

Thanks guys! Cubase doesn't allow tracks to be sent to multiple subgroups at the same time. ProTools has the same limitations. As a workaround, you could output all your drums to say, Bus 1/2. Then, create two bus returns (in pro tools they're called "aux tracks") that have Bus 1/2 as the input. th...
by palinilap
Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:38 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Recommendations for AD Convertor
Replies: 8
Views: 5560

My vote would be for the BLA Sparrow. You can get the first generation really cheap right now. I saw one floating around B/S/T for $400. The new ones start at $895. You can also score Myteks, RME ADI-2's, and older 2-channel Apogees for under $800. Any of those would suffice for a higher end mixdown...
by palinilap
Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:55 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Ludwig 26x14 Kick Drum Sample
Replies: 20
Views: 7698

Snarl 12/8 wrote:Is it illegal to grab one Bonham hit? Honestly, I don't know. But there are tracks floating around of just Bonzo going at it.
The ones I had were like 128 kbps MP3's. I mean, Bonzo would still sound great at 60 kbps, but just sayin'...
by palinilap
Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:11 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Bogus claims Re: OTB summing from Black Lion
Replies: 103
Views: 28991

Just playing devil's advocate here, but I don't think anyone was arguing that analog summing isn't better, I think most agree on that. It was more of a comment on not-so-forthright advertising tactics. And for the record, I own a Tweakhead 002, a first generation Sparrow, and absolutely love them bo...
by palinilap
Thu Jun 02, 2011 4:47 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Mixing advice...
Replies: 8
Views: 2827

To my ears, the synth bass has more subharmonic information than the kick. I usually like it the other way around, but that's just me. HP filters and lowend extenders could balance out those proportions a little better. If there's any reverb on the bass and/or kick, I'd try reducing or eliminating t...
by palinilap
Mon May 30, 2011 9:04 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: figure 8s as drum overheads
Replies: 14
Views: 12117

Figure 8 ribbons also work pretty well in M/S out in front of the kit. I've done this with a Fathead and SM81 with decent results.
by palinilap
Thu May 26, 2011 1:22 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: the sound of Pro Tools.
Replies: 25
Views: 7346

I've been curious about this too. According to their FAQ, "It is our opinion that the "gross" defects in many workstations include internal clipping, lacking dither stages in the DSP processing, multiple format conversions, out-of-control gain stages causing plugins to work outside their intended r...
by palinilap
Thu May 26, 2011 11:29 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: the sound of Pro Tools.
Replies: 25
Views: 7346

I'm still waiting for someone to explain to me why, hardware aside, Harrison Mixbus sounds any better than any other software. I've been curious about this too. According to their FAQ, "It is our opinion that the "gross" defects in many workstations include internal clipping, lacking dither stages ...
by palinilap
Wed May 25, 2011 11:38 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: the sound of Pro Tools.
Replies: 25
Views: 7346

Re: the sound of Pro Tools.

lefthanddoes wrote:I'm wondering about what other people have found about the sound of the software
Different recording software may have slightly different summing algorithms, but there shouldn't be an audible difference.
lefthanddoes wrote:and the sound of the hardware.
That's where you'll notice variances.
by palinilap
Sat May 21, 2011 5:53 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Favorite Producer Interviews?
Replies: 13
Views: 6217

Albini in Sound On Sound:

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep05/a ... albini.htm

I got a lot out of the bits on drum micing and Haas effect. Good stuff.
by palinilap
Fri May 13, 2011 7:50 pm
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Psychic Paramount - II
Replies: 3
Views: 1603

I've been getting into it too. Intense stuff. Feels like the mastering is a little harsh, but great album nonetheless.