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especially since alot of folks on here agree that recording at lower levels in the digital realm turns out better sounding mixes.... You know, you don't HAVE to engage the make-up gain on a comp. my point about tracking at lower levels in the digital domain: you are not going to go into clipping wh...

casey campbell wrote:especially since alot of folks on here agree that recording at lower levels in the digital realm turns out better sounding mixes....

You know, you don't HAVE to engage the make-up gain on a comp.

@?,*???&? wrote:Unless it's jazz, there's really no point.

*Envisions Geoff trying to get Buddy Rich to play quieter and the resulting shit-storm*

mmmm...happy thoughts...

And heaven help any of us nut-jobs who intentionally make a comp pump and breathe as an effect.
Drum loop is exhibit A. I took a pair of stock apple loops and ran them through a dbx 106a at the same time:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2731144/Text.mp3

I know the Op is about vox. AMJS.

@ Nick,
So did you get it and what are your thoughts on the ipad as a control surface?

Here's some useful XP services stuff.
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

I've never fancied myself an accomplished engineer. Just a musician who dabbles in recording. Last time I was buzzing around while the band was playing and I hit a spot that made me stop and think about putting a mic right around the corner from the hall way. Weird spot but the sound was so focused...

/severe derail

J dubs? That you?

/derail

Cool shit! In addition to Scodiddly's suggested mic'ing, I'd try to capture a "down the hall mic" as well. Something well away and maybe "around the corner" from the room the band is in. It would be nice to have some solo mics too. Or at least one for Sam. I was just watching a video of a band with ...

Conversely, you could also argue that it's a perfect example of the "market regulating itself" as MySpace slowly fades away. Crazy, huh?!?! Not to derail this back to Geoff's ill-fated mortgage analogy, but you could look at the long term economic mess we're in as an indicator how well this "self-r...

Artifex wrote:
Done. And I'll reserve my dissertation on the rest of the thread for another time.

Artifex wrote:I am the terrible byproduct of the erosion of Jeff's 'society'!

That should be your sig. And if it isn't, it might become mine.

Did you think lying about homeloans and mortgages was a good idea? This avoidance of negativity on the internet is a cultural indicator. Can you explain what just happened with the homeloan industry where people were giving loans to people who were lying about their income? What those were called w...

Only happy thoughts prevail on myspace and facebook and twitter these days...or TapeOp...lol God, I know! I've seen people on this board completely fail to respond to critical comment. One member (who shall remain nameless), refuses to stop dumping urine into everyone's cheerios no matter how often...

percussion boy wrote:Somewhere up above he's jamming with Glen Goins.

And Eddie Hazel.