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by Magnetic Services
Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:42 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Windows Updates
Replies: 5
Views: 1285

Re: Windows Updates

It's definitely worth it to stay up to date with your operating system. If you're relying on old software, something's going to go wrong eventually (plus, Microsoft will stop officially supporting it at some point, if they haven't already). I understand waiting on patches and version updates until t...
by Magnetic Services
Thu Mar 25, 2021 5:32 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: monitor stands
Replies: 20
Views: 4526

Re: monitor stands

Before you buy anything, consider just draping or wrapping them with some nice fabric. Looks nice and no one will ever know! Also maybe add a pad of some sort between the blocks and the speakers.
by Magnetic Services
Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:09 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Differences in monitoring: mix rooms vs mastering suites
Replies: 44
Views: 9246

Re: Differences in monitoring: mix rooms vs mastering suites

In case OP is wondering, REW is Room EQ Wizard, a free acoustic measuring program: https://www.roomeqwizard.com/
by Magnetic Services
Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:50 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Mid-quality compressors vs Logic's ?
Replies: 9
Views: 1916

Re: Mid-quality compressors vs Logic's ?

I don't have experience with any of those, but as a general rule I think any stock software compressor can do the job just fine. Hardware is nice to have on the front end for tracking though!
by Magnetic Services
Fri Mar 19, 2021 8:56 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Audacity updated
Replies: 3
Views: 1204

Re: Audacity updated

Did they give the UI a makeover yet? That's what always turned me off.
by Magnetic Services
Tue Mar 16, 2021 2:58 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Ddistributing Songs
Replies: 31
Views: 11399

Re: Ddistributing Songs

yeah i can't say record, because that denotes vinyl. And yet why? Record would simply signify recording, I'd think--there's really nothing medium-specific about it, but it is mostly used to denote vinyl. I'll call CDs records sometimes, or refer to an album (regardless of format) as a record. And p...
by Magnetic Services
Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:42 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Hearing Imbalance
Replies: 17
Views: 5016

Re: Hearing Imbalance

I had this a couple of years ago and it turned out to just be an earwax buildup. If you don't see any wax coming out, it's probably all compacted against the ear drum deep in there. I tried that Debrox stuff with no luck, then I finally went to urgent care and they flushed it out with a syringe/squi...
by Magnetic Services
Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:48 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Ddistributing Songs
Replies: 31
Views: 11399

Re: Ddistributing Songs

I'm in the middle of laboring over an 8-song release right now and recently came to the conclusion that I need to just release a single now (from the album or unrelated) to scratch my itch while I finish up the larger project. After that, I definitely see myself switching to shorter EPs and singles....
by Magnetic Services
Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:24 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: mastering, limiter, diy.
Replies: 25
Views: 5236

Re: mastering, limiter, diy.

What are the current target specs for a "mastered" recording, and how does one figure that out using standard tools? I'm using Reaper on Linux and watched a 10-minute video about mastering practices, which did help a bit. There's no one standard, but I mention the Spotify thing because that's the l...
by Magnetic Services
Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:08 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: mastering, limiter, diy.
Replies: 25
Views: 5236

Re: mastering, limiter, diy.

I'm going to be the guy that says, find a real mastering engineer (like morespaceecho, not your friend who "masters") and pay them to do the work. I've been that "friend who masters," and let me tell ya, I wish they'd gone with a pro instead. They put volume knobs on stereos for a reason. Also, thi...
by Magnetic Services
Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:33 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: mastering, limiter, diy.
Replies: 25
Views: 5236

Re: mastering, limiter, diy.

After doing the stuff everyone's described above, and easy way to hit a target loudness level is with Ozone's Maximizer module: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/ozone/features/maximizer.html Enter a target level in LUFS (like the Spotify standard of -14), click "learn threshold," let your song pl...
by Magnetic Services
Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:08 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Going for it
Replies: 48
Views: 43276

Re: Going for it

I call it the center mic, although "heart mic" is another good non-genitalia-related term.

For the love of god, everyone PLEASE stop using genitalia-related terms for anything.
by Magnetic Services
Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:04 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: 4 track cassette recording: random(?) cracks, blips, and cuts
Replies: 8
Views: 1907

Re: 4 track cassette recording: random(?) cracks, blips, and cuts

It's super hard to tell from that brief example, but it sounded more like a quick "warble" than a dropout to me. It could be caused by one of the motors stopping or slowing for a second, or maybe the tape slipping against the capstan. Unfortunately, while it's easy to clean the tape path and demag t...
by Magnetic Services
Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:59 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: M/S on the mix - am I doing it right?
Replies: 8
Views: 2063

Re: M/S on the mix - am I doing it right?

Well , first of all, Mid/Side is a microphone technique, not a mixing technique. It's both! Check out the article from the original post, Ozone includes some really handy tools for M/S processing. I think of it more as a mastering technique than a mixing technique, but it can be either. These tools...
by Magnetic Services
Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:37 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Headphone mix suggestions?
Replies: 12
Views: 2768

Re: Headphone mix suggestions?

I used to use one of these: https://motu.com/products/avb/monitor8

If you hook it up to your wi-fi (might require an accessory), your guests can pull up a web app on their phone/tablet/laptop to tweak their own headphone mix with whatever channels you want to give them access to. Pretty neat.