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Have you used the room eq wizard to measure your current setup? It might be interesting to compare the two pairs of monitors also.

I just got Soundtoys, like all of 'em. Black Friday sale of $230 was too good to pass up.

winky dinglehoffer wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 15, 2022 9:26 am

And the mic's a Donner, so you know it comes to party. (I bet it eats other mics for lunch too.)

Moderators, please close the thread. It peaked right here and cannot possibly offer anything better than this.

I wonder how this stacks up against the bargain basement MXLs. I have no reason to ever touch this thing, but for some 15 year old who wants to mess around and get started. Totally awesome.

I just ordered a Korg Volca Sampler. I've been nerding some electronic music and it's about as cheap as a stomp box. After dusting off my Alesis drum machine I want to make/tweak more of my own samples and I like the tactile element of programming beats on a 16 step sequencer.

This is true! Or you could just wait for that magic "You know what this track really needs? A guitar that squeals like a stuck pig!" moment. I'd say about once a year that's exactly what the doctor ordered around my place. I've kept an instrument around for dumber reasons than that (I'm looking at ...

digitaldrummer wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 15, 2022 2:43 pm

unfortunately the pickups are pretty microphonic. kick on the Carl Martin plexitone and it squeals like a stuck pig... (where other guitars with better pickups don't). This is one thing that most of the Firefly's seem to have in common.

Well, pickup upgrades can be fun.

^ Ooh, that's pretty!

^ OMG, I kind of suspect this actually sounds better than it looks.

The Scum wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 03, 2022 2:54 pm

Well, you wouldn't want your podcast viewers to see the usual coathanger + old sock combo, would you?

It was pantyhose, and it was almost brand new.

i will have to check that out, it is a fantastic album, definitely a seminal record of that time/band. personally i think Jay Bennett is the unsung hero of that album even though he was vilified in the documentary "i am trying to break your heart". he was kicked out of the band and they never sound...

Jitters wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 26, 2022 9:24 pm

I have 421s but the off axis sounds always get to me.

They manage to capture a bit of everything else happening on the kit and run it through a "shit" filter. Maybe it's because I have a newer one but that mic is in the overrated category to me.

Wilco has released their massive Yankee Hotel Foxtrot deluxe edition with an endless stack of early versions, demos, alternate mixes etc. For music makers familiar with the album it's very educational. So much to learn about production, arrangement, mixing from these less refined versions. There are...

I want to thank everyone again. We set up the mics tonight and I think I’ve got a good sound to work with. We ended up with a three mic setup. It certainly sounds better than my last attempt! Making decisions based on hearing the drums in the context of production was obviously an advantage. We wil...

This place rules because there is only good advice above. The things I'd offer to build on/add to the above are these: As mentioned, find time to test everything out before you need to roll. Your plan might be perfect, but you don't know until you try it and then alter it. I would encourage you to s...