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RoyMatthews wrote:What interface are you using? Sometimes the Mac sound output preference changes its balance for some reason. I know that'll affect the line out of the computer.

Apogee Ensemble

Eeek! So here I am mixing away on a song, have gotten so far as getting all the vocals (4 layers bussed to one stereo aux), bass and drums sitting really well together and quite happy with it, then I remember to just check it in mono to see if anything pops out, or not enough of_____, phase issues, ...

I would rather have a single slamming mic pre with three choices of outboard EQ than have three channels of pre/EQ strip. That's exactly how I feel too. Of course I've never worked with outboard eq and can see what you're (all of you) saying about the certain quality they can impart on a source, be...

I'm just curious about how many of you actually make use of the eq section of say, a channel strip at the tracking stage. I my occasional phases of looking at a possible preamp purchase, I always dismissed the channel strip types, thinking to myself, 'wouldn't I just rather focus on a kick-ass pream...

Go to YouTube and find sflogicninja's tutorial on this -- he covers this topic very well. + 1 This guy's tutorials are great, I learned a lot of stuff watching them, and best of all, it's free. A great thing to do is make a template session, or different ones for different types of project. I made ...

i know what it is. i am a boutique pedal builder and i can say with a great degree of certainty that one of the inputs on your pieces of gear is receiving d.c. voltage. even the slightest amount can cause this phenomenon. you just need a .1 mf capacitor in line with the circuit you are putting your...

I was using Live (from 2.0 to 5.2) as my main DAW for years. I switched to Logic last year and never looked back. Don't get me wrong, I love Ableton Live and it can do many things other DAWs can't, it's very intuitive and wonderful for sketching out ideas in the studio and incredible for live shows,...

The Piano Handbook; by Carl Humphries I got it for the exact same reasons you state above. Never mastered any instrument by I play a lot of them, I just have a good ear but was always sloppy on the technical and theory, this book helped tremendously in playing with more confidence, left hand chords,...

it's funny that you revived this thread as, ironically, the problem is still happening, so it's not all to do with the 'soft clipping' engaged on the line inputs. Again, with overdriven electric guitar. Sometimes if I move a certain way while playing or even pausing from a take while the track is st...

Welcome to TapeOp. When you're just starting out, the simplest things can seem overwhelming, we've all been there at some point so fear not to ask questions, you will learn a lot here, it's a great community. A few tips, since you're starting out, that may help to get a better grip on your studio an...

'real' NY compression requires a console, though... :wink: john John, I'll give you $1000 and make lunch for Bunker every day for the next year in exchange for that Auditronics! :lol: I should know better and just have you over to discuss these things than to post on TapeOp, lol, I just forget, hit...

I've read about it time and again and tonight decided to give it a try. What I normally do with drums is get them sounding great individually within the mix, then I'll route their outputs to a stereo buss and apply some more eq and compression there, essentially having the drums outputting from that...

Been recording at 24 bit/44.1 for years and don't plan on changing anytime soon. It sounds great to my ears. I'd rather focus on the music, the arrangement, a great sounding mix, that's way more fun and in the end, matters a lot more.

Following up with the answer to my own question, in the event this happens to other Ensemble owners. Someone over at that other messageboard had the exact same problem and figured it out, I'm just passing along the info. Turn off the 'soft limit' feature on the recording input (for some reason mine ...

http://www.amptone.com/diyisobox.htm If you don't like the room, then take it out of the equation and build yourself one of these babies. I did and I really enjoy it. Again, thanks for all the replies, I've experimented a lot since posting this and have found the sweet spot between room, amp, mic a...