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Did you turn off the compressor before printing stems? It can react much differently to stems than to the whole mix.

Also, how'd'ya like that Toft?

TapeOpLarry wrote: ↑

Thu May 03, 2018 1:15 pm

shifting chord pads

This sounds fun.

90% of client reference music is completely delusional and pointless. It's usually just records they like and has no bearing on what they are creating or delivering. I just had a client point me at a new age tinkly piano record drenched in reverb, but when I put reverb on his mixes he hated it. See...

Sounds like a classic case of needing some time/space away from the project. Has the singer stepped away at all during this process? Try explaining how valuable it is to get a fresh perspective. Since she obviously values your past work, maybe you can convince her that you've been through this befor...

And if you're just looking for an excuse to buy a pedal, definitely check out Blackout Effectors' Fix'd Fuzz: http://www.blackouteffectors.com/?page_id=774 -- extremely versatile, with two different fuzz circuits and an overdrive. I have the original Fix'd Fuzz, not the deluxe, but the deluxe just ...

If it's your own tune and you have the liberty of messing around with the setup a bit I'd say spend your time fine-tuning the pedal and amp settings to ensure you're equally happy with the clean and fuzz tones, and also run some kind of DI/second amp/different fuzz pedal just to have options. If it'...

If by this you mean ReaEQ, that's all I ever use myself, but I do kind of object to your referring to it this way. ReaEQ can have as many bands as you want. I'm sure there's a limit, but I've never hit it. Each of those bands can be any of 8 different types and they're all fully parametric. Of cour...

Wild, wild horses couldn't drag this thread back on topic, but I'm going to try. I hate drawing in automation. Is there some kind of cheap interface you can link up with PT that just has a few knobs and faders for real-time or recorded automation? Even if it was literally just one knob and one fader...

A.David.MacKinnon wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:27 am

what exactly do you do to play the rain stick?

Hold it like the pros do, and shake away:

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auto-panning can be fun I just discovered random auto-panning! Could be cool for shakers, especially multiple shakers. And while we're still semi-on topic... I made some loose-leaf tea with an old shitty tea ball a long time ago, and couldn't get it open again to wash it out. The leaves and berries...

Ditto on turning them down. Doesn't take much for shakers to poke through! I'd start at the bottom of the fader and bring them up slowly. EQ-wise, sometimes the mids can get in the way. Compression? Sure why not. Unless it's like a psychedelic tune I'd shy away from much reverb. Maybe a small room o...

go to shows and talk to artists that have music you like. Definitely this too! Showing that you dig what they do and want to be involved is very effective. You're also supporting them by going to their shows so they might be more inclined to support you by working with you. This definitely won't wo...

bash out a fucking muthafucking beat! Love this quote. My 2 cents on the reverb: Sounds like both signals going to the same verb, with way more of the "snare" being sent to it. I'd start by finding an '80's digital reverb box (or emulation of one), dialing up the "big chamber/area/parking garage" s...

Native Instruments seems like a safe choice but I have no experience with that. Safe is good. I'm always terrified that everything will stop working when I walk away from my computer, so I really value stability in software. And since Kontakt has been around for so long it seems like a good bet. Mo...

I think these days it's all about marketing yourself, your skills, and your personal tastes. Since everyone can record themselves or "knows a guy" who will do it cheap or free, you really have to sell the fact that you have experience doing this and doing it well, and that it will be an easy & fun e...