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- Tue Dec 26, 2023 5:29 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: amps vs. simulators
- Replies: 50
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Re: amps vs. simulators
Every time I see a sound guy put a mic in front of a guitar amp with my bands I tell them "you won't need that". they don't usually believe me until the end of the night when they realize they never actually used it. and I think the bass DI is just there to make the kick drum sound muddy in the mai...
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:58 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: amps vs. simulators
- Replies: 50
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Re: amps vs. simulators
yes honestly proper touring amps and cabs are just for show, because any decent venue (even small ones) the crowd doesn't hear the amp, they hear the PA/FOH and those speakers and what the FOH person does. So it's mostly a vanity thing. Even when i was touring i was In Ears and the amp sometimes i ...
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:24 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: amps vs. simulators
- Replies: 50
- Views: 183873
Re: amps vs. simulators
Nice cabs! If I was ever playing bass live again on a regular basis, I think I'd build a little posse of individual 10's I could stack up. As a live sound guy I've found the smaller the bass amp, the better the sound for the audience. i have found the issue is all the ported cabs. they have just wa...
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:50 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: amps vs. simulators
- Replies: 50
- Views: 183873
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:57 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: rotating speaker alternative
- Replies: 27
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Re: rotating speaker alternative
this actually sounds pretty good... https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/delay-modulation/waterfall-rotary-speaker.html and takes up a lot less space. . https://media.uaudio.com/assetlibrary/w/a/waterfall_rotary_pdp_feature3_1.jpg I was going to suggest this. I use it on all kinds of stuff. The Roto ...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:59 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: amps vs. simulators
- Replies: 50
- Views: 183873
Re: amps vs. simulators
... SO, the way I see it is you have a perfectly good tone for tracking direct, but then you can reamp it later on AND also have the DI preserved so you can use the STL thing as a supplemental layer. I am a big fan of getting the FINAL sound with the guitarist / bassist / instrumentalist in the ses...
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:33 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: delivery resolutions for digital
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23154
Re: delivery resolutions for digital
I keep it at whatever the tracking settings are the entire time. I don't see any point in even thinking about it at this point since every streaming service can handle whatever you upload and if it's going to a mastering engineer I would keep it there anyway. It's annoying to render at different set...
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:06 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: amps vs. simulators
- Replies: 50
- Views: 183873
Re: amps vs. simulators
In the metal world, so many people are using simulators now. Personally, I still find them sterile sounding, and I also find a lot of modern metal production sterile as fuck as well. I can't tell if that's just me being "stuck in my ways" and not being up with the modern sound, or not. I agree, the...
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:03 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: amps vs. simulators
- Replies: 50
- Views: 183873
Re: amps vs. simulators
In the metal world, so many people are using simulators now. Personally, I still find them sterile sounding, and I also find a lot of modern metal production sterile as fuck as well. I can't tell if that's just me being "stuck in my ways" and not being up with the modern sound, or not. I agree, the...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:53 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Happy Black Friday! Did you get anything?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 76472
Re: Happy Black Friday! Did you get anything?
I went a little nuts, but also not that bad. ha. Have the DIY bug real bad so I got a Hairball Blue Stripe 1176 kit & 2 Hairball Bronze kits. Oxford Inflator, Kazrog True Iron and True Dynamics plugins. Also bought a rug for my temporary mix room in my apartment (80% off!). The studio I was working...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 12:51 pm
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Happy Black Friday! Did you get anything?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 76472
Re: Happy Black Friday! Did you get anything?
Do you enjoy the API Vision Channel Strip? I found myself using the waves API EQ's a lot, and didn't want to give WAVES money, so decided to go the UA route instead. It's good, but I often only use the EQ so when that's the case I just go to the stand-alone UAD plugs. The compressor is definitely c...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:28 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Happy Black Friday! Did you get anything?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 76472
Re: Happy Black Friday! Did you get anything?
I also picked up a couple more UAD plugins (since this is one of the best times of the year to do so). I got the API Vision channel strip and the Culture Vulture (I fall for hardware emulations of hardware I would never buy in real life...). Do you enjoy the API Vision Channel Strip? I found myself...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:26 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: Happy Black Friday! Did you get anything?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 76472
Re: Happy Black Friday! Did you get anything?
I went a little nuts, but also not that bad. ha. Have the DIY bug real bad so I got a Hairball Blue Stripe 1176 kit & 2 Hairball Bronze kits. Oxford Inflator, Kazrog True Iron and True Dynamics plugins. Also bought a rug for my temporary mix room in my apartment (80% off!). The studio I was working ...
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:44 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: mixing bass with hard snappy plucks
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14286
Re: mixing bass with hard snappy plucks
haha, yes, the real solution is "Redo that part, and take it easy for fuck's sake!" It also will take less time. But what do I know, I only play a surgeon on TeeVee... I had a kid in last night doing the "pop" with the snare. I asked him to be careful because that can be problematic. Much to my del...
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:10 am
- Forum: Creative Recording
- Topic: mixing bass with hard snappy plucks
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14286
Re: mixing bass with hard snappy plucks
This makes sense too, but I also feel like this isn't just a gain/volume issue. Even if you turn down the transient, it's still there and is more manageable, but it's still not going to sound soft. Just quieter. I know what you mean. It's called "bass playing technique." :lol: haha, yes, the real s...