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Nick, all very good points. I have, in fact, done the walk-around-the-room-hitting-the-floor-tom thing. I definitely found the best spot for my the tubs that way. I think what I neglected to do was the whole pink noise mode/node mapping. I did some half-assed calculations on the back of a napkin so ...

Get a shitload of OC 703 and start making corner bass traps and broadband absorbers. It'll do wonders.

I'm interested to know what you guys think about recording bands separately versus all together in the same room. Personally, I feel there are pretty big pros and cons on both sides. So far, it has been my experience that I get a much better performance--and that's where the magic is--when recording...

Holy cow! Anybody used one of these yet? http://www.meris.us/products/440-mic-preamp/ Currently, I love using my Keymaster for adding guitar pedal effects when mixing. Having a guitar pedal fx loop included within a sweet pre would make it so much simpler. I just love mixing through guitar pedals fo...

patch bay all the way

Am I the only one who doesn't know what a "bedio" is?

Hm... I've only ever heard it on a kick drum

Pretty interesting read! Betcha didn't know QOTSA were the first to record with it.
http://www.audiotechnology.com.au/wp/in ... rophone-2/

I'm in the market for something similar. Anyone try the Blue Sky Exo2 system? I think that looks pretty good. Unported speakers.

Also, I like to select a region larger than the song, and put the DAW into loop play. Give me about 2-3 seconds before the first note, and a longer ending, to listen to fadeouts / reverb tails / etc. at the end of the song. As each pass happens, I work on a different instrument or section. VERY IMP...

brenthahn wrote:

LupineSound wrote:I was considering switching to Pro Tools and a Neve 8816 summing package but I'm unsure how I'd handle automation afterwards. Curious what you guys do...

What do you mean by "afterwards?" After what?

After I switch from Ableton & APC40 to Pro Tools & the 8816.

Or there is this, but I am kind of unclear how 16 channels have inserts on one DB25? http://vintageking.com/recording-gear/consoles-mixers/summing-line-mixers/neve-8816-summing-mixer I'm in a similar boat. I think that 8816 fits the bill. 16 channels, small footprint, DB-25. And to answer your ques...

Currently, I use an APC40 with Ableton to record automation. It's not great but it gets the job done. I was considering switching to Pro Tools and a Neve 8816 summing package but I'm unsure how I'd handle automation afterwards. Curious what you guys do...

That sounds intriguing. Google is coming empty. I'm now curious as well.

I don't have a control room (yet) so I wear a pair of sound isolating headphones (DT770m) and hold up a mic to the source and move it around until I find a sweet spot. Other times I'll set up a mic in a proven configuration, record a sample and play it back (adjust & repeat as needed). I suppose the...