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this band consistently amazes me with their production. very extreme for what is essentially pop music. great contrasts of gritty, distressed sounds and crystalline choruses and keys etc.. distorted drums and modulated pianos... also there some really nice dark vocals - see the storm - anybody recog...

this past year i got a pair of 451's (newer) and have been using them for drum overheads which i like but i am having a hard time getting enough definition on the ride cymbal - how low do you guys put your overheads? it seems like the 451's, although they are cardoid - aren't a very tight pattern an...

If you have a great drummer with a good kit in an appropriate room you can record drums with 1 mic and they'll come out awesome... . i agree that the player/instrument/room are huge factors but i'm not as sure that a single mic is going to give you what you need to later in the mix - especially on ...

on 6 channels i'd go for: kick tucked a little inside for top and back enough for some good beef too snare - top 2 overheads - spaced pair - not too tight on the cymbals 2 spaced room mics or 2 toms depending on the song and room based on a quick listen of your stuff i think you're going to want to ...

sadly i can think of atleast one studio in vancouver with an SSL and no tape machines...

i also have a pair of these - got em cheap off ebay and i love them. i have since run into a few people a lot more experienced than i who work in high end studios who love them. seems to be popular for bass and kick and snare - i love them on the drums - supper punchy - you gotta watch it, they can ...

Winslow Leech wrote:Here's an article. Down the page they get into vocal sounds...

http://www.recordinginstitute.com/R2KREQ/excomp.htm

that's great stuff - thanks for the link.

Our producers used to put Marvin Gaye at the very top of his range (in his opinion it was beyond) and then punch in his vocals phrase by phrase. I'm sure this was one of the things that drove him to want to produce himself. The echo (reverb) was a mix of live chambers and an EMT plate. The new conv...

i have a lcd monitor so hopefully that's not the issue. (but i am running an old hifi amp to power my monitors) it's a strange problem but seems to be somehow related to my computer and possibly passing the noise through the AC ... ahh! i guess i'll have to get this pc out of the room sooner than la...

Sam Cooke recorded some of his material at United Western. I'm pretty sure he didn't record anything at Stax. I've seen photos of Sam singing into a RCA 77DX and a Neumann U-47 or U-48 at United. Check out the Night Beat album, in particular. It's an amazing recording and you can easily tell which ...

http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopi ... 13&start=0

(page one of the marvin gaye/sam cooke thread from dec.2)

i was recording some DI'd wurlitzer yesterday and noticed a high pitched sort of noise coming through on the track - the weird thing is it seemed to be affected by the computer - like when i scrolled down a page it would stop for a minute or when i clicked something it would stop for a second. there...

so many.......... stina nordenstam - the world is saved the pinetop seven - the night's bloom (home recording - completely humbles me) sun kil moon - tiny cities (the song) imogen heap - hide and speak (amazing song) clem snide - the end of love wilco - kicking television idaho - the lone gunman kep...

1. go the extra mile 2. be more generous 3. chase after projects that are more creatively fulfilling 4. buy a decent eq and learn how to use it 5. move the computer out of the live room! 6. spend more time with better producers and engineers in better studios 7. get to know the gear i have more 8. m...

thanks a lot dave.