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one time we used a factory demo from an emax keyboard playing classical music through a boss distortion and a wah wah. it was just four beats of it. but it sounded like the meanest guitar part ever recorded. Also we once took a hank williams recording and turned it backwards fed it through a filter,...

there'a a free VST plug called the dominion.(<-- i think) that has the same idea behind it as the transient designer. you might give it a shot if your working in cubase or sonor.

listen to crooked rain. weezer would've had no carrer with out pavement.
same for bands like the starlight mints. this was a great band!!
J. Mascus isn't in the same league. did you see him playing on jenny jones a while back??????
sad...very sad.

i hate to tell you this. but it's probably just really noisy effects. all you can do is gate the thing or use a noise reduction plugin. i would try to mess with his effects and see if you can clean up the sound a bit. or let him use his effects through his amp, mic it up then take a direct signal st...

i'd have to agree with you. god, this guy is watered down VH1 garbage.
and to think he gets to work with cool engineers like jack joseph puig.
insane freak who looks like satan...but a great engineer.

i have some really bad pawn shop stuff that i use all the time. anyone else use cheap, (regarded as useless by the recording community) gear? some of my favorite's are: the alesis micro limiter - holy crap!! this thing squashes like nothing else and actually distorts in a good way. about $25 used. w...

i have to try this. i only have one dynacomp. so i'll try the old mono
compressor mixed in thing. thanks.

The secret to the ultimate dub sound, for me, is the DOD FX-25b pedal, with the sensitivity set so that the filter never opens. Works for Bill Lasswell, works for me, and works with pretty much any amp setup. The pedal's like $25 used, $40 new (I splurged for a new one). I run through a relative br...

"Sometimes I'll use a pair of MXR DynaComps for an effect in the mix."


Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC[/quote]

i've heard of people using dynacomps on drums.
do you use a D.I. in reverse to get the right level to these things?
just curious.
oh and nice posts everyone.

what mic's, pre's, compressors Eq's, ect. are folks around here using to record/mix drums?
i find it endlessly facinating to see what people are using to track/mix their drums.

whoever offered to shrink down my avatar...
that would be great. since i have no clue how to do this.
give me an email at velvetsound@comcast.net
thanks.

"and he clams that tortoise tunes the kick."


i love to clam the tortoise.

i almost always put a 57 on the built in speaker.
it just sounds so good that way. sometimes i'll take the 1/4 inch out
into a little fender or a bassman. but i find the little speaker is the most authentic.

i can tell you that their early albums sure sound like shit!!! i should know. i'm the one that f**ked em up. do tell... and man, as soon as i click on a subject, i can always tell when you've posted thanks to that avatar...;) alex sure... i produced engineered or played on the first three records. ...

i might be one of the only people who doesn't really love this mic. i have a pair from GC that are ok. definately a good mic for the money. i like it on under snare sometimes. don't like it much on overheads. but to be fair, i don't really love small condenser's as much as other people i know. there...