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by lapsteel
Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:25 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: client dislikes mixes...but wont say anything
Replies: 19
Views: 7378

You would hope they would tell you what they didn't like so it could be fixed. It is tough to do mixes without input.

Maybe you weren't clear on the mixes being first mixes?
Maybe the band is confused on what they actually sound like?
by lapsteel
Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:21 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Green Tips for Musicians
Replies: 19
Views: 6833

Now I have to double my waste. :lol:

Plant some trees to offset your carbon. :lol:
Save water. Don't shower for a few weeks. :lol:

On a more serious note:
Don't buy/do drugs. It funds/supports Mexican drug cartel violence. On the green side, a lot of vehicles are used to smuggle it.
by lapsteel
Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:37 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Green Tips for Musicians
Replies: 19
Views: 6833

Being 'green' = a stupid fad. It's just marketed to get housewives to buy things that are 5 times more expensive. Regardless, I'll provide an idea.

*Play acoustic instruments* :lol:
by lapsteel
Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:52 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: recording a 10 person roundtable.
Replies: 12
Views: 3606

Maybe boundary mics?
by lapsteel
Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:24 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Doubled Vocals
Replies: 37
Views: 11554

Do a better single vocal take. Add some reverb to the single vocal take. Copy the vocal track onto another track. On the new track add delay, maybe around 5ms. This simply never, ever sounds as good as a real doubled vocal. If you want doubled vocals to sound better, keep practicing them until you ...
by lapsteel
Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:33 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Doubled Vocals
Replies: 37
Views: 11554

Do a better single vocal take.

Add some reverb to the single vocal take.

Copy the vocal track onto another track. On the new track add delay, maybe around 5ms.
by lapsteel
Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:31 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: noob question about panning in Sonar
Replies: 8
Views: 2586

Is it in mono?
by lapsteel
Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:46 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Vocal Booth Or Not?
Replies: 7
Views: 3275

My vote is for the gobos.
by lapsteel
Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:12 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: The best recording site i've seen all week.
Replies: 50
Views: 13762

If you are going to consider yourself pro, at least spellcheck.

*Many studiosuse the Akg's that range*
*Wesometimes used the inputs*

My favorite quote:
*Your voice can be helped if needed with several different auto
tune applications.*
by lapsteel
Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:02 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: I'm now SM57 free!
Replies: 63
Views: 19884

I better buy some 57s. Get enough people leaving them, soon their sound will become 'classic.' Then I can sell them back to you for double their original value. :lol:
by lapsteel
Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:51 pm
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Taking a simple recording and making it stupidly complicated
Replies: 5
Views: 2434

if it doesn't work just redoing it is the best way to fix it
by lapsteel
Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:23 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Why is getting a decent vocal so difficult?
Replies: 47
Views: 13057

Mic technique and check your gain. Another good idea is not to record every instrument until it hits the red. Having a good mix going in will save a lot of time when finalizing mixes. One last thought, maybe work on singing. I don't know your situation, but the takes you are getting might just be yo...
by lapsteel
Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:17 pm
Forum: People/Places/Things
Topic: Seattle TapeOp Hang MONDAY NIGHT (Tomorrow)?
Replies: 21
Views: 6832

You get into both EMP and SFM for one price. EMP was kind of underwhelming, but I still suggest going to check it out at least once. It didn't have much in what I was interested in doing. I think it is just because I do a lot of it everyday (playing instruments, mixing, etc). I would have rather had...
by lapsteel
Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:24 pm
Forum: Listen to Music
Topic: Best music video ever.
Replies: 36
Views: 13676

by lapsteel
Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:58 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Switch from Vegas to Sonar (?) what do you think(?)
Replies: 26
Views: 7767

I like Sonar.