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My buddy gave me a license for Synchro Arts VocAlign Project 5 www.synchroarts.com/products/vocalign-project-5/overview?sku=VAPJ5 and I've been happily using this for the last year but now it shows it is expired (and this is exactly why I hate subscriptions). Apparently it was a 1 year "subscription...

I forgot to mention that sometimes (and it really has to be the right kind of track because it definitely does not work on everything...) I'll use the SoundToys MicroShift plugin. Obviously it's made for vocals but sometimes it's cool, or weird, or both.

A lot of DAWS (like I think Garageband, Logic, Cakewalk) always want to default to stereo tracks when exporting and sometimes when recording. So sometimes you end up with stereo tracks that were really mono tracks (or should be mono tracks). So invert one side and see if they null? If so, then just ...

The only downside to 500 series is that you will quickly develop "empty slot syndrome". And it has only one cure.

My drums are always setup, so for most everything I'm using a spaced pair. I was using a pair of AKG c414b-uls, but last year switched to a pair of Lauten LA220 v2 for overheads. Mainly so I could free up the 414's for other things. The Lauten's are a bit brighter, but they have some filter switches...

Nick Sevilla wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:03 pm

new pair of Avantone CLA-10A limited edition speakers. Active, Brown Veneer. Funky.

those do look cool - I'd be interested how they work out for you...

glad to hear you found a workaround (and saved some $$)

ASIO4ALL is probably worth trying, otherwise it seems like you are probably at the mercy of the interface driver... meaning, waiting for something from ESI... and that might be unlikely?

so is it worth it to outlay 3-4x more cash for convenience / ease of use for the edge case above? I think only you can decide that based on your needs. But are there other software (plugin or DAW routing?) solutions that might allow you to accomplish what you need? I'm not 100% clear if you are usi...

I don't have one, but saw they were on sale (and would love to have one for sure) -- https://www.locomotiveaudio.com/wt-comp Vari-MU type. There's a Tape Op review and the reviewer liked it a lot. A DBX 160A (or older X, XT) are great for some stuff (like bass guitars). I've got a Lindell Lin2A and ...

sounds like a couple nice scores there. What would you be compressing with said compressor?

you can't damage the mic by turning up the preamp gain and the preamp won't affect the movement of the ribbon at all (that's whatever you put in front of the mic that is making it vibrate). I'm assuming you did not have phantom power engaged (although that usually won't hurt most modern ribbons eith...

TC Mic Mechanic has one as well -- https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... mechanic-2

so if you had a collection of these, and the world was ending I suppose you could chew on these for awhile?

https://evolution-music.co.uk/evovinyl/

I just did a deep cleaning on a little Mackie mixer (lots of scratchy and intermittent pots). The only reason I mention this is that you can now get the cleaning supplies at most Home Depots. clean it out good, let it dry, then spray the lubricant in the pots (as best as you can) or faders. Let it d...