Message Board

The Gervais book shows a design for doing both of those things together. I guess the ultimate question is: how far does your ceiling drop using a resilient channel- RC2 clips + drywall. If it is less than 2 inches I could imagine not caring. Beyond that, if you have a smaller space that is just too ...

Yeah, on the optimistic side a weird recording (either yours or someone else's) is a skill building opportunity. "Oh, guitar sounds unfocused- apply 1.7:1 compression with a fast attack, then place in a tank of salt water."

Thanks all. There is almost too much information about monitors on the internet, and of course a lot of it is not reliable. Matt, your story fits another I read and helps me make up my mind. Obviously KRK V8's are nicer than the Rokits, so if you (and others) find the Events better, than I can just ...

I am continuing to comb through the maze of contradictory information on monitors. I've read some opinions that would lead me to believe all of the 8" monitors I've been comparing might be too bassy for my control room (180 square feet). Meanwhile I have shuffled back and forth between KRK RP8 KRK V...

Oh! so you keep the snare on its stand? Every time I've heard people talk about this, I've pictured a speaker on the floor pointed towards the ceiling with the snare on top of it.

I think I might use a small diaphragm condenser with a really flat eq response to mic this.

What I'm thinking is that if I screw the drywall up into the floorboard it will be a lot more coupled than if it is just resting against the cleat. I would imagine it could transmit a lot less energy through the floor that way. This wouldn't prevent me from screwing it in with a couple screws, and t...

Okay reamping the snare:

SHould I use a 2x12 with a tube guitar head, an 8" practice amp, my PA speaker?

I've been wanting to try this, and this recording is going to get pieced together like a frankenstein anyways.

Well, I can excuse myself from some responsibility. The snare drum didn't sound that good in the room (this is why I recently bought a nice snare) and his attack on it was not too even (this is why I recently bought a robot). The mexican strat with mini-humbuckers maybe isn't quite as choice as some...

Dude, I just thought of this. Stop messing around, I got your kick drum sound right here:





.



.


.

Not!

I?ve used the standard d112, b52, 57 on inside kick quite a lot, all acceptable, but when I want to open up the kick and add deep lows I have turned to the aforementioned mics. I am pretty sure it's a combination of my inexperience, and at times poor placement. However my least expensive mic on tha...

I don't know if this ever happens to you guys, but you burn a rough mix from a project and then pop it in the stereo, and it's a disaster. I mean, a rough mix is a rough mix, but you know about the quality level you can expect. Lately I've had this exciting thing happen where I get a rough mix on cd...

Don't let your kids see that. It looks like a play pit. Can you imagine? "Yay jump in, it's soft..... aww my freaking eyes!"

Cool. I learned something new. I get the feeling you could leave these in permanently if the only other thing that's holding the drywall up is the pressure from compressing the backing rod and some caulk (try to say it out loud without giggling). My question to you, since you seem to know this stuff...

Good point. I am gearing up to do smaller pieces between the joists, but now that you mention it, your logic is definitely the best for doing whole pieces on the ceiling and the walls. Staggering the joints is also a pretty smart idea.

I am about to hang some drywall from ceiling. I have some RSCI-1 clips, resiliant channels, and and a bunch of drywall that is two pieces green glued together. ... Hey, when you green glued the drywall together did you just apply the stuff and then stack the pieces of dw together and let gravity do...