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warhead · 19th October 2005

Monitoring at lower levels.

You can hear so much more, and the balance is so much easier to achieve at lower volumes. If you can get it spankin' at low volumes you've done something.

Plus you save your hearing from fatigue.

Delays, using delays at very low volume. I never reached for them much, now it's one of the first things I set up (2 delays, one might end up 1/4 note and one might end up whole...but yeah typically a short and long) and it can add so much depth to the mix. You just can't make it obvious.

War

19th October 2005	#33
warhead Jai guru deva om Joined: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 12,252	Monitoring at lower levels. You can hear so much more, and the balance is so much easier to achieve at lower volumes. If you can get it spankin' at low volumes you've done something. Plus you save your hearing from fatigue. Delays, using delays at very low volume. I never reached for them much, now it's one of the first things I set up (2 delays, one might end up 1/4 note and one might end up whole...but yeah typically a short and long) and it can add so much depth to the mix. You just can't make it obvious. War __________________ Warren Dent, Owner - ZenPro Audio: Gear Now & Zen