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Replacing drum hits?

Jeffguitar — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:09:56 GMT

Hi guys. I have had a Zoom R24 for a while and I love it, but one thing that has always bothered me was that it cannot midi sync to other equipment so that I can use a drum machine or computer drums like ez drummer aor addictive drums, which I have. I know it has a drum machine built in but man, those zoom drums samples just sound beyond pathetic.

Reading the thread about the new Slate drums and seing someone talk about replacing drum hits, it just dawned on me. It looks like I actually could use the crappy drum machine in the r24 and then after I get my drum track done I could move it to the computer and replace the drum hits with good sounds. This is a revelation to me because it would actually be the same as upgrading my Zoom drum machine with better sounds with that extra step.

So, am I on the right track here? Is it possible to replace drum sounds on a wave file and what software should I look for and how easy will this be? Can I simply point a plug in at a wav file on a track and will it simply replace it with good sounds? How tedius is the process, do I have to show the software each hit and tell it what kind of drum hit it is? I don't want to have to sit for long periods choosing each drum hit for hundreds of hits, that sounds like a massive task.

So basically, what software should I look at and how much of a task is it to replace drum sounds of a wave file on a track?

Thanks

2012 iMac has no Audio-In!

jprokos — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:05:04 GMT

I don't have a clue so I am here to ask the knowledgeable people on this forum. The 2012 iMac doesn't have an Audio In jack! Only Audio Out. I would like to record/edit digital audio files on the iMac. Obviously I am not a professional; I have always relied on the "low quality" Audio-In that Apple provided. The devices I want to record from are a MiniDisk player (Mini Toslink) and Turntable/Cassette/VHS (RCA). Might be useful to have either a 1/4 phone connector and/or balanced XLR for future use.

It would be a bonus if I could use this device as a phantom power supply for an external microphone to record directly into the computer.

Apparently 24-bit encoding with at least 48,000 Hz sampling rate is the bare minimum for decent recording??

The only connections I have on the iMac are USB, HDMI, and Thunderbolt.

Would love to hear of ideas and solutions… within my price range (around $150 or less) but any suggestion is welcome regardless of price.

Is this still a "trial beta forum?"

Bender412 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:02:15 GMT

Just wondering lol.

Need Help in Choosing a Piano VST

jaxman12 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:59:44 GMT

Am trying to make a decision on upgrading to a better VST piano.

Currently I am using True Pianos Amber that was included in Sonar X-2 Producer. I sounds good to me, but I would like something more natural sounding without being muddy and dull. The True Pianos are bright and sound good but don't sound very natural. I have Komplete 8 and just upgraded to Komplete 9. The pianos in Kontact to me were very dull and lifeless so I went back to True Pianos. I looked at some demos of Addictive Keys but tbh, I was not all that impressed. Synthogy IvoryII I have not heard yet. A lot of people like it but it will cost more.

I have heard some piano demos of Alicia's Keys on Youtube that sound really good, like the one below from a thread a few days ago. This guy is Arksun on this website. His video has pretty much convinced me that Alicia's Keys would be what I want for the money.

Arksun - Alicia - YouTube

I have not tried The Giant yet. Here is a comparison. I still like AK better. The Giant seems to have a resonating thickness in the mid to lower end where the AK seems to have a more natural cleaner tone.

NI Piano Face-Off: Alicia's Keys vs The Giant - YouTube

I know there are other piano VST's out there, and if there is a reason I should not get the Alicia's Keys and hold out for another VST that is really that much better please let me know. I don't see a demo of AK on the NI website.

If I upgrade to Alicias Keys it will cost me out of pocket $70.00 because I have a e-voucher from Native Instruments for $30.00.

Recording Process

johsjohs — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:59:37 GMT

As of tomorrow I will start recording for my album at home.

I am still relatively new to recording but feel I can now release something listenable mix wise.

The only thing I'm yet to come across from my research into recording are peoples actual recording process.

I found yesterday a way to record vocals, for instance record chorus then verse by verse. I was silly enough before to hit play and try and nail that perfect take which drove me mad, and ultimately made me put down the tools.

Is there any other vocal recording techniques you could offer other than chorus, verses?

Also what is your process for recording rhythm guitar? Once again I would try and nail a certain take which you know can be frustrating!

Please bare in mind I am unable to really cut and paste as you would on a DAW. I am recording/mixing on my Zoom R8.

Any suggestions would be kindly welcomed!

How do I find the right rythm for high hats?

Felix Bartelt — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:57:52 GMT

As you can see, I´m not a drummer. So I hope, you excuse my question and don´t give me a "you have to feel that yourself":

Since high hats in other production allways sound better than in mine, I´m wondering, what is the best way to program high hats in dance- or pop-productions:

- Are there any rules, to find the right rhythm?

- Are there any instruments, the high hats should orientate on? (I´ve heard some songs, where they seem to play the same rhythm of the bass, while in other productions I hear a simple line of 16th.)

- Are high hats rather supporting other instruments / voices or rather used to fill up silent parts?

- Or simply asked: How do you program your high hats and decide, where to put which note and which sound (open hh, closed, just a very silent and short note)?

Thanks for helping.

LDCs for toms

Sonic Sweets — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:51:58 GMT

I'd love to try some LDCs on toms today. 3 of em. Rock music. DW kit. What should I use? Here's what I have:

AT 4040
Rode NTV x 2
Manley Ref C
TLM103
Baby Bottle x 2
Studio Projects C1
Rode NT1

also working with dynamics like 604, 421, etc.. but wanna switch it up today.

Vintage Warmer

yackovich — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:43:54 GMT

Anyone (ITB) using Vintage Warmer?

I was using it today in multiband, and was pretty impressed with the transparency I managed while definitely getting the levels up where they needed to be - just using about 1.5db gain reduction overall, according to the meters.

I am not a TOTAL newb with mastering...just 95% newb I'd say. But actually I love it.

Connecting Joe Meek VC3Q to Scarlett 2i2

david13 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:40:29 GMT

Hi guys quick question,

I just purchased a Joe Meek VC3Q preamp with the intention of using it with a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. I will eventually upgrade my interface to something with more i/o when I have the cash, but for now it will have to do. What method and correct cable would be needed to get this combo to work for me?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!

Any using DPA vocal mic D:Facto II?

Timsplace — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:28:28 GMT

Anyone have experience with this DPA vocal mic (D:Facto II)? I've used their headset mics for live performances and use their Lavs for broadcast as well. Considering trying them out in a location recording session with a whole group recording live.

Should I rent: mic,preamp or converter?

beyondat — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:13:26 GMT

Okay, I currently have one mic which is the at4040. I've been pleased with the results(for the money) I also have a motu microbook II as my preamp/ converter. I was thinking of renting a piece of gear for a few days to see if it makes a big difference or not. I know first hand that a better recording is easier to mix. What piece would you rent to add to your signal chain to make the biggest impact? Microphone, preamp or converter?

Blue Bluebird vs. avantone ck7

azkaazkaazka — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:03:21 GMT

first, I'm a newbie to this forum, so let me say hi to all of you here kfhkh

as the title suggest, currently I have at2050 running through focusrite scarlet interface/pre and now seeking for some mic upgrades. My first choice is actually avantone cv-12, a very tempting one, and i heard many good reviews about this.

however, it is way out of my budget. my next alternative is the CK7, however I found blue bluebird in ebay with slightly lower price.

Basically, i use the mic only for vocal recording for some pop/soft-rock music cover (john mayer, coldplay, etc), and my voice is somekind of 'thin' soft breathy one. I heard that CK7 is much warmer than bluebird, while bluebird has more sparkling high end.

so which one should i get?

Teac 40-4

Sampler Man — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:47:41 GMT

So I want to send a stereo mix from Pro Tools to the Teac 40-4 and then back to Pro Tools. This thing is a 4-track so I'll only be using half the tape for a stereo track. Is there a way to set it up as a 2 track so I'm using all of the tape?

Need room treatment advice

Unknown soldier — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:24:47 GMT

I just moved and have a garage to setup my studio. I've attached a drawing with the details.

The back wall behind the monitors really needs to be soundproofed to avoid bothering the person living behind it. I was thinking of placing drywall sheets behind the monitors, creating space between the wall and the sheets, and then treating the sheets as needed with panels/foam or whatever is best.

Also, the amp needs attention. How can I reduce the volume/reflections? Would I place a panel/gobo between the amp and rear wall, or maybe something right across the garage?

Also, the garage door....it can really be treated as it needs to open/close, so maybe something portable?

Not too knowledgeable on this stuff..any advice on how to set this up for decent acoustics with a reasonable budget is appreciated!

Thanks!

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Good boost or OD for Mesa Dual Rec?

skeeballcore — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:24:32 GMT

I've got a few OD's/boosts that I've tried, but I've not quite got what I'm looking for yet.

(Amp is a 3 channel Dual Rec)

I have a Maxon OD808, which does some really sweet things with the tone; but I'd actually like it to have more gain. I need it to go to 11. It does color the tone a bit in a way I don't like, but nothing too bad.

I also have a Bad Monkey which fills in some space tone-wise, and has a good amount of gain (more than the OD808), but is a little too noisy for my taste.

Those are the only OD's I've tried; any other experiences or opinions from GS?

Also: i have a slightly modded Metalzone, that, when ran as a boost, actually kills kittens within a 3 mile blast radius, but that's not what I'm looking for here.

Advice required for RME UFX and Aurora 8

Musicmacd — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:48:23 GMT

hi Slutz

I've got an RME UFX as my main sound card with a ART TUBE 8 via ADAT for extra inputs, I will be getting an Aurora 8 delivered in 2 days complete with ADAT card.
How would I get the most out of this set up. Should I keep the RME as the main card and use ADAT for the Lynx?. Or am I better off using the Lynx as the Master and ADAT the RME?? If I go that route would I loose the extra I/O's of the RME??

Any help would be appreciated

Paul kfhkh

Video Tutorial: Mix Drums with Waves SSL G Channel and Bus Comp

erictarr — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:37:07 GMT

Here is a video tutorial about mixing drums with the Waves SSL G Channel and G Master Bus Compressor. Discussion of EQ, Compression, and Expansion is given for each individual mic in a multi-track drum recording. Parallel bus compression is also demonstrated for the sub-mix.

Product Demo: Waves SSL G Channel and G Bus Compressor for Drums - YouTube

Video Tutorial: Mix Drums with Waves SSL G Channel and Bus Comp

erictarr — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:35:29 GMT

When Mixing / Mastering tracks, ill find that Vocals seem to sound more Behind...

Edwincalle — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:32:23 GMT

When mixing through my Yamaha 5s, the vocals sound like there mixed fine over instrumentals.... But when I listen to the track in my car, it'll sound as if the vocals are more behind the instrumental and not on top like more professional songs do.

Can anyone offer any engineering tips. I really only use reverb.. So maybe EQing could help

Hardware Master bus Comp+EQ combos

SEED78 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:28:44 GMT

I'm thinking over various hardware master bus Comp and EQ options at the moment.

Anyone using any of the below for hip hop on their 2 bus?

Any reasons to remove any of the below from my list? I've deliberately gone cheap end to high end so I can account for the state of my pocket at the moment of purchase.

Am largely thinking of buying 2nd hand, because of the huge savings, risk involved obviously...

I'll be mixing with a oldschool Siemens C4 mixing desk with Hauf transformers in an out (even on the line ins) - so I might be able to manage with a 2 bus that doesn't have tons of colour.

MASTER BUS COMP

CHEAP
Klark Teknik DN500
Overstayer Stereo Dynamics
Aphex Compeller 320A - could add a Dominator to the chain too maybe
Chameleon Labs 7720

or.... if I got a bit more cash:
Elysia xpressor
Drawmer 1968
Portico 5043
TFPro P38
Gyraf SSL clone

Second hand bargain (IF they turn up)
alan smart C2
buzz SOC1.1
Daking Fet III
Roll Music RMS755
FCS PS3
Focusrite Red 3
UBK Fatso
The Nail
Aurora GT2

If I win the lottery…
Chandler Zener
Culture Pheonix MP
Cranesong STE-8
Shadow Hills

EQ

(could prob only afford any of these second hand...)
Dangerous Music BAX EQ
Summit 200B
IGS Rubber Bands
DAV BG3 (about half the price of some of the others)
Cartec EQ-Pre-2A

CHEAPER SIDE IF NEEDED
dbx 242
kark teknik DN410
TL Audio stuff

Sweetwater Gear Fest?

Tone Deaf — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:22:20 GMT

Sweetwater's annual Gear Fest event is this weekend. Is anyone going? Has anyone ever been? Is it worth what would be a three and a half drive for me to check it out?

MPC 4000 -> Radial ProD2 -> Mbox Pro. Is it ok?

sd-cd — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:15:08 GMT

Hi,

I got Mbox Pro (3rd gen), which has 6 analog line inputs. I would like to use all 8 analog outs from my MPC 4000.

Would Radial ProD2 be ok to be used with MBox's mic inputs?
Radial ProD2™ - Stereo Direct Box

Thanks
Adam

Drawmer DL441 - Quad Auto Compressor Limiter for Recording/Mixing

Piranhadrum — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:00 GMT

Hi all, I have been offered to buy two used DL441's for around $550.

Looking to expand my 8 track analog system. I use a Tascam TSR-8 1/2" reel to reel with a Soundcraft 200b mixing board. Been doing a lot of research on quad comps/limiters and there's not much about these, or the DBX 1046's, for recording...just sound reinforcement.

For what I am looking to do is to have the option of compression on each channel via hardware, whether during tracking or mixdown.

Any thoughts? I know these are good pieces of gear, I'm just trying to see if there is a better solution.

Thanks!

old PT 8 question with command 8

sleeper1400 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:58 GMT

So, I got a hold of a command 8 and was wondering if it will work out of the box with PT 7-11? did Avid cut off support? if it works with 8.4 that's be great, it seems that it would, but I figured I'd run it by here first.

a quick edit. like any huge company, i find Avid's site confusing and not helpfull

HDX Webinar: The Independent Edge (with Greg Wells)

The Press Desk at Gearslutz.com — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:02 GMT

HDX Webinar: The Independent Edge
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Register to discover:
How technology has changed the studio process
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blender,FET, 2 loops plus dry, need expertise

blackieNYC — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:42:59 GMT

This is, hopefully, an all FET 2 fx loop with blend control. The three signal paths are identical - wet, wet, and dry. Can you tell if this is going to perform well? Any loss or necessary corrections? I think Dan Tillman's preamp convinced me to pursue an all-FET design. I looked for one extensively, but I couldn't find one with 2 loops, blend, true bypass, and FETs. I'm making a blender to minimize extra electronics, so this seems like the way to go. I just found that the TL072 has 3 FETs and 13 transistors. Yeah, I've probably got 150 of them in my chain, but it's the principle, right?
-Is this a good way to split the input post-buffer to the 2 loops? 100ohm input series resistors? Impedance issues?
-Not sure about the coupling caps.
-Not sure if I have overall unity gain. Should I boost? input stage or out?
-Pros? Cons?
checkout the schemo: (hit pause.sorry.)

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youtu.be/5wXzpqKHTn4

These circuits are a mash-up combination of the links below from muzique, beavis, and aaroncake.net.
the Fet buffer with 2 1M bias resistors:

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http://www.muzique.com/lab/buffers.htm

the 2 ch mixer that I turn into 3:

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http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/mixer1.asp

the mixer input stages:

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http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/BlocksFragments/

Axiom Pro 49 Keys not working

Starfox — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:35:38 GMT

Hi guys,

I have my Axiom Pro 49 for a couple of years and have been using it with no problem, but it wont work for me now. In fact only one key will work and all the pads.

I tried resetting the drivers in logic and ableton and still no joy, its very frustrating.

Can anyone help me?

Cheers

need halp!

danpavey — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:16:27 GMT

hey there.

started a project with a sbtrkt/purity ring/flume feel to it

but my main melody is lacking something. (obviously an authentic mix & master)

i really wanna a wide stereo sound like purity ring. but after playing with synth i still cant find how to achieve this...
would it be a case of a good mix and master?

would anyone want a '.wav' of the melody to see if the can nut this one out for me.. please!!

Should i even use these headphones to produce?

YouVoodoo — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:12:44 GMT

Got these for a steal, just unsure if im able to use them to produce music as they might just make things sound "better".

ESP950 Electrostatic Headphones - full size headphones - headphones - products - koss headphones

Any feedback is appreciated

Until get my new monitors can i use these koss - e950 headphones to produce?

YouVoodoo — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:10:32 GMT

How to wire input and output xformer to old preamp?

Hans A — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:05:09 GMT

Hi Slutz. I've got some old preamps that i've built a wooden rack case for. Its intended to be used live and in my home studio.
At this moment its just unbalanced in/out but i have some nice old transformers i would like to use with them

For input i'd like to wire up a Lundahl SR504a (200-2000 ohm) and the output is a vintage philips 600:600 transformer. Ive tested the output with a line signal and it soumds fantastic, nice low mids and hifq rolloff/softening.

The preamp has one unbalanced input switchdble between high ohm snd low ohm. 32kohm and 8kohm respectively.
Input x is 2kohm, would i be better of using the high ohm input. Ive read this type of config creates s bridging that allows more voltage across?

Do i just put the - signal from x to ground or just unused?

There is two outputs from the preamp, one 4ohm and one 8ohm. The latter is supposed to be for xformer use. Would that be a big mismatch for my 600:600 transformer?

Thanks for your time!
Br Hans

Prism Orpheus noise trouble and lack of support.

TrueZebra — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:09 GMT

I've been having problems with the orpheus for a year and a half.
First it started with clicks but this could be related with Mountain Lion.

Second problem: I had on and off high pitched tone coming from the machine. I thought it was a connection problem. Some times it went away when replugging some devices.
Now the high pitched tone is always there and it is in the audio path! (so hearing it in the studio, from the box, and hearing it on recorded tracks)

I have been trying to get a reply concerning what to do with this 4500$ machine from Prism. 3 months have passed and none of my emails have been replied. I'm out of warranty but I would like to know solutions what to do and how to get it fixed. I'm in Europe.

I've send them emails with mp3 attachments and without: NO REPLY concerning the high pitched tone problem.

This is a very bad experience and unexpected from Prism.
Currently using the Apogee Ensemble again.

EDIT: I've put this in High End Forum and someone put this in Music Computers? This is not a computer related issue! The high pitch tone is there even when not connected to a computer. I believe a 4500$ device is pretty high end.

how to you record with bleed when everything was isolated

guitargodmiles — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:32:28 GMT

Legendary bands we all love like the Beatles, Doors and Pink Floyd were almost all recorded in the same room and had bleed through on many of their recordings which worked amazingly. If I was to record my own songs playing every instrument one at a time, how would I achieve a clean bleed through sound or something close to it?

EqualSounds releases 'World Urban & HipHop Vol 4' Sample Pack

EqualSounds — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:26:14 GMT

EqualSounds releases 'World Urban & HipHop Vol 4' Sample Pack

‘World Urban & HipHop Vol 4’ brings another inspiring Construction Kits collection from EqualSounds. Combining live sounding basses, guitars and pianos with electronic hiphop beats and keys. This unique and inspiring library of five kits can be used in genres like Urban, Hip Hop, Dance, RnB, Pop, Soul and Chillout. If you are looking for drums, percussion, synths, pads, keys, guitars, basses and various drum loop mixes – this collection is a perfect fit.

This pack is perfect for producers, DJs, artists and media houses, bringing you five fresh, studio-quality Construction Kits for all of your production needs. Sparking creativity and new ideas for your own tracks, remixes and songs.

Whether you are a seasoned producer or just starting in the business, these Construction Kits will bring your productions to the next level with a variety of sounds and loops inspired by the best of today’s music world.

The sounds are a mixture of live sounding instruments and groove pumping synths. They are all tempo labeled and ready to use in Cubase, Logic, GarageBand, Soundtrack, Live, Reason, Pro Tools, and more. If you’re into Soul, Funk, Lounge and Chillout, this collection is a must-have!

All of the sounds in this pack are Royalty-Free for your use in commercial productions.

Listen to some demos:

http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/97447823

Product Includes:
• 5 Uncompressed, mixed & mastered Construction Kits

• 24 Mixed & mastered track mixes (long & short versions)

• 6 Multi-track MIDI files of most important melodies

• Up To 26 tracks per Kit & variation mixes

• Over 720 MB of Loops and Samples

Formats:
• 24-Bit Apple Loops/44.1 kHz
• 24-Bit WAV/44.1 kHz
• MIDI
• REX

Price and Availability:
The Price is £22.45 and the product is available for instant download at EqualSounds.com

More information, demos and instant download at EqualSounds Download World Urban & HipHop Vol 4, Soundbanks, Construction Kits, Beats, MIDI & WAV Samples

Control 24 will not work ?

Firechild — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:17:52 GMT

According to the compatibility list the Control 24 will not work in PT11.
It is strange because a couple of weeks ago it was listed as "untested" meaning working in the AVID language.
I thought it was the very same ethernet protocol as the C24 which will work in PT11.
What do you think ?

Line level adjustment

JH Music — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:16:55 GMT

I tried posting this in the RME support forum, but they don't seem very responsive at all.
I apologize if this is in the wrong subforum.

My current setup is RME Babyface -> Yamaha HS10W -> Equator D5. I assumed that they would all be +4 dBu, but one day while I was tinkering with some cables behind the sub, I smelled a very faint, but distinct odor of burning electronics. I figured out that it was coming from the sub, which I thought was quite odd, since I have it turned quite low (about 20% of the way up), so I looked up the specs, and it turns out that while the Babyface outputs are +15 dBu (4.36V RMS) at 0dBFS, the HS10W inputs and outputs are -10 dBu (.245V RMS)

1. Is it likely that I've caused permanent damage to the sub? I haven't noticed any clipping at all, and the sound quality seems identical to when I got it.

2. From what I can tell, the decibel number for line levels are calculated with respect to the power, rather than the voltage, level, so +10dB is only an increase in sqrt(10) for voltage. I did a bit of research and found that there's no way to set the line level for the Babyface outs, so what I figured what I would do is set the line out volume output level to the appropriate point. What I'm unsure about is whether to set the line out level to -25 dB or -12.5 dB, since I don't know whether setting -10 dB in TotalMix will decrease the power by 10dB or the voltage by 10dB. Will this guarantee that the output will be hard limited to -10 dBu in order to prevent damage? Also, is there a more elegant solution than this besides a voltage divider at the output? I'd rather not butcher a perfectly good set of XLR cables to solder in resistors. I would like the ability to change the volume when using my monitors, but I'm afraid that I will forget and turn it up past the safe level. I understand this is a very manufacturer-specific question, but RME hasn't been all too helpful as of yet, so I thought I'd try posting it here.

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The Press Desk at Gearslutz.com — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:12:24 GMT

How to place the musicians in this room?

Meistersounds CH — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:08:51 GMT

Hello,

I'm going to record a 4-Piece Band (Drums, El. Bass, El. Guitar, Vocals) in an old empty concert venue (see attachment for room sizes) and i'd like to record them all together and overdub the vocals later (if necessary).

The stage is pretty dead acoustically (acoustic foam), the rest of the room is made of wood.

I can also use selfmade gobos (rockwool).

The room height is 2.6 meters.

Where would you place the drums, Guitar Amp, Bass Amp, Vocalist?

Thank you!

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Sonivox announces Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0

The Press Desk at Gearslutz.com — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:07:54 GMT

Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0 features an exceptional recreation of the Steinway 9-foot CD 327 grand piano. Meticulously sampled and expertly voiced, Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0 provides every composer, pianist, and musician the opportunity to infuse their compositions, recordings, and performances with this truly world-class grand piano.

The SONiVOX recording philosophy relies on a simple signal chain, the finest A/D converters, and premium microphone preamps. Faithful to the original piano, Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0 captures each note of this cherished instrument at 16 velocity levels for exceptional dynamic accuracy.

EIGHTY EIGHT ENSEMBLE 2.0 FEATURES

Steinway 9’ CD 327 grand piano sample source.
Meticulously sampled and expertly voiced.
Over 11 GB of premium content.
16 velocity levels per note; over 1500 samples.
52 Solo Piano presets.
35 Combination patches with layered pad sounds.
16 Key Split Combis with bass/and or solo instruments.
Pedal and Release element controls.
Adjustable Limiter.
4-band EQ.
Variable Reverb.
Fine tune and transpose controls.
7 Velocity curves.
MIDI Learn controller mapping.
Integrated Patch Browser stores by attribute.
32- and 64-bit VST and AU support.
RTAS support.

The Eighty Eight Ensemble 2.0 for Windows and Mac costs $149 USD.

Pianist looking for hammer action keyboard

Fluid Movement — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:56:29 GMT

Hi guys! Ive been playing the piano for over ten years now and moved out of my parents house last year where we had an upright. I still really want to play and have the feeling of a real piano. What would you advise me to get? A midi keyboard like the studiologics acuna 88? The PK88 was praised in another thread about this a year ago, but i wanted to know if there are any new products on the market.

I would also need a piano vst. What would you recommend that i demo? I'm a studen so i dont have a lot of money at my disposal, but im willing to save a bit longer to get something im really happy with.

Studiomaster Sessionmix 16:2 Infomation

The_Reverend — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:39 GMT

I am cleaning up an English made STUDIOMASTER SESSION MIX 16:2 mixer for a friend. When I opened it I found that someone had 'worked' on it in the past, made a bit of a mess it too. My plan is to restore it to original so that he can use it to sum outside of the box.

I have scoured the internet for any information, especially user and service manuals. To date my efforts have only turned up a schematic of questionable accuracy.

I am hoping that someone may have some documentation, user manuals, service manuals or may just be familiar with the inside of the console.

Any info that people have would be much appreciated.

MFB 503 - programming patterns help

1951 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:17:44 GMT

Some time ago I got the MFB 503 drum machine. It's fun to use, and sounds nice.
The interface is a bit complicated, but I got used to it and it seem fairly straight-forward now.

Currently the feature, that I can't seem to figure out is limiting pattern's length.
So, how do you limit the pattern to something that's not just 16 steps?
The manual says:

Quote:

A pattern does not necessarily need to have 16 steps. To limit the pattern’s length simply
define the end by programming the instruments 13/OH and 15/HH to play on the same
step.

which doesn't work for me. When I set the OH and HH on the same step in a pattern, the length doesn't change. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks very much!:)

Plugin that "listens" to analogue EQ changes and displays result as graphic EQ curve?

Googlyman — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:09:31 GMT

I would like to find a tool or plugin preferably that can translate in realtime an analogue EQ setting into a graphic EQ curve.
Some kind of spectral analyzer that continuously holds the last changed analogue EQ settings in a graphic frequency plot.
Cos I would like to see a graphic curve of what my analogue EQ exactly is doing to the signal.

What is the best plugin or tool for this purpose pls?

Museum and trade-in initiative from jz microphones

fender2 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:30 GMT

Latvian microphone manufacturer JZ Microphones announces unique opportunity to trade-in any studio microphone to expand display of studio microphones museum hosted by manufacturer itself. JZ Microphones offers 20% off on any of JZ products to everyone who decides to participate in this trade-in programm.

After spending all life manufacturing and restoring microphones, chief engineer of JZ Microphones Juris Zarins is planning on opening a microphone museum. This museum will include exhibits from Mr. Zarins personal collection and also prototypes of JZ Microphones products. To ensure that everyone can participate in this initiative JZ Microphones offers a trade-in programm. Any studio microphone recieved by JZ Microphones will it’s previous owner a 20% discount on any JZ product.

More information:
JZ Microphones JZ - News

'Under the Sea' Check it out !

Magic Theatre — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:04 GMT

Hey Guys, check out my new one.

Cheers

3Plet - A new format to release your album.

Musicheads — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:29:47 GMT

Hi guys! We are glad to present you with a new format for release your albums!

Below you can see a video from "DEMO EUROPE - forum" about this technology...

link to the video: 3plet

... and welcome to the official page!

All the best!

What recording gear is in this video?

afterstream — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:27:24 GMT

[15& SOUND] 3rd SOUND - "I Do" - YouTube

Skip to :27 seconds

What preamp is this?

How can they get such a clear sound for live singing?

Thanks

help with vst plugins

livelovemusic — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:25:12 GMT

When I try to connect ableton live 9 with vst nothing shows up in plugin library in ableton. when i manually browse the plugins are greyed out :/

Work great as standalone though.

Recording using a tape deck?

Melvinsilgas — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:52:26 GMT

Hey guys! I'm a kid from the protools era and I was wondering how you would record tracks back in the day. I want to record my sessions on tape but how would I record them layer by layer before bouncing it on a tape cassette? I don't really understand the concept and none of my peers record on tape.

Simple CASIO SK-1 Power Supply Question

alieninhollywood — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:51:55 GMT

Hey I'm in Australia and need to know what power supply is needed for the Casio SK-1. I have two but I think one is fried out as it doesn't even work with batteries. I love this keyboard but have no idea what power supply I need as I'm terrified of blowing it up or something (and can't stand using batteries all the time).

I'm thinking this is what I need (I have this exact power supply) I just need a confirmation before I use it:

100-240V AC 50/60Hz
7.5V DC 1A
- ~ + Negative to Positive polarity tip

The keyboard itself it says "7.5V + ~ -" underneath the input, does this mean I need the exact power supply I currently have except the opposite polarity? Would using my current power supply fry it or simply just not work with it?

Thanks

[SPAM] dual midi interface AMT-8 Unitor-8 plus cables

Reptil — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:51:04 GMT

THE solution for a studio with a lot of synths. No need for a patchbay or using slow thru ports.
16 ports of midi, each 16 channels of course. in and out, simultaniously.
Everything's included (RS422 cable as well), so step up and grab a bargain?

On ebay for a very reasonable amount of money (buy it now price €95,-)
I prefer bank transfers if you're located in europe.

Thread is here: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/gears...ml#post9148282

Ebay auction is here: zwei midi Interfaces AMT-8 & Unitor-8 mit Verbindungskabel (Unitor 8 AMT 8) | eBay

please note my 100% rating on sales. good luck bidding! heh

Your Wavedrum experience

anigbrowl — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:31 GMT

I'm thinking about getting a Wavedrum, and I know it doesn't have MIDI (and why) and that the default output level is a little on the low side.

What I'm less sure about is that my drumming experience is limited to finger drumming and working with drum machines. I love X0X drum sequencing but I've just found it tough to get the dynamics and rhythmic flavor I want through programming alone - I am always dissatisfied with how stiff my snare fills sound, for example. But I don't much like using sampled drum loops or construction kits - I like writing my own beats, and the main challenge is translating my beatboxing or finger drumming into grid patterns rather than coming up with rhythmic ideas.

I have an OK sense of rhythm and don't mind practicing, but haven't been able to find a unit to try out, and part of me thinks 'you've never played drums, why don't you start with some little MIDI thing instead of a more expensive device you have no idea how to use?' Then again that's what happened when I bought my first keyboard, which worked out OK :lol:

Do I need to build up a lot of drum technique before I can hope for half-decent results? At the other end of the equation, for people who've had one a while, do you feel the sound palette of the wavedrum is broad enough for long-term sonic exploration, or is it a case of 'everything sounds the same' after the novelty has worn off, like some ROMplers? I'm looking at trading an older Virus for a WD+ cash, and although I've been interested in for a while, I feel way out of my comfort zone as I've never even held a pair of drum sticks.

Thanks for reading, look forward to hearing your digital drumming stories.

U373bk

RSFiesta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:30:20 GMT

Hello
Yet another broken vintage limiter:
(No I won't ask for schematics, someone else already did)

I own two Telefunken U373bk, racked for stereo use, following ser#, matched pair, newly recapped, beautyful "vinyl"-like sound.

But one of the channels is failing sometimes:
it tends to clip in a certain way when pushed with too much energy, especially in the bass/lo mids. The sound is "breaking down" somehow, not really distorting, but fluttering, like someone pulled the mains plug for 200ms at each transient...
It happens even at moderate levels, mostly with percussive material. The effect is the same, when I link both units (pin 16).
The sound is different depending on working mode. It happens, in my opinion, AT or AFTER the compression stage.
The circuit seems to produce short periods of DC/very low frequency attacks on the output, even when the source signal has a cutoff at 250Hz.

Any ideas? Anyone knows these units?
I can send all kinds of measurements, sound files etc... trying to find an experienced tech who is good with vintage circuits, but that could become a difficult task here in Graz/Austria ;)

Any help or suggestions appreciated!

Pandora Buys A Radio Station, Songwriters' Group Calls It A 'Stunt' :The Record:NPR

GearAndGuitars — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:11:11 GMT

Quote:

Pandora Buys A Radio Station, Songwriters' Group Calls It A 'Stunt' : The Record : NPR

This week, the Internet radio broadcaster bought a radio station in Rapid City, S.D., in an effort to get the more favorable royalty rates given to terrestrial broadcasters. But the move has songwriters and composers up in arms.

Musician Blake Morgan says the only way for him to make a living going forward is for streaming services to pay a fair rate.

"I have a new record coming out — most people have new records coming out," he says. "These are things that we've worked on for months, if not years, and we're not looking to be paid unfairly. We're simply looking for a fair working wage for the music that we make."

Who scoffs at Beats Headphones, having never actually heard them?

ssiicckkoo — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:06:15 GMT

Well I took a good listen to the "Studio" version today. Quite possibly/literally the worst listening experience I have ever had with headphones. I guess my instincts were right. deth

saffire pro 40 to usb is it possible?

musoman2612 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:05:37 GMT

I have a focusrite saphire pro 40 interface that i want to hook up to my computer but I'm unsure as to how without a firewire card installed in my pc. Is it possible to connect a firewire interface to a usb port? or am i better off just getting a firewire card.

Bass trap gap on slope ceiling ..

ANALogic — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:44:38 GMT

What gap I have to use?

The same distance in each corner of the trap or should i put the trap horizontal with the floor?

Recording dry tracks for studio, any tips?

thevisi0nary — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:35:49 GMT

To save time at the studio im tracking guitars at my house. Any suggestions on how i should go about it? I was told to record at -6db, not sure what that means or how i should accomplish it. I know it means -6 decibles but i dont know the relevance of doing that. Any other tips please let me know, i already know to record doubles of everything.

Submixer to connect to main mixer

klshafer — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:33:23 GMT

Hi,

Newbie here... looking to hook up a stereo line submixer to input into a main mixer. Here are the ideas and the constraints...

I want to submix multiple synths (most, but not all, stereo) plus Roland Sonic Cell plus drum machine. From what I have read, I favor buying a PA over a keyboard amp for sound production (looking at the EV ZLX12's for that), but as much as possible I want my live performance equipment environment to duplicate the practice/recording environment.

Allow for some free XLR's and mono inputs on the main mixer for others to play along with me, at least for inexpensive recording. So I guess for live performance, those XLR's would free up if they bring their own amps, or go through the house PA, or both.

Right now I have a cheap Samson main mixer, but I'm looking to replace it with either the Yamaha MG124c or MG124cx (same as MG124, but with built-in effects). They have all the inputs that I need (4 mic/mono inputs, plus 4 stereo pair inputs), provided I can do the submixing described.

I also am currently using the Alesis Multimix rackmount 8-stereo-channel line mixer to currently take several of they synths in and submix to a single stereo pair which I send into the Samson (to be replaced by the Yamaha). I send the Sonic Cell into the other Samson stereo inputs. Seems to work OK, but ...

I've read elsewhere it is better to send the output of the submixer into the aux returns on the main mixer, rather than going into the stereo inputs on the main mixer, to avoid some of the pre-amp stages and avoid overloading. I notice that on the Yamaha mixer two of the stereo pair inputs do NOT have a gain knob - do they bypass the pre-amp and thus are more "compatible" with input from the submixer? Does that really matter? The Yamaha's also have two more stereo pairs of inputs, but those have gain knobs... would still like to use them with multiple submixers as a way of "grouping" the synths.

Other idea is to use a cheap passive (power-less) mixer like the ART SplitMix4 to submix the multiple synths / drum machine, then feed that into the main mixer, and avoid overloading that way. However, the SplitMix4 does not have the advantage of accommodating an effects box, which the Alesis Multimix 8 line mixer can.

Cost difference is nominal -- the SplitMix4's are only $50 apiece, another Alesis Multimix 8 stereo line mixer is a reasonable $200.

One way I could group is: Sonic Cell into its own stereo inputs on the main mixer, one submix group of the DSI analogue gear, one submix group of the classic SCI/Roland synths, and one submix/group of the drum machines. (Then figure out where goes the x0xb0x and Doepfer Dark Energy, to be acquired. :-) )

Here's the gear I would like to accommodate, to achieve a hybrid digital / analogue / electronic garage bound sound...

1. Roland Sonic Cell module (used both as master MIDI sequencer and for about 8 or so of the MIDI instrument tracks)
2. Two DSI Mopho's
3. One DSI Prophet 8 tabletop synth
4. One Roland/Boss DR-3 digital drum machine
5. Two SCI Pro One's
6. Two Roland SH-101'a
7. One classic Roland TB-303
8. One classic Roland TR-606

(Yeah, I know, I left out the special sync'ing hardware I will need to convert MIDI to CV/gate and set the old-style Roland 5-pin DIN to the MIDI clock... I can get that from Kenton Electronics, and maybe a MIDI-splitter box if I hear latency in the now-too-long-MIDI-chain required to connect everything.)

Oh, and for what it's worth, though maybe not too relevant, I'm using Sonar 8.5 LE for DAW software, but am totally shunning virtual synths in favor of all "outboard" self-contained MIDI boxes. Sonar used only for creating and editing the MIDI files (and home studio recording). The Sonic Cell can play them back in standalone mode from a USB stick (means NO COMPUTER ON STAGE!)

Thanks...

Ribbon choice for electric guitar

Disciplemichael — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:19:24 GMT

I'm in market to buy a ribbon mic to record electric guitar, everything from clean to heavy crunch.
The mics I like the look of are:

Royer 101, 121
Beesneez Judas
Audio Technica 4081
AEA r92

It's hard to find any samples and comparisons, except for the 121.

Do you have any experience or recommendations for me?
I mainly use humbuckers and an AC30.

Thank you
Mike

Slate VTM Too Much Noise on guitars

MutantTurtle182 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:15:13 GMT

Hey,

I am just starting to play around with the demo of the Slate VTM, I haven't had any problems with it on drums or bass guitar but it is giving my lead and rhythm (electric) guitars CRAZY noise...it just seems to make my guitars sound extremely fuzzy, I've tried reducing the noise in the settings but the guitars still have a fuzzy/too much noise kind of sound.

I've watched several videos on YT, they all used it on guitars without any problems so I'm not sure what the problem is.

I am using the VTM as the first plug in on DI'd guitars, the plugin order is as follows...

1) VTM
2) EQ
3) Amp Sim
4) Compressor
5) Reverb

I have a strong hunch that it may be the compressor picking up the extra noise but I just cant seem to find a happy medium at all here...any suggestions?

Thanks

D-50 fan club

Futureman84 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:43:00 GMT

I am a member.

It sounds like MacGyver in show music + nature documentary + mid 80's bad taste, but I love it.

Then all of a sudden it'll knock your socks off the 4 OSC's doing PWM and you'll swear it was an analogue

Scarlett 18i20 S/PDIF Out

VoltsUnited — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:37:43 GMT

Hopefully this will save others some headache.

The RCA S/PDIF out on the Scarlett 18i20 will only mirror analog 1/2 out.

Soooooooo pissed right now.

The S/PDIF out located in the VST Connections menu (Cubase) is referring to the lightpipe out i assume. Great... my ergo only takes digital rca. so i guess i lose 2 outputs for the main mix.

computer noise and ldc

anth — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:37:09 GMT

anyone have any luck with recording with an ldc (recording vocals or acoustic guitar) in a small room with a computer (and its inherent noise)? right now, my fan is louder than normal and was thinking of investing in getting a new fan intalled to minimise noise... wondering if its worth it i.e. can a computer get to very low levels of noise such that the ldc will be okay in the same room. any suggestions?

starting point keyboard

Zeph — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:27:22 GMT

I'm looking to add a keyboard to my home setup so I can learn some keys! Could anyone reccomend a starting-point keyboard? Or explain what I should be looking for - there seems to be a heap on the market!

Cheers

TRS Insert cable to Lindell compressors BAE rack.

bertanica — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:42:29 GMT

Okay, here is my dilemma. Allen & Heath mixer via TRS to 2 xlr connectors into a Lindell compressor (mounted in a BAE chassis). When I engage the compressor no audio passes through. When disengaged it does.

I'm assuming its the insert cable. I have 2 which are brand new. What am I missing here? The mixer output should be unbalanced since the trs is wired as a send return. BAE rack is balanced. Before I re-solder the cable (my cable tester walked off) I'd love to hear if I'm missing something obvious.

Thanks

Is Getting A Freelance Job At Studio Hard?

The Roy Factor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:24:07 GMT

Hello everyone,

I recently moved to Chicago a few months ago, where I was lucky enough to live by a nice, pro studio.

I met with the owner and he showed me around the place. I originally was looking to eventually intern, but he seemed interested in my experience recording in my home studio and the studio where I learned/interned at. He told me his studio usually has free dates open, and he would like to train me on his gear and have me get some bands in the studio to record. (P.S..Is that a red flag?) It's a mostly hip hop studio, and it seemed like he was looking to get some rock/indie stuff in. They've recorded some big names like Wu-tang.

I asked him today of what the house charge would be if I were to get a band in, and he said half of what the usual rate is for his studio. He also said that I could charge whatever I like for my prospective clients above that (freelancing..right?)

My home studio here in Chicago has been doing surprisingly well and I'm confident I could do some tracking in the studio and make a little extra money for myself while giving the bands a "cooler" experience.

Anyways, I went a little off topic. I just wanted to know if getting this sort of opportunity is something to celebrate? I haven't really been calling studios asking if I could freelance anywhere so I'm not sure if freelancing is a thing a lot of studios do?

I'm very new to the concept of freelancing, any help would be great! ;)

mastering engineer needed for solo classical guitar project

kmaaj — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:19:42 GMT

This is not so much an auditioning of ME's on my part, per se, rather, more of an auditioning of my own workflow and processes and see if something decent comes from a mastered sample.

My biggest disappointments are that I can now hear the carpet's effect, and there are lots of places where the lows and low mids "thump" on cheaper and more common listening devices. I put one of the more problematic pieces in those regards up on my Soundcloud page, a raw version and a mixed down version. If you can give it a listen, and give a minute sample of how you'd approach it, and include your rates in your reply, I'd appreciate it.

If you think it is totally unusable and that I should retrack under better circumstances, I'm open to that opinion as well. We have a spare bedroom opening up in a couple of months, and the Mrs. suggested we give it a full blown sound treatment and make it a music room.

There is 13 songs 55 minutes worth of audio, and I will more than likely shave off one or two of the weakest tracks prior to release.

Thanks,

Ken Whisler

https://soundcloud.com/ken-whisler

Room Mode Confusion

borris27 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:10:11 GMT

Hey guys, hope you guys can help me with some understanding...

I understand the concept of "energising" room modes by placing a woofer in a pressure maxima, but what I have trouble grasping is why the position of a modes' nodes/antinodes doesn't change when the position of the sound source is moved in a room?

Standing waves are caused by the relationship between wavelength and distance..... but if the sound source changes it's position shouldn't the wavefront be in a different part of it's cycle as it is reflected back on itself, and therefore the position of phase cancellations should change position too? Can anyone point me to a good resource to help me understand how the modes operate in 3 dimensions? I've read several acoustics textbooks (Everest, Toole, Newell) but I still have trouble visualising what is happening confoosed.

Also, tangential modes...the path of the wave is technically longer than axial modes, yet the lowest modal frequency for tangential modes is higher than the lowest axial modes?

As you can tell I'm rather confused about this, am I missing something?

Need to simulate live production outputs........

ladyathena7895 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:58 GMT

Ok, so I am managing the "tech" side of music production for my employer who does his own dubstep mixes - he both records at home, as well as does live performances. I need to find a software emulator that I can use to simulate the output levels that will be used during live performances so that the levels won't have to be drastically redone when setting up for a live performance - he runs several midi controllers into the laptop, which then is outputed to the sound system - so basically, I need a software emulator that can emulate live production output levels when recording tracks on the "at home" system.........I'm not sure if this makes sense, I hope that I was able to word it right, anyway, Any and ALL assistance and/or recomendations are greatly appreciated!!!!
-Thanks

Soundcraft Spirit Mic vs. Line inputs

Sfdjeo — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:06:15 GMT

Hi all, new to the forum but I've been reading it for years.

I'm not a total newbie, but I have a newbie question (ok in this respect I'm a noob :-)

I got an old Soundcraft Spirit Studio 24 channel board, and I'm setting it up with some RME interfaces for A/D to get into Logic or Ableton. I'm saving up for a 24 channel Ghost fully modded by the guys at Creation Audio Labs, but that's a couple months away.

Here's my question: I barely use mics, 99% of my gear (except my one SM58) are drum machines, synths, outboard effects etc. All my cables are Mogami, and some are trs to trs, some xlr to trs, etc. Different lenghts, connectors, you get the idea.

I have a cable that's the right length to get from my Jupiter6 to the inputs on the board, and it's male XLR going into the Mic input on the Spirit. But I get no signal. If I go into the Line input with a TRS jack, no problem.

On my other board, an A&H Mixwizard v3 16:2, the inputs are either XLR or 1/4 TRS, and either can be used. But it seems that on the Spirit, the female XLR mic inputs don't work with Line signals. I tried gaining the channel up, switching the line level button, all of that.

I'm assuming this is correct... only mics will work on the mic inputs. Makes sense. I'm just not used to it after my old board taking either connector, and making the cabling more flexible.

If I get the Ghost, will it behave the same way? Will the mic (xlr) inputs only be good for mics? And will the input mods done by C.A.L. only work with mics, or will the line level inputs benefit from the upgraded channels too? I'm assuming both line and mic inputs will be upgraded.

So sorry for the dumb question. Maybe they're called "mic pres" because they only work for actual mics?

Thanks for your time!!!

A Message From Allen Cronce of PACE

iLoksupport — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:02:51 GMT

Hello. This is Allen Cronce, President of PACE.

The past week has been one of the hardest weeks of my entire life. As I read through this thread, it honestly pains me that our mistakes have caused so much frustration and interrupted workflow. I haven’t been able to sleep and can barely eat. I know I should have addressed you all sooner, but I feel such shame for how this new launch has been executed, that I've been focusing our efforts on getting to a resolution, so you can all get back to work. I've never been in a situation like this and I realize our customer relations skills have been severely lacking. If you read on, you will see how I plan to change this.

I started PACE because I am passionate about technology. I know the amount of work that guys like Michael Carnes and Steven Slate go through to develop software products and I truly believe that these software products need to be protected from piracy. PACE has had a long run without many hiccups, which is something rare for any technology company.

That is why this past Monday I was shocked to see that the software that we at PACE have all been working on so hard for the past few years was launched with such unexpected technical errors… errors that have caused some users like you to be troubleshooting rather than working. I cannot tell you how upsetting that is to our entire team.

Even though its introduction has been rough, I am still very proud of the new iLok License Manager. The sole purpose of our new product is to make the iLok system better for you, the customer. We will get it working. We will make this right. We will prove to you that we are good people, honest people, with a good product that has the best intentions: to protect your investment and to protect the software industry's hard work.

Although our support team is working around the clock, I plan to improve our customer support so we can help you more effectively. We're going to update our website with more information and alert new users of the potential problems… something we should have done earlier. I was just optimistic that we'd have a solution earlier, but this was a mistake and I'm truly sorry.

We will continue to work with customers to solve issues they have had with the new iLok License Manager. We will maintain a presence here and post updates of our progress.

Once again, we realize we have let you down. The best thing we can do at this point is continue to focus our efforts on solving any outstanding problems to make sure our customers are up and running. You are going to see some big changes at PACE.

Allen Cronce

IZ ADA 24/IO VS Burl Mothership (24 IN / 32 Out)

herecomesyourman — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:53:48 GMT

Any IZ ADA or RADAR users shot out their units against the Burl AD/DA cards?

I'm getting close to pulling the trigger on some AD/DA and these seem to be top contenders for feature set for me. The Orion Antelopes look great too, but it's looking like my budget will allow for more expensive items to fill this role. I'm not really interested in much else, I've owned Apogee and RME products, etc. I'm looking for something bigger sounding out of the box.

If I go with the ADA I will probably chain it with the AD/DA of my RADAR for DAW work to bump up to 48/IO.

What's a good budget live sound system?

Acrilyc — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:50:11 GMT

My band is looking for a decent sound system for starting up, good enough for about 75-125 people.

We know what sound board we want but we just need to know what speakers and subwoofers to get.

We need two speakers and at least one sub and then power amplifiers.

I don't know anything about power amps so that's my main issue on what to get.

Our budget is around $1000.

SM7B "dynamic" issues

Ves Paul — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:46:23 GMT

I'm recording rock vocals with an SM7B into a Presonus Studio Channel, and a Presonus Firestudio Project interface.

The issue that I'm having is that there seems to be a rather extreme difference in dynamics on the recorded track. I'm pretty close (2") to the mic and feel like the performance volume is even. However, the peaks are really high and the valleys really low. I'm thinking somewhere in the chain some setting or combination thereof is responsible. When used direct, the mic records more evenly,but of course at a lower level.

The Studio Channel is set with "tube pre" gain and "tube drive" settings at 35 and 50, respectively.

Comp settings (which is where I'm guessing the problem is occurring) are -18, 6:1, +2 gain. Soft knee and attack and release both at mid.

EQ settings at Low - NA, Mid - +2 at 2.0k, and Low - +4 at 20kHz.

Level at the end of the Channel is 0.

I like the "mellow" tone of this mic vs. my other options and really want to get a setting I can depend on.

Thanks...

Looking for ADAT card for OctoPre LE

Terce — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:34:37 GMT

Hi guys, I'm not really sure where to put this so please let me know or move the thread if it's inappropriate.

I recently came into a Focusrite OctoPre LE for very cheap, however it did not come with the ADAT card installed. I currently use a Saffire pro 40 and I was hoping to connect the 2 to have 16 analog in however in its current state, the OctoPre LE is next to useless.

I've been unable to find a card for sale literally anywhere over the past week so I'm turning to you guys for some suggestions. When it comes to studio gear, I'm an amateur (career is in live sound) so I'm don't really have a budget to upgrade much. If anyone knows of an ADAT card for sale and is willing to end my search here I would be eternally grateful. Otherwise I'm wondering if there is any alternate, such as a third party card or possibly even an 8-line level in AD/DA that strictly outputs ADAT (and is relatively cheap).

Otherwise I'm thinking I should just try and flip it and spend the profit (and the 200 or so I'd spend on the card) on the MkII or something similar. While this is my last case scenario, it's looking less and less likely I'll be able to find a card which is unfortunate as the OctoPre LE has literally never been used.

Thanks for any insight

Playing with Room Dimensions, have some ??

ezraz — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:29:14 GMT

I love slutz and I've been mixing awhile but I'm pretty new to acoustics and the math behind them. I have been reading about room modes and built some spreadsheets to determine what I could do with a raw 33x13x12 space as far as overall dimension changes to make it a good sounding large control room/tracking space.

I have some general questions about the math and the formulas:

1- As I multiply mode frequencies down - I've gone to 15 - for each dimension, how far do you need to go? At 15, being multiples of the first mode number, I'm at numbers like 355 and 545. Are these low-mid frequencies as I'm reading them? Do I need to run my column out to 20, 30, 50 mode steps to sweep the full frequency spectrum?

2- To be clear that I'm using the correct formula - my steps are calculated as
=1130/(dimension in feet*2) for the first step, then simple multiples of that ...*2, *3, *4... down to 15 so far (see above).

3- Then I search for any matches. I'm taking everything to 2 decimals. With some dimensions I am seeing 1-3 exact frequency matches up to 15 steps. On my 7th dimension model I got one with 0 exact matches (17.5x13x11.4). See attachment for this spreadsheet.

4- I know Matches are peaks - should they be avoided or are we just ID'ing them to correct? Does correcting equals more pieces and $$?

5- I know "Close" frequencies are lulls - what is the math here as far as what constitutes close? I have just been eyeballing them as within 5 of each other. Most of my dimension models have 3-6 that meet this criteria for close. Does the math for close have anything to do with the rt60 duration? I'd love to have a formula for what close is.

6- I'm getting rt60 with this calc: 0.25*((room volume/100)^(1/3))

7- My spreadsheet googledoc won't chart in log scale. Since I'm just matching the numbers manually, my chart is just for kicks, right, or am I missing something about the conversion to log?

8- I know that the physical middle of each dimension is a poor listening position - does this in any way translate to my mode spreadsheet or need to be taken into account as I play with dimension models?

OK that's my first batch of questions. I'm sure I'll have more. I'm fascinated to finally start learning the math behind what I've been hearing (or not) for years.

--
ezraz of flux-adel

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String Quartet recording - seeking critique and advice

guosh — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:22:53 GMT

Hi everyone,

I was asked to record a string quartet charity concert by some students next month and decided to head down for their first rehearsal to get my ears back in the groove.

The following recording was a sight-reading session by the musicians that I used to help me recalibrate my senses after being out for a considerable amount of time. Slight reverb was added to account for a dry rehearsal room.

Setup is as follows:
2 Hebden Sound 3010 omnis, AB 15cm apart, placed 10 feet from the group, about 10 feet above.

I personally feel it sounds a little close and plan to try a further placing during the next session to fine-tune the sound before the actual concert. What do you guys think though?

Attached Files

Qtet Sample.mp3 (6.50 MB)

Bass Amp Schematic needed

saadabdulrahim — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:21:53 GMT

Hi,
I'm new to this forum. I'm planning to build a Bass Amp for my personal use. The speaker I've chosen comes from Sony hi-fi and has a rating of 75watts 8 ohms.
What should be the wattage of the circuit for that speaker? Kindly provide me a schematic for that.
P.S I dont want a bass amp specifically. It should be a guitar amp schematic.

Thankyou

Rebuilding from my current studio, would love some advice

quintviskup — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:52:15 GMT

Hello everyone,
I'm a long time reader but just recently registered so I could post and maybe as some advice from other like minded individuals.

I am currently using a Digidesign Digi003 rack and and Mackie Onyx 8 channel rack for my preamps/interface. I like it and it has certainly served its purpose and I am very comfortable in Pro Tools so I'd like to stay in that environment.
Luckily PT is now open to other interfaces which is exactly why I am rebuilding my studio.
I was in partnership and we had a C24 which was nice but ultimately only a giant mouse with sub par preamps (they appeared to be an afterthought). Unless you are using the C24 into PTHD it really is kind of useless.
The friendship still exists but the partnership less so, most of that gear has been sold now ...

Now I am taking the opportunity to switch things around a little but I am hoping to get some advice from all of you.

I would like to get an analog board to use for preamps and channel strips, then somehow feed that into PT and either send PT back out to the board to mix or use a simple controller (like the euphonix MCMix) and mix in the box.

I have been looking into various boards, most of which I can't afford hahah.
I would ultimately like the Toft ATB, while affordable its still a bit out of my budget so I was looking alternatively at Soundcraft or Allen and Heath, but I am open to suggestions.
I was then considering running that into a few banks of the Focusrite Rednet A/D Converters.

If anyone has other suggestions I would love to hear them.
I want to keep my workflow as simple and clean as I can.

6 Aux would be nice as well so I can have separate headphone mixes as well.

Fire your gearhead words at me!

4 string or 5 string?

madhermit — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:42:36 GMT

I already have an old bass that is a 4 string that I have strung to BEAD. I really dig the sound and playability of it. It also has a Hipshot tuner on it that allows me to drop the B to an A. I generally use that one for live as it is an old road worn bass I bought off a buddy, so I don't worry about it being banged about.

What I am wondering is I would love to get a Musicman bass as I have always LOVED the sound of them. Pretty much any time in a studio where I have had the bass tone jump out at me, it was a Musicman.

What I am wondering is... Should I get a 4 string version (even though I already have a bass that can handle the down low), or get a 5 string and have it all in one?

I generally prefer the width of a 4 string. That is my main hangup. Just wondering for other advice about things I may not have thought of when it comes to bass.

Thanks for reading.

small travel monitors

nicholas57 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:34:47 GMT

I am going to be out of the country for a year or so and I want to take a small set of monitors. Most of our things won't arrive for a month or so, so these should be able to fit in checked luggage. I'm not going to have a treated studio where we'll be living, and these won't be for tracking bands or anything. I'll be working on electronic music on computers.

I have been thinking about these
Adam a3x
Genelec 6010B
Genelec 8020
Equator D5

These all seem to fit the small bill. Am I missing anything important? I am intrigued by the equators. I want to keep these cheap-ish (my main monitors are Focal twins and they are staying here), but I'd consider the 8020s if they are worlds away from the rest. I guess I'd also consider the adam a5x, but I just listened to both a3x and a5x side by side and wasn't disappointed at all by the a3x, so I was leaning towards those in a shoot out between the two. Thanks!

Should I get Neve 33609 C or J

idmmer417 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:28:16 GMT

Hey guys,
In my area there are Neve 33609 either C or J model for around $3200 and $3300. I'm wondering which model is the best or should I even consider getting it.

I mainly do electronica production and I know SSL type buss comp (I own GSSL type and xpressor) is great comp to go. Plus I'm a big fan of 500 series that I rather get several 500s than one boutique outboard.

However, I'm still tempted because
A. It's a legendary comp
B. I am thinking about expanding my career as producing other artist as well.

It's not that I have so much money lying around to spend but also thinking about getting this comp for resale value in the future.

I would really appreciate your input. kfhkh

So you want a new genre?

msl — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:23:27 GMT

How about "bubblegum step" then?

Pre teen vocals, check.
Trap beats, check.
Whoop whoops, check.

http://soundcloud.com/msmsmsm/sophie-bipp

Its so saccharine I want to barf, I can see it being massive!

The production is kind of interesting though, die antwoord and uffie come to mind... but so does rebecca black!

.

Is the Waves "studio classics" deal worth it?

rksguit — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:19:33 GMT

I use Sonar X2,and already have the"Glue",Pro DSP "Dynamic Spectrum Mapper",and quite a few other comps.

I trialled the SSL,API bundles about ayear ago,and liked them both,but I was able to get close,copying some of the SSL presets,just using X1's Pro Channel comps,and Pro Channel Quad Curve EQ.

Decisions Decisions?
RK

How to create an amazing transition effect with a door spring

luctellier — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:19:24 GMT

I wanted to get creative while recording my new single :

A door spring + a super expensive large condenser microphone + Neve vintage preamp (SUPER IMPORTANT!) + Distressor in Nuke mode + Plexi guitar ampliflier + Enveloppe Filter + Delay with modulation + Reverb!

good hardware filter box for a totally blind person? recommendations please.

sound warrior — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:47 GMT

hey all for those of you who don't know me i'm trey from the uk and i'm totally blind i'm looking for a hardware filter box with a warm full and weighty carricter with the ability to get a bit aggressive to it must be able to do clasic filtering tasks like filter sweeps but it must also have the ability to get crazy so far the sherman/rodek restyler is the only contender i have come up with does any one els have any recommendations? your recommendations must be good for a toatily blind person to use they must be tactile and not rely on vishule feed back for example from leds also they must not be menu based your help with this question would be most welcome. kind regards trey.

HoRNet 3XOver, half DJ eq, half cossover

HoRNet — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:45:29 GMT

The HoRNet 3XOver is a very peculiar plugin since it'a half a DJ eq, half a three band crossover with selectable slope and output for each band.

At it's core there is a system of three filters, a low-pass, for the low frequencies, a band-pass for the mid frequencies and a high-pass for the high frequencies.

Each of the filters has a selectable slope of 24dB/Octave or 48dB/Octave, a freely adjustable cutoff frequency point, gain control, and a ON/OFF switch to kill that frequency band.

The 3XOver provides four different stereo outputs, a Master (identified by an “M” on the output selectors) and three auxiliary outputs (identified by the numbers “1”,”2” and “3” on the output selectors).

You can assign every band to any of the outputs of the plugin, this allows for great flexibility, from the basic three band DJ equalizer to a multi output crossover that can be used to build custom multiband compressors for example.

HoRNet Plugins - HoRNet 3XOver

80s percussion?

LiamLS — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:38:49 GMT

I'm looking to identify a percussion instrument present in many 80s pop ballads. A great example is Total Eclipse of the Heart. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart - YouTube It can be first heard at 1:33. It sounds like a castanet, or maybe a clave. I don't know. Whatever it is, it's rolled. I'm looking to identify the sound and then create it electronically.

What's missing on the synth side?

StephenWiley — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:37:50 GMT

Feel like I need one or two more elements before I can begin arrangement. Still need to finish the percussion, but any suggestions on the synth side of things?

you must download the WAV. streaming from inside the browser is like 96kbps

Zippyshare.com - timetraveler.wav

Feedback for demos?

theboanator — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:37:22 GMT

Hey guys, I would really appreciate some honest feedback from you guys. It may not be for everybody now - so if it isn't your style: just go on with your merry day! It's sort of punk-ish, but a different kind of punk... You'll just have to listen for yourself :)

www.notstalin.bandcamp.com

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Logic System Overload

AudioJunky — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:36:35 GMT

I get this: "System Overload: The audio engine was not able to process all the data in time.. blah blah" message continually when I open a project-- but then it just seems to go away. It is pretty annoying- any tips on how to keep this from happening so much besides buying a whole new computer? And some of these projects are not large by any means...

I'm running a macbook pro 2.53 intel core 2 duo with 4GB memory.

Thanks

Questions about the Mackie Onyx 400F

adathead 53 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:32:37 GMT

I haven't had a chance to use the Onyx 400F that I recently bought since my computer is down for some upgrades. When I first looked at these I was under the impression that the Control Room outs were for monitoring the ITB mix and that I could use the other 8 analog line outputs to route to a hardware mixer so I could mix OTB. After looking at the manual I'm not so sure. I thought this would be the perfect interface for me since it only had 4 onboard pre's and 4 independent line ins for external pres (that part is good, of course) and that I'd be able to mix 8 tracks on a hardware mixer. Can someone please educate me on this? I guess I could find out soon enough when my computer's back up, but I'm kind of anxious to find out. Thanks everyone.

Larry

DAW Upgrade, replacing Delta 1010 (native PCI)

J.P.H. — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:59:25 GMT

Hi All,

Long time researcher, first time poster, I find this website to be an invaluable resource.

I will be upgrading my DAW over the next 6 months to an i7 platform, most likely an OC'd 2600k, per ADK's info and the invaluable DAWbench statistics.

I buy gear after it's been around a while to save money (thus, 2600k, not ivy or haswell). For example, I got a Delta 1010 in 2010 that works great under my AMD AM3 DAW. Trouble is that PCI is no longer supported by Intel chipsets. After researching ways of holding onto it it sounds like my best bet is to sell the 1010 (worth only $100 now!) and replace it with the firewire generation (not the latest PCIe or USB generation, again, to save money).

Briefly I'd like to confirm the following purchases:
PCIe FireWire adapter, TI chip
8x8 FireWire soundcard (all I really need is the functionality and quality of the 1010, I'm perfectly happy with it)

So, at the ca. $200 eBay price point I've identified the MOTU 828mkII, ECHO AudioFire 8, an M-Audio model (2626?), and PreSonus FirePod (I used to have a FireBox for portability with Mac). Am I missing anything?

In deciding between these it's worth noting that my main concern is that it has 8x8 line level balanced analog I/O with the best AD/DA possible. I don't need preamps, I don't need word clocks or digital outputs, I don't need a flashy interface, I don't want any kind of built in processing. I do need MIDI since my MidiMan MidiSport 8x8 is unlikely to work when I upgrade to Windows 7. The one new feature I would benefit from is the included headphone amp which I will use so the quality there may be an issue if it's pronounced.

Usage: monitoring CPU intensive EDM productions where high latency (buffers greater than 2048 even) are OK and the potential of using on stage to control a variety of digital and analog synthesizers mixed by the DAW at <6ms latency (which the 1010 can do fine!). Occasional recording of synths, DA->analog filter->AD and use of mics in the studio.

Thanks for your help,
J.P.

Alternatives to korg nanokontrol 1

Itelbus — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:58:25 GMT

Hey guys im looking for some alternatives to the korg nano kontrol, i've used it for electronic music live acts and own the 1st version.
Either my controller is faulty or this is too low end material :(
I've had it crash ableton twice during performances and stoped using it since.
The usb cable is fine i've tested it with other equipment.

Any owners of the 1st gen with similar issues?
Any owners of the 2nd and 1st gen? Any decently solid and somewhat cheap alternatives?

Im using a macbook and apc40 if this matters.

Im having a gig in 2 days i really need your help will buy something tomorrow probably.

Many thanks in advance! :D

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Building a floating room. Advice and opinions wanted.

lefthandRED — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:22:01 GMT

Hello there fellow audio zealots.

I am very excited, happy and nervous to announce that myself and my business partner are opening a recording studio in Glasgow, Scotland. I am a 24 year old sound engineer, splitting my time between recording, working as a live engineer/technician and events technician for the corporate sector. My business partner is a full time freelance recording engineer. We are in the fortunate position that we have available funds to build a studio from the ground up. not a huge amount, around about £25-30k (roughly $40-$45k), but more than enough to create a great recording studio. At present we have a calrec q series board which will form the heart of our studio.
We have signed a long term lease on a 2,300sqft open plan ground floor workshop unit, above us is class 2 rental property (meaning it cant be used for anything other than offices, which is good). The space has a small bathroom and a box room in one corner.

I will be creating a separate studio build thread once we are underway and updating with all the minutia of daily progress that we all bafflingly find so interesting, but at present I am still designing and planning. I would very much appreciate some advice if possible, especially if Rod Gervais saw this thread. Rod; your articles, threads and 'Home Recording Studio - Build it Like the Pros' book have become my building bible and I would love some input on any facet of my design and build if you had the time.
I am awaiting an accurate copy of the building specs and will be going in to take photos next week when I can get time off of work. At present I will outline my plans and ask some questions, and hopefully get some answers and opinions.

We are planning on building a floating live room measuring roughly 800sqft (internally) within our unit, hopefully with a height of about 2.5m+, I haven't measured our headroom accurately yet. The control room will be open plan inside the rest of the unit. There is already a bathroom installed in the workshop and a space for a kitchenette.

My business partner and I have allocated around £15K for the build with a good 20% contingency fund which I'm sure we will eat into!

I have not ordered any materials and get access to the space from next week. We are aiming to have the place open by mid August, spending the rest of June finalising a plan and ordering materials and building over July and early August. I have an architect friend who will be formalising my basic layout into some plan drawings and a family friend who is a tradesman with a lot of building experience (I should mention not building recording studios though!) and will be assisting with the build, the rest is up to myself, my business partner and some of our friends who are involved in music and audio and can't resist getting involved!

I have been researching through the internet and books and understand the fundamentals of creating a ‘soundproofed’ room, but the reason I have started this thread is to ask for advice and guidance from people who have been through this journey before.

At present in my head the sequence of events for creating the live room is as follows

- Create an 850sqft trapezoid floor base using a joist framework onto floor floaters, clad in between joists with rockwool and top with decking to create a floor.

- Build sections of wall panel and create a double wall assembly, mounting them onto the trapezoid floor base. clad the walls with rockwool and create a double leaf system by attaching drywall to the outside faces of the two walls.

(I am considering using green glue or a similar product and creating a double layer of drywall on each external layer, but this is budget dependent)

At present I am unsure about the logistics of building a roof onto this structure, my plan would be to build the external walls slightly high than the internal and create a joist framework roof composed of the same elements as my walls. for the internal roof would I am unsure about the best method.

Questions I find arising in my head already

- Is a trapezoid a good shape for a floor plan? My aim is to have no parallel walls in the live room, but I am thinking about an hourglass shape possibly

- What is the best method of affixing the walls to the floor?

- Ideally I would like to decouple the floor from the ground floor as much as possible, would having the pucks sitting on thick rubberized matting assist at all? I understand that in terms of low frequency decoupling nothing beats mass in the floor cavities, is there an accepted material or method for achieving this? Any advice on this would be appreciated

Anyone who has any advice regarding the building of a sound isolated live room please weigh in with your experience and opinion.

I find myself in the position of having a totally blank canvas, a large room to build in, and the money to do it right, Dream come true!

As I said I will be adding floor plans etc to this thread and outlining the build in more details as it progresses, but please get involved and ‘stick yer wick in’ (give me your opinion) as we say in Scotland!

Regards,

Nick Lawrie

RME Babyface and Aphex Expressor 661

Mugr — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:16:02 GMT

Hi guys,
I am still somewhat newbish when it comes to hooking up studio-gear, so here goes: I am using an Rme Babyface, with its two xlr outputs feeding my monitors and mu headphones plugged in. I also use one xlr input to receive signal from my ua 710 preamp. Now i would like to use my aphex expressor as an insert effect, how do achieve that? I have one xlr input left on the babyface, but only a strange phone/line hybrid as an output. Whenever i connect this to the expressor, my phones don't work properly anymore and, while the signal is fed to the expressor there doesen't seem to be any way to tell babyface not to feed everything to the compressor, i.e. mute the output. Any advice?

Best quiet pre for classical under $1000 ??

Lorenzop — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:16:00 GMT

Specifically for string quartets,

What's the best mic pre that ain't gonna add noise of its own? Going into a Tascam DR680

So far I'm considering either
DAV BG1 or Sound Devices USBpre.
Well or AEA TRP (to use also without ribbons of course). It's got to be stereo and I'm looking at used also!

What do you think?

Logic I/O plugin

Kyleseglin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:09:13 GMT

I'm having routing issues using logic 9. I have a ua apollo, and I'm trying to use the I/O plug to incorporate hardware. It's set up as follows:

Entire mix is going out 7-8 into a stereo comp and back in 7-8. I have the vocal sent out 6 to an eq and back in 6 using the I/O plug on the channel strip in logic. Now, I want to send the drums out 3-4 to a stereo comp and it won't work! No audio comes back I don't understand. I tried putting the I/O plug on the drum bus aux in logic, and I tried routing all the drums out 3-4 and in 7-8 and it didnt work. I tried sending the drums out 3-4, in 3-4 and setting up an aux with in 3-4 and out 7-8. Still nothing.. Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Again, using a ua apollo with 8 ins and 8 outs. It's all wired into a patchbay.

Creating these film sounds

anchoricex — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:57:06 GMT

I've noticed these two sounds a lot in film scores lately, especially for slower trailers.

https://soundcloud.com/listen-design.../keeplookingup

1:06 into it theres what seems like a string instrument (maybe a cello/violin) doing a tremolo but it sounds more like a noise than a note

Heroes - Original Theme - YouTube

The "heroes" sound you hear at the beginning for the 30 seconds or so

I have FLStudio, 8dio Adagio strings, EastWest Symphonic Gold, ValhallaRoom/Shimmer/Ubermod and will gladly fork out more money for additional plugins.

What is the process of creating these two sounds ?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

RCA Microphone Servicing

Blaine Misner — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:33 GMT

Fellas,
i've got a 77dx and a 74b that are in need of some TLC. who would the community recommend? wes? someone else? the 77dx needs some dingers taken out too. thanks in advance

-B

Moving into new room and need advice..

dando — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:08 GMT

Hi guys, so the daunting time is upon me..
im moving apartments and have to setup a new studio in my new home, and its all rather nerve racking as i have been in my current workspace for over 9 years..

I have checked out the room where i will be setting up, and it looks and sounds pretty good.. my main concern however is my new neighbour..
so i have a couple of questions that needs some professional advice..and im not the most clued up on all this, so please bare with me..

ok, so this new space is all wooden floors.. and im very worried that this will affect the only i neighbour i have which lives below me.. apparently he can hear footsteps when people walk around the house.. im guessing this is a very bad sign for me ?? or might i be ok??

So my first question is this, will bass traps in the corners help eliminate some of the sub boominess/vibrations that might resonate into his apartment??

secondly i use speaker stands, will buying if i invest in say Auralex foam monitor isolaters to place them, could this also help with vibrations?

i know its tricky isolating sound from neighbours when not done professionally through the walls/floors etc.. but if u have any tips at all to help reduce the noise my neighbour might hear.. this will be greatly appreciated... i am using Adam A7 speakers so we not talkin crazy loud and bassy here, and i also think i work at rather reasonable levels.. but im still very worried..

Best shotgun mic for choir

edva — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:48:51 GMT

Hi Guys,
Just checking, what in your opinion would be the best shotgun mics for mic'ing a choir in a theater, at a distance of about 20 feet, for FOH reinforcement, and recording purposes, cost no object? Schoeps? Or something else? Many thanks.

The Guy That Made Dr. Dre...Daz Dillinger

Michael T — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:42:35 GMT

For the many that think they know who is who in the rap game.kfhkh

Newb searching for audio wisdom

Popnfrsh24 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:36:15 GMT

Hey yall!

I have just started recording music (cover songs at the moment) with using my ipad just to get the hang of recording. I have recorded about 10 songs and I am getting the hang of the basic recording concepts, but I want to get into more complex programs like protools and such in order to become better at recording.

I have a friend who went to college for music production, and he has a lot of experience with protools, so I have messed around with protools for maybe like 35ish hours and I am starting to get the hang of it. But I want to be able to make really good sounding recordings, and to do that you need to know a lot about compression, filters, effects, etc. I know the basics about compression and filters (I went to college for electrical engineering so a lot of the audio concepts are very similar, its actually awesome being able to use it in recording!) but I don't know enough to make it sound real good and be dangerous with it.

I am in a rather unique situation as well...I am actually hiking the Appalachian trail at the moment, and I will be hiking it for probably about 3 more months. SO, for that reason i don't have access to computers often, but I have been listening to my favorite songs over and over again to listen to all of the different music parts, effects, and subtle nuances in songs. I have heard lots of cool and crazy effects in these songs, and I have no clue how to recreate them with recording software.

So, would you guys be able to help me figure out what goes into these effects? I plan on posting once every so often with sound clips with the songs and the effects I don't know how to recreate. If you could at least tell me what effects they have on certain parts, and then I can noodle around with recording equipment to find it out. My overall plan is to have a good understanding of how to recreate these sounds, and then when I get off the trail, I can actually use the music progam to try and recreate them. That would be soooo awesome if you guys could help me out with this

Thanks guys!

Pop

bumpkin

Under the Sea... Check it out!

Magic Theatre — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:34:30 GMT

Hey Guys, check out my new track.

Cheers

Share your experience (Simple MIDI-Keyboards)

Sigaev1 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:24:06 GMT

Hello, community
I've had a Novation Impulse 49 for a month
Automap is rubbish, screen is made of some plastic joke that gets scratched ridiculously easy and knobs feel cheap
What I liked is the feel of those keys, they feel really pleasing to me... I could have fun with them for hours... And also pads are good, especially with arp and roll mode.
What is as good as it is bad is that firmware crashes all the time, which is basically: some LED's stop working. Right now I have this issue and I will return it to the shop, even though I kinda love it (design, keys, pads... It's a lovely keyboard)

As far as I understand there is no such a thing as a product which contains both: good keyboard and a good MIDI-Controller with cool pads and stuff.
So... I decided to go for a cheaper MIDI-Keyboard which must have keys, obviously, and I want mod/pitch wheels... And that's pretty mych all I want from it.
Also keys should be full-sized.

Share your experiences with your MIDI-Keyboards or MIDI-Keyboard Controllers, whatever. I will be pleased to read all the responses. And, if you can, what can you recommend for my needs? I've heard that Alesis Q49 is not a bad choice... what can you say? jummpp

What else do I need?

trashcanman — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:23 GMT

I need some advice on what I should add to my studio..

I own
Tascam 34b reel
Tascam M30 Mixer
Presonus mp20 preamp (I cant tell a difference when using this or not, It sounds the same either way so I just don't use it)
headphone amp
Snake

SM58 (3x)
SM57 (4x)
Audix i5
Shure SM7b (I think thats the one)
Equation Audio 4 Piece Drum Mic Set

M-Audio Fastrack Ultra interface with 8 mic pres
Mixcraft 5 DAW
Some Stillwell Audio plugins
and some random free plugins
MAudio Studio Monitors

All the cables and instruments I need.

Now I read alot about how preamps are the next obvious choice, the only problem with that is people say to if you get a good preamp you also need really good mics and really good converters (I dont even really know what converters are, an Interface?). Im on a budget and record old school rocknroll punk garage music. I'm lookin for a New York Dolls'ish sound. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Im lookin to spend $400, but dont be affraid to post a list that I can check off as I get the money.

W&W Pitch Bend Riser

Riceman7890 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:59:55 GMT

I am trying to figure out how to reproduce the pitch bend riser on W&W's Thunder. It starts at the very beginning of the track and rises up in pitch each bar.W&W - Thunder (Original Mix) - YouTube
It's also present in The Code starting at 3:28.W&W & Ummet Ozcan - The Code (Original Mix) - OUT NOW! - YouTube. Can anyone help out with how to make this sound?

Josef Salvat - Hustler (Dopeshoes Remix)

dopeshoes — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:30 GMT

https://soundcloud.com/dopeshoes/josef-salvat-hustler-dopeshoes
Thanks for listening!

Dr Z Attenuator with outboard.

Dave Reid — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:56:42 GMT

Currently looking at the DR Z Air Brake , looks kinda simple for studio use.

Anyone used one of these with their outboard ?

mackie onyx1640i or mackie onyx 1620i

unknowncsd — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:56:09 GMT

so i am going to buy either the 1640i or the 1620i... i just dont know which is better... i make beats record and mix but i mix and make beats (hip hop)in my pc i currently use my old mackie dfx6 to plug the sp c1, my dj setup and radom ass components
i just dont know which is better, if i buy the 1620i will i regret it because its only a 16x2 at this point i dont know if the 1640i is better because its 16x16
any help will be greatly appreciated
thanks

METAL MACHINE! (EZX [Andy Sneap Expansion pack]

Nikhil Suresh — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:54:34 GMT

Sup dudes!!

Here's a quick snippet of a drum track just done with
the Metal Machine EZX...

METAL MACHINE!!!!

this can be like a preview for those looking for a preview...
but mainly, i'd like to get the opinion on which one of the two
you prefer (or think is better)...

(ive done em on broken headphones, so one might be too sharp
and the other too dull... haha ... anyways...)

would love hear some comments on how the top end sounds on monitors.

Thanks!

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ANDY SNEAP RULES!

Attached Files

	Preview.mp3 (1.47 MB)
	Preview2.mp3 (1.47 MB)

Scarlett 2i2 Driver Install Issue

DSPD — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:54:00 GMT

Hello,

I'm having some issues installing my driver for my Scarlett 2i2. It worked perfectly on my last PC, but it for some reason just won't install on my new computer. I downloaded the correct driver, ran the .exe and it asks me what path to download it to etc. I keep clicking on until it opens another install wizard to install it. When I click next on that, the new window shows that the driver install has failed, without any other info. I've been trying a few more things out (such as letting Windows search for the drivers) but that didn't work either.

What can I do? Please help me!

Computer specs (not sure if this will help with anything):
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1
CPU: i5 3570K
Motherboard: Gigabye Z77X-UD3H
RAM: 8 GB Ballistix Sport
GPU: Palit GTX 770
HDD: Seagate ST100DM003 - 1 TB
SDD (where the OS is installed on, I'm attempting to install the drivers here too): Samsung 840 - 120 GB

Thanks in advance.

31 Epic Cymbal Samples to Really Help Breakdowns!

StrangeFlow — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:43:19 GMT

These samples are, in many cases, layered, and some of them boast incredibly long sustains, to help fill in sound gaps in music production. kfhkh

They each range in time from 11 seconds to almost 30 seconds in duration. They are rinsed and affected samples that were recorded, originally, from a variety of sound sources, including the TR 808; the TR 909; the TR 68 (an especially rare drum machine); the DMX 606; and more. They are unique in structure, and each have received a full range of hi-fi sound manipulations (including different forms of compression; and in some cases, minor phasing and slight frequency-shifting) to make them much more palatable and professional-sounding.

Basically, these cymbals have been designed to be as useful in mixing and music production as possible. If you’re looking to give some real weight to a drop or breakdown in the middle of a song, these ultra-crisp crash cymbals will really help! You won’t have to worry about whether or not your cymbal drums will be sound sufficiently thick and satisfying when you drop one of these into your next massive tune.

They are recommended for electronic dance music of all forms; especially house music, trap, drum n bass, electro, and juke.

Samples of this quality really speak for themselves, and when you hear them in your final mix, you’ll hear the difference.

download @: 31 epic cymbals

Only three bucks :) please consider if you enjoy the free samples below.... kfhkh

https://soundcloud.com/strangeflow/sets/31-epic-crash-cymbals-go-to

All of these samples are royalty-free, encoded in 16 bit, 44.100 hz .WAV format , and usable in any standard DAW component or software that allows for .WAV audio support.

Fender Rhodes Fuse Replacement

AudioJunky — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:38:53 GMT

I have a Fender Rhodes 73 Model 7054 - The fuse must have stopped working and I need to order a replacement. Anyone know where to buy one quickly online or in Los Angeles?

Thanks

Soundtoys Echoboy PT automation problem

Rob_Blue — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:37:49 GMT

Firstly, I have already posted this in the 'Music Cmputers' sub forum, but as I am in a post-pro workflow I thought perhaps some of you may have encountered this problem.

I'm music editing cues in a master pro tools session for a 1 hour TV episode, and I've got my usual reverbs, EQs and suchlike, all accurately tracking automation. I am trying to snapshot automate Echoboy throughhout the session, but I am finding that not all the parameters recall accurately. In fact some almost never do.

I'm using PT 10.3.5 on a mac OS 10.8.4, Echoboy is the latest version (4.1.8), all running native.

I'll snapshot automate in the usual way, with all available echoboy parameters enabled in the automation windows:
- 'Preview' and audition settings
- 'write to all enabled paramters' over a selection
- rinse and repeat.

All the other plugs play ball with this workflow.

I find that the tempo (MIDI deactivated in the plugin, manual) will rarely recall correctly. Also the 'sub parameters' in the 'Style Edit' window will almost never recall, or even move at all when playing. I have also tried saving presets and then recalling them, and 'write to all enabled parameters'. No dice.

Some parameters recall fine - principally feedback, mix, levels etc. As some of you may know, not all parameters in Echoboy appear as 'automatable parameters' in the PT automation enable window, but I had assumed there was a way to at least record and recall snapshots which would include them.

Does anybody know a robust way to do this, or is Echoboy generally flakey with automation? I am scared that I will have to manually 'Print' the delay output as I progress from cue to cue throughout the session.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Basic Theory help please: Changing Key of a song - using Off-Key notes & chords

fooddude — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:33:49 GMT

I've been wanting to learn this for a while now, to add excitement to my songs; but can't find any easy to understand fundamental/basic tips, rules or tutorials on it - Changing key signature of a song and maybe coming back to the original key; and using different notes (in a riff or solo) and/or using different chords that are not in the original key...like very many songs do.

I know the very basics and fundamentals of music theory. Enough to write a song and sound decent and not out of whack. But of course, I am no means a musician nor know deep theory. I only know enough to get me by and the basics that everyone knows. And, I would like to know only the basics/rules/fundamentals of "changing key" of a song and not get too deep into jazz theory in this thread, lol (since I know there are many here that get prety darn deep into theory, and it's hard for a non-musician, non-theorist and n00b like myself to comprehend, hehe).

Eg:

1. A quick chord, or 2-3 chord combo, you sometimes hear at the very end of a progression or inbetween that repeating progression occasionally. ie: let's say the progression is a short 2-bar prog.. Right after that 2 bar prog ends and is going to repeat itself, a quick 1 chord, or even a 2 or 3 chord combo, (whom have some notes in the chords that aren't in key, or chords are aren't in the progression) would be played very quickly at the end of this 2 bar prog, giving it much more excitement, tension, dissonance, accidental?, etc. What's the proper term for these off key chords?

2. Sometimes during a solo (or chorus too perhaps?), off-key chords (chords that aren't in key) would be repeated and played in the background or sometimes a totally new progression would be played that is of a new key, while the riffs/solo is still on-key, the original key...making the solo part sound a bit different(exciting) than the rest of the song, because of these dissonant chords while the solo notes are still on original key. What are these chords or technique called? How do you select the right chords and know what will work?

3. How does one go from changing key smoothly, like say in the middle of a song, and then returning into the original key?

4. Same questions, but now for riffs and solos, single notes. How do you change key and play diff key solos riffs somewhere in the song? ...techniques over both original key chords, and also changed/off-key chords?

Soundtoys Echoboy PT Automation problem

Rob_Blue — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:28:57 GMT

I'm music editing cues in a master pro tools session for a 1 hour TV episode, and I've got my usual reverbs, EQs and suchlike, all accurately tracking automation. I am trying to snapshot automate Echoboy throughhout the session, but I am finding that not all the parameters recall accurately. In fact some almost never do.

I'm using PT 10.3.5 on a mac OS 10.8.4, Echoboy is the latest version (4.1.8), all running native.

I'll snapshot automate in the usual way, with all available echoboy parameters enabled in the automation windows:
- 'Preview' and audition settings
- 'write to all enabled paramters' over a selection
- rinse and repeat.

All the other plugs play ball with this workflow.

I find that the tempo (MIDI deactivated in the plugin, manual) will rarely recall correctly. Also the 'sub parameters' in the 'Style Edit' window will almost never recall, or even move at all when playing. I have also tried saving presets and then recalling them, and 'write to all enabled parameters'. No dice.

Some parameters recall fine - principally feedback, mix, levels etc. As some of you may know, not all parameters in Echoboy appear as 'automatable parameters' in the PT automation enable window, but I had assumed there was a way to at least record and recall snapshots which would include them.

Does anybody know a robust way to do this, or is Echoboy generally flakey with automation? I am scared that I will have to manually 'Print' the delay output as I progress from cue to cue throughout the session.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Going out of the box

mickbenjamins — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:28:06 GMT

Im done with having my face in a computer screen. It lost its fun.
I want to be fiddling with knobs, playing with sliders. I want the fun back.

My goal is to slowly go for an OTB setup, with as ultimate goal being able to perform live with it.

Ofcourse I have been reading here in GS, on the german www.sequencer.de forum, and some dutch forums too. Next to that I have been looking at what items I would want to buy, read reviews, and have a starting point.

I would love to receive some more input though, hear about your experiences and ideas.

I dont have a budget. This doesnt mean I am gonna throw a bunch of money at it, au contraire. I want to start small, learning the equipment as I go, and expending my setup as I go.

My music style is a bit of a cross over between house and techno. I love acid too.
Most of all I just want to have a lot of fun, while playing, not limiting myself to a certain genre.

Mixer
Mackie 802 VLZ3 - Mackie - 802-VLZ3
I am wondering if it has enough inputs? Would I need more?

Drum machine
MFB 522 - 280 euro
MFB-522e

MFB 503 - 269 euro
MFB-503e

I would love to have this all analogue, so I can tweak the sounds as I go, rather then having to work with samples.

Synthesizer
MFB Nanozwerg - 219 euro

Doepfer Dark Energy mk1
To me this one sounds a lot better then the mk2 version, so will be looking out to see if it pop ups somewhere.

Sequencer
Doepfer Dark Time - 450 euro

MFB Urzwerg Pro Mk2 - 540 euro

Yamaha QY700
This one seems really interesting, I found a guy who sells it here in Berlin, but he hasnt responded to my email yet. Fingers crossed.

Effects
Boss RE-20 Space Echo - 255 euro

The mixer, drum machine and Nanozwerg will the first on my list, that should give me a nice starting point.

Would love to hear yout thoughts!

How to be original when writing a song.

MattKj — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:27:49 GMT

How to be original when writing a song?

I am allways making stuff that sounds like other songs and it is starting to really annoying me now...

Each time i am starting off a track, i start to listen to some music or i think about songs i have heard in the past and get really influenced by bits and pieces from the other songs...

I do not understand originality anymore since it seems more like a subjective thing :P

How do you guys come up with original ideas?
Is it ok to modify others ideas?
Is it wrong to be influenced by others work?

I feel like i am having the biggest producers block at the moment,

So if someone would be nice so nice to share how they basicly work/ come up with ideas for their tracks i would be more then happy to listen! :)

Packburn Electronics

Hane — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:26:53 GMT

Has anyone used ever used Packburn noise reduction hardware?
If so, how does it compare to current digital software methods?

Packburn Electronics |

Best software for ripping vinyl to mp3?

Lord Sloth — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:20:31 GMT

I'd like to rip some of my old records to my laptop. I have a high end turntable and reciever and a soundblaster sound card. I just have no idea what the best software is to do the job. Any help would be appreciated.

Sent from my SGH-I747M using Tapatalk

Just As Good As Owens Corning 703

RickGobe — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:16:46 GMT

I wanted to sound treat my little entertainment space and was wondering if this is as good as Owens Corning 703? Thanks guys.. Shop Pactiv 2-in x 24-in Foam Insulation at Lowes.com

need help finding vocoder

namahshaman — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:13:55 GMT

Greetings,

I am searching for a good analog vocoder (multiband control) similar to the Roland SVC or the Moog. Currently I am using an Electro-harmonix V-256 pedal with the Phatty as my carrier signal. It sounds decent... but not really what I'm going for. I'm looking for smoother, more vocal-sounding, ambient vocoder tones, like the band Mogwai... I believe I've read that they either have a Roland SVC 350 or the VP-330...

Any ideas, suggestions? Is anyone (modular makers or otherwise) currently building something similar, or will I only find what I want in vintage gear.

Thanks.

So, who believes that tuning-editing a great emotional take than a technical perfect?

Call_me_Switters — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:12:04 GMT

Sometimes in a session, I feel that is better to fix some tiny technical mistakes in a beautiful take, that killing the vibe taking the "one more take" road. What do you think folks?

All this in cases that we can just let them go as a natural feel.

Everybody saying that tuning or time adjustment are bad and ruin the feeling but what if sometimes can really save it from a futile and cold perfect repeating?

The Next Step...

Roisky — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:07:59 GMT

Hi, guys. I'm a songwriter here. We all know this is a business full of "No's" and one "Yes" could potentially change your whole life. But how does one go about getting this "Yes?"

See, I've submitted a few songs to people in the industry (two big time A&Rs, one producer whose worked with Madonna, and one artist with a record deal on a major label, to be exact) and they've all told me that my songs are 'solid records' or my songs are good and I have 'good potential,' but my question is, if they like my songs why aren't they making a move to scoop me up? What should I do in order to get them to say "Yes" and make them want to get me to join their team. They obviously like my songs from their responses, so what's the next step...

Thanks.

Help no Music.

Lamster — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:05:04 GMT

Hi All
After many years of using my laptop to write music I decided to get all my old hardware out dust it all off repair it and then raid ebay for some more to go with it.
But problems are a foot!
The computer is about 5 years old now but will dofor now.
I have rather a lot of Midi Hardware to connect far more than my Dacs Patchbay can handle.
So I aquired an AMT8 and a Uniter8 off ebay after much ado they do appear to be working. But heres the thing

I've got SX1 running on the PC it seems to see all the emagic ports but not much routing seems to be going on. But from the emagic software I can route to a few synths but having said that I sold my master keyboards and aquired a studio logic sl161 as a stopgap until I decide whether to use a synth as a master or get an 88 note master? And having had one years ago the editing is crap and I really should have known better? So some of it is the non ability of myself to know what midi channel i'm on!

Also my damn PC is starting to freeze which is a bit annoying my questions are.?

Can SX1 talk to the emagic AMT and U8s or should I use logic ( Which I've got somewhere) and is it the Emagic's crashing the Pc. Or the the three sound cards? always run ok with 2 for years? or hope not some other hardware failure? Not bothered about the software I'll just wipe the thing and start again if its that?.

The logic option isn't prefered as I got it as I used Notator on my atari years ago But it was wildly different and having also used Cubase back then VSt was easier to learn. So Is there a version Of Cubase/VST that supports the emagic or anything else other than logic which I really don't like.

It gets worse Having brought loads of additional outboard from ebay I also need to learn that lot too as well as a different desk.

By the way anyone think of the best way to use my 2x 24way patchbays for my effects I was thinking have all the effects and the sub mixer aux's on one and the Aux busses from the main desk on the other.?

Yeah not even the 32-8-2 has enough inputs for all the gear so a Yamaha MV1602 rack mixer got shoved in as a sub. Got enough now " But only just"!

Microphones have a lifespan before you need to swap capsules and whatnot?

Dizzy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:25 GMT

Thinking about buying a used Neumann U87ai, it's 10 years old, though.

Novation Bass Station (Original) No Sound Help!

etherealflare — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:57:05 GMT

Hello!

Let me first state very clearly that this is NOT anything to do with the keyboard having different midi send/receive channels. I have been through the user manual, and what info I can find online many times. :P

The unit powers up nicely, lights come on, I can change presets, adjust LFO speeds etc (Verified by differences in blinking lights). The issue is that there is is no sound at all coming out of the unit. Even when the unit is cranked up, there is no noise, hum, etc coming into the mixer. I've opened the unit up, and there is no voltage coming from the PCB board where the 1/4" connector is soldered to.

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience finding problems in analogue synth circuitry, or anyone with specific info about what to look for in these particular units? I have near zero experience isolating issues on circuit boards. Also, there is no evident burn marks on any capacitors or resistors that I could easily detect.

Any suggestions on how I can bring this old thing back to life would be greatly appreciated.

Cheeers

5.1 surround Using Good Audio Interface and Studio Monitors

sten2020 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:57:02 GMT

Hi, can I make a 5.1 surround system using a good Firewire Audio Interface (with atleast 6 outs) and 6 proper monitor speakers (including one subwoofer) for multimedia purpose, watching movies, listening to music, etc??? Important thing here is that PCI sound card is not an option. Thanks!

ilok.com are not winning many new friends

passmore — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:53 GMT

I was setting up a new system I accidentally signed into the wrong ilok account 2 weeks ago no problem now that slight error is going cost me a $100 :mad:

I am very sorry I am not perfect but ilok.com can go take a flying leap ....

Does anyone use Pinguin Audio Meter with Cubase 5?

recordnext — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:52:45 GMT

I am new at this forum.I want to ask does someone use Pinguin Audio Meter with Cubase 5.I'v just downloaded but no signal?

Regards

mix drums in daw or in plugin?

rjo361 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:49:40 GMT

hey guys i was just wondering if it is better to mix my drums in my DAW (logic pro and Cubase) or in the plugins interface( Superior Drummer). i mean in terms of cpu usage which puts less strain on my cpu? thanks

Ohmicide's(Invader!) low end ?

EliTheGreat — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:35:32 GMT

Sup Guys, i been around working on sound design neurobasses and what not.

I stumbled upon a song by a member on gearslutz

His name is Invader and his low end is pretty pro, can someone go over how you can have a tight low end like Invader has ?

https://soundcloud.com/invadermusic/moomvader

Proposal: easier to build 2D QRD

jupiter8 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:29:10 GMT

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/bass-...29-2d-qrd.html

I saw this and it's just awesome. However there seems to be an awful amount of work involved so i figured there's an easier way to do it. And i think i might have found it. boing

First do note i'm no 3D artist and i'm certainly no carpenter/woodworker either.

What if we take a wooden plank (preferably a 45 mm thick one) and saw "cuts" in it from the side and make something like this:

Now make several of them and stack them on top of each other.

How you cut out the deepest wells i don't know. Hammer and chisel ? Drill and use a jig saw ? As i said i'm no carpenter.

To me it seems there's several benefits:
Much easier to assemble.
Easier to paint/stain. Just use a small roller on the "insides".
Lot less glueing if at all necessary. Probably still is but i was thinking you could put weights on top of it maybe ? Either way it's still a lot easier to glue.

Some disadvantages:
The sawing would be slightly more complicated. If you had a water jet you could be churning them out by the thousands. A CnC mill probably wouldn't hurt either but a simple bandsaw should be sufficient. Don't think a circular saw would do as you want straight cuts at the bottom of the wells.

I think you would need to sand it for a nice finish where the cuts are. But with a precision belt sander like this: Black & Decker Tools | 1/2" Precision Belt Sander PF260
it wouldn't be too hard if the cuts are clean.

So what do you think ? A valid idea ?

EDIT: Dammit wrong forum.

EMU Vintage Keys help

march18th1976 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:28:17 GMT

i recently won a Emu vk on ebay for a hundred bucks (!) but when i went to try it out the backlight on screen doesnt work and no sounds come out of it. i can scroll through patches and parameters fine but no sound comes out. the midi light flashes like its supposed to when tappin on keys so i dont know whats wrong. also, the demo's all work fine and i get sound that way but not when trying to play patches. any ideas? is it just a matter of changing battery? and if so is it true that i should do it with the power on so as to not lose any of the original factory sounds? please help!

Revel Breezer 2013 beta started

shadow_sync — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:11:49 GMT

I want to let you know that Breezer 2013 beta is out. Breezer 2013 was built on Breezer 2012 foundations which means, REX file support, ASIO, WAVE metadata support, sample layering, batch player etc.

With this release in the works for about a year you’ll find (the list is far from complete):

Hierarchical file tagging (a tag could have a parent and any number of child) and rating support
Keyboard gestures, for example drop a tag on a file selection or folder, with CTRL down you’ll remove the tag, with shift you’ll add the tag.
File operations, cut, copy, paste or via drag’n’drop using standard windows dialogs (file overwrite questions or conflict resolution)
No need to index, if you want you could pre scan your library, but if you want you can let Breezer to index only the files you’re working/previewing.
Multiple databases support (for example one for work, one for experiment) and multi-user ready.
A standalone or integrated four-track layered player for experimenting sample layering directly.
New widgets for bpm, delay and note calculation, note guessing and more.
Waveform annotation support, click anywhere on the waveform view and add a text note at the right millisecond.
Fast and responsible GPU accelerated UI, support custom scaling since is fully vector graphic.
Many fixes and new procedure we build on top our Breezer 2012 experience.
And much… much… more…

But since a picture is worth thousand words:

For feature requests and bug reports we’ve set up a feedback centre here. We’re just out the private beta phase so please understand if something goes wrong with the installation or if the workflow is not as fluent as will be. Report to us any problem and we do our best to fix it.

Download page: Revel Software

Conflict of interest note: I’m a developer working on it, so please understand my enthusiasm.

Reason 7 - C1-L1 Vintage Compressor

.Russ. — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:11:39 GMT

Anyone had a play with this yet?

C1-L1 Vintage Compressor - Shop - Propellerhead

JX-3P midi capabilities?

funambulic — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:11:35 GMT

Hey yall there's a jx3p for a good price near me, the only thing is that I was considering this as a first hardware synth to integrate with my mpc1000 which I use as a workstation/sequencer
what issues would I run into doing that? As I understand it has weaker midi capabilities, I'm just not experienced enough to know what this means practically speaking or in laymans terms

Mackie MR8mkII vs HR824 (mk1) - Simple Studio

AVB4PrezYo — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:59:25 GMT

So, this is my first post here, and I hope I'm not re-treading on a debate that's been had out many times.

I have a home setup that, all things considered, is really far more advanced than I need based on my current recording skills overall. That said, I have never been fully satisfied with the monitors I've been using while recording what essentially equates to "every song from every band I was in that never got around to recording."

For a good while I had M-Audio BX8 Studiophile monitors that I got in a trade that was hugely in my favor. Compared to the smaller Alesis520 set I have, I felt like every setting and every EQ on the BX8s was muddy, and missing what I would consider the crisp range of the high-mids, or low-highs.

I was able to create, at least in my opinion, a killer setup that relied heavily on the Alesis pair combined with BX8s, but since moving to a new house and setup, it's not even close. A lot of details are drowned out, and I've tinkered endlessly with the to try to find the sweet spots.

In a stroke of luck, I got an offer to get Mackie HR824 monitors (original type) for nothing, and after getting it set up and configured...I feel like it's not at all as great as I hoped (given their prestigious status). I have the option of trading them for MR8mkIIs, and those I've seen be awesome in a very similar workstation.

While every workstation is different, if I'm getting just completely muddy, low-end output and losing a lot of the detail in the mid and mid-high range, what would you all suggest as the step by step process to get a more acceptable sound? Any standard methods of adjusting bit by bit until the whole thing sounds closer to the way I want it?

NEW/USED AERON Chair Prices?

Reborn — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:56:31 GMT

So I gotta get a Chair ASAP. I already did the local spots and things are mostly Crap or unseen Special order chairs ! So just for a kick I hit Craigslist. I'm In Los Angeles

To my surprise more a 100 new or used Aeron's to choose from locally! IS Herman miller losing it's appeal? Some other factor? Also the prices, more than half were under 300.00. Even some new ones for 450.00. I fully expected to pay that used. Could it truly be possible for me to get a used good condition Aeron for 300.00 USD ?

Please Advise. confoosed

Buzz/Operating noise from Furman PF-Pro Power Conditioner

coyotekells — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:41:49 GMT

I've been away from my studio for a month.. I notice when I come in that there's a kind of hum/buzz, an operating noise, coming from the Furman PF-Pro AC Power Conditioner in my rack.

Shouldn't it be silent? I don't even remember it making noise, but maybe other noise pollution (hard drives, etc) had previously caused me to not notice...

I want silence, as I like to track some vocals and acoustic in this same room.

The buzz/hum has a kind of pulse to it, and does occasionally shift a bit in timbre.

Any insight would be appreciated...

Garageband vs Logic Express. Help!

CAGuy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:22 GMT

Is there a difference in sound quality between Garageband 11 and Logic Express?
I'm recording with Garageband because it's so stinking easy to use but I'd like to be able to save my projects to a flash drive and send them to my friend who will add drums and send them back to me. I can't do this with Garageband but I can with Logic Express. I'm planning on recording with Garageband 11 and then importing the songs to Logic and then saving the whole project as a file on a flash drive and sending it to my friend. He could then import the project to his Logic from the flashdrive and add drums.

Is there a difference in overall sound quality or resolution or headroom of the recording capabilities of Garageband vs Logic Express?? THANKS FOR ANY INPUT AND HELP!!

Help me not piss they neighbor off!

DirtMcGirt — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:33:36 GMT

Hey guys, just signed up at this forum in hopes you could help me out.

I just moved into a 2 level townhome which is a corner unit. In my studio room, the front facing wall when you walk in (see 1st pic) is a huge window to outside (where I keep my dj gear), to the left of that wall is a closet that almost takes up the entire left wall (behind that wall is the outside brick), where you walk in obviously is the door and that back wall houses 1 of the bathrooms behind it. So 3 of the 4 walls are all "non-neighbor walls."

The problem wall is the one to the right (see 2nd pic) when you walk into the studio. You can see I put foam up there and I do mixing at that desk as well (the foam is coming off tonight). My neighbor said he can hear (but it wasn't crazy loud) some of my music. The speakers I'm using are the Rockit 5's.

Can you guys suggest the best way to "minimize" the sound in my neighbor's spare bedroom? He said it's fine but they all say that until you have 1 too many beers and turn the sound up way too loud ha.

At my disposal right now are 24 2" 12x12 acoustic foam pads and 24 1" 12x12 foam pads. Could I combine these things in frames or something... don't want to spend too much and if I can avoid doing the corning 703 thing, that will be preferred. Just want to know how to position things and what walls to treat.

Acrylic 1D QRD in Jay-Z Samsung Commercial

JohnnieTech — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:31:46 GMT

Not sure if any of you guys saw this but it looks like there is a clear acrylic 1D QRD in front of the window in the new Samsung Jay-z commercial. Took me a minute to decide if it was blinds or a Diffusor. pretty cool.

Inside "Magna Carta Holy Grail" with JAY Z + Samsung - YouTube

Equipment vs jobs - chicken and egg

Nonlinear — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:54 GMT

There are many jobs in this business that require a certain amount of equipment to do - and even better equipment to do really well (technique and experience not withstanding).

So, if you don't have the equipment you can't get the job. If you can't get the job you can't afford new equipment.

If you take out a LOAN to buy new equipment you start a new vicious circle because there is ALWAYS a new or better "something" that you need. And that great piece of software or gear you bought awhile back (and still paying for) is now obsolete!

So, how are YOU guys doing it?

Am I getting higher noise floor from pre-amp?

bigpappa1 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:19:45 GMT

Hello guys,

I am set up to do voice overs and I'm getting my sounds honed in much better but I'm still having some trouble. I seem to have a relatively high noise floor, about -46db. I'd like it to be lower but it doesn't seem to matter what I do, it stays there. When I turn up the mice I hear that electronic "hiss" and "fzzz" kind of, in the background. Is it even possible to eliminate that? I'm wondering if some of it has to do with my pre-amp, it's an Aphex 107 tube. My room is pretty small and it's pretty much a dead room. I've got all the walls covered with insulation and it's very quiet. In fact if you scream in it, you can kind of hear your voice crackle in your ear. I don't know what that's all about...

Anyhow, your help would be appreciated. My sound also seems to be coming out a bit...I dunno...kind of like I'm talking through a sheet. Like I said, I've gotten the post-production more tuned into the sound I want although I'm still getting there. My mic is a real piece, it's a Behringer C1. It's all I could afford to get started. I'm getting married in September so I don't have even $100 to get decent used mic. I was hoping to get a couple low hanging fruit gigs so I could actually pull that off and eliminate the mic as an issue. Any guidance you guys can offer about that noise and the noise floor would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Help me out: what solidstate comp or preamp sounds like its tube based... ?

Googlyman — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:18:41 GMT

I have read it somewhere here on GS but cannot find it back.

There was a comp or preamp that had no tubes but almost sounds like it has tubes in it .... but what was it again ?

Question about out of phase pickup wiring

Blast9 — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:13:19 GMT

Check out this vid of Yngwie. Check out from 4:18. At 4:48 you can hear an out of phase setting - really cool octave sound from the phase cancellation! But quite different to the legendary Brian May out of phase tone.

Am I understanding this correctly: one of the pickups is reverse wound (the neck I guess), but same polarity?