Members Primal Yell Posted January 1, 2009 Members Share Posted January 1, 2009 As "Painters" of "Sound", when do you grab for your "Mojo" ? On the other hand, When do you Say "Hey--I don't really want my mojo now"..... Although difficult if not impossible to verbalize emotion and artistic process, and the intertwined relationship with mic selection, would you please share your insights. Don't mean to overlook nor lessen the roles of rythym, composition, feel, melody, nor transparency.... Best Regards in Your Studio,Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Primal Yell Posted January 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 2, 2009 LOL, you guys are a hot mess... Do you think Sponge Bob takes in some "Oysters" from time to time? .....tend to doubt that Songe Bob is in sex therapy though.....Do You think that his doctor and pharmacist get him a good deal on Viagra ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rubber Lizard Posted January 2, 2009 Members Share Posted January 2, 2009 Okay, I want to get to the bottom of this mojo thing too, so I'll present two cents worth of whatever I got. This is likely to cause more questions than answers. Apologies in advance. Reason #1 to get my mojo on: It's already hooked upSometimes I just want to get an idea recorded quickly, so If my mojo is already hooked up I'll use it. Otherwise I'll go with my non-mojo signal path, usually the preamps in my RME FF800. Reason #2 to get my mojo on: Very simple song with few tracksSome songs are going to be "guy with guitar" and not much more. So I know at the outset that my mojo won't #^&%$% things up, and besides, the headphone mix will be a pleasure. Big reason NOT to get my mojo on: Too much mojo is hard to mixIt could be my inexperience, but when I record vocals or vox/guitar through a ribbon mic and Great River preamp it sounds great... until I try adding bass, percussion, pad. Then that big, soft, fluffy track looses definition and all the yummy details I liked so much are covered up anyway. Should have used less mojo. I'd rather re-record than use anti-mojo EQ settings. I know... I need professional help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CN Fletcher Posted January 2, 2009 Members Share Posted January 2, 2009 Every pre-amp I use has "mojo"... however, they all have a different "mojo" that leads to different textures which [hopefully] leads to a series of complimentary musical textures which makes the overall presentation [hopefully] a good representation of the artists' intention. Now there are "clean" pre-amps with "mojo" and there are pre-amps that exhibit 'distortion' [both phase and harmonic] characteristics that have 'mojo'... and then there are pre-amps I have found to be totally and completely devoid of any form of "mojo", or at least "mojo" I find musically complimentary [Grace, Millennia, Studio Projects, Benchmark, Vintech, Presonus, Universal Audio... to name but a few]... but I won't use those. Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted January 3, 2009 Members Share Posted January 3, 2009 If anyone can define what "mojo" is, at least where a mic preamp is concerned, great. Otherwise, I'll continue to sprinkle this on my mixes. I'm guessing that it's a certain je ne se quois, something that gets you really excited about how the audio sounds, that undefinable something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rubber Lizard Posted January 3, 2009 Members Share Posted January 3, 2009 Well then, that's as good as your mojo's gonna get, Ken. I should get a can of that for my studio. Just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted January 3, 2009 Members Share Posted January 3, 2009 Great! Remember, I'm here to help!!! Make sure you're all downing six-packs of these, and you've got yer mojo covered comin' and goin': Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Warhead Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 A Designs Pacifica, Great River NV, heavily modded Chameleon 7602, all those work for me. War Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Primal Yell Posted January 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2009 Lead guitar, for example, grab for some thick pre mojo? Is this a given? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chris carter Posted January 10, 2009 Members Share Posted January 10, 2009 As "Painters" of "Sound", when do you grab for your "Mojo" ? I pretty much always want the mojo, but I cut commercial records. If I cut classical records maybe I wouldn't go for the mojo so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnreelsound Posted January 10, 2009 Members Share Posted January 10, 2009 Some days the force is with you some days it never seems right. When I first started out , back when dogs and cats were still fish, I used to keep a notebook. Every time I got a great result with a piece of kit on a particular instrument or just got excited about something in the session I would write it down. ( I can still remember the thrill of turning the multitrack over to get backwards stuff and for around a year in the mid eighties all my sessions featured backwards guitar ). I would write down mic positions EQ settings, effects sends and levels, everything in the belief that I could reproduce that magic any and every time I wanted. It is a mark of my stupidity that it took me a couple of years to realise that if the vibe isnt there in the session it doesn't matter what you do or how expensive your gear is, you might as well stay home that day and improve your mind with a few hours of daytime tv. " I got my mojo workin but it just don't work on you" McKinley Morganfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kurfu Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 between my Great River and my UA-LA610, I got enough "mojo" to keep me happy for now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members witesol Posted January 14, 2009 Members Share Posted January 14, 2009 ... but I won't use those. Peace. funny stuff:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kendrix Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Some folks (like GM) would say the mojo should come from thd source- not the mic or pre. Having said that my primary mojo unit is a GRNV. However, not all mojo is well suited to all sources. The GR mojo can build up a bit in the low-mids. My voice is already a bit heavy in that area. You gotta make sure you got the right flavor of mojo on the right source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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