Synonym Music

No you don't, and I think quality should be the judge of whether you move onto a studio or not. If it sounds good enough to you and there aren't a bunch of regrets lingering in the back of your mind, go for it. If it sounds bad, re-think what you want to do. The worst outcome is putting out bad-sounding stuff that doesn't represent you well. Move beyond a guitar and vocals and cracks will probably start to show. You can't really fudge your way through full band setups. But if it's not complex and the quality doesn't need to be show-stopping, what's the harm?

Huh? What do you mean by "reproduce", and why would this affect the amount of compression? Every compressor I've worked with attenuates based on the level of the input signal (independent of frequencies), the threshold, and the ratio. In other words, if I give a compressor 2 different sine waves: 40 Hz and 2k Hz with the same levels, shouldn't the compressor compress each signal similarly? Yes, but that doesn't take into account the relative difference in volumes you would hear with those tones. You're going to have to crank 40 Hz a fair bit before it hits the same average level as 2kHz, so that would require more energy to be reproduced equivalently based on the ear's frequency range. These are the same fundamentals that apply to pink noise. It would affect compression in a relative way because when we hear big low end, that frequency range is given a lot more overall gain to be heard compared to information at a higher range; it's essentially weighting . More gain.. More attenuation... Thus more compression.

My neighbors in general are on their high horse..they are Christian..they just moved in. They have been giving me dirty, uppity looks that spell intolerance since they moved in. They ask me what my house looks like and when I invite them in, they say no. All they talk about is materialism and fixed their house up. I said how wonderful their house looks....but they look at me like I am from Mars. Their son majored in recording engineering and like their parents...he is sneering at me. I never sneered at them. They tell me that everyone is an artist and they don't believe that some people are not artists. They believe they are artists even though they don't paint, draw, play music etc..etc... BTW....it is HER set up..not HIS...I am a her. They seem really holy. Don't they sound like it..ahahaha:lol: First thing I ask to cut through the BS: Let's hear it!

thank you very much for that AluminumNeck. i will definitley work on those aspects. considering i am only 16, i would think that i would have a lot of time to learn and practice that. as far as the drum tracks, i recently started using ezdrummer instead of the drum voice on my keyboard (not to mention sounded absolutley abhorrent). SYN, i can agree that it is too boomy could this be a result of adding too much compression? It's very unlikely. Rather, compressors often attenuate more when there's a lot of low end. Why? Because low end frequencies require more energy to reproduce. Boomy lows are quite often a monitoring deficiency, assuming the mixer knows enough not to drastically exaggerate the bass (I'd figure you do).

Way too boomy, askew levels because of it. Remember that you can automate the bass if you want it front and center for particular parts of the song. It's crushing everything right now.

I'll take a shot here.. http://www.myspace.com/hiddenalibi Let me know what you think about the first song, "Words In The Sand". Basically, this is whats going on with this recording. We were checking out various studios, and this guy had this pretty sweet studio setup in his house, with protools, a couple of drum mics, various tube preamps, a 57, and a cheap condenser. Me and our singer (to keep it simple) went and recorded this song over the course of a few days. Our singer played drums, sang, and some of the keyboard parts on the recording, his wife did some harmonies on the chorus parts, helped with the "ohs" at the end of the song, I did pretty much everything else. This is a pretty rough mix, there are virtually no plug-ins yet (some verb, and maybe a pinch of EQ). I'd really just like to get a couple of other opinions on what we have going with this studio, because the guy that owns it is a super nice guy, and will record our whole album (which will be a double disk) for next to nothing per session. Thanks for the opinions, - Corey I would say you have something good going on there.

We lost the masters to some of our older tunes. So we would have to copy the vinyl recording. Just wondering if this recording sounds to dated or flawed to ad to our new cd project. I was hoping to save some time by not having to re-record some of the material and just adding a couple of old releases, as is, to the new cd project? Any comments on the record/play quality would be greatly appreciated. Use it or redo it? http://iacmusic.com/play2.aspx?songI...0Page%20Single Thanks! . . Link was broken for me.

Thanks a lot for listening! I have uploaded the song to our band's server here: http://www.sittinidol.com/Slider4.m4a Cheers Well I listened the first time anyway, but at least it's a little more accessible. Your own website is even better. I see you mentioned drum sounds in your initial post... That's really the only sore thumb to me. The tonal balance and FX suggestions are minor at best; I would finesse the drums before all else. I would not be afraid of layering very unorthodox samples. It's not a well-known fact, but even Drumagog has simple waveforms (sine, square, triangle, etc) built in that you can layer underneath the replacement sample. It's more or less synthesis when the two sounds are summed - kind of in an additive way because you're creating one sound from several, though there is no direct or predictable grafting of waveforms due to their complexity, nor do they share any type of parameter modulation.

Could use some feedback on this mix, thanks a lot Let me know how this sounds to you all...I'm working on the final mix and losing all sense of objectivity...Advice on anything would be great, drum sound, levels, vocal levels, etc Next time soundclick. Annoying high midrange that is not cohesive with frequencies above and below. Yes.. The cymbals have too much high end but not enough high mids; the guitars have too much high mids and not enough mids, same with the vocals though they don't sound particularly out of place. The drums. Clinky hi-hat, basket-ball kick, thin toms. While the OH mix is about where I'd put it, maybe this song could use more. Some sample laying (not replacement in this case) could help beef things up. There's no ring-out to anything.. It sounds very unnatural. The reverbs on some vocal phrases could be made mono and have a much longer decay. This is a solution for creating effectual space without taking up too much room.

Great summation-!! I am in a live room 20x30x12 and NEED help with how to use bleeding as a plus to the recording. This is my second cd project and rack my brain on how to isolate more, to make the room I have work for me??? Because of the bleed, when I move one fader it also changes the level of the next closes instrument. If I cut the highs on the cymbals the flute high end gets cut as well. If I up the horn vol the drums are louder in the mix. Syn, can you help me with the isolation and EQ problems. Maybe I've made the wrong mic choice on an instrument??? Thanks for your kind comment on the tune-!! -jim That's too much bleed and I'd start baffling to taste. I think the key to these recordings is getting the room as a separate entity, where you have a stereo picture of all the players together and then highlight each of them from there with spot mikes. That's quite difficult without a great sounding space, however, because it will also clue listeners into dimensions when they hear the reverb ring out. Maybe you could nix the reverb altogether and settle for a smaller space, which is more conducive to jazz anyway. That would probably take some test/rehearsal recordings to get right, fewer spot mikes, and a good amount of repositioning.

I only start analyzing the recording quality if the music sucks. If it's good, then a good recording is a bonus. +1 Also, great recordings have always been the most transparent to me.

Would you guys please critique the mix and mastering more specifically during the flute and horn solos. Sunday Morning News http://iacmusic.com/songs.aspx?SongID=68535 u87 flute AEA r84 ribbon on flugelhorn pair m160 overhead on drums, sm57 snare, MT88 on kic TLM49 and AKG480 on upright bass guitar was direct into a Demeter tube DI Recorded on a Korg 32XD mastered on a Finilizer Plus 96k DAV Broadhurst preamps This is my second recording project cd. Thanks everyone for your help.. -Great recording in general, though your gear isn't exactly hurting you here... I can hear some very slight overly resonant tones on the upright and a little too much distance for the horn. It's very minor, but since you have reverbs running on this I'd go with something more focused before I hit the FX. Low ratio compression on the bass could help even it out. -I'd also automate the overheads slightly as the player is quite busy on his cymbals and it's a little much the whole way through. -There's some bothersome high end on the upright around the entrance of the horn solo that stays throughout the rest of the song. -Guitar could also use a little leveling out too. -Flute gets pinched at 4:26 Remember that you're only easing dynamics along in this situation as the performances did a lot of that for you. I'm so used to 15 dB of GR on vocals that it's ridiculous; thanks for this inspiring recording.

Not bad at all. Definitely slamming the limiters too much. Most mixes only have a few approaches to several different types of music, which is not varied enough. There's usually a deep, thumpy kick that's a little too loud because the bass is not in proper balance. Overheads also duck on vocals through some of the songs on his page. None of these mixes are bad and the mastering job is okay; for a price I'd pay attention to these small details and have at least a few recalls. It's an aggressive sound he's going for most of the time, and that doesn't really work on some of those songs. I'm 22 FWIW.

Hey everyone, I hope my post isnt too buried in this thread for anyone to see it, but I'll give it a shot. Could you guys please listen to the last two songs on my myspace? I recorded them on my Tascam DP01-FXCD using an SM57 for vocals and Oktava m319 for the guitars. I've been using the tascam to record for several years. The song Bigger Than Before features my first foray into the use of compression so I think my application may be a bit off, but that's for you guys to let me know! Yes I know there is a bit of clipping, but I kind of like that dirty sound http://www.myspace.com/andyulseth Thanks in advance! Pretty good recording and okay mix overall. Vocals are a bit too forward in most of those songs as well as overly sibilant. I'm definitely not a fan of the clipping in "When You're Older" and "Bigger than Before" at all; on both songs it sounds jagged and improper. Give me drums on at least one song...?

im not very good at hearing phase problems- what should I listen for, and how do you go about fixing them? could also have something to do with a mastering plug i was using- a stereo spreader. maybe i should take that off? !!! That's what it is. It seems really bad in the left channel, the sound is kind of swirling there. There are also some instruments that sound faux stereo; the percussion is just outside the center channel for one-hit samples which always sounds funky to me.

Passable indeed. Phasey mix.

Gates.

The timing on this piece of gear has been immaculate for me: I think you'll be fine.

Ok that's it. Kill this thing....

Naw. Not really obsessed with death or hate, so I'm not inclined to dwell on them to the point of seeing it in everything. What I'm still trying to process is the certainty of record sales from 'proper' mastering. In 6 months, no less. Seeing it in everything? Hardly. He isn't exactly Lkied.

Htaed = Hated, obviously. No one saw that?

Yeah, like the opening sentence of the original poster's offering:rolleyes: Tell me Eerie.... Does all this rubbish also fall under the jurisdiction of GODDY?

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Originally posted by jonathan_matos5 Step 1: Pop a handful of seeds in your mouth Step 2: Store seeds in one side of your cheek Step 3: Now, transfer one seed to the other side Step 4: Crack the shell with your teeth Step 5: Remove the seed with your tongue Step 6: Spit the shell, eat the seed and repeat! Sounds like torture. You see? I'm old and stuck in my ways.

Write songs, learn others by ear, inventory all the gear in the school. Bling bling! P.S. Boo to sunflower seeds with shells. It's so much work to break them open that I just started getting lazy and buying deshelled. Is there some method to the madness that I'm passing over???