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I'd say basement. But then, I'm 6'6", so I'm biased.

If it works, you could, with great accuracy to your clients, tell them that "that track was on fire!"

Originally posted by UstadKhanAli I don't remember that being super guitar-heavy. Interesting. I recall it being really bombastic, as if the whole thing was recorded in a coliseum, but I also thought it was relatively well-balanced and had a lot of synths. Bear in mind that I haven't exactly listened to this recently...

Well, neither have I. I just remember listening to the record, and realizing that, after a short while, I was fatigued. I noticed that the guitar was the most oppressive instrument in the mix. I then tried to run it through a graphic eq, and had no luck in removing the ear-pressing presence of the guitar.

Then, when I saw the credits, that his tech had recorded and mixed the album, it all made sense, as Kevin was likely suffering from a handicap in that part of the spectrum, thereby pushing the mix to accomodate something that wasn't missing in the first place.

Which is all too bad, as I thought "Dixie Highway" kicked some serious ass.

The concert DVD of Sting's "Brand New Day" tour has some atrocious audio...comp/limiters pumping too much in all the wrong places, instruments disappearing, soundfield imaging moving around.

Off the top of my head, the first thing that comes to mind is Journey's "Captured" album.

Good GOD, is that thing ear-bending. I noted that it was really guitar-heavy, the kind where no amount of EQ could get rid of the problem...then I later discovered that Neal Schon's guitar tech basically had oversight of the whole thing.

While I don't normally put "voice training" and "Simon LeBon" in the same sentence, I'd be willing to wager there's a good bit of simply having developed into the job, for him. After all, he joined the band by answering an ad in the paper that advertised needing a "frontman for a poser band" where vocal skills weren't the highest priority.

I pretty much dig them, as well, although it took me a while.

Don't know that too many people are anxious to get rid of a giant phallus, Phil.

Just sayin'.

Good for you on the 10-minute response time. You are, indeed an extreme minority.

Run with it, Forrest. Run.

What I want from MOTU is timely, helpful, and polite customer service.

...one or two Altec-Lansing 4722 mic input transformers. I have an old A-L mixer/amp from the first radio station I was on air at, and it has all 15095 line transformers. I'd like to swap out a couple. I'll even trade you.

I kinda like what you've done with the place; interesting color choices, Phil. Did the wife have the iron hand on this one?