levi2
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Post by levi2 on Feb 12, 2007 1:14:39 GMT
how about a little topic on home recording what software people use what plugins ie reverb delay and how much to use. I still think the songs i mix myself are not that good but maybe its just me dunno  anyway would be nice to get suggestions Levi2  |
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Post by paulhcctt on Feb 15, 2007 19:25:35 GMT
The art to home recording is understanding a few key factors.
1: Room Acoustics
2: Speaker Isolation and quality
3: A/B Comparison with reference material (CD, Tape ETC)
Reverbs are a little tricky, my suggestion is to use as little as possible, this way if you run a compressor POST reverb, it soesn't satura\te the track
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Post by danboy on May 19, 2007 15:46:47 GMT
Yes!!! I direct a pretty huge yearly show "The Follies" of Ormond Beach fl. The venue seats 600, and we have been selling out for 4 shows each year. The problem in the theater has always been the sound. We bought new mics, helped finance a new soundboard etc etc.. Our tech is a pro with lots of experience. This year I bought a Fostex digital recorder on Ebay for about 150.00 U.S.....and while it was a lot of work to record the vocals, it seemed to be a huge improvement...The only thing I know I fouled up on was putting TOO MUCH REVERB in the recording... The tech said 'hey, I can always ADD reverb, but once it's on the track I can't take it out..Several of the songs were over reverbed and didn't sound as natural...Lesson learned!!!! WATCH THE REVERB!!!!!!!
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Post by ironbaden on May 28, 2007 17:51:44 GMT
I read somewhere where this home recording guy said.... add reverb till you think it sounds really cool.... then take 25% off of it....... for example if ur reverb goes from 0 - 100 ( very general I know ) and you turn it up to 60 and it sounds really cool.... then back it off to about 40. ...LOL.... for me I like to add my reverb to the stand alone vocal and then add the music..... I Know i have the right amount of reverb for me when i can't hear the reverb unless the background music is off... eveyone is different tho  |
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Post by peteracox on Jun 11, 2007 22:31:34 GMT
Hi, I'm new to the site but if anyone has any specific questions about home recording please post and will try and help, i have been producing professional backing tracks and cd's for about 10 years.
Heres some of the gear i use.
cubase 4
v bass
v guitar
v drummer
ez drummer
halion
trilogy bass
Proteus
Yamaha 01x
Yamaha i88x
tonnoy reveal
m-audio o8
boss
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Post by Emerald Midi on Jun 12, 2007 7:23:13 GMT
Hi, I'm new to the site but if anyone has any specific questions about home recording please post and will try and help, i have been producing professional backing tracks and cd's for about 10 years. Heres some of the gear i use. cubase 4 v bass v guitar v drummer ez drummer halion trilogy bass Proteus Yamaha 01x Yamaha i88x tonnoy reveal m-audio o8 boss Hi Peter, are you familiar with the Boss BR-900CD? |
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jford
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Post by jford on Jun 12, 2007 11:09:44 GMT
I heard that you add the reverb you like, then take off 50%. And of course, if you think it sounds perfect, well, just wait a week, then come back and listen to it again to see how perfect it sounds. |
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Post by ironbaden on Jun 12, 2007 13:28:05 GMT
I heard that you add the reverb you like, then take off 50%. And of course, if you think it sounds perfect, well, just wait a week, then come back and listen to it again to see how perfect it sounds. That's it...50% that's what i read... and your right about waiting a week..... I do a mix and i listen to it and listen to it... then i stop and about a week later go back.... i usually have to tweak it. i also heard somewhere that a studio has this old car with a cassette deck.... and what they do is do a mix of the album and put it on casette... a week later they grab a couple of buddys and sit in the car with this old casette deck and listen.... if it sounds ok there... they know they are onto something... |
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Post by allegro on Jun 12, 2007 15:17:11 GMT
Hi levi 2 I agree with ironbaden we always add the reverb to the mic first, and then add the music after, with the music on you should only just be able to detect the reverb but it will depend on the room. Keep trying different settings untill you get the sound you want Good luck
allegro
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Post by paulhcctt on Jun 12, 2007 15:34:32 GMT
in my studio, i always set up the mic with compressor, de-esser, eq PRE, then i add the reverb POST recorder, that way i can take as much off as i need.
another method i use is to record the vocal dry, with a stereo matched pair of mics picking up room acoutsics (Old Motown Trick) and add very subtle verb to these... then blend it all together (Checking phase of course) and that way the vocal is dry, and i can add or subtract room as needed.
as regards the tape deck trick............ it works wonders considering 70% of consumers listen to music in their cars or radios, so small speakers are key to good mixes
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Post by peteracox on Jun 13, 2007 18:41:05 GMT
Hi Peter, are you familiar with the Boss BR-900CD? Hi, used one of the old Br's a few years ago but i have a fair knowledge of the Roland vs stuff Ive had a 1824 and 2480 in the past i believe they operate in a similar way. |
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jford
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Post by jford on Jun 18, 2007 16:28:24 GMT
Yep, it's always a good idea to listen to your recording using several different media - as was stated, the car cassette player; but you should also listen to a boombox, maybe a portable walkman/discman type player, etc. What sounds good in the monitor speakers in a pristine listening environment won't always sound the same in a real-world listening environment.
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anyway would be nice to get suggestions
