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Chris,
I will post some more info on my drums/mics/plugs etc..
In addition to your request, maybe some of the pros here can give me some tips.
Give me a day or so to take some photos.
Until then, here is my latest drum recording:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dougfarr...eshMix0622.mp3

Doug

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Thank You, Teolin.

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Thanks penguin,

That tune is really weird, but the feedback has been great so far, while 'Bonk' is the most pop thing I've done in a while.

Yeah, I'm moving and freelancing has been a bit dry as of late, so stuff's gotta go. Might get a used mbox as an interim if I sell my Digi002R.

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It's finished!!! finally My album is done and ready for the world.

Before and After

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Congratulations !

I'm listening now. Good luck with the release !

Take Care,
Gene

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when you go to this one, it says URL not found for some reason Greg...

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Thanks Doug,

Hey you really got it going on with the sounds in these mixes. I really enjoy your recordings. What did you do for piano on this one? Live or sampled? It sounds very nice. I like the tune as well. Are you the composer of these tunes? I like

As for using compression. To tell the truth its often talked about like a black art but I'd say theres nothing to it. If it sounds good go with it, if not, back it off. I can hear compression best at a low listening volume as I mix quite low. To tell the truth, you shouldnt really be able to hear a good compressor working. I like the Waves Rcomp for most things.

What plugs are you using for these tunes btw? Also have you had these mastered or are you doing it yourself?

Post more tunes when you can. I look forward to the listen. Might I add, I also liked the percussion on this tune :P

Thanks

Chris Tempest

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pk hat: yeah, I dig the vibe on that one man. reminds me of a tune I did for my last record titled "Scattered Dreams" in a way just caus of the ambience. You might dig that one man, its at: my site if you dig checking it out. Goodluck with your move also. I am moving in Aug. myself and am consolidating some old odds and ends of gear at the moment also that I don't use anymore to make room for new stuff..

Doug: sounds awesome on the new track man! I took your other one home and listened to it in the studio and its definately got that "stick in your head" vibe to it man. good job on the composition!

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You shouldn't really ever hear it. If you do, then you've gone too far and you end up with a 'pumping mix'. The whole idea with compression is to reduce the dynamic range in something and even out the overall volume. Think sort of turning up the quiet parts w/o turning up the high parts. Overly simplistic description and not entirely accurate, but I think it gives you a better impression of how it is supposed to 'sound'. It's completely overused by pro mastering studios today in order to make the mix as loud as possible. I've heard so many big star albums recently where the music and songs and mix were great, but they were so overcompressed it really annoyed me to listen to them. Really ruined what otherwise was great material. To further complicate the issue, radio stations run everything through a hard limit compressor and overcompress it even FURTHER. Maybe if the radio DJ's, excuse me... PERSONALITIES *rolls his eyes*, would learn how to run the board properly it wouldn't be necessary.

That may have been it too. It just sounded out of place and too deep and thumpy. Not like a typical solid Kick drum sound should be.

Different speakers, different ears. Those who said that they can't hear it may be listening on speakers who have poor bass response, especially for the frequenc(y/ies) you were emphasizing on the Kick. Those who said it was too loud may have had their subwoofer turned up too loud and haven't properly calibrated it's volume relative to their other speakers. Either that or your pushing up the 50hz (I don't think you -really- meant mhz, that's way out of the bass frequency range) would really be heard in a audio system with a subwoofer and appear to sound louder than a system w/o a subwoofer.

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I've reposted here:

Steak Dinner Date

Thanks for the heads up on the bad link SuperPenguin!

GregJ