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Finne,
Nice instrumentation on 'Suomi kokonaiseksi', and very nice job on the mix. 'Ura' reminds me of old B52's stuff, but in Finnish...very cool. Good engineering job, as usual.

-Roy

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If anyone sees Q tell him I've got something for Pulp Fiction 2...

Attack Of The Pink Flamingos

but seriously, how does it sound on YOUR monitors? Mine are not the best, but I've been playing it back on everything I can get my hands on and I think its in the ballpark.

thanks

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DR.Loop/Bob,
Meant to ask you...what synth soft/hardware are you using on 'Slipped on Heaven'(some very nice sounds)....... thanks, Roy

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mkosacek,
SWEET!!!!!! The drums can come up a tad.. little washed out behind the guitars, but that is a cool concept and I understand that texas fly sound that you are going for. I could actually hear it a tad faster too, but that is just me. I would drop a smidge of verb, compress the drums a tad more, bring them up in the mix, and then add a solo flare in there somewhere... kinda like a Whaaaaaaaaaaaa riff or a trmelo guitar thing that sounds texas pulp fiction like... very high pitch notes and just floating down kinda thing.

Otherwise cool tune.. TOms can come up too. They sound too distant....

Good job, guitars sound great... loud and bright, now get the drums up like that.

- Doc

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funny you say that. I am actually a drummer who fakes it on guitar, so I was probably overcompensating for the fact that I like the drums... I was also experimenting with mic'ing and used kick, snare, 2 overheads and a room mic. thanks for the review!

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Roy
I am using a Alesis QS6.1 keyboard. The guitars i used where Martin 000-15 (solid Mahogany) and Alvarez(nylon). Recorded with Rode NT1 straight into 002R.

I have a Universal Audio LA610 coming this next week and today just receive my BlySky 2.1 monitors and tomorrow i will be purchasing Baby Blue mic and i am thinking AT4040/4050/3060. I am not sure really what route i am going yet with the AT series. I should be up and running by next weekend.

Oh-yea last week i brought back the Fender strat i purchase the week before and upgraded to the 50th Anniversary American Deluxe Stratocaster.Sweetest strat i've ever played!

As you can see Roy i am pretty excited to get back to recording! My next project is room treatment.

-Bob

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Thanks Roy, I appreciate B-52 comparison. Thanks again.

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mkosacek - Really great song. I love it! I agree...not enough drums!!!! Drums and guitar sound like they are in different acoustic spaces.. Bass sounds fat and nice.


Punk - cool songs. Reality show Reminds me of the "Lost Boys" soundtrack...which I loved imdb link . Has a very 80s vibe to me. Out of the closet has a depeche mode vibe...nice!

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I just got PT LE and an Mbox a couple weeks ago. Here are a couple original acoustic guitar tunes that I have been working on. It's been a struggle to figure out everything, but I will get it one day. So much to learn. I am able to record the tracks fairly easily. I have a condenser mic, acoustic guitar and my home office. Problem is getting the mix to sound how I want. Especially the volume. I really have a new appreciation for all of you who know what you are doing. Some nights I find myself starring into the Reason Adapted stuff.....

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/3/richardellismusic.htm

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Richard,

Perhaps you can work on the engineering and mixing, but honestly you are a very talented musician, and that is the foundation of good music. Good work! I wouldn't worry about the loudness, that is really where mastering comes in.

-Justin

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Thanks Justin,

I really want to learn more about the "art" of recording. I haven't played my guitar much in the last 20 or so years. 3 kids, big mortgage, corporate world, etc. I just got back into it when I discovered that I could use my computer at home, put some thoughts down and burn CD's of my own music to listen to or post them up on a website to share with others. Sort of an annonymous, virtual stage and audience to play for. I am kind of anal, so I want to do my best to understand how to make things sound good. Appreciate the comments.

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mkosacek-

mkosacek,
Very cool...reminds me of something 'The Ventures' would've done...great feel...
Thanks for the listen...

-Roy

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Micah.

No Goodbye,

nice melodic tune. Your voice gives it a 'rocky' touch. This is a pretty cool ballad in my ears. Good work man.

Keep it going.

Walther

Voideco

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PK Hat.

Checked 'Play all songs' on your site this very moment and there this flow is back again. This techno/acid/trance-vibe will fill my room a couple of moments while I'm doing that horrible house keeping for a while. Tracing the influences, sweet style alltogether. Hard to quantize audio-recorded drums I think but this stuff kinda freaks me out!

Chill!

Voideco

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richardellis,
Enjoyed both songs...what kind of acoustic are you playing? Sounds good...

-Roy

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John Hey,
'Stepping Out'...nice piece...just one track, huh?...some nice sounds from that Triton.

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: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/drgroovemusic.htm Funk bass w/drum machine

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Wassup Digians....

Heres some hip-hop we recorded into LE. All music done on MPC 4K. recorded straight 2 PT. Mixin all in box.

let me kno wht u think/

http://www.soundclick.com/pro/?BandI...&content=music

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Wassup guys/girls

here some hip-hop joints recorded in LE. Mainly eq'ed with digi's new eq 3 eq and some Waves plugs. Tracks done on MPC 4K.

let us kno wht u think.

http://www.soundclick.com/pro/?BandI...&content=music

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hi phanatik,
really like the tunes. good job on the mix too.

Cheers,
Ruben

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thnkx Rube

Workin on finishing the cd now. Should," b done by weeks end. God willing.

Peace!

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all the best with it.
im keen to hear some more when your finished.

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here's a couple random songs I've recorded over the past 8 months or so. the last one on the page was recorded with n-track before getting pro tools

http://www.myspace.com/bretfarewellstudios

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phanatik,
Can't get your link to open for me...is it still up?

thanks, Roy

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Tulkinta (interpretation)

Winner have to right to change conception of history.

I used Baby Blue Bottle->La2a (with phantom)-> RME ADI-2 for voc. I like sound very much. I am sad because it do not make me better singer.
But sound is good.

Feel free to say anything.

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BretFarewell,
Nice job on this stuff...quite a difference in styles between the first song and the others...enjoyed all of them.

-Roy

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Nice job again, Finne....very nice mix overall.

-Roy

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Thanks Roy.

I have a possibility to test pair of Rode NT5. So I recorded a acustic quitar. It happenend yesterday. Now this test is a song called
Olen Johtaja (I am a leader)

I try to figure out how extremist leader thinks.

Feel free to say anything!!

Did I mix bass too loud?

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hey wassup

its still there, check us out. InstraMentalz of Phanatiks Entertainment @ the soundclick site

Peace!

or just click the link in signature.

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thank-you. i hate some people who make every recording sound the same even if the genre is completely different so I experiment a lot. my major #1 problem, I just record in my band's rehearsal room. 160 sq. ft. room, rectangle, everything in one room so the room sound is horrid = gating drums, reverb sends on snare, OH, etc. but hopefully soon I'll a studio to call my own with good acoustics.

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All,
So today we tracked guitars and managed to get the song pretty much done minus the bass and vocal (screamer) tracks. The band is pretty heavy and very riff based. I decided to buy the URs Everything bundle tonight and it really helped me with the drums. That NEVE plug really rocks... Worth the purchase for just that honestly. So we tracked the drums 2 days ago, and got a pretty good sound. Still mixing the cymbals in. Right now they are still a tad too hot, but the kick is pretty sweet....

Drums were done a bit different this time. Took the kick rear head off and used the D6 right about midway in the shell. Ran that through the 1272. Snare was a SM-57 into the 1272 compressed in through the 1176 and into the Apogee. Everything was into the APOGEE for this. Toms were 421's into the Trident 80B and eq'd to taste. Overheads were 012's with the -10db apsules on into the DigiPRE. Clean into Pro Tools. I also close mic'd the hat with a 012 into the Trident S20. Threw a room mic up this time using the RODE NTK into the DigiPRE as well. Really helped clear up stuff, maybe too much. The drummer was happy though.

The drums only have the URS NEVE plugin on the KICK and SNARE and the LA-2A as well. Nothing else on the song has Eq yet.

Guitars were pretty fun tonight. Used a Boogie Dual Rectifier, JCM 800 and a Fender Prosnic to make a wall of sound. I like it so far. Basically mic'd the Bogner cabinet with a 421 and a 57 into the 1272 into Pro Tools. Then mic'd the 2x12 Boogie cab with a 609 and a 421 and ran that to the pair of X73i's. Got a great tone out of all of them. Put the 4x12 into the larger room and mic'd it there. Added a slight plate reverb to the snare and overheads. Toms have a slight verb and a funky test delay to the one guitar riff at the beginning. Still testing it, but so far I am happy with the sound. really went in and CUT the guitar parts heavily to make then more stuccato feeling. Really tightened up the tracks too. Experimented with the intro.. not a keeper....

The drummer played to a click so that really, really helped things sync up better.

Anyways, no vocals yet, or bass, and the tracks will most likely be panned better and such as we figure where we want things. I dig it so far...

I.T.L.


Of course Comments or ideas please.... Te edits and fades will happen soon, (yes you will hear some cutting in there...) just wanted to throw this out for a listen.. keep this place rockin'!

- Doc

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Postrock thing, recorded and mixed on a G4 450 mhz with a 002r.


project 004

hope you like it

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Good job so far, Chris...kick and overall drums sound good, though something about the snare sounds a little thin. Hard to judge overall without the bass there. Post the next phase when you can.

-Roy

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BretFarewell-

I'de say you're doing a very good job under the conditions...post more when you can.

-Roy

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IntelDoc - great tune - sounds great! - I'm a fan of the hard rockers...

Here's my first go at home recording on PTLE - recorded in my garage studio... looking for comments/help as its my first mix and master job, actually first of everything to do with recording on my own. the DUC has been extremely useful in learning the ropes.

link: http://members.shaw.ca/edaema/mp3/
song is called "Save Me" but is listed as "In the Park" on that site.

or go through our website at www.atfband.com and pick "In the Park" under "Audio"

we're a rock band on the harder side, but tried something new on the verse sections... I'm not totally sold on it and may revert back to the straight ahead drums for that section... anyway have a listen and any comments please... go easy I'm a newby..

cheers
smlamb

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smlamp,
Thanks for the comments. It is still very rough, but I am pretty happy with the tones at least. Still needt o recut the guitars. Cut them a little too much I think now after listening. The drums will be tamed some too. Too much hat. We shall see what the future hols with it. 4 more to track as well.

Your tune is good fo a first attempt. Are the drums real or fake? Sounds have and have. I hear some loops in there too? Maybe? Sounds like the fades are not on, I hear some artifacts or digital pops from cuts? Vocals sound nice. Guitars are pretty fat too. Recorded or direct?

Nice tune...

- Doc

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Thanks IntelDoc - yes the drums on the verse are a fake/loop and the heavy bits are real drums and real drummer. guitars were mic'd cabinets - sm57 - mesa boogie single rectifier amp.

when you say "fades are not on" can you describe a bit more what you mean?

also as for digital pops - you are correct - for some reason when I was punching in certain sections for the guitars using a foot pedal connected to the 002r I kept getting little "clicks and pops" on my punch in and punch out points - I tried to get rid of them, but didnt get them all. any ideas on what might be causing this? its a bit of problem. I also seem to get these clicks and pops when I copy one bar of a piece and paste it over another paste - as in when correcting flubbed sections with good ones. help!?

thanks for your help
smlamb

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Take your tracks that are cutup say... the drum track. Highlight the entire track and do a "control-f" and apply fades throughout the track. Do that to all the tracks that are cutup lik that and it should take care of the slight pops. just a standard crossfade on all the parts cut will help out a lot.

control f is your friend Try that and see what it does.

- Doc

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that did the trick! thanks for tip Doc!

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a lot of nice stuff here lately, finne, doc, rational punk, and everyone else, great work.

and now, for your enjoyment, my latest.