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Forrester is an amazing engineer and mixer ,i know the Karnivool boys pretty well having played with them a couple of times but he's not really a metal producer !

indeed there are a lack ! the only one i know of who is any good is DW Norton I used to be a Metal producer in Perth,WA but i have moved back to Singapore due to compulsory national service I still do mixing and mastering work and can send u samples of my stuff if u know anyone who is...

^ 192 kpbs mp3 isn't too bad a listening rate is it ?

which one ?? lol both are going to be on the ep

Hey guys This is another short sample from a band i'm workign with now Download Mandalay Latest promo from purevolume™ | RolandLim Let me know what u guys think Regards Roland

I think most of the people have touched on all the subjects to make cymbals sound great 1: Great / suitable cymbals that suit the drummer and the band ( reason why andy spends 6 hours getting the cymbal tone right for the chimaira cd ) 2: The playing - drummer 3: The right mics ...

one thing i like about his productions/mixes is that they're very vibey i think he scoops his guitars a little bit too much imo but gives it that edgy/dark vibe to the tone of the album

Splat , KT drum trigger is the way to go i've used it all the time , and it's FREE !

Believe something like this been done before but anyway i'm 21 , been recording for about 2 years ( 1 year professionally )

if blowing means being able to win grammy awards and mix some of the more popular artists then i'll love to blow.

it's not bad !

Hey kazrog, a lot of people would call mixing with a bus compression as " mastering" settings but i wouldn't call it that as i actually mix from the start with a compressor on the bus instead of putting it on the end. There's a difference because my mix would fall apart/ sound very different if...

Not yet , u didn't read my post clearly in the a/e section . I'm leaving my studio job and entering on the 8th dec :waah: Being a professional by definition means u're doing it as a living/business . I've been doing it as my day job since the start of the year nailing the main engineer...

Best if u can still use a click , good bands are able to do it live Monitor mix is the most crucial thing playing /recording live so u need to make sure everyone is happy with the monitoring and u should custom different mixes according to their tastes

I've not been in the business for very long , but i'd like to think that me knowing what sounds good to a lot of people is what keeps me getting employed. I still don't understand how reliance on compression is frowned upon by professionals ? compression is a very important part of a lot of...