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    New Katatonia album project

    Awesome. DEK is one of the best releases of the last few years in my opinion.
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    Anyone know where to get cable to make a snake?

    I'm not sure about where you're from but where I am, there are plenty of local suppliers where you can get a range of multipair cable. Have a look in the Yellow pages or something. Depending on pricing difference, it could be a good idea to spend a little extra and get a few spare lines in case...
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    This is making me rage. DIY electric kit.

    I'd be interested in some close-up photos of the triggers and mounting systems - don't quite understand what you were describing with mounting..
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    Need mastering engineer for progressive death metal album

    Thanks to everyone who has send PMs. Apologies in the delayed response - I'm currently in the process of listening through examples and showreels, etc, will try and pick someone ASAP! Thanks again
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    Beck's playable bottle

    This is very cool. A New Zealand project where they create a playable beer bottle - Edison record style. Have a look at the article here. Video found here.
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    London-based FOH engineer available

    I've recently relocated to London and am looking to fill up my touring roster for summer. I've toured mixing FOH for plenty of well-known metal bands including Cannibal Corpse, Mayhem, Dying Fetus, Krisiun, Winds of Plague and many others. Full credentials can be found here. I have my own...
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    Protools help??

    I could be completely wrong but I was under the impression that the Eleven rack could be used as an external amp-sim insert. Perhaps not if you're not using it as your primary interface though. If that doesn't work, you could always just run your guitar through Eleven and into a channel of the...
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    This is making me rage. DIY electric kit.

    Looks cool man. I went through a phase of using mesh kick heads for all the recordings I was doing. It was great as I could get away with any kick editing I wanted. I don't imagine it'll feel too bad considering you already have it stuffed to hell with blankets in the existing kick. What are...
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    Ultimate Ears artist and headphone amp advice

    Very stoked to say that a while back, I was approached by Ultimate Ears with a contract to start working together with me representing them as a livesound FOH and monitor engineer. About a month or so ago, I received a pair of custom UE18-Pro in ear monitors (amongst some other cool toys)...
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    Need mastering engineer for progressive death metal album

    My band, Anabyss, has just finished a new album. I recorded this album over a long time - drums were recorded in 2011 - and guitars re-recorded multiple times. We finally recorded final takes of guitar, bass and vocals just recently and I mixed the album in my studio in Auckland. The mix...
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    Difficulty achieving 'big' vocal sound

    Thanks bro - don't know how I managed to fuck that up. Appreciate it!
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    Difficulty achieving 'big' vocal sound

    I'm currently working on a mix where I'm struggling to achieve a big vocal sound. I'm going for a thick, textured mix and I can't help but feel that the vocal mix is letting me down - isn't filling as much space as I'd like it to. I've tried different reverbs and other effects without much...
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    'official live sound thread'

    Thanks man. I just used my regular Sennheiser 906/903 combo. Yeah, triggers on kick. All other drums are natural. The kick sample was interesting - not a lot of body or balls to it, but sounded good in the faster stuff.
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    Beat Detective complications..

    This is an 8 core Mac Pro - wouldn't have thought it would have this much difficulty. Don't get me wrong - I'm not trying to edit the whole song in one pass haha, just the crossfades. Previously I was doing these as I was going but by the time you get half way through the song, there is so much...
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    Beat Detective complications..

    I'm currently working on a session in Pro Tools HD 9. I've gone through and edited a whole lot of drums and now am attempting to use Beat Detective's 'edit smoothing' feature. All other Beat Detective processes are working perfectly, however, whenever I get to the Crossfade section, Pro Tools...