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    Questions about Drum triggers for my dissertation?

    Hey guys! This will be a great help for my work if you could answer them in a much detail as you can. These questions are all in relation the modern heavy metal. 1) What is your background within music? Eg Engineer, producer, musician, other 2 ) Do you prefer the sound of Real drums or...
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    Heavy metal production (my dissertation)

    Can anybody give me any names of books/PDF on heavy metal production. This can be either how other genres of music have influenced heavy metal production or how different technologies/microphones have changed the way heavy metal is recorded, mixed or mastered. I only have a month to do this...
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    Studio Monitors

    Im basicly gonna be mixing in my bedroom and I will be treating it up soon but I may need some help on how to do that on the cheap. When I get back to my home address i will make another post pictures of the room and its measurements. I no i siad the last question would be the last but I have...
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    Studio Monitors

    thanks for all the info guys, but one last question. if you had the choice to buy HS50's or HS80s which monitors would you pick?
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    Studio Monitors

    so am i right to say, beucase death metal has alot of low end, the mix could be affected if i were using the HS50's or could i get away with the HS 50's, if so why?
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    Studio Monitors

    Thanks for the help guys, but to be honest i dont no much about monitors so what are the main differences between the HS50 and HS80? and what should i be looking for when purchasing new monitors?
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    Studio Monitors

    Im after a pair of studio monitors around £350, ive been looking at KrK Rokits and the Makie MR5's. IM going to be recording alot this summer which ranges from Death metal to Indie to Acoustic folk but i'll mainly be recording metal. A fired of mine is selling his Wharfdale diamond 8's for £120...
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    Multi track stem files

    I have downloaded Queens - Bohemian Rhapsody and Bob Marley - Is This Love multi track stem files but does anybody know of any other multitrack stem files for other artists preferably a metal band which are free to download.
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    How many of you sample replace drums?

    I have only used Drum replacement once just because the kick and snare sounded bad because i didn't have long to record drums so i just rushed it (which was a terrible thing to do) when it came to mixing the song the kick and snare fit into the mix very well so i used drumagog and thankfully it...
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    Cubase 5 with profire 2626

    i have installed the drivers for my computer (windows xp sp3) but i cant get any input into cubase. everything is right on the 2626 and i have gone on to device setup and i have the m-audio asio enabled but it is all inactive and i have no idea how to make it active becuase i have never used the...
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    quick question about mixing

    so just too be 100% clear and hopefully not to sound like a retard but the behringer will be fine with mixing audio. Also thanks everyone for your help, hopefully i can get it all workin and start recording again
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    quick question about mixing

    i have one more day to buy something and i think i will be getting the profire and the behringer but i have 2 questions. 1. will the behringer defenitly be used for mixing audio becuase in the name 'midi controller' to me it just looks like it will do midi? 2. after lookin at specs on both the...
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    quick question about mixing

    im gonna go for the profire thanks for your help. I have had a look on the internet for a control surface but all of them have 8 faders, do you think there is any chance of getting one with 10 -12 for maybe £300 or am i asking dar too much for my money
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    quick question about mixing

    that sound pretty good in my opinion, exactly what i need but just at a bit of a comparison so i dont make another mistake what about: http://www.andertons.co.uk/studio-mixers/pid9757/cid605/alesis-multimix-16-usb-20-mixer.asp
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    quick question about mixing

    thanks everyone for your help but after having this mixer for about 2 weeks i now want to get rid of it, the company i bought it off said a cant have a refund but i can exchange it so i have to buy something else form this website http://music.andertons.co.uk/ if anyone can help me buy something...