Recent content by illuminatingsun

I'm selling quite a lot of my equipment to pay for a guitar I have my eye on. If you're interested, the Buy It Now prices they're up for on eBay are: Epiphone Les Paul Standard - £240 POD XT - £120 M-Audio BX8a - £150 Marshall AVT150 - £180 Boss MT-2, Boss PH-2 and Marshall Echohead...

Interesting replies, guys. Hearing about how long it takes some of you to dial in satisfactory tones makes me want to use a real amp in the future. I'd say getting a decent guitar tone has been the most time-consuming aspect of recording for me, and it continues to be a source of frustration...

I know there are many variables affecting the time it takes to get the right guitar tone, but, how long does it generally take you to find a sound that works? In my case, I haven't recorded a real amp for years, so I've been relying on amp simulators and speaker impulses. Sometimes it takes...

This sounds very inspiring; I really like how upbeat it is. I checked your studio page to see what gear you're using, but I couldn't find anything about what instruments you have. Which guitar and bass did you use for this recording? I look forward to hearing the outcome of this album.

Thanks for the feedback; I appreciate it and I'll keep in mind your suggestions. I wouldn't buy an album with this kind of music either. My band's music is not so simplistic and boring; I just decided to make something up on the spot to test the sound. Maybe I should record something that...

I'm trying to come up with a sound for my band's album at the moment. I'm wondering what you guys think of what I have so far. Any suggestions about the drums would be especially welcome. I just recorded this short, generic riff with the sounds I've come up with so far; nothing special...

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Hey guys, I've been listening back on recordings I did a while back (almost 2 years ago) when I hardly knew anything about recording. I knew virtually nothing about mixing at the time, but what surprises me is that I quite like the vibe and even the tone of some of the things I did. I won't...

Hey guys, I've had my Apogee Duet for a while, but I only plugged in my condenser microphone a few weeks ago (and more recently yesterday) to find that there's a terrible amount of noise for all gain values. However, the instrument lines sound fine. I initially thought that my microphone was...

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm certainly going to tweak the drums a lot more when mixing. I think I'm getting closer to finding the right sound.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6036147/Album%20drums%20test%20with%20instr.mp3 Here's something with some instruments. The mix isn't good, but it's good enough to see how the drums will pretty much sound in a mix I think. It was mainly improvised and the distorted guitar tone was picked in a hurry...

I've decided to try my hand at creating another drum sound. I've used the drum MIDI data from 'Lords Resistance Army' by Feared to illustrate the kit sound. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6036147/Album%20drum%20test.mp3 I'd really appreciate some feedback as I'm getting quite frustrated with hardly...

Hey guys, There's something that always goes wrong with my mixes and I can't quite put my finger on it. I think it might be the drums. For some reason I'm never happy with my drum sound. I just improvised over a basic drum beat to practice mixing, but I'm not quite happy with how it...

I've had this for less than a year and it is in great condition. I'm selling it because I have downsized to an Apogee Duet. The Steinberg had more inputs than I need. http: //cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260615632302&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_500wt_1154 ^Delete space...

Thanks for the feedback. I'll upload a clip with other instruments and more processing once I've got a new guitar.