Recent content by mmmatthew

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    Certain frequencies and perceived loudness....

    Boosts in the 1-3K area in mastering and certain elements when mixing aid some, but be careful. Easy way to destroy your hard worked on mix, at least until you find a balance with your style. Controlling the low end all the way up until about 400Hz is crucial, and in most ways more important for...
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    The Devil Wears Prada - Dead Throne

    Wow. This mix is a huge regression from their previous releases. Im not really even a big fan of Joey's mixes either.But damn what mess. Some songs are almost unlistenable. Those guitars need to come way down, tone is not the coolest the begin with, vocals dont cut through, drums do not have...
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    FS: Royer R-121 (NEW)

    Hey guys I have a brand new Royer R-121 still in its orginal, unopened packaging that Im looking to sell. Dealer is not accepting refund and I have to sell it for financial reasons. $1050 + $20 shipping. PM me if interested! :)
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    Help me find my dream amp!

    Hey guys. Relative noob here on the forum. Been lurking pretty hard recently on this subject and am really looking for your opinions. Will be opening a studio pretty soon here in Northwest Houston, TX (have blown a lot of cash for it to be nicely built from the ground up). I am looking for a...
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    Joey Sturgis FAQ

    Just curious if Joey is still mixing on A7's these days. You still rockin those hoes Joey???
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    "Big" bands you've opened for that turned out to be penises

    Played with Dance Gavin Dance back in 2007 or so...of course everyone knows now that Johnny Craig is a waste product except for his singing talent, but it really caught us off guard at the time. I dont remember all the details but this dude was acting like a straight up fucking cunt. Asking us...
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    What do you guys use for Bass dirt?

    this is what I do... Send bass to aux track. Roll off everything below 400hz or so. Add a distortion plug with modeled after high gain amp, I use Eleven on the 5150 setting. Gain doesnt need to be a lot. To get that clank type sound, I ussually then add a generous amount of 1K with a Q of...
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    The new Limp Bizkit album

    seriously...WHAT THE FUCK IS A GOLD COBRA?????!?!?!?!
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    $50,000 worth of studio gear stolen in Canada

    Holy shit, reading that craigslist post made me so fucking bummed. You can totally identify with this guy, seriously makes me furious and depressed to read that. Enough to make me seriously consider buying a gun a putting up a "Tresspassors will be shot on site" sign...
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    The Devil Wears Prada - Born To Lose

    Never have liked fuzzy guitar tones like that for this type of metal, (or any kind really). Seems to take a lot away from the initial attack of the transient, it makes palm mutes sound particularly weak IMO. Also, Im 98% sure the snare tone has got a medium-generous blend of that old sample that...
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    I suck at bass drops

    Are you mixing with or without a sub? If not, the bass drops might be more audible than you think. How focused is 60-80hz in your mix? This is where sub drops live...if your bass guitar or kick is too heavy in this area it will definitely mask those sub drops. Also, don't do the method where you...
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    Booking Zeuss

    People still use myspace?
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    drumagog 5 is out!

    Thanks for the input guys, it says a lot when people are willing to stand behind their product in a professional way like you are. I a/bed drumagog 5 versus some competing programs today and it was definitely the most phase accurate. I also got a chance to try the hi hat replacement...
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    Waves release "One Knob" Plug-in Series

    Definitely geared toward the "I want my song to sound awesome, but don't want to actually learn how to mix" type crowd.
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    drumagog 5 is out!

    I gotta say....and others may disagree, but nudging like you describe is an easy way to make a session really messy really quickly. Sure PT9 has a finite amount of delay compensation like you describe, but 99% percent of the time your CPU is going to start acting weird and Pro Tools start...