Recent content by SoClose

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    stems? or not?

    bouncing for archiving i mean heheh. :-)
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    stems? or not?

    smart thinking.
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    stems? or not?

    ah finally some valid points. thank you. would love to hear more peoples thoughts on this whole stem thing tho. if anyone is curious. in logic. if you want to bounces stems of your aux tracks simply insert a bar of silence at the beginning of your project on those auxes then bounce all...
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    stems? or not?

    wow, so helpful lol....
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    stems? or not?

    ok, so what advantages are there too mixing with stems vs. aux/bus mixing within the original project? besides freeing up ram used by plugins... are there really any? and... what are some of those multitrack mastering programs? any ones to suggest?
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    stems? or not?

    is it a pointless task to bounce stems of my project if im the one who is mixing it ITB in the first place? other than summing or any other external fun.. also, are there any mastering programs that have multitrack capabilities for mastering with stems? and is this possibly another daunting...
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    Hate live gear?

    my buddies band played a gig with the band Hate from poland and there were no amps. they were all plugged into a laptop. anyone got info on this? the drummer plays to a click and all the intros and drum fx were laid down as well. im just curious as to if they were in fact plugged into the...
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    Guys with new iMacs, come in...

    and the humx is garbage...
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    Guys with new iMacs, come in...

    i had this problem before, it was a white imac with an alesis io26 i called alesis tech , they told me to plug everything into one outlet. ( meaning, computer, moniters, interface, anything else as well...) have all of that plugged into a proper surge protector. i know there is much better...
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    Studio Log Part 5: Tracking guitars, whining about intonation problems and HAND SWEAT

    sounds killer. excellent work. you should get a mac with logic. your world would evolve leaps.
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    Fucking Ground Loop. A Computer Noise Post.

    and yes i tried lifting the ground all together... it didnt work
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    Fucking Ground Loop. A Computer Noise Post.

    just moved my studio.... now im dealing with this. i bought an ebtech. tried every possible configuration possible except for 2 ebtechs on both outlets... i get the loop fluctuation the moment i connect the DI mic output on my little labs redeye to the saffire pro. im not too sure what to do...
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    random question to people who record and keep snare tracks

    +10 i notch EQ like a champ. im willing to bet so do the pros. especially when they are getting productions they didnt record themselves and have no control over what happened during tracking. the truth kit.... that got me chuckling... !
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    Tracking/setting levels: where do your tracks peak?

    my 2 cents will say that by going to -6 -8 -12 on high cardioid mics you get less bleed oppossed to going as hot as you can. key for drums...
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    Lamb of God show last night....another un-tight performance by Chris

    heheh i made that for john most likely