- Jan 25, 2011
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Ok, I have been kicking my speakers ass lately. And around here, I've been reading people have really quiet mixes (before the mastering stage). I usually record bands completely dry. Only a few limiters, compressors and temporary EQ settings on each track. Nothing on the master bus, and it clips up till like +4-6dbs. Now I assume that isn't smart, so if I turn my master bus down to a good level, would turning up my M-Audios be better? I just like it to be loud when I'm tracking bands so they can get into it. How do you guys track. (Not mix)
Here's a separate question:
Now for bass drops and reverse snares and what not, I wait for that stuff after we are done recording. Like I usually record the one song, then if I approve of the bass drops placement (fuckers usually want like 8 in one song 0.o) they complain it's not loud enough. I try to tell them I don't have a sub and my speakers only cover a little bit of the low end, and it's like I'm talking to a herd of mindless goats. It's super annoying. I humor them and turn it up just some, and they're like, "I still can't hear it." That's when I face palm. So should I just tell them straight up, "I don't have sub. Deal with it."? And on a sidenote, what are some good speakers that can capture a bass drop around 65hz that aren't widely expensive. I want to invest bigger and better ones. I have a pair of tiny M-Audio Studiophile AV-40's. Or ones that you can hook up a sub woofer, cause mine can't. Thanks a lot!!!
Here's a separate question:
Now for bass drops and reverse snares and what not, I wait for that stuff after we are done recording. Like I usually record the one song, then if I approve of the bass drops placement (fuckers usually want like 8 in one song 0.o) they complain it's not loud enough. I try to tell them I don't have a sub and my speakers only cover a little bit of the low end, and it's like I'm talking to a herd of mindless goats. It's super annoying. I humor them and turn it up just some, and they're like, "I still can't hear it." That's when I face palm. So should I just tell them straight up, "I don't have sub. Deal with it."? And on a sidenote, what are some good speakers that can capture a bass drop around 65hz that aren't widely expensive. I want to invest bigger and better ones. I have a pair of tiny M-Audio Studiophile AV-40's. Or ones that you can hook up a sub woofer, cause mine can't. Thanks a lot!!!