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Post by oliviadolphinjohn on Sept 25, 2020 19:49:24 GMT -6
When I finally felt I had gotten everything I ever wanted, and the chase was over. That changed so many things.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Sept 26, 2020 7:44:01 GMT -6
What did you get ODJ?
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Post by oliviadolphinjohn on Sept 26, 2020 10:32:56 GMT -6
Over about 20 years I put together a 2-inch 16-track based analog studio with every microphone, instrument, amplifier, processor i ever dreamed of. Then I moved it all into a big space with high ceilings, isolated for miles in a rural area. It’s too much stuff to go into detail. My thought was just, when I reached that point where there was nothing else I wanted to improve the situation, that was the game-changer. Because I wasn’t thinking about it anymore.
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Post by Guitar on Sept 26, 2020 11:19:51 GMT -6
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Post by gevermil on Sept 26, 2020 11:37:48 GMT -6
Over about 20 years I put together a 2-inch 16-track based analog studio with every microphone, instrument, amplifier, processor i ever dreamed of. Then I moved it all into a big space with high ceilings, isolated for miles in a rural area. It’s too much stuff to go into detail. My thought was just, when I reached that point where there was nothing else I wanted to improve the situation, that was the game-changer. Because I wasn’t thinking about it anymore. man that sounds great , if I had that Id be happy too . is it a private or personal studio ?
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Post by Martin John Butler on Sept 26, 2020 16:12:35 GMT -6
How about a photo ODJ?
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Post by Vincent R. on Sept 28, 2020 4:24:34 GMT -6
I can’t say that there was one piece of gear that changed everything. There were actually mixing techniques that I learned that really changed things for me; my work flow, The sonic palette, the quality of my mixes, etc. When it comes to gear it was about having a good recording chain; a quality microphone into a quality preamp. Making sure to capture everything as best I could with the sonic saturation and vibe I wanted solved many of my issues. When I had my Advanced Audio microphones it was the AA Mics into my Tab Funkenwerk V78M or UA 610. These days it’s my FleA 49 or U67 into my Dan Alexander 1272 or Neve 1073 DPX. Still, even having a great recording chain requires a knowledge of placement, etc. We’ve all recorded an instrument or vocal badly, because we had a mic in a bad position.
EDIT: A real pair of Monitors. I used to try and mix on computer speakers and cans, and I just couldn't get it to sound right or translate. I was making an EP as a wedding favor for Emily and my wedding. It may sound silly, but I managed to grab a pair of M Audio AV32s and that helped me get even mixes. I lucked into a free pair of Event 20/20s. I used to yo you between both pairs to get a good mix. These days my Yamaha HS7s do the trick.
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Post by Omicron9 on Sept 28, 2020 8:04:43 GMT -6
Very hard to say.. For overall mix improvements, probably stepping up to my first pair of real professional monitors after using random cheapies and regular speakers for years. For workflow and general abilities, would be Reaper because before that I used both hardware recorders and random softwares with no real overall DAW capabilities. A big +1 on Reaper.
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Post by Ward on Sept 30, 2020 6:13:32 GMT -6
Over about 20 years I put together a 2-inch 16-track based analog studio with every microphone, instrument, amplifier, processor i ever dreamed of. Then I moved it all into a big space with high ceilings, isolated for miles in a rural area. It’s too much stuff to go into detail. My thought was just, when I reached that point where there was nothing else I wanted to improve the situation, that was the game-changer. Because I wasn’t thinking about it anymore. I'm in a similar situation on 2 acres on a farm road leading out of the city... got my garden, greenhouse, kids playground, swimming pool, and studio building. It's paradise. But the lust for gear never goes away. I need 'intercessory prayer'.
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Post by oliviadolphinjohn on Sept 30, 2020 13:20:27 GMT -6
I'm in a similar situation on 2 acres on a farm road leading out of the city... got my garden, greenhouse, kids playground, swimming pool, and studio building. It's paradise. But the lust for gear never goes away. I need 'intercessory prayer'. haha, I'm doing the pool next year Sept 26, 2020 15:12:35 GMT -7 Martin John Butler said: How about a photo ODJ? I guess this would be interesting, but it's feeling a little too much personal info to post.
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Post by notneeson on Sept 30, 2020 15:08:32 GMT -6
Over about 20 years I put together a 2-inch 16-track based analog studio with every microphone, instrument, amplifier, processor i ever dreamed of. Then I moved it all into a big space with high ceilings, isolated for miles in a rural area. It’s too much stuff to go into detail. My thought was just, when I reached that point where there was nothing else I wanted to improve the situation, that was the game-changer. Because I wasn’t thinking about it anymore. Working with killer gear in a killer space is the ultimate difference maker. Even when/if one goes back to project studio world, that experience will inform everything you do.
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Post by Ward on Oct 1, 2020 6:01:44 GMT -6
Sept 26, 2020 15:12:35 GMT -7 Martin John Butler said: How about a photo ODJ? I guess this would be interesting, but it's feeling a little too much personal info to post. I totally feel that. Sometimes when one posts a picture, there's the dirty feeling of "does it look like Trumping?"
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Post by theshea on Oct 1, 2020 11:04:08 GMT -6
Buying one mono Avantone Mixcube: finally setting levels was piss easy. biiig step in making my mixes translate better everywhere.
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