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Post by ragan on Apr 12, 2024 14:55:14 GMT -6
For what it’s worth, I’ve been using Auto Align (1) for years, and it’s indispensable to me on guitars and bass, but I’ve never liked it much on drums.
I get better results just flipping polarity and coming up with the phase relationships that sound best, rather then the AA thing of adjusting timing.
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Post by ragan on Apr 12, 2024 11:23:47 GMT -6
This thread makes me want to delete about 80% of my plug-ins.
I think limits are good for creativity and productivity.
My mom was a piano and voice teacher for many decades (she started teaching piano when she was a teenager). One exercise she would do with younger kids who were learning was to have them write a song. Just a melody, but something with repetition and some sort of melody/rhythm. They would often be totally stuck and unsure of what to do, where to start. So then she would say “ok, write a song using only these five notes” and suddenly they’d come up with all sorts of ideas.
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Post by ragan on Apr 11, 2024 22:52:00 GMT -6
what can I say, I don't think I need the extra slot!
now I want to go mix a record with only these 5 plugins. it's honestly not even like it would be hard or a stretch. it would probably be better. we have way too much shit at our fingertips these days.
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Post by ragan on Apr 11, 2024 22:14:18 GMT -6
FF Pro-Q3 FF Timeless 3 FF Saturn 2 FF Pro-C2 Liquidsonics Reverberate 3
It's funny, I didn't mean to make this a FabFilter fanboi list. I was thinking of one line/type of processor at a time and kept going "ok, if I only have one...then, FF 100%..." Reverberate 3 because I have tons of IRs from all kinds of reverbs and ambiences and you can sculpt them or just use them like a 'normal' IR host. You could do anything with it.
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Post by ragan on Apr 10, 2024 15:10:23 GMT -6
Hang in there Peter. Really glad you’re ok, buddy.
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Post by ragan on Apr 6, 2024 0:30:28 GMT -6
Man...what a thing it would be to work on one of these beauties
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Post by ragan on Apr 5, 2024 15:43:43 GMT -6
I use agave for sweetener. No cherry. Aromatic bitters. Generous orange twist. Sounds delicious to me! If we’re ever in the same spot, I’ll make us a couple 🥃
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Post by ragan on Apr 4, 2024 13:51:36 GMT -6
If I had more time I’d watch a bunch of ev33 videos. I like how he doesn’t cork sniff. Mixes with abandon. Wrangle the sound quickly into what you want with a tool that’s not fussy and gets the result, and move on.
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Post by ragan on Apr 4, 2024 13:40:58 GMT -6
I've been making Old Fashioneds out of the cheap stuff (Rittenhouse Rye, Old Overholt Rye). They're good though! I never buy anything too fancy or esoteric. Woodford Rye is one of my favorites. What bitters? sugar cube or syrup? What kinda cherry? I like using maple syrup sometimes... I use agave for sweetener. No cherry. Aromatic bitters. Generous orange twist.
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Post by ragan on Apr 3, 2024 21:50:54 GMT -6
I've been making Old Fashioneds out of the cheap stuff (Rittenhouse Rye, Old Overholt Rye). They're good though!
I never buy anything too fancy or esoteric. Woodford Rye is one of my favorites.
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Post by ragan on Apr 2, 2024 23:45:31 GMT -6
I have really liked my Stam 3A (it's in the SA-23A+). It's my go to for tracking vocals. That said, I've never owned an original. And anytime I may have used them in the past, I was on the other side of the glass and not the one twiddling the knobs.
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Post by ragan on Apr 2, 2024 0:27:27 GMT -6
For many many years, I used an original LA3A to track vocals. Set to limiter, 50dB gain (so clean preamp barely-cracked-open), input and peak reduction between 4 and 5, occasionally up to 6. Could never do any wrong and was always absolutely amazing; plus could go from whisper to full-belting without stepping-back and it didn’t care. Sold in a moment of weakness (has happened way too many times). Now have a pair of SA3As (changed the resistor on the 50dB gain setting). Have a love/hate - works great/doesn’t work at all - relationship with them while tracking. I seem to like them much much better and consistently, inserted on console channels at mix. With all the above in mind, what should be my new vocal tracking compressor? Sta-Level? Something else? I have one open 500-slot too. SA3A = Serpent Audio or Stam Audio?
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Post by ragan on Mar 27, 2024 13:20:16 GMT -6
notneeson thank you sir! I had kind of forgotten about this comparison. This has the QPP back on my mind, especially since going back to doing live drums. I didn’t really have the need for more good pres before. I’ve got two channels of Great River and two channels of Stam 1073. The QPP would be a really nice alternate flavor. I did session guitar work on one record through a Quad Eight desk and I really loved that thing. You had to send it back? Yeah it was a demo unit, just to check out. I think it was pretty early on in Matt’s development of it.
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Post by ragan on Mar 27, 2024 13:07:13 GMT -6
notneeson thank you sir! I had kind of forgotten about this comparison. This has the QPP back on my mind, especially since going back to doing live drums. I didn’t really have the need for more good pres before. I’ve got two channels of Great River and two channels of Stam 1073. The QPP would be a really nice alternate flavor. I did session guitar work on one record through a Quad Eight desk and I really loved that thing. I mean, easy for me to say, but go for it! My main pres in my personal studio are actually AM10 based Quad Eights that I had racked up long ago. Love 'em. Funny enough I have been hankering for the 500 series Great River pre even though I don't really need it. Hankering for things I don’t really need is one of my specialties
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Post by ragan on Mar 27, 2024 12:11:24 GMT -6
notneeson thank you sir! I had kind of forgotten about this comparison. This has the QPP back on my mind, especially since going back to doing live drums. I didn’t really have the need for more good pres before. I’ve got two channels of Great River and two channels of Stam 1073. The QPP would be a really nice alternate flavor. I did session guitar work on one record through a Quad Eight desk and I really loved that thing.
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Post by ragan on Mar 26, 2024 22:17:21 GMT -6
I'm gonna try that thing one of these days.
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Post by ragan on Mar 26, 2024 22:16:20 GMT -6
I'm still a total 58 dude for live vocals (I also really like them for tracking vocals). I recently did a fresh comparison between SM58/Beta58 and I slightly preferred the standard SM58 this time. I think the difference between them is overblown.
But either one, I just find to sound really flattering and natural, with nothing weird poking out.
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Post by ragan on Mar 26, 2024 22:04:10 GMT -6
The Wing Upright in Keyscape is a go-to for me. A quick search didn't find any great demos of just playing with the Keyscape, but this comparison is good. And the other one (Session Keys Upright, which I've only just become aware of now) also sounds really good in the sort of 'the piano in your friend's basement' upright way. I like it. But I think the Keyscape is special.
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Post by ragan on Mar 26, 2024 11:19:37 GMT -6
Man, I still want one of these.
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Post by ragan on Mar 25, 2024 21:39:46 GMT -6
The Stam AD[F/G] units are also a good option for multiple 1176 iterations in one unit.
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Post by ragan on Mar 25, 2024 20:00:05 GMT -6
Although I don’t know if I have any available discounts. But I’m still generally interested if people feel like the upgrade is worth it. I feel like when it first came out, there was stuff people didn’t like about it. But that was quite awhile ago.
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Post by ragan on Mar 25, 2024 19:59:09 GMT -6
I guess I’ll second this question.
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Post by ragan on Mar 23, 2024 12:28:01 GMT -6
441 or SM7b.
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Post by ragan on Mar 22, 2024 13:14:40 GMT -6
I just did a fresh round of vocal mic comparisons on my voice with everything from SM57 to U67, and I landed back on preferring the SM7b. It’s always been my favorite mic to sing through, but now it’s actually my favorite sonically too (for my voice). Also high up in my comparisons was the trusty SM58. Also a dirt cheap Monoprice active ribbon (which really excels on drums and amps). And the 441 too.
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Post by ragan on Mar 22, 2024 11:22:16 GMT -6
I’d also second the SM7(b). I just kinda love that mic.
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