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Post by Tbone81 on Apr 21, 2024 17:12:01 GMT -6
My 18 year old daughter loves vinyl, she’s been into it since she was 14 or so. Her and her friends think it’s really “cool”, and even though they’re not really appreciating the sonic aesthetic of it, I’m happy to see that young kids are every bit as obsessed with music as we were.
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Post by Tbone81 on Apr 21, 2024 16:23:39 GMT -6
BTW - THIS TYPE is the one I find easiest to play, and they generally sound good in most contexts, especially medium and faster tempos. I'll sometimes augment their character by holding a smaller egg in my hand while I play, if I need more complexity in the sound. +1 to that! I own the same shaker, it’s great for a novice like me!
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Post by Tbone81 on Apr 21, 2024 15:13:54 GMT -6
Go to a proper drum shop and try out a bunch of random stuff. Don’t overthink it, just buy what sounds nice to your ear.
The best sounding shakers/tambourines/maracas etc that I’ve heard are often hand made gizmos…just cheaply put together assortments of rattling parts lol.
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Post by Tbone81 on Apr 18, 2024 19:35:34 GMT -6
External clocking is the only time that people don’t believe in “trusting your ears”, instead it’s trust the numbers. Always thought that was weird.
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Post by Tbone81 on Apr 18, 2024 17:57:07 GMT -6
PM sent, thanks for the offer!
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Post by Tbone81 on Apr 18, 2024 12:58:32 GMT -6
It’s very hard these days to lease a commercial space for a studio and make it profitable. You almost have to own the building for it to have a chance. The cost of the buildout makes it a dicey proposition when the landlord can raise rent at the end of the lease term, or when a new owner can jack up the price.
That being said, if you go that route get someone to negotiate the lease for you. There really are no “standard” commercial leases, at least not like residential leases. There may be some common lease terms you’ll see like Triple Net Leases, but everything is negotiated.
One thing you can do is negotiate a lease rate, with an option to renew at the same rate when the lease expires. For example, you pay $1k’per month over a three year lease period with the option to renew for another three years at the same rate. That at least guarantees your lease expenses over the first several years of your business (when your start up costs are the highest).
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Post by Tbone81 on Apr 18, 2024 12:49:52 GMT -6
Without taking scientific view, just going on using my ears (crazy as that seems these days) I clock my system from my HEDD 192 because … Again more craziness …. it’s sounds better. Just my 2 cents. I don't think anybody is saying it's not different.. But I think a lot of people actually like MORE jitter than less jitter. More jitter would cause more harmonic excitement and would sound "wider" and more "full" and probably have more "detail" in the form of small amounts of distortion. +1 to that. That’s exactly the point I was trying to make.
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Post by Tbone81 on Apr 18, 2024 11:09:30 GMT -6
Years ago I did a lot of product demos, comparing Antelope OCX and Atomic clocks in that very same scenario. A good external clock 100% makes a difference…what it won’t do is measurably improve jitter (in that specific scenario). It will change the sound however. It’s up to you to decide if you like the change. What it does is change the distortion profile caused by the jitter and that can be subjectively better sounding.
I think of it like preamps, we can look at distortion specs but that doesn’t tell you if the preamp sounds good. In fact, in many cases we like the more distorted preamps better then cleaner ones.
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Post by Tbone81 on Apr 13, 2024 11:18:47 GMT -6
I’d look into modding an older soundcraft delta, series 200, or similar console. Maybe talk to Creation Audio Labs about what they can do, or JW.
You can get a lot of bang for your buck that way. You’d have a really nice, clean sounding board with aux sends and faders, and nice eq. You’ll have your current preamps for color, and the whole thing will come in significantly cheaper than the API.
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Post by Tbone81 on Apr 2, 2024 17:55:23 GMT -6
Update: Lawson said the diaphragm was collapsing against the backplate and shorting out. It required a new capsule. Waiting for the repair to be finished, excited to get my mic back.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 29, 2024 19:27:44 GMT -6
That’s a pretty broad question. For starters, what monitors are you currently using? What type of treatment, and how much, do you have in your room?
You can’t judge monitors based on the size of the woofer alone, it’s a combination of many things that makes things sound the way they do.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 29, 2024 13:18:16 GMT -6
I’ve tried vocalign but never quite got along with it. It was always glitchy and had a tendency to cause really weird artifacts. In theory it was great but I got much better results manually editing everything. But that does take a much longer time.
I wonder how the newer versions work? Also interested if there’s any good alternatives. Melodyne doesn’t do auto alignment (that I aware of)…
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 28, 2024 15:09:56 GMT -6
Anyone know where I can buy a shipping box for a guitar amp head? Its a pretty typical size amp head (a little smaller than most actually). I've been trying to sell this amp locally but its kind of a niche item (Randall MTS Head), and I'd have much better luck selling online. But shipping is going to be a bitch...it'll so much better if I had a correctly sized shipping box.
Any ideas?
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 23, 2024 12:45:29 GMT -6
Gefell UMT70. I can't find anything it doesn't sound good on, although I haven't tried it on the kick drum. Also, even if you record multiple sources with it, the tracks mix well. I don't know why. Its a desert island mic for sure. I take my pair with me to every studio I freelance out of. Having a pair of mics I can throw on anything, and trust the results has been invaluable to me.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 22, 2024 16:02:30 GMT -6
Oh - I should say CL-1b. Not that it’s bad, but I always thought it was just too grabby. I gave up a pair of Chandler Germanium Compressors for the same reason. The box tone was great but they were so grabby, without the wet/dry control they weren’t easy to dial in.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 22, 2024 7:30:17 GMT -6
Almost any of the ADK T-FET series can be grabbed for $500 during a sale. I think the 67T and 49T are really good mics. The 251 T is also very nice, but maybe more specific. I think the T67 would be my choice in this scenario.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 21, 2024 19:38:00 GMT -6
IME, the only time the image shifts dramatically to one side or the other is if the snare is off center in relation to the Oh mics. As long as the snare is equal distant from the oh’s the image stays pretty consistent. Ymmv
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 19, 2024 20:06:51 GMT -6
If any one is interested I’m selling a V Comp. It’s sounds great, but I only have so much room in my rack and I decided I wanted a stereo vari mu more, so it’s been replaced with a GainLabs stereo comp. PM me if interested. Where are you based? Portland, Oregon.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 19, 2024 14:00:35 GMT -6
If any one is interested I’m selling a V Comp. It’s sounds great, but I only have so much room in my rack and I decided I wanted a stereo vari mu more, so it’s been replaced with a GainLabs stereo comp.
PM me if interested.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 16, 2024 14:11:28 GMT -6
For me, there’s two mics that have ALWAYS delivered very good to excellent results on ANY source: the 441 and the Beyer M160. I weirdly just could not get along with the m160 for the brief time I owned one, but I have a strong suspicion it was broken.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 15, 2024 19:26:16 GMT -6
Thanks guys, just pulled the trigger on a 541 I saw on reverb. It may just end up replacing both my Beyer m88 and my trusty 421
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 15, 2024 14:23:10 GMT -6
I’m buying a 441, actually probably a 541 I saw for a great price. Anything I need to know? Any difference in old vs new? Are there different generations that are more sought after? Did they change the magnets at any point like in the 421?
I don’t know much about these mics other than that I’ve really loved how they sound the 2-3 times I’ve used them.
Thanks in advance
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 14, 2024 10:43:51 GMT -6
Depending on if it’s a featured instrument or not I’d try the 57 into a nice preamp. I’ve had good luck with 57’s and 421’s on brass. YMMV
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 13, 2024 21:31:31 GMT -6
Jesus dude, take a Xanax. I generally love your posts, I really do, but I also love that people here tend to keep things respectful. And your post to Svart didnt come off that way, at all. I don’t have a bone in this fight, but I’d rather not see people being so damn aggressive. It doesn’t matter how good you are or aren’t as an AE…it doesn’t cost anything to have a little tact.
Mate, I'm probably the most emotionally numb person you'll meet. It's a problem and I'm working on it, I've had a lot of issues and had to shut myself down. Anyway, are you telling me that you've loved every song you've ever heard? Is everything equal in your book? I'm not trying in any sense to be an ass here, although there is a set standard to the greatest, that's what I adhere to. Not many can do it but when they can I am genuinely impressed. Apologies for speaking mind but it's just how it is.
Youre confusing or misreading what I’m saying. I have no problem if you like Svarts mixes or not. It’s great to have strong opinions. Good on you for pursuing sonic perfection. My only problem is with your delivery. Your post came off as unnecessarily rude. Maybe I’m misreading you to a degree as well, it’s certainly possible. But what I’m saying has nothing to do with your monitor preferences, what songs anyone likes or doesn’t, who had good or bad mixes. What I’m saying is that the tone of your post came off as brash and unprovoked.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 13, 2024 20:20:45 GMT -6
Ouch, that’s pretty harsh. Oh sorry and you are probably going to hate me for this, do you want a trophy for participation? In the day and age of music where you do everything to survive you need to be a clear cut above. Disagree? Really, with streaming etc.?
Be better, these harsh prick's outside this forum has hit me multiple timeS and y'know what sometimes you shrug it off but other times it's worthy of their merit. If you cannot just sit down and listen to the advice of others than igorance takes its toll. Geez I offerred to lose £3K to train Svart or pay even more for a flight to me, if sheer dim witted arrogance is the issues here you deserve what you get. IME I've been blinded by the knowledge of those who contributed to RGO alone and many are a fool to think otherwise.
What really does irk is everyone thinks they know better than everyone else but when it really comes down to it and I've got a shed load of audio experience here it's best to play humble.
Jesus dude, take a Xanax. I generally love your posts, I really do, but I also love that people here tend to keep things respectful. And your post to Svart didnt come off that way, at all. I don’t have a bone in this fight, but I’d rather not see people being so damn aggressive. It doesn’t matter how good you are or aren’t as an AE…it doesn’t cost anything to have a little tact.
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