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Post by wiz on Feb 13, 2024 14:54:37 GMT -6
I use ozone on every mix Voice de noise Mouth de click Cheers Wiz Ozone only on master bus? Or elsewhere. I did a mix of a live recording last night for a wedding band client releasing a teaser video. The board mix they sent had zero life. Tried Ozone Exciter on drum bus and it really worked like a charm to liven up a very well played but not well recorded drum part. Then I figured hey, let's do some gated reverb (the song was David Bowie's Let's Dance) and again... how about Neutron gate? That's what got me on this. Ozone on the master bus cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Feb 13, 2024 14:16:28 GMT -6
I use ozone on every mix Voice de noise Mouth de click
Cheers
Wiz
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Post by wiz on Feb 12, 2024 17:00:28 GMT -6
sounds to me like moisture on the capsule....or the capsule needing a good clean.....my U87i did a similar thing once.... I put it under a light globe for a while and it was good...
If you give it a good old plosive on purpose does it cut out completely?
cheers
Wiz
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Post by wiz on Feb 11, 2024 20:04:40 GMT -6
I really enjoyed that... more...more.. more (why do I do this all myself....8).....) cheers Wiz Well, doing it all yourself is fun for sure…and there’s definitely a place for both. I’ve just come to the conclusion you have to know which songs to do which way… Can I ask a quick stupid question ? say the song is Am F C G how do you write that in Nashville number.... is it 6 4 1 5? I would write it vi IV I V.... ( upper case, major, lower case minor) cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Feb 11, 2024 19:02:19 GMT -6
I really enjoyed that... more...more.. more (why do I do this all myself....8).....)
cheers
Wiz
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Post by wiz on Feb 10, 2024 3:25:06 GMT -6
I am renaming my band to this thread title
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Post by wiz on Feb 6, 2024 19:30:54 GMT -6
I use my U87 in fig 8 on all my lead vocals…..sounds cool that way….and rejects my aircon…. Cheers Wiz
Does it pick up many room reflections? Or is that not much of a problem?
Nothing that is a problem, but my room is pretty well sorted out. cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Feb 6, 2024 15:03:36 GMT -6
I use my U87 in fig 8 on all my lead vocals…..sounds cool that way….and rejects my aircon….
Cheers
Wiz
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Post by wiz on Feb 5, 2024 15:56:17 GMT -6
Large pre delay as well
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Post by wiz on Feb 3, 2024 5:27:21 GMT -6
Baby shark doo dooo doo
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Post by wiz on Feb 2, 2024 21:18:44 GMT -6
If you have ever been a part of... or in a room with people who can sing 3 and 4 part harmony....man it's a spiritual experience....
I always concentrated more on being a harmony singer than say a lead guitar player (though I can do that) it got me more live gigs.. over some really really good players who couldn't sing.... a lot of people can sing lead vocals, but not harmonise well....and if you can you often get the gig.
cheers
Wiz
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Post by wiz on Feb 2, 2024 21:15:47 GMT -6
Tours were the only source of net income prior to the late '60s and albums. The rise of the iPod wiped out what hadn't been destroyed by the crap packaging of CDs. I have often wondered if the period from say 62 through to Napster/Spotify/Apple Music was just a really green period for the recorded music industry. The likes of which weren't before and most likely won't come again..... cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Feb 2, 2024 21:12:46 GMT -6
Shame to see him go.... I liked him, and when we zoom called that time he was a cool dude. He is very intelligent...and obviously under some sort of stress/pressure....I wish him all the best. plug ins vs hardware is like arguing about chocolate or vanilla (although everyone knows chocolate is better..... 8) ..... ) each to their own. There are times I have sung the virtues of both... owned plenty high end of both....and made music with both. Also everyones needs are different.. .solo acoustic guitar guy.. vs.... drum kit and full band guy....for example.... Again Dan, if you are reading this... good luck mate and always here if you want to talk.. you can get hold of me at my website www.peterknightmusician.comcheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Jan 28, 2024 22:46:21 GMT -6
The one mic thing can be great
Here is me doing just that with my u87
Cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Jan 28, 2024 19:36:49 GMT -6
also: i played and sung very quietly. so hard work for the chain. Cool Stuff.... If you really want to get into the singing and playing and capturing the acoustic and voice live... a pair of fig 8 mics are your best bet..IMHO Like your test I could never minimise the phase enough using the SDC LDC approach. the rejection of the fig 8 is fantastic.... cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Jan 25, 2024 16:11:58 GMT -6
Stream Deck XL - brilliant with Cubase Pro 13 Schoeps CMC6 MK4 - really chuffed with this. Current top of wish list. A triangle (totally serious) any recommendations? Equilateral
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Post by wiz on Jan 25, 2024 5:18:51 GMT -6
Nice, I am using it similarly. Are you keeping one room for everything or working by element by presets? thx! Luv the mix, texture, layering and detail, lead vocal sounds perfect: well done !!! Thanks kcat Just one room for all Cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Jan 25, 2024 0:35:42 GMT -6
I am continuing to use this Plug In.
I am using it exclusively in REVERB mode... I can't find a use for REMIC mode.
Here is the latest effort with it...
I use it as the "room". Its on a send and tracks get a varying amount sent to them.... and it works great in that role. There are other reverbs in use on this track, Bricasti, AMX doing the reverbish thing.
Cheers
Wiz
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Post by wiz on Jan 25, 2024 0:31:10 GMT -6
You’re all no fun… 😂. Seriously, I’ve gone back and forth on this SO many times I’m starting to get sea sick. Ya, Atmos is a giant money grab. It doesn’t mean it can’t be great, and I’m willing to bet a lot of you haven’t sat in a proper Atmos room and heard what it’s capable of. I’ll eat crow if need be in a few years, but I don’t see it going away. I’ve got ideas, I’ve got plans… I’m not really interested in remixing everyone’s stems into Atmos, but I’m sure I’ll end up doing that to pay bills. Don’t be so grouchy that you can’t see the potential “wow” factor of Atmos when done right. It can be a lot of fun and really inspiring. I’ll never fault anyone for pointing out it being a way to sell more gear, but we’re on a freaking recording forum talking about the thousandth tube gear clone daily, so ya… Don’t sit on your high horse and preach about being against it because it’s a money grab. Welcome to the music industry… It's not about fun or creativity. It's about both business and the end user. People literally do not care one iota about any sort of surround music only situations. Quad in the '70s, 5.1 SACD in the '90s, Atmos in the '20s. Music consumers don't care. Sure there's the occasional 'audifile' who will buy the worst music in the world because "it sounds so clear," but typical music lovers and music makers have been and will continue to listen in stereo. My life was impacted enormously when I was 7/8 years old.. listening to Dark Side Of The Moon, in my brothers car on 8 track with quadraphonic sound...its a shame more people don't have that experience... cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Jan 22, 2024 19:21:06 GMT -6
Any chance of hearing the two Mixes? Cheers Wiz Yeah, if you wanna wait a month or two.. Everything is a mess at the moment... As shown below:
However it's dead obvious in playback testing anyway..
I am in no rush.. just curious... yeah would love to hear them cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Jan 22, 2024 18:31:38 GMT -6
Sorry but, after a lot of testing the SSL is just so much better sounding than the Carbon it's not even funny. They put $100K's worth of live tech in it? Yeah I believe, at this point I'm half tempted to return the Carbon and choose a new DAW.. Whatever works. For those who think it's a cheap chinese board, please continue to shoot yourself in the foot by thinking that.
Yeah, I also bet the SSL as a mixing desk screw's the signals in ways only SSL engineers comprehend but it sounds wide, clear and euphoric as heck so ahh well and I've heard many a boring desk or console in my time. This ain't one of them..
Sure, if I didn't have to repair or replace bits of the SSL every six months I'd be delighted but it's proving once again to be the thing to beat. Johnkenn , I'd be interested in your opinions on this as it's beaten out everything I have thus far.
If you think for a second I don't actually buy and test this stuff, well, sorry for the state of my studio but here's some proof.
Any chance of hearing the two Mixes? Cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Jan 20, 2024 0:17:55 GMT -6
If you’re going that route, I’d absolutely try the LDC in fig-8 on the guitar, angled slightly down so that the null is pointed at your mouth. If you’re close up on the SM7b, it can work quite well. It can also work well if the vocal mic is *also* a fig-8 with *its* null pointed at the guitar. If my memory serves, wiz records this way. he he he,... look at the 7th post in this thread.... 8) cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Jan 18, 2024 19:15:03 GMT -6
Agreed : a redesign of ua dsp cards is long overdue. A lot of people say this.... I really have no issues...I have an octo (had to edit that.. spell check said Octopus.....8)..... man, now I want an octopus...) and X8 so.. 14 sharp chips....the whole system works great for me... But, I don't run a shitload of tracks and plugs....so I can see if you did, it would be an issue... but, again with Freeze available in daws....?? cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Jan 18, 2024 19:13:37 GMT -6
Well, it hasn’t been released yet, but with these apparent requirements, UA seems more concerned with incentivizing new sales, ironically with its embedded clientele who have already spent much much more than initial subscribers, rather then just prorating Ultimate based on numbers of plugs owned and or just giving people licenses as they have spent so much more than those very lucky new subscribers. The prorating was discussed... impossible with existing software cheers Wiz
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Post by wiz on Jan 18, 2024 1:19:39 GMT -6
Hi Welcome... You probably won't like my answer....but it comes from experience and thousands of dollars spent on shit I didn't need. I would sort out the room and your monitoring first. Doesn't have to be expensive but you do need to sort it out. You could have a V72preamp an LA2A and a 176.. with a U47 for vocals and a KM84 for guitar... and in a bad room with shit monitoring get dusted by a cheap interface and way cheaper mics. Also, you don't know really, if you will keep doing this long term. Just recording vocals and acoustic at the same time...I would get two figure 8 Mics...and position them so the nulls are at the opposite of the source you are recording... eg vocal rejects guitar... even getting an interface with preamps first (like a Apollo Twin X, and some powered Adams A7 monitors, room correction software and acoustic treatment would be a good start, and you can get going and sort out acoustics, and then flip that stuff I you desire down the track) Here is two examples... Me at Sun Studios in Memphis... And me back in Australia recording a client...both videos feature ribbon mics (fig 8) cheers Wiz Was Matt Ross-Spang still at Sunn when you did this? Casey was the engineer… can’t remember his last name. He had just taken over I think . Cheers Wiz
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