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Post by cowboycoalminer on Apr 19, 2022 10:08:23 GMT -6
Well...I will be printing through the Burl from now on...made everything a little tighter and wider. Haven't you and I had this conversation about a hundred times? That's why I bought another Burl again a year ago after selling old granny.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Dec 31, 2021 16:56:08 GMT -6
Native is so strong these days, no one needs to be held captive. I'm wondering if Avid is seeing the hand writing on the wall. Think back to the late 50's when 3M and a hand full of companies introduced 2" recording platforms. Obsolete today. Everything is cyclical. No need for proprietary platforms these days. You can pick them up for pennies on the dollar.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jul 31, 2021 8:17:26 GMT -6
They did make an improved power supply in the later versions. It was quieter. I remember the UM17R had an upgraded PSU, capsule, GAC, and Rycote mount. My #91 UM17 came with the original, mass produced, asian variety PSU. I added my own GAC and Rycote along with the HK47. I'm not aware that the basic UM17 ever had an upgraded supply. Correct. Not sure how much difference the PS and cable make but it's a great sounding mic.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jul 31, 2021 8:12:23 GMT -6
Got mine today. Probably the heaviest 500 unit I've ever handled. Recording with it Monday or Tuesday! Heavy is a good sign. Lots of iron in the transformer. The RTZ's are like that as well. Makes all the difference IMO.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jul 19, 2021 15:10:31 GMT -6
pretty much everything I hear on any streaming site is 95% mixed mono these days? Is it just me or is my system malfunctioning? I can't tell an ounce of difference in mono check and stereo, theres not an ounce of difference. Still sounds good, just saying.. I'm talking about the new music coming out. I'm wondering if studios are mixing to Iphones these days? What's going on?
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jul 8, 2021 13:12:53 GMT -6
I’ve been sold on Artur Fisher’s Bumblebee Pro RM-6 ribbon mics for fiddle. Blumlein pair on fiddle is my go-to these days. Dan, you just sold a few with this video. Excellent room and spacing. Great recording. Thats the recording sound we all look for. I'm still on the hunt for the sound we hear in the same room with a fiddle. Haven't came close yet on a recording. Let me know if you find it.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jul 8, 2021 11:43:09 GMT -6
And here's a fun fact now that we have studied this thing for awhile past the knee jerk reaction: the median age of death due to covid (80.1) is GREATER than the median life expectancy of humans (72.5 years). I know I'm late to this discussion but can we please get a grip and look at facts reasonably without the doomsday scenario for every issue? Yes, people died of Covid. Every death is tragic but that's what we do. We humans die. No one gets out alive. To me, living in fear isn't living. Might as well get on with it if we are fearful. I haven't and will not get any vaccine nor has my immediate family. If you have, I'm all for it. No judgment here. But were good. And if I check out due to Covid, it's been a good ride. Y'all can split up my gear up between you. My family has no interest in it lol.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jul 8, 2021 11:22:38 GMT -6
None of that engenders confidence. And THAT is the essence of this whole conversation. Nothing is engendering my confidence at this point. Certainly not the CDC or FDA, and certainly not crazy people on the internet, and CERTAINLY not our politicians. I'm liking you more and more everyday good doctor. If the powers that be are for it, I'm against it. Pretty simple.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jul 8, 2021 11:15:59 GMT -6
I'll be the oddball. I prefer(and own) a silverface. But that's because of type of music I like to do. Blackface is much more popular and heard on more records probably, but silvers are more round and mellow. Better for certain genres. A silverface Princeton is a very unique sound and there's nothing better for neck pickup work IMO.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jul 8, 2021 11:02:21 GMT -6
Like a lot of productions in this era/genre, the bass is rolled off on the bottom and top with little to no help from the kick. The bass is the feature in these types of songs. P-bass loud and proud. Lots of mids. Boom.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jul 8, 2021 10:50:48 GMT -6
Golden Age R1 Active is what I've been using on my fiddle lately. I like the results. This mic will work on anything though. Just a great mic at a great price. Reminds me of the sound of the U-67 I use to own. Not your typical ribbon mic for sure. I've owned most of the high end ribbons (except vintage) and I like this one best. Great on vocals as well. Hit the input hard on a 1073= money.
I find ribbons are by far the best for recording fiddle. Even the best players with the best fiddles can get scratchy on condensers. Ribbons tame that.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Mar 30, 2021 7:56:19 GMT -6
Let's try something different. I'm sure that most of us have been there. Flash sale pops up. Smoking deal on a plugin that you've been thinking about testing out. You're under the gun and just pull the trigger without a demo. Now you're stuck with it and it just doesn't get your mojo flowing. I'm not saying that these are bad plugins. Not bad emulations. Or buggy. They just don't seem to work for what you're doing, whatever that is. Every once in a while, you'll go back and try it again on something and again, you end up pulling it back off. Other people may gush over it, but it's just not for you. Boz Digital Plus 10db Bundle. The compressor action never seems to work the way I want. The eq doesn't do anything special for me. It's just not a plugin for me. Sound Toys Decapitator - EVERYONE has been gushing over this thing for years. I love the Soundtoys stuff and use it all over my mixes, but Decap is always a struggle for me. I'm just never really satisfied with what it does. Decap is great on bass. Some heavy guitars. Not much else in my opinion. To your original post, Black Rooster. Never could get them to work. At all lol
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Feb 5, 2021 16:55:28 GMT -6
Both great fellas with great brains and JJ Puig is definitely one of my heroes for mixing and production (I steal my LPF and HPF tenets from him). This exemplifies additive EQ. I used to spend time in that circus until I worked with someone who made me understand the inherent detraction from work working that way: added distortion and phase issues. I prefer subtractive EQ and if you start 'cleaning' up, you will end up clearing the junk out and yes... end up with better midrange which is like 90% of the sound anyhow. JMHO, YMMV, TETO 99% agree... with a caveat. The recording to print must be done with enough hi/mid information to print for this to be accurate. In other words, either record it right, or end up with distortion and phase. Nothing meant toward your post, Ward. You're my horse if you never win a race. My best recordings ever had very little processing involved is all I'm saying.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Feb 5, 2021 16:41:55 GMT -6
I haven't used a console in a looooong time. Did do live sound at a street dance a few years ago, if that counts.... Kill it on the front end. Mix in the box. This I don't disagree.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Feb 5, 2021 16:39:48 GMT -6
It's been argued that reflective sound coming off a console is a benefit....<snip>. I'd imagine once one gets use to it, it would be fine. I've never run across anyone that argued that a console made things sound beneficial. ?? As for getting used to things with it - I suppose so. You can get used to anything. But after you hear your sound field without it, you'll wonder how you ever mixed with one. It's a significant blurring of the sound field - offering a frequency spectrum shift, and delayed reflections which both fight mixing in my world. No high end speakers can offset that. I honestly wonder why would anyone prefer to opt for that? I mean, I get it. Some are married to consoles, and that's certainly viable and preferable to many - but even though I told my wife I'd be buried on top of my OrionX (LFAC), when push came to shove and I had the opportunity to hear the differences - and then when I had the opportunity to change things up, there was no looking back. I've seen a few threads about it. Not advocating one way or the other. I honestly don't have an opinion about it. Just throwing that ideal out there.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Feb 3, 2021 13:22:30 GMT -6
Had a client tell me a song that averaged about -10LUFS wasn’t loud enough. But I definitely hear distortion when I ram it beyond that. What the hell are people doing to get these songs so loud? Still one of my favorite mixes of all time.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Feb 2, 2021 13:33:52 GMT -6
So I disassembled the old desk and moved it out of the way for now and moved the new desk into place to get a feel for position.. I hate it. I had a visceral reaction to the new desk. Fung shui being what it is, it's much too small and cramped feeling. It's crazy. I couldn't even stand to sit at it for more than a minute. I feel like I need a much larger desk and to sit out further into the room, so I'm going to have to order a much larger desktop panel. I might need to remove one of my racks to get it to fit after all. Wouldn't a larger desktop have an adverse effect on your listening position, i.e. comb filtering? It's been argued that reflective sound coming off a console is a benefit. Not sure if that's true but unless a studio is using soffit mounts, this is what happens. Most everything in the 80's was mixed with NS 10's sitting on top of a console. I'd imagine once one gets use to it, it would be fine.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jan 27, 2021 17:26:39 GMT -6
There's no gear to be had!! Use to I could do a search on Reverb and find any number of things I was looking for. Now, nothing. Did Covid kill all the gear, too??
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jan 27, 2021 17:14:58 GMT -6
I thought it noteworthy that in the second video, the curve moved only slightly, (mostly inching toward the bright side). In other words, if you like the way your mic sounds, I.E. rolled off, don't fuck with it. Hard to get a mic to that "burnt" sound. Takes years. That's what people pay thousands for.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jan 27, 2021 14:50:52 GMT -6
I started on ADAT's and DAT's. I still have hundreds of DAT cassettes that I can't play lol. The only reason I don't buy a DAT machine so I can play them is I'm pretty sure they all suck.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jan 27, 2021 14:34:34 GMT -6
I was all set for XXX, what I got was the Playboy channel..
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jan 27, 2021 14:23:08 GMT -6
And many people will buy what ever it is but how many of them will ever buy high end gear ? Me?
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jan 27, 2021 14:12:16 GMT -6
Very sad. I'd spent a lot of time with him. Sounds like he's not better...
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jan 26, 2021 8:47:14 GMT -6
I'd heard that he was doing better not long ago. Still struggling?
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Jan 25, 2021 6:09:42 GMT -6
My console has been a drink holder for more than a year now. Pretty expensive cupholder but I still like looking at it with fond memories.
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