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Post by sean on Jan 1, 2024 18:13:54 GMT -6
To use ericn term of low end clients, in 15 years there really are only two types:
1: Those who are incredibly grateful for your time and contributions and will give you zero notes because they know that the music they've made is really just for themselves and to share with a few friends and family. If they are nice people I don't mind doing these projects, knowing full well no one is going to hear it and I'm not going to share with anyone either.
2: Those with unrealistic views of their own talent that think they are better than they are, and will never be satisfied and don't understand why their record doesn't sound like Bruce Springsteen or something because in their mind they are equally talented. These projects are incredibly difficult mentally and are often soul crushing, because you begin doubting yourself and you're stuck trying to turn chicken shit into chicken salad and no matter how hard you work on it it's still chicken shit and no one wants to consume chicken shit. So, ultimately it was not worth your time, no one is going to hear and they few that do aren't going enjoy it anyway. That's harsh, but true, and when you come across these projects it's best just to say "I'm not the person for the job"
Also, if it's someone you don't know, definitely listen to it first before taking the gig.
Last advice...if the client is the singer and songwriter, just turn his vocal up a couple dB louder than you think it should be and they might be happy. Because really the only thing they want to hear are themselves.
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Post by sean on Dec 30, 2023 22:43:33 GMT -6
Dan’s account get hacked or something? Yes here and GroupDIY running the same scam
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Post by sean on Dec 30, 2023 21:35:37 GMT -6
Maybe deleting your account is smart if you are going to be inactive since dandeurloo was hacked and scammed people (me) out of money…helps avoid someone taking advantage of your reputation online
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Post by sean on Dec 30, 2023 20:55:35 GMT -6
THIS IS A SCAM DO NOT SEND MONEY
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Post by sean on Dec 30, 2023 20:55:16 GMT -6
THIS IS A SCAM DO NOT SEND MONEY
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Post by sean on Dec 30, 2023 18:52:44 GMT -6
1 minute ago Add bookmark #1 Selling my Neumann TLM67 serial #221 , the initial run of the first 250, which included Neumann shock mount, Neumann Wind screen and the wooden box, all in mint condition. Meticulous attention paid to quality control of first 250, I assume they would also be seeking great reviews upon early release. I can attest It does sound better than the later ones being produced as I've had several of them at the same time at my place. thanks! $850 shippedPics: imgur.com/a/mEIzjnoPM’d about this and the KM183’s
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Post by sean on Dec 30, 2023 9:54:42 GMT -6
For someone to supposedly be leaving on good terms, it's an odd move to delete the entire account and hurt the site's numbers. And - hey - if you're going to leave, there's no need for a big production telling people how much you're going to miss them. I just don't understand people sometimes. It's akin to walking into someone's business/bakery and announcing you've stopped eating bread and we all would be healthier if we didn't eat bread. Thanks a lot. And if you're wondering, I emailed Michael and said the exact same thing. I would assume that deleting the account helps resist the temptation to log in…not unlike trying to get off Facebook or other social media platforms. If it’s deleted your less likely to get drawn back in
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Post by sean on Dec 28, 2023 7:57:04 GMT -6
Good on you Michael! I think I need to do the same…I’ve enjoyed forums for well over twenty years (my local radio station WOXY back in the day, TapeOp, Gearspace, here) and I’ve think I’m getting to the point where while it’s a great thing to do when the dogs wake me up at 6 AM and I can’t make any noise without disturbing the rest of the house, I should spend my time working or getting back to playing myself. That’s been tough for me being an engineer since all my friends are professional musicians and I can’t necessarily hang with them when it comes time to “jam” but that doesn’t mean I can’t find a way to enjoy creating music again without comparing myself to others who’ve devoted their life to their instrument and craft. I’d just like it to be fun. That’s probably a better way to spend an hour a day instead of browsing forums.
I hope you find a lot of enjoyment composing and it’s a rewarding experience!
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Post by sean on Dec 27, 2023 18:25:00 GMT -6
Also it’s worth it if you multi mic any instruments I had not even thought of that. Will most likely do M/S or stereo pair on anything acoustic (guitar, mando, violin, etc.) In what way do you find it useful - the obviousness of it is escaping me.... For me it’s useful because you can tune both/all the tracks at once instead of one at a time. I believe with all the other version you can only do a single mono track at a time. Which is incredibly annoying and time consuming. On the rare occasion you have a vocalist that sang into two mics this feature is also useful. This is also a benefit of the full featured Izotope RX…if you have a multi-mic’d source and you can edit all the tracks together as a group instead of one by one. The amount of time it saves you pays for itself with one record
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Post by sean on Dec 27, 2023 14:52:47 GMT -6
Also it’s worth it if you multi mic any instruments
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Post by sean on Dec 27, 2023 13:59:58 GMT -6
Preston at PTW Audio has repaired a bunch of these. They often need recapped, when they sound dull and have even lower output than normal is the usual sign. He’s in Nashville www.ptwaudio.com/
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Post by sean on Dec 25, 2023 8:10:39 GMT -6
That I can remember…
Home: RME ADI-2/4 Pro SE Neumann KH150’s Audeze LCD-5
Studio: Avid HDX card Neumann KH310’s Chandler REDD Microphone pair Upton 251 AKG C34 AKG C422 Royer SF12 Josephson e22s pair Retro Sta Level BAE 1073 Summit Audio EQP200 Vintage King rack for my 1064’s High Voltage Audio EQ6S
Instruments: Mellotron M4000D ARP Solina Gibson J45 Standard Gibson Les Paul Classic Fender American Standard Stratocaster Gretsch BST-1000 Epiphone Serenader 12 String Fender Champ Handwired Ampeg B15N Slingerland 14” Pink Oyster floor tom (matches my kit took me 5 years to find one!)
I think that’s all the big stuff, many cheaper mics and accessories and plug-ins for sure though.
Still got my eye on several things for 2024, I think a better Hammond for the studio being the highest priority (A100, B3, or C3) and as much as I hate it maybe a Hear Back Pro system…sometimes 6 “more me” just isn’t enough…musicians have just gotten too used to making their own mix instead everyone listening to the same thing and playing together (what a funny concept, right!)
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Post by sean on Dec 23, 2023 20:58:21 GMT -6
I'd like to try to record a song or two of my/our own with some engineering buddies...like most of us we set out own music aside to record others and it be nice to do something creative on the other side of the glass. We'll see.
Otherwise, do a little bit better job of managing my time so I can enjoy more of it away from work
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Post by sean on Dec 23, 2023 15:18:36 GMT -6
If you find the release times too slow on the 54F50's you can swap a few resistors and get them to 100ms, 200ms, and 400ms which is a pretty common "mod" for the original 2254's (I think all of the BAE racked modules have those release times)
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Post by sean on Dec 23, 2023 15:00:36 GMT -6
I don't want to think about it.
Although I am absolutely loving my Audeze LCD-5 headphones I just got. Expensive, but I foresee myself using them more than speakers at home.
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Post by sean on Dec 20, 2023 22:04:24 GMT -6
Unless your coupon is different than mine you have to spend $75 to get $25 off. Inflator is regularly on sale for 75% off (roughly around $35). Pretty sure it just was for Black Friday...
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Post by sean on Dec 20, 2023 18:33:44 GMT -6
One final year end tax write off…pair of Audeze LCD-5 headphones so I don’t have to annoy my wife when I work from home Wait....if I buy headphones I'll no longer annoy my wife? Seriously? I'm going to need several pairs I think.... She doesn’t appreciate hearing the same song coming from the basement hours on end 😆 And now I can say “but honey I bought these for you!”
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Post by sean on Dec 20, 2023 11:14:30 GMT -6
One final year end tax write off…pair of Audeze LCD-5 headphones so I don’t have to annoy my wife when I work from home
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Post by sean on Dec 19, 2023 16:48:57 GMT -6
I believe OPR is referring to the cost of the "Stock Mod Switch" feature they offer which is 199 AUD. But the mic is roughly between $1100 to $1600 USD depending on the features selected
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Post by sean on Dec 19, 2023 15:33:19 GMT -6
PSP has had some nice loyality discounts I picked up the Lexicon PCM42 and Binamp cheap. Hoping one for OldTimer Multiband comes up, OldTimerME is probably my most used compressor plugin
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Post by sean on Dec 19, 2023 14:48:01 GMT -6
IK makes you install a ton of stuff to use, right? just confirming before passing on this. They all do - don't they! (well not all but some do) UAD Fabfilter You seem to get the lot and then just activate what you've bought - I have a big OS drive so I've not noticed it being an issue and I avoided installing their shop thingy. Just be careful when installing and avoid as much as you can. I use their Hammond Organ Sunset Reverb Farm Reverb .... and a couple of other things and they're great plugins so I'm happy to go with the flow. FabFilter has individual installers for their plugins
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Post by sean on Dec 19, 2023 8:59:50 GMT -6
As much as a certain subset of the internet poo poo's SMD components, it's just a reality. The 5534 op-amp is now at it's "end of life" and it's the most widely used op-amp in audio since the 70's. And SMD components are replaceable if you are willing to do it...hell I've done it!
And, like most forms of internet criticism, especially of large companies, most people are only going to take the time to comment about a negative experience. If you go to McDonalds are you going to go on Yelp and write "the fries are good!". No. But if you're fries are burnt you might go and write "this McDonald's sucks". And, even though there are thousands of people who are happy and satisfied and never had an issue, you can only read about the things that went wrong.
So, as much as it hurts when parts for a product are discontinued, it's just the reality of everything. Even ATC SCM25A had to be redesigned because the OEM tweeter was discontinued. If you blow a tweeter in the original good luck finding one. You'll likely be in a situation like a lot of people with older monitors with you buy one just to use for spare parts.
Neumann will still service microphones that are 70 years old, but I really don't think it's unreasonable for them not to have an inventory of parts to service a speaker from a company they acquired 13 years ago.
PMC, Adam, JBL, KRK all have dozens of models of speakers that are not as old as the original 0300's that are not longer repairable or serviced...most of them significantly more expensive than those cost.
Best advice is just try and listen in your environment. I've had everything from PMC IB2S's to ATC SCM25A and SCM12's to NS10's and Auratones in my space and the Neumann's just work for me.
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Post by sean on Dec 19, 2023 7:54:33 GMT -6
I have a bunch of these…the middle “knuckle” will sometimes bust out if it’s been over tightened (not unlike the rubber disk in K&M stands) so if you are having to force it you to get it to stay still you need more weight in the back to balance it out…but they are very cheap to replace if it bust
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Post by sean on Dec 16, 2023 8:35:40 GMT -6
They are expensive, but I switched from fender mediums to Blue Chip picks about 10 years ago and won’t use anything else now. I haven’t lost a pick in that timeframe. Everybody that I have gotten to try them out ordered some immediately. $35-75 for PICKS!?! Dunlop 1mm always in black……that way when I drop them on stage I give myself no chance of finding them 8) I always liked the Fender confetti pick, because there isn't a floor you can drop them on and not find them .81 Clayton acetal teardrop for electric. I use a hybrid picking style and don't want a lot of pick there. Will vary pick size and thickness some when playing acoustic. People have left so many at the studio, I'll just fish through that box and find something I like for attack/string sound. I've got a little tupperware container of picks, and I'm pretty sure over have the box are picks found at the studio. Aside from the standard picks, it is also very nice to have a few Sharkfin picks, both the red and the white, they are great for making really ringing strums; almost 12 stringy. www.sharkfin.eu/75 bucks? It's pretty staggering how big a difference a pick can make on a microphone. A fun test is to have someone playing and switch between different ones and you might be shocked at how much it changes things. As someone who makes their living recording bluegrass I've had to sit through a lot of pick shoot outs 😆 These are the absolute craziest ones I've seen...https://www.anatomyofsound.com/product/power-pick3-packmixed-special/
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Post by sean on Dec 16, 2023 8:29:36 GMT -6
My year end final tax write offs are a pair of Neumann KH150's and a RME ADI-2/4 Pro SE converter to upgrade my (mostly) in the box mixing rig at home. I went with the 2/4 because I wanted an analog loop for a mix buss chain of a High Voltage Audio EQ-6S, Alan Smart C1, and Overstayer MAS...going to do some A/Bing with pretty much a plug-in version of that chain and see if it's worth the hassle.
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