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Educational Resources / Soundbreaking: Painting with Sound.
« on: December 12, 2018, 14:28:05 PM »
Here is a link to a 53 min documentary of the history and techniques of studio recording. Beatles, Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac and others.

Soundbreaking Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music # 2 - Invidious
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Tools / Online Ear Training
« on: December 11, 2018, 16:01:22 PM »
Here is a great free site for online ear training: SoundGym | Audio Ear Training Online

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Recording and Production / Re: Experiencing a weird issue with recording
« on: December 10, 2018, 16:35:50 PM »
Be sure you at least read the section in the article on gain staging.  I think between the mic, the interface, and Cakewalk Pro, you'll be more than set.  Let me know if you have probs with anything and I'll help you however I can.
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Gear Reviews / Re: Stewmac Original Z File
« on: December 09, 2018, 13:10:37 PM »
Link?

(Feel free to link to sites. Hell, feel free to use affiliate links, if you want. I have ZERO problem with that. I also have ZERO problem with people promoting their own goods and services.)

Come to think of it, I should write a sticky post about promotions and affiliate links. They are fine here, so long as the user is an active participant and the goal is sharing information. Hell, you can even promote your albums and shit here. Yeah, I should formalize this and put it in writing.

I'll add it to my to-do list, though I won't be touching that list until probably January.
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Recording and Production / Re: Experiencing a weird issue with recording
« on: December 07, 2018, 11:43:01 AM »
Once you have your interface and a mic, check out this article on tracking that I wrote for @TheBuddha's page.
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Recording and Production / Re: Experiencing a weird issue with recording
« on: December 06, 2018, 01:31:23 AM »
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Im thinking the sound is too loud for the mic to handle

That's a matter of gain staging.  While not recommended, it's possible to use something super sensitive like an ribbon or condenser mic on a high SPL cab, you just have to work with mic placement and gain staging. 
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Recording and Production / Re: Experiencing a weird issue with recording
« on: December 05, 2018, 23:57:06 PM »
Im thinking the sound is too loud for the mic to handle
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Recording and Production / Re: Experiencing a weird issue with recording
« on: December 05, 2018, 22:09:15 PM »
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> Are you planning on using a keyboard controller for soft synths?

Umm, maybe? I have no earthly idea, lol. I'm an utter neophyte when it comes to all this stuff.

In that case, I'm going to rule out any interfaces without MIDI I/O.  The cost difference is negligible, and if there's even a remote possibility that you'll use it in the future, you don't want to be replacing your interface in 6 months when you realize you need it.

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I'm downloading Cakewalk Pro now and I'll check it out. If I understand it correctly you run the guitar through an interface and into the software where you can record however many inputs the interface is designed for?

Got it in one.

Here is a 2 channel interface with MIDI in/out.  This was my first interface, and I credit this purchase for my entry into audio production.  It's easy to get good sounding recordings from this thing.  I later discovered that it's because the Presonus preamps are crazy hot.  It's like running a saturation plugin all the time, or a nice tube amp.  These things are $99, and while not the best interface on the planet, they're $99 and can still make a great recording.

I tend to like Focusrite preamps because they are a lot more transparent, but in order to get MIDI I/O, you are looking at $219 for the 2i4.

At $150, you have a LOT of choices:

Steinberg UR22mkII

Behringer Uphoria.  This one is a great deal because it has 4 inputs, and Midas preamps are pretty darned good.  They're not the top of the line Midas preamps, but Midas does not make junk.  It also has fantastic reviews.  Were it my money, this is what I'd be looking at.  I've recently replaced my Focusrite 18i20 with a Behringer X-Air X18 that has these same preamps, so all of my recent recordings are using similar gear.

Mackie Onyx producer at $119.  Personally, I hate Mackie preamps, but that's just my opinion, and you know what they say about opinions...

Roland Rubix 22


At any rate, take a look at these interfaces...  Any one of them would do what you need, but the Behringer would probably give you a little room to grow.  I should probably mention that it's rare that I use more than 4 inputs at once.  Pretty much only when I'm recording drums, or the whole band at once.
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Recording and Production / Re: Experiencing a weird issue with recording
« on: December 05, 2018, 16:08:12 PM »
What you really need is an interface.  You can get by with a cheap mic... Believe it or not, I mic up my cabs with $39 GLS Audio ES-57's.  While I *do* own some more expensive mics, the ES-57's work a treat.

You can get a reasonable starter audio interface in the $100~ range.  Before I knew anything about this stuff, I was completely skeptical about audio interfaces.  I'm a computer guy, computer hardware should be good enough, right?  Nope.  There's no way I can possibly express the difference.  You simply need an interface.  If I know a little more about what you want to record now, and what your plans are for the next year in regards to what you want to record, I can offer some suggestions as to some decent starter interfaces.  How many instruments are you planning on recording at one time?  Are you planning on using a keyboard controller for soft synths?  For the record, when I'm putting my tracks together and recording the initial scratch track, I never use less than 2 inputs.  I've always got one mic on the guitar and one in my face.  More if I've got my drum machine going along with the scratch track.  I narrow that down to 1 mic when I'm doing the overdubs.

Next, we need to get you away from Audacity and onto a real DAW.  Bandlab now offers the entire Cakewalk Pro suite for free here.

Hit me back with info on what you're looking to do and I'll send you some interface recommendations.
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Recording and Production / Re: Experiencing a weird issue with recording
« on: December 05, 2018, 09:17:09 AM »
Technical correction: You do have a sound card, it's just built in! (It's still considered a sound card, it's an 'onboard sound card.') At least I'm 99.98% sure of this.

Are you referring to the volume fading in and out?

If so, there's a few things you can try. One, it's probably the mic. If you went too cheap, you get too cheap. Reviews will help with that.

In my learning process, I first tried an onboard sound card. I had zero luck. I then got some cheap $20 card. I also had zero luck. I then bought a very, very expensive professional sound card - and I had zero luck.

It turns out, the 2nd one (the $20 one) was fine. I was just REALLY bad at it. With the onboard sound, I'd fill the buffer and get points of silence. That went away with the cheap one - and I suspect other problems went away but I was still too new to notice them.

The expensive sound card sits in a PC that I don't actually use. It made so little difference that I haven't bothered moving it. I also thought I had another buffer issue, but that was actually an Audacity timing issue that took some work to resolve and has nothing to do with your problem.

One of the causes might be electronic interference. Your devices are probably leaky. They're emitting all sorts of EMR. That could cause this problem.

What you can try is moving the mic as far away from the computer as the cord will let it go.

There's also the distance of the mic from the amp. You can try increasing that distance.

And, of course, this is really @MrHarryReems domain. He may think of something I don't know.
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General Discussion / I got to get drunk!
« on: December 02, 2018, 02:56:07 AM »

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Recording and Production / Re: Welcome to the new board.
« on: December 01, 2018, 18:27:45 PM »
Aloha!  I'm looking forward to answering any questions I can and helping to up our production game!
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General Discussion / You can throw roses!
« on: December 01, 2018, 15:54:18 PM »
Dr. G played #2 and #3. I played lead #1.Nickelback rockstar (eh #1 & tb #2 #3) - Instaudio
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