 So here's the funny thing. I bought my Heil PR-30 a couple of years ago, retired my old faithful Shure SM-57, played around with amp sims and condensor mics, dug-out the SM-57 and decided that I preferred it to the Heil, then decided I might need a ribbon mic. So far so good.
Add Comment  I have a friend; let's call him "Dave". Dave has been engaged on a project to record and mix an album's worth of mostly vocal and acoustic-guitar songs for a client. The arrangements are very sparse and his client has been adamant that he doesn't want any additional parts added. A couple or so weeks ago Dave dropped by and left 2 CDs with me, one is the collection of songs which he has recorded, mixed and pre-mastered using Izotope's Ozone; the other disc has a copy of one song recorded and mixed only. .
Slate Digital Virtual Console Collection 11/24/2011
 My iLok 2 arrived today so I took the opportunity to download the Slate VCC demo. I made a copy of my Nemesis Project discussed elsewhere in this blog and put an incidence of the VCC Virtual Channel on each of the tracks in the current mix along with the Virtual Mixbuss on the master 2 bus. I muted all the groups and brought them in one at a time, drums, bass, vocals then guitar. For the sake of simplicity I left the aux sends alone figuring that I'll give them a critical listen over the weekend. First impression?....
IK Multimedia Amplitube Custom Shop 11/22/2011
 Amplitube Custom Shop I have had a full version of Amplitube 2 for some years now, and yesterday I took the plunge and installed the free version of Amplitube 3.7.
Stacking on multiple tracks 11/16/2011
So I was thinking about the question of how the sound of preamps stack when they are used on multiple tracks within a mix. This is something that's quoted all over the forums (fora?) but I'm not so sure that it really happens.
Should I buy new converters? 11/16/2011
Wooh! This one should come as a part of a matched set with "Should I buy a new preamp?" and "Should I buy a new microphone?"
The Right Idea 11/14/2011
Every released recording, every signed-off mix, is a result of hundreds or thousands of individual decisions. These range from the big (does the world actually need a harmonica version of Eruption) to the detailed (what Q setting should I use for the mid-range cut on the glockenspiel solo).
The Great Plugin Purge 11/14/2011
Each month I devour the printed copies of Sound on Sound and Tape Op that drop through my letterbox. Highlighter in hand I scan for the latest recording and mixing tips and for the latest hints at freeware nirvana. Rarely do I not find at least one golden (and free) plugin...
Parallel Compression 11/09/2011
Parallel compression (also known as New York compression) is a stunningly useful tool; it's one of those techniques that I read about long before I ever bothered to use it and then wondered why I'd hesitated for so long.
The Nemesis Project 11/06/2011
We all like to think that we get better as we gain experience and spend lots of cash on expensive toys. How to be sure? I'm advocating the Nemesis Project. Eh, what did he say, the what?!?
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