New mixing room - an "Oh Bollocks" story.
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It sounds really good, once I got over the initial shock of my last few mixes. Now I can actually hear the low end I've been able to detect and remove a booming fretted low A in the bass that I didn't know was there. I don't have to work so hard beefing up the floor tom and kick drum, either.
One thing that really floored me was the first time I switched them on. I played the project I had up in Reaper, which was the "Bone Machine" drums. The stereo image was startling! It was as if I actually had the kit in front of me. I think it's partly to do with the speakers, partly to do with all the room reflections being tamed. There is nothing to cloud up what is coming from the monitors.
I love it!
Haggard Musician
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That looks excellent, mate! Much better than anything I could hope to get. I can hear my mixes changing as I move around the room!
Would love a space like that.
Would love a space like that.
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It's taken me seven years of make do and mend to get to this point, mate. None of us have unlimited funds and space and this is relatively modest compared to some. But I have everything I need and no expensive toys that I don't. I shan't ever bother with outboard, I don't think.
Never say never - it'll come one day.
Haggard Musician
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Yeah, maybe. You're about 20 years ahead of me with the breeding thing too! I've still got that to come!Bubba wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2017 10:33 amIt's taken me seven years of make do and mend to get to this point, mate. None of us have unlimited funds and space and this is relatively modest compared to some. But I have everything I need and no expensive toys that I don't. I shan't ever bother with outboard, I don't think.
Never say never - it'll come one day.
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You'd better get on with it. I was 36 when I procreated and at 54 I've only just got rid.JD01 wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2017 10:34 amYeah, maybe. You're about 20 years ahead of me with the breeding thing too! I've still got that to come!Bubba wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2017 10:33 am
It's taken me seven years of make do and mend to get to this point, mate. None of us have unlimited funds and space and this is relatively modest compared to some. But I have everything I need and no expensive toys that I don't. I shan't ever bother with outboard, I don't think.
Never say never - it'll come one day.
Haggard Musician
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Shit... I'm 37 in a few months.
Re: New mixing room - an "Oh Bollocks" story.
Bob, I'm in the same position re "smart" phones. I do have a mobile - so old that I can't get the drivers to get photos from it. It's at least a decade old.
I don't want to do all those smart things - it makes & takes calls as well as SMS in a limited way - more than enough for me.. My wife has a cheapie smart phone and she's constantly battling to turn off software that appears, or stuff that it seems to do spontaneously - plus answering a call is really a hassle with the two icon push and hold thingo.
I like your bare bones set up. Uncluttered is the way to go.
Cheers
rayc
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I would probably get on with a smartphone pretty well, but considering the amount of time I manage to waste just with a laptop, I can't afford to siphon away any more of my life! People seem absolutely obsessed with their devices, to the exclusion of everything else, their kids, their partners, their work, even driving safely... It's not healthy.rayc wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2017 1:32 amBob, I'm in the same position re "smart" phones. I do have a mobile - so old that I can't get the drivers to get photos from it. It's at least a decade old.
I don't want to do all those smart things - it makes & takes calls as well as SMS in a limited way - more than enough for me.. My wife has a cheapie smart phone and she's constantly battling to turn off software that appears, or stuff that it seems to do spontaneously - plus answering a call is really a hassle with the two icon push and hold thingo.
I like your bare bones set up. Uncluttered is the way to go.
And regarding the setup, I like to mix in the box. It's hassle-free. Who needs expensive preamps, LA2As, 1176s and pultec EQs? Not me. I can hardly hear what their fans all rave about, to be honest. What more do you need than decent mics, decent sound sources, decent monitors and a pair of ears?
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Bubba wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2017 9:54 amI'd add decent to that phrase, but you're correct.
I have a bundle of outboard gear from my 4 track cassette days but nothing high end or even middle end. What I am working on, slowly, is my hearing/listening. I've made improvements with monitoring gear which was important but I still did poor mixes until a few people with good ears told me things I was missing - and that I had then to listen for. My ears are still rubbish but a little better than they were.
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rayc
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I make a mix like I make a painting. I'm going to leave it at that because I'd get very pretentious very quickly.rayc wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2017 10:07 am
I'd add decent to that phrase, but you're correct.
I have a bundle of outboard gear from my 4 track cassette days but nothing high end or even middle end. What I am working on, slowly, is my hearing/listening. I've made improvements with monitoring gear which was important but I still did poor mixes until a few people with good ears told me things I was missing - and that I had then to listen for. My ears are still rubbish but a little better than they were.
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There was a XMas special past winter on one of the music channels with him and the big band backing him...and while a bunch of it was your classic XMas songs, he just made them his own and totally killed on guitar...but not only that, he sings good and he's a very entertaining guy on stage.
None of that shoegazer stuff. He's all over the stage, never misses a beat or a note.
Speaking of room changes and monitor changes...yeah, I too have had issues with hearing the low end accurately. I got new monitors recently, and kinda reset/rechecked everything...and I can already hear things better...but now I'm trying to dial everything in again, cuz I'm also using the "new" console I swapped in last summer...so while it all sounds better, I'm still checking and adjusting.
I'll probably have a text mix posted in the next few days so I can get some outside opinions, and then dial in the new setup some more.
Oh...for you Punk aficionados...if you get Link TV...tonight they're airing "Who is Billy Bones?", it covers the four-decade-long music career of legendary punk rock vocalist Steven “Billy Bones” Fortuna.
It's on at 9:30PM EST..and then again at 12:30 AM EST....they will have it on again on May 26 at 3:00PM EST.
https://www.linktv.org/shows/who-is-bil ... illy-bones
I'll post this also in the Pub...
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The Yamaha HS5s have been sold! That makes my Music Gear Fund in the little Jack Daniel's tin look a bit more healthy. I got £180 for them which I'm happy with.
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It's having its fifth outing tonight. I'm in the honeymoon period where I want to use it all the time!
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More and more each gig. I've hit the sweet spot with setting the pickup height and can interchange between orange and red crunch with no hint of mud. The Yamaha pups were a bit gainier and weightier in the bottom end. There's not much in it, though.
And it sings when I want it to.
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COol, must be really satisfying to have it how you want it. To you get guitarists at the shows asking about it?
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A couple, yes. If there's anything about it that I wish was better, it's the neck. It feels a bit rubbery, the finish is a bit sticky (I may wet-and-dry it) and I don't like the nut. The neck profile doesn't suit me either. It's a bit narrow at the nut and a bit deep and fat in the hand.
I might have to make my own.
Oh, and I put the output jack in slightly the wrong place - the plug points down too vertically instead of at an angle. I sometimes catch it with my knee. I need a guitar cable with two 90 deg. plugs. Otherwise, it's great.
Haggard Musician
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Wouldn't a standard 90 degree plug work?