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Message |
| Topic: Konnekt 24D or Onyx 400F? |
Cucco
Replies: 7
Views: 168
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 Forum: Digital Pro Audio
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:26 am Subject: Konnekt 24D or Onyx 400F? |
The Onyx Pres are good - there's no doubt about that.
The TC pres are quite nice also. Both would be on the neutral side of things. I'd give the cleanliness and wide-open, noiseless gain points t ... |
| Topic: Main mast setup...how often |
Cucco
Replies: 7
Views: 248
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Forum: Acoustic Music
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 5:12 pm Subject: Main mast setup...how often |
Just curious from all the guys and gals out in Acoustic Music world -
How often, when setting up your main mast - regardless of stereo pattern - do you place the mics at the exact right height and ... |
| Topic: UAD cards and plugs? |
Cucco
Replies: 23
Views: 798
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Forum: Digital Pro Audio
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:59 am Subject: UAD cards and plugs? |
Sorry dude...
i'll give it a listen later today. |
| Topic: Hi-pass filters on the master fader? |
Cucco
Replies: 13
Views: 353
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Forum: Mastering Sound
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:59 am Subject: Hi-pass filters on the master fader? |
I have a friend who is a church organist. He says you can't hear the really low pipes but you can feel them hit you in the chest.
That's a hoot about the mother in law.
One of the organs I recor ... |
| Topic: SACD mastering software. |
Cucco
Replies: 4
Views: 195
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Forum: Mastering Sound
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:54 am Subject: SACD mastering software. |
There is a web page for the 1-bit consortium, but I don't recall it right now and am away from the studio...
The research I've been doing has been focused primarily on the effects of the noise (out ... |
| Topic: SACD mastering software. |
Cucco
Replies: 4
Views: 195
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Forum: Mastering Sound
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:04 am Subject: SACD mastering software. |
I'm afraid there is no such thing as low cost and DSD mastering software.
Your recording, editing and mastering options for DSD are as follows:
SADiE
Sonoma (probably the most popular but quite ... |
| Topic: Hi-pass filters on the master fader? |
Cucco
Replies: 13
Views: 353
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Forum: Mastering Sound
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:33 pm Subject: Hi-pass filters on the master fader? |
| Or Low Pass filter...dessimation filter...brick wall filter for DAC?? |
| Topic: Alesis is undeserving of your business |
Cucco
Replies: 20
Views: 958
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Forum: Pro Sound Chat
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:52 pm Subject: Alesis is undeserving of your business |
I had my reservations to begin with but now I'm thinking "Mackie? Never again!".
I wouldn't go that far...
Overall, Mackie makes some very nice and high-quality/low-dollar products. I have a 1 ... |
| Topic: How common is the addition of reverb in Mastering? |
Cucco
Replies: 6
Views: 486
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Forum: Mastering Sound
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:19 pm Subject: How common is the addition of reverb in Mastering? |
Once...
I was mastering a dance track (club style). The artificial cymbals were very dry - I put a short, subtle decay on only the HF stuff to open up the fake cymbals and other extreme hf stuff. T ... |
| Topic: MIC PRE's AGAIN..... |
Cucco
Replies: 4
Views: 536
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Forum: Pro Audio Gear
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:16 am Subject: MIC PRE's AGAIN..... |
Hmmm.
I love these kinds of exercises. They're decadently fun, like sugar-coated strawberries, chocolate-covered doughnuts or $5 hookers...
Let's see -
Grace m801
Langevin DVC
Neve DPD
API 31 ... |
| Topic: Quietest Mic cables |
Cucco
Replies: 20
Views: 1064
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Forum: Pro Audio Gear
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:31 am Subject: Quietest Mic cables |
Yeah, there are actually a few factors that can allow a cable to introduce noise - skin effect (controversial) as well as the ones you mention here.
My blanket statement above is just to get the gu ... |
| Topic: SM Pro Audio equipment |
Cucco
Replies: 4
Views: 351
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Forum: Budget Gear
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:47 pm Subject: SM Pro Audio equipment |
SM? Is that short for Sado Masochistic Pro audio?
What a concept! Mic preamps with alligator clip leads feeding 48VDC to nipple clamps...Self-flagelation with mic and instrument cables....Kind o ... |
| Topic: Alesis is undeserving of your business |
Cucco
Replies: 20
Views: 958
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Forum: Pro Sound Chat
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:29 pm Subject: Alesis is undeserving of your business |
Dude - that's a lot of money for me...for sure!
I'd be pissed, but at the same time, I'd be kicking my own ass.
I've made almost identical mistakes with more than one case. |
| Topic: Alesis is undeserving of your business |
Cucco
Replies: 20
Views: 958
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Forum: Pro Sound Chat
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:08 pm Subject: Alesis is undeserving of your business |
Patrick -
I completely understand your frustration. However, I'm afraid this is one of those situations where you'll have to chalk it up to experience and never make the mistake again.
If I have ... |
| Topic: Mastering Analog Processor Budget: $12k |
Cucco
Replies: 16
Views: 889
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Forum: Mastering Sound
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:29 am Subject: Mastering Analog Processor Budget: $12k |
The Passeq is a broad brush stroke kind of eq, you'll also need a surgical eq.
Crane Song Ibis in the analog domain (IMO - as far as I can tell, this unit can do no wrong - ever) and Weiss in the d ... |
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