Two bands coming at sound 2 different ways. It made me think, realize (yet once again), how we lack so much life in music today. One of these bands is so over compressed where the other has very little processing and fantastic mic placement.

Santana is all about dynamics. I listened to most of Santana then compared the same show with Christina Aguilera.

This has some interesting figures about the music business:

hello my friends, just want to know what the best book would be, for a beginner whose starting from ground zero nd absolutely no knowledge of recording, would be to purchase to get some good knowledge like Recording/Mixing for dummies or something like that. I would hope it speaks "english" as far as terms n what not so i dont havta keep jumpin back n forth between a dictionary.

I am, as audiokid knows, now in possession of more gear than I truly know what to do with :). I really would like to go as Chris says to go out one system into another. Here is my dilemma, I was going to use my iMac and run a second copy of Logic Pro X, which thanks to Apple I could. Trouble is, I can't fit it in the studio alongside the 32 inch screen the Mac Pro currently has.

Tweaking Windows 8.1 For Audio and Music Production

I thought it was a good Idea to share this video, (not from me and I'm not associated to him)
The part about bios helped me greatly.

Hi to all !

I have an idea that might be crazy. I've been considering building an 1176 clone, in part for the experience. I was leaning towards a Rev D, as consensus seems to be that it sounds the best. On the other hand, I would be building a compressor for its character. Shouldn't I be building a Rev A, since it has the most?

As the OP ask's:
what is your favourite UA product to date?

I've never used UA preamps , but always wonder how they measure up with other UA stuff?

If I was to choose my top UA pick, I suppose I would still pick an LA-2A because its my essential for tracking vocals.

I've never used a bathroom or staircase for a reverb chamber but plan on it.

Is this the basic process?
Place a mono full range speaker on a stand in a bathroom and mic the feed?
What choice of mic is best? (omni or?)

Any suggestions or tips, placement, mic, location?

So I've been searching the internet for tips on how to keep from having too much 'mud' in the final mix of a track while still not having too much treble. It seems I always fall in to either category but I can never stay in that sweet spot. When I have the solo tracks they always seem fine to me, but in the final mix the mud comes out and I'm not sure how to go about correcting it properly.