This is a great discussion.
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Hi, In the past year, I've worked on a project called 'Everything Is A Remix'. In this mix, I wanted to tell a story about sampling and remixing and show how important is has been in the evolution of music. I ended up making the ultimate mashup, including 195 songs in a mix of 72 minutes. I would really like to get some reactions and feedback from you guys!

So i put together this small piece, and wanted to know what people thought it (honesty is appreciated!) - because i'm putting together some more similar pieces and want to know what direction i should head.

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but when I play my bass it sounds like there is more treble when the the treble knob on my bass amp is turned down. How do I get my bass to have the good bass tone when I am practicing and playing in rehearsal? I own a Hofner Icon B Violin Bass Guitar, a Greg Bennett bass guitar, a Stagg amp, and a Voice Pathfinder 10W Bass Amp Combo.

I've recently been thinking in depth about dropping the idea of the Peavey 6505+ and getting either an Orange Tiny Terror or Dual Terror. I like the 6505+, but from firsthand experience it seems to be a one trick pony. The distorted riffage is top notch, but that is only one facet of my playing style, I feel that I need good cleans and crunch as well. The Orange fills that gap.

Curently i have a fender blues deville 4x10 from 1994. I record using a sm57, into a firestudio project to my software. My amp sounds pretty good when i play with it live in overdive..but when i record it..it just sounds weak and fuzzy. I have about 1500 to spend, Would i be better off with a great preamp like a groove tubes SuPRe, or would i be better off getting a mesa boogie amp.

I have a 57 mic and was thinking of getting a MD421 to but on outside of cone to get best of both workd straight on and off center. Still though. do they compress the sh*t out of the tracks? how do they EQ them. I just can't get a clear up front sound.

In a couple of weeks, I'll be working on a project where we're looking to get more of a live capture in my studio. I've worked with a couple of drum setups, and I think that I've found some good positioning. But, questions still remain, should I track everyone together, just rhythm section..etc, etc.

Does anybody out there use a Marshall PowerBrake or a THD Hotplate on their guitar cabinets in the studio?
I understand that they both allow for the user to get better (more) gain without all that volume (typical of a 125W amp).
But are they good for recording per say?
Or is it better to mic a guitar cabinet without using these? And why?

Hi

Last week I've opened in a PT LE,
a session of a project that I've started in my PT Mix+.

Wow. What a surprise.
The Focusrite D2 RTAS sounds totally different than TDM version.
With the same equalization, exactly.

And I was really disappointed on Bass Drum, that normally is a track
with plenty of equalization. Sounds a lot bad!