I just finished watching this documentary on Sundance. How many of you have seen this? It was really inspirational.

Are these new DVD recorders that record CDRS suitable for CD mastering? Many will have 4X as the slowest speed and recently I found one with 8X as the slowest speed. THANKS for any help on this.

I'm currently using Cubase VST 5.1 (Mac) in conjunction with an Akai S5000 & a Technics WSA-1 synth, along with my guitar rig & recording drums from a TD12 midi kit. My Mac (G3 ibook) won't go much further due to ramm resitictions.

Hey there,

I'm not sure if this has already been covered in another topic before, and i appologise if so...

I just finished recording the best pianist I have had the pleasure of working with. He's a doctoral candidate and this recording should seal the deal. I really went all out on this one and I think i've discovered the secret to this piano's sound.

About a month ago I was asked to make a recording of the premier of a new musical. The performance will be a one-time shot for the composer, so the recording is a critical element if there's to be any future for the work. The performance is in two weeks, so I'm starting to get anxious. This is normal. 8)

I am mixing a live concert video DVD for a band and I have a problem with where to head with the overall level. After years of mixing and mastering for CD, I am used to peaking close to 0dB Fs. After investigating levels on commercial DVDs, I find that they often only peak to around -12dB. Some music DVDs however, have really hot CD kind of levels.

Let me preface this post by saying that I realize that mixing is entirely subjective. However, I need a place to start and I figured no better place to ask than recording.org.

That being said let me move to the question.

Is reverb often placed on every element of a song to provide a sense of depth/space?

I am having some trouble here. First off, here is my specs...
1)Behringer B-2 Microphone plugged into a phantom power box which goes to the input jack of...
2) dbx 266xl compressor/gate (need to know whats a good setting for the threshold, ratio, attack, and release for a good strong vocal for hip hop) which the output jack from the compressor goes to...

What music creation programs does everyone prefer? (Fruity Loops, Guitar Pro, etc. etc.) I currently use guitar pro, and it is alright i suppose. I want something with better instrument emulation though.