Chris S. Home Studio Bootcamp!, Blood, Sweat, and E.Q.!!!! |
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Oct 23 2014, 04:20 AM
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!!RECORDING BOOTCAMP!! (Direct Link: http://bitly.com/chrissrecordingbootcamp) Welcome!!! This is your own private Idaho!!! Your very own window in to the soul and mystery of "HOME RECORDING" and "MIXING/MASTERING". I'll be your guide, and we will be asking other GMCers to join us as we guide you on your journey of discovery. There has NEVER been a better time to build your own STUDIO. The time is NOW!!! Let's GO!!!!!! For starters, let's cover the basics. Please respond to these questions.
This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Oct 23 2014, 04:22 AM |
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Oct 23 2014, 06:36 PM
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OH YEAH!! Time to bring the pain... I mean gain!
 I would like to start off by thanking you for helping me out with this, I really do appreciate it - the days of random EQ sliding is over! QUOTE PC or Mac? PC. Samsung Laptop - mostly for personal use no flashy hardware, but it hasn't had any lag issues while running Pod Farm, Reaper and Beatcrat all at the same time (although I have to disable my Wireless Network Adapter when using Pod Farm or it cuts in and out randomly) Windows 7 Intel Core i3CPU M 380@ 2.53 GHz (whatever any of that means  )3 GB of ram (2.86 usable) 64-bit operating system QUOTE What is your DAW/Software of Choice? Reaper for two reasons: 1) Essentially free 2) I'm not at a level where I'm writing songs beginning to end, mostly little snippets so I feel like investing in Pro Tools or something would be a bit of a waste until I develop my songwriting capabilities further. QUOTE Do you Have any Microphones? Only a Samson Go Mic, a little $50 mic that clips onto a laptop - designed mostly for podcasts and acoustic playing. QUOTE Do you have a Good pair of Headphones? ( not earbuds) Just bought Sennheiser HD380 headphones, a big upgrade from the $10 pair of Sony's I've been using  QUOTE Do you have a pair of good audio monitors? I do not, but I am on the hunt and should have a decent pair in the next few months. QUOTE Do you have any experience recording? I record a lot of riffs/licks and such to keep as both a reference and to track my progress, but very little editing. Mostly just random Volumes, Panning, and EQ settings. QUOTE Do you have a video camera/Web cam? My iPhone 5 seems to do pretty well capturing video, I can always use my Samson for any voice overs and there are plenty of freeware Screen Capture programs out there to record my screen that I can download. QUOTE Do you have a soundcloud.com account? https://soundcloud.com/stortzmusic I use it mostly to upload little snippets or ideas to post on my mentoring thread with Cosmin for him to give me advice on. QUOTE Do you have a dropbox.com account? Nope, but if it's free I have no problem signing up! Right now my recording setup looks like this: Guitar > Line 6 UX1 > Pod Farm 2.0 > Reaper > Headphones I also use Acoustica Beatcraft from drums (want to upgrade to EZ Drummer as soon as possible) and Acoustica Pianissimo for any midi piano. Let me know if you need anything else! Thanks Todd!! |
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Oct 23 2014, 07:59 PM
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Oct 24 2014, 04:43 AM
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Hey Todd!
I'm new to Dropbox and I don't see a folder that says PUBLIC  I did compress the file and put it in my files section but I don't know if this is correct: DROPBOX: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ki35kshfajugnqa/H...urCries.7z?dl=0 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/stortzmusic/hear-our-cries-snippet (I tried pasting the embed code but it just comes up as the code when I preview the post and not the actual player, I'm sort of new to this as well )Just a little snippet of an idea to show how uneducated I am in mixing/editing  EDIT: You'll notice that the drum track is just on a loop a long with the rhythm, I did it to make things easier - if I were to ever record a serious piece start to end I would actually develop the drums and play the rhythm beginning to end but I cheated for the sake of getting an example to you 
This post has been edited by Chris S.: Oct 24 2014, 04:48 AM |
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Oct 31 2014, 11:07 PM
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Nicely done!!!! My first recordings sounded nowhere near that good
 Can you give me a breakdown of what you used for each track? software/hardware/fx. Also, which patch on the 11 rack? or is it custom? As for gain based effects, I haven't tried it yet, I"m buying a gain based preamp and plan to use it either on the front end or the fx loop whichever sounds better Put a tubescreamer or something in the loop and give it a test. So far, I"ve been very happy with all of the gain based stuff inside the 11. One trick. The PRE EQ.You can download one of my 11 Rack patches in my 11r thread and see how I pre eq the signal before gain to get more out of it before it turns to mush. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...st&p=699684 P.S. to embed soundcloud files, click the dropdown menu that says INSERT SPECIAL ITEM then click SOUNDCLOUD and past in the link in the pop up window. QUOTE (Chris S. @ Oct 30 2014, 04:04 PM)  I really need to invest in some studio monitors I created a drum track and it sounded pretty decent with my headphones but once I unplugged them and the sound came out of the laptop it was ear piercing  EDIT: Thanks for helping me with the input issue on the Eleven Rack, I feel kinda silly since it was such as simple fix but I couldn't figure it out for the life of me! I love the on board tuner, it's actually slightly better than my head stock tuner that I usually use - which surprised me. How does the FX loop respond to gain based effects? That's one of the few things I haven't tried out yet - I was wondering if using an overdrive would give you a realistic result or just your standard OD into a Solid State tone. |
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Nov 5 2014, 12:05 AM
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Bit of news! TOONTRACK, the guys who make the killer drum vst called EZDRUMMER are having a 40% off sale for METAL MONTH in November
For you and anyone who doesn't have EZ drummer, this is good time to buy, and anyone who has it, this is a great time to get the METAL expansion drum pack. here is the link. http://www.toontrack.com/metal-deals/ |
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Nov 5 2014, 02:58 AM
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QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Nov 4 2014, 11:05 PM) Bit of news! TOONTRACK, the guys who make the killer drum vst called EZDRUMMER are having a 40% off sale for METAL MONTH in November For you and anyone who doesn't have EZ drummer, this is good time to buy, and anyone who has it, this is a great time to get the METAL expansion drum pack. here is the link. http://www.toontrack.com/metal-deals/ NICE! Hopefully I can scrape up enough dough to finally replace Beatcraft
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I run a noise suppressor actually before going in to my 11 rack. There is a noise gate inside the 11 rack and it's fine for most things, but I"ve found that using one before the 11 for finer control works great while using the internal one for broader adjustments.|
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Nov 19 2014, 10:07 PM
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WOW! Thanks Todd!
This really cleared up the questions I had with why studio monitors instead of headphones (other than going deaf with headphones )What is your opinion on these? http://www.zzounds.com/item--JBLLSR305 They're 5 inch (I have a small room), and the reviews seem pretty solid. A pair of those fit right into my budget. EDIT: So I downloaded some new plugins for REAPER to try and experiment and I came up with this: https://soundcloud.com/stortzmusic/city-lights-idea The problem is that I have all the tracks set to fade out, but the synth and midi drums don't fade out at the end. Do you have any idea why this may be? Thanks Toddinator! This post has been edited by Chris S.: Nov 20 2014, 06:58 AM |
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Nov 22 2014, 12:20 AM
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Those JBL speakers are a GREAT choice!! The 5 inch should be more than enough
I've listened to your REAPER work (well done on getting it going!) and you are well on your way to being a home recordist extraordinaire Just like guitar practice makes perfect so record every day!QUOTE (Chris S. @ Nov 19 2014, 05:07 PM) WOW! Thanks Todd! This really cleared up the questions I had with why studio monitors instead of headphones (other than going deaf with headphones )What is your opinion on these? http://www.zzounds.com/item--JBLLSR305 They're 5 inch (I have a small room), and the reviews seem pretty solid. A pair of those fit right into my budget. EDIT: So I downloaded some new plugins for REAPER to try and experiment and I came up with this: https://soundcloud.com/stortzmusic/city-lights-idea The problem is that I have all the tracks set to fade out, but the synth and midi drums don't fade out at the end. Do you have any idea why this may be? Thanks Toddinator! |
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