Sunday, December 9th, 2007
- Red5 RVK7 Delux Drum kit microphone set – A good variety of mics with hard cases and great price.
- Hercules GS503B – I need a replacement for my cheapo stands, Hercules are the best I’ve seen.
- Presonus DigiMax FS – 8 high quality preamps with digital and analog outs for about $85/channel. It’s superior clock will improve the sound of my 002R as well.
- Shure SM7B – A workhorse mic for vocals and guitar amps. Sounds like a combination of a dynamic and condenser.
- Presonus HP4 – I need this to add discrete headphone mixes to my setup, I’d likely get 2 of them.
This is just some of the stuff I’d like to get to build a decent mobile/studio rig so I can do some serious recording. If the Digimax FS works out, I might get rid of the 002R and go with an M-Audio ProfireLightbridge and 1-3 more DigiMaxes for up to 32 channel simultaneous recording, although it would be rare to need 32 inputs at once.
edit – ahhh, I had to rewrite this because one of my WP plugins thought I was a spammer because of all the links or something. Needless to say, that plugin is gone now.
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
I’m not sure where this originated. I found it on recforums.prosoundweb.com
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
XLN Audio has updated Addictive Drums to v1.1 and announced Retro, the first “ADpak” expansion for Addictive Drums, scheduled to be released this month (Price TBA).
New features in Addictive Drums v1.1:
- Selectable backdrops.
- Support for ADpaks.
- Multiple outputs in Logic 8.
- Cowbell slot renamed Xtra and is now used for various percussion instruments.
- Minor bug fixes.
Retro
3 Ludwig Kits
60s Pop Kit / Heavy 70s Kit / Vistalite Kit
70+ Presets
Clean Kits / Heavy Rock / Modern / Motown / PopRock / RetroMental
1300+ MIDI Files
60s Rock Grooves / Heavy Rock Grooves / Motown Beats / Motown Swing Beats / Rock’n'Roll Grooves
ADD To Your Addiction!
Retro is the first ADpak expansion for Addictive Drums and features three classic Ludwig drum sets from the 60s and 70s with cymbals from Paiste and Sabian. The drums were recorded in Studios 301 Stockholm in a big recording room with a rich ambience. Retro expands the Addictive Drums library and allows you to mix and match between the original drums and the new vintage kits. Retro also includes cowbells, tambourines and hand claps.
Retro is great for a vintage sound with presets inspired by classic songs. But you can also use the modern presets for an up-to-date sound full of character. Or turn to the RetroMental soundbank for a chance to hear the Ludwig kits like you’ve never heard them before. With the Retro ADpak you get over 1300 midi loops and 70 presets that will get you groovin’ in Motown, banging your head to booming heavy Rock, and tunin’ out to psychedelic Rock’n'Roll!
Retro ADpak is shipping in mid december!
News via KVR and XLN Audio
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Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
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Name the tracks before you start recording.
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Disk Allocation is a backstabbing bastard. Keep an eye on him.
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Label the I/O setup, do it once, save the template.
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Right-Click stuff for more options.
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Drag and Drop stuff, there are a bunch of things you can do this with, find out which.
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The Smart Tool, most editing can be done with just the Smart Tool.
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Use the Zoom Toggle and Unlink Timeline and Edit Selection when working with MIDI.
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Learn the shortcuts. Learn the shortcuts. Learn the shortcuts. Learn the shortcuts.
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Know where the preference files are stored, you will need to trash them often.
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Backup you sessions, defrag your drives, keep your computer healthy.
Stiff has added his own tips on Protoolerblog.
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