Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Here’s another week worth of Twitter activity from @theaudiogeek. Tons going on this week.
theaudiogeek
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The next HRS podcast is going to be awesome! I think you’ll like it.
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@joegilder I’m jealous, my content isn’t good enough to be stolen.
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@sogoodmusic Of course it’s a broad statement. It was directed more to those recording their own music.
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session postpwn3d due to lack of vocals for my mix.
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OK tweeps brainstorming time – Give me a reason why home studios suck. [replies are below, list of who replied is at the bottom of this post]
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@theaudiogeek Broad statement. The quality of a home studio depends on engineer’s ear/experience, gear, type of music being recorded, etc.
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@theaudiogeek that’s cool– my comment was directed toward the people giving reasons why home studios suck. There are fantastic home rec’s
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@theaudiogeek home studios don’t suck. It’s all down to the person! Person with skills,can sound AMAZING anywhere.It’s all down to the skill
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@theaudiogeek if your working in the box – or recording gear directly they don’t . Laptop + good heaphones + good ears = studio anywhere
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Drums @ home = difficult to get good sounds RT @theaudiogeek OK tweeps brainstorming time – Give me a reason why home studios suck.
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@theaudiogeek home studios suck because of the lack of judgment used when putting them together
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@theaudiogeek compromises that need to be made in most home studios like, neighbors, acoustic treatments, ambient noise etc.
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@theaudiogeek no interns?
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@theaudiogeek acoustics.
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@theaudiogeek because it’s hard to do good work too close to where you f**k, unless you f**k for work, and are good at it.
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@theaudiogeek Someone accidentally opening the door while your tracking.
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@theaudiogeek The neighbor mowing the lawn when you’re trying to record. Or the airplane flying overhead.
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@theaudiogeek I’d say that most home studios suck because of the lack of education & experience of the user. Isolation isn’t helpful either.
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@theaudiogeek Home studios don’t have a dedicated, distraction-free space for working; changing hats is hard; and the acoustics suck.
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@theaudiogeek because you never get out of the house.
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@theaudiogeek well, my home studio “sucks” because there is zero acoustic treatment and I have to work with headphones.
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@theaudiogeek If you can’t think of a reason, it’s not a point worth making. Studios are better, but home studios don’t suck just ‘because’
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@theaudiogeek the initial start up expense however this tends to be countered by the freedom of using it whenever inspiration strikes
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@theaudiogeek Inexperienced engineers with fake it til you make it attitudes, poor Acoustics usually they lack quality gear.
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mixing in 1 hour from now. Better get some coffee in me.
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Pretty hot today for “Winter” I’ve got the windows open.
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@AbletonTutor It’s not too often you see a negative review in a magazine, got to keep the advertisers happy.
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Misspelled Carpsicle which is of course a fish on a stick. RT
@gmgranka: What the crap is a harpsicle?
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@gmgranka site? wachootalkinbout? I use FireFTP a firefox plugin. [in response to "Anybody have a favourite free FTP site?"]
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@theaudiogeek I can always count on you for obscure and useful things. I’ll check it out.
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Sweet! Last song and it has cowbell.
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iZotope RX Declipper has been an essential tool on this project.
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19 of 21 mixes done. So close.
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I’m teaching a Free Vocal Mixing class next Wednesday, 7:30pm at Revolution Audio. Limited space…
http://schmap.it/R5m0Yz – Please RT!
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130 posts to read in the rss feed. I think I’ll work on writing my book first.
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New Home Recording Show podcast is up.
http://trunc.it/5lots This week it’s about Audio 4 video & recording bass.
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hmm. haven’t done a time machine backup since October. I hope its done by morning.
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oh my, Steven Slate has broken the internet.
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Big gap in the market now for cheap 88-key MIDI controllers. Only 1 from M-audio. Hope some1 like Novation can get in there.
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Facebook lite sucks worse than regular facebook.
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Thanks to everyone that replied to my “Give me a reason why home studios suck” post today. @sogoodmusic, @edhombre, @mr_union, @GYR8, @deepriverroots, @rodger_brennan, @gmgranka, @jacobyaudio, @sydneygalbraith, @TizocEstrada, @CreateMusicQT, @kmh, @VanAudio, @badnickisound, @TomDavenport, @princess_gem, @Obiwonder
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
MoReVox has just announced Kaleidoscope, a new drum sample library in wav, gog, and Battery formats. Sounds cool.
http://www.morevox.com/kaleidoscope/
![MoReVoX-Kaleidoscope-[Cover]](/wp-content/uploads/MoReVoX-Kaleidoscope-Cover.jpg "MoReVoX-Kaleidoscope-[Cover]")
MoReVoX Kaleidoscope takes a unique approach to drum libraries. Instead of using multisamples in the traditional way, with a different samples for each volume level, Kaleidoscope uses multisamples to represent unique sample nuances. Recorded with top audio gear, Kaleidoscope samples have been multiprocessed up to one hundred times to create several thousand dynamic and multicolour drum samples!
Liquid Fat kicks, Wide Killer snares, Aggressive Varipitch hits with up to 15 variations/layers and 14 dynamic levels for each sound, are arranged in very dense patches.
The 122 GOGs and 30 Battery3 Kits are divided into two categories – Full Kaleidoscope Patches, full of nuances and variations in sound (ideal for extreme creative uses) and Fixed Kaleidoscope Patches with limited variations in sound (perfect for everyday music and production).
Engineers, producers and musicians alike will find MoReVoX Kaleidoscope represents a priceless tank of alternative sounds to expand their drum palette.
- 3924 samples, 24bit/44.1KHz
- Formats: Drumagog, (raw) wav, Battery 3
- 122 Drumagog programs, 30 Battery 3 patches
- 1 to 14 layers
- 5 to 15 variations per layer
Get Kaleidoscope for $79 in the MoReVox store: http://www.morevox.com/orders/index.html
Previous posts about MoReVox:
RetroVerb 2
RetroVerb 1.2 review
Drivedrums
Posted in New Product Announcement, Samples | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 15th, 2010
OK. It’s been 18 weeks since I started doing this Tweetdump thing, perhaps you wonder why? Well here’s 3 selfish reasons.
- I come across a lot of great stuff each week and I don’t always have time to write about it, so a link on Twitter and a recap at the end of the week is the least I can do.
- I don’t always remember where I found something a week later, these weekly tweetdumps have been helpful for myself.
- I know my readers are busy and can’t always keep up with the posts, or you forget, this is a simple recap of the past week.
With that out of the way…here’s another week worth of Twitter activity from @theaudiogeek
theaudiogeek
- Hey man your flowers are being delivered I swear. RT @gmgranka: @theaudiogeek How romantic.
- New AGZ post: What’s New in the Pro Tools Instrument Expansion Pack http://cli.gs/SEL46
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Good session today at work. I don’t think we stopped laughing for 3 hours.
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9 hours of mixing today in Pro Tools and only 1 fatal error.
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@CJLoy the fatal error wasn’t with Pro Tools, the client exploded on a landmine. Ha haw.
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@CJLoy Seriously though, some days it’s a pain in the ass, but it works SO WELL for me in workflow. I just complain a lot.
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Breaking news – Jordan Rudess is still a wanker.
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Dude that is awesome! RT
@sonicvalentine: No brushes – Guitar strings and a stick will work. http://twitpic.com/12sv7u
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I’m out of space on Dropbox so if you’re one of the 540 who just received an invite from me I’m sorry, it had to be done.
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Anyone remember the cartoon Clone High? I loved that show.
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@recordinghacks how about a followup to you’re Black Lion 002R mod article. Still disappointed?
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New AGZ post: (Almost) Free Plugin Of The Week – Amplitube 2 Live “No-Brainer” Deal from AudioMIDI.com
http://cli.gs/yTY1q
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After I do dishes I’m gonna work on getting the podcast out tonight.
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Preparing my segment for the podcast tonight
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
At NAMM 2010 AVID announced the upcoming Pro Tools Instrument Expansion Pack. Unfortunately there hasn’t been a lot of details on exactly what you get. Russ over at the AIR Users Blog got hold of the new pack and made some videos showcasing what’s new in each of the 5 plugins. NAMM was several weeks ago, but AVID didn’t want the info out (why?). So finally Russ has been given the OK from AVID to release these exclusive videos.
Check them out!
Click to go to the AIR Users Blog
http://www.airusersblog.com/namm-2010/
I have my own comments about how this Instrument Expansion thing is being handled (pricing, upgrades, was it necessary), but since it’s mostly negative I’ll keep it to myself.
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Once in a while AudioMIDI.com offers these No-Brainer deals for massive discounts on plugins. For $15 it’s hardly a big loss. This time the deal is for Amplitube 2 Live ($99 retail) and the promotion runs until March 8th 2010. Get it HERE.
AmpliTube 2 Live is a complete guitar amp modeling solution and effects powerhouse with ultra accurate models of the most sought after gear and the ability to mix and match separate components to build your own amps and craft a unique and ultimate tone. It comes both as a standalone application and a plug-in compatible with your favorite recording software, including Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, GarageBand, and others.
Fully MIDI-controllable, AmpliTube 2 Live is based on AmpliTube 2’s unique DSM™ technology and includes three guitar and bass amplifier models of the most sought after vintage gear for a total of 15 amp combination possibilities, 11 effects, a built-in tuner, an amazing selection of over 128 customizable user presets, and SpeedTrainer, an integrated audio player with pitch and speed control, ideal for learning your favorite songs.
AmpliTube 2 Live also includes AmpliTube X-GEAR, with additional amps and cabinets, dual rig and the possibility to use AmpliTube 2 Live with any other “Powered by AmpliTube” software with full mixing and matching between the included models.
Features:
- two separate modules: tuner + configurable stomp pedal board, and amp head + cabinet + mic
- nine stomp effects plus spring reverb and noise gate
- three amp models
- four cabinet and two microphone models
- digital tuner
- standalone and VST/AU/RTAS plug-in for all popular DAW platforms
- includes SpeedTrainer™ for playing along with your favorite recordings
- includes AmpliTube X-GEAR for seamless integration with all the other “Powered by AmpliTube” products, MIDI control and StompIO integration
- powered by AmpliTube® with exclusive DSM™ (Dynamic Saturation Modeling) technology for award-winning sound & realistic feel
- Mac OS X (including Leopard) and XP/Vista compatible
It’s a good deal I think.
Posted in Free Plugin Of The Week, Virtual Effect | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Maybe you’ve come across this, I know I have, where no matter what you do, you just can’t get what you want from your reverb. You find that too much makes the vocal too distant and any less makes the vocal too dry. Now before you give up because you suck at reverb, there’s another option. Delay. That’s right boys and girls, a pair of short mono delays on mono buses feeding into each other can create a sense of space, without clutter. And that’s just what you need.
For this recipe you will need:
a DAW that allows feedback loops.
1 stereo send
2 mono aux tracks or effect return tracks
2 mono sends
2 mono EQ plugins
2 mono delay plugins
On your vocal track, create a stereo send to bus 1-2 at a level around -7dB.
Create 2 mono aux tracks or tracks that will allow you to receive the output of a bus. Set the input of the first aux track to bus 1, pan it left. Set the second to bus 2, and pan it right.
On each of the mono aux tracks insert an EQ plugin and set a high-pass filter around 150Hz.
After the EQ plugin, insert a simple mono delay.
Set the delay time to a 16th note. Mix 100% wet, no feedback, no modulation. If available, use the built-in low-pass filter to reduce the high frequencies above 5kHz (adjust to taste).
Repeat the previous 2 steps, changing the delay time to a 32nd note.
On the left side delay, create a send to bus 2 and set the level around -5dB.
On the right side delay, create a send to bus 1 and set the level around -5dB.
Your delays are now set up and ready to use. Try it out. It is a similar effect but sometimes it works way better than reverb. If this didn’t make sense, have a look at the signal flow in the picture above.
Here are some examples (not the best song for this but you’ll get the idea):
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I find that with this technique I can create a space for the vocal, but keep things nice and tight without reverb tails taking up energy.
Hope you find it useful.
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