***The Official Home Recording Studio Thread***
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Soldato
I'm not surprised you can't find the courage with it being over two grand new or £1.5K second hand. 
I bet it would sound amazing though.
Yeah I've seen that...does sound great. Even though that guys voice does my head in.
I'm also looking at an Advanced Audio CM87se http://advancedaudio-europe.com/
They get really good reviews and studios in the US are buying them in to replace their vintage Neumanns...
https://advancedaudio.ca/
If only I could try one out...
The Stam Audio SA87 is meant to be better than the real thing...
http://stamaudio.com/sa87.html
There are options...but it's tricky cause I want to try one out!
The Neumann does interest me and I'd get it on the 0% finance along with a pair of AKG C414s
Soldato
I'm not sure I'd consider 1 expensive mic unless I had a pretty decent recording environment. I.e a 10k mic will sound crap in a garage with no treatment.
With that being said, my main mic cost 1k (Slate VMS). To me, it sounds amazing in my environment even without processing. I'm constantly blown away while tracking. Put a little LA2 on it and it sounds amazing. It's even better when applying mic models. 1k is a hell a lot of money for me but it's not just 1 mic, it brings a lot of versatility and I use it on more or less everything (vocals, percussion, drum room, acoustic).
The only problem with it is that you can't print with processing (ie through a compressor or eq) as the mic emulations will no longer be faithful. It can be a problem with very dynamic vocalists. As I have an apollo I can use a compressor/eq when tracking without actually applying the processing which can help the vocalist but it doesn't help with the printed dynamics. I've only had a problem once but it's due to poor mic technique by the singer really.
When I compare it while tracking with my sm7 - I know I'll get amazing results with my sm7 but it takes a little more work.
Anyway, my 2c.
With that being said, my main mic cost 1k (Slate VMS). To me, it sounds amazing in my environment even without processing. I'm constantly blown away while tracking. Put a little LA2 on it and it sounds amazing. It's even better when applying mic models. 1k is a hell a lot of money for me but it's not just 1 mic, it brings a lot of versatility and I use it on more or less everything (vocals, percussion, drum room, acoustic).
The only problem with it is that you can't print with processing (ie through a compressor or eq) as the mic emulations will no longer be faithful. It can be a problem with very dynamic vocalists. As I have an apollo I can use a compressor/eq when tracking without actually applying the processing which can help the vocalist but it doesn't help with the printed dynamics. I've only had a problem once but it's due to poor mic technique by the singer really.
When I compare it while tracking with my sm7 - I know I'll get amazing results with my sm7 but it takes a little more work.
Anyway, my 2c.
I've got my studio sounding good now.
There's a few mid range mics I'm interested which I think punch above their weight:
Roswell Mini K47
Warm Audio WA-47jr
Lewitt Pure 440
SE Electronics SE2200 (newest model)
Aston Origin / Spirit
I can't afford a boutique mic, and I do think several grand is false economy for someone at my level. But I also can't afford to buy all the above mics to determine which will suit my needs best. Gear eh?
Oh great, more options!
Roswell Mini K47
Warm Audio WA-47jr
Lewitt Pure 440
SE Electronics SE2200 (newest model)
Aston Origin / Spirit
I can't afford a boutique mic, and I do think several grand is false economy for someone at my level. But I also can't afford to buy all the above mics to determine which will suit my needs best. Gear eh?
Oh great, more options!
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Soldato
I didn't mean to imply otherwise, just started typing for no real reason. Haha.
Just a heads up that izotope have a sale on at the moment. I picked up Netron Elements and Ozone Elements for $29 a piece RRP $129 each.
https://www.izotope.com/en/store/deals.html
Offer runs out in 3 days.
These are cut down versions of basically the best EQ and mastering plugins out there and seem more than adequate for me. I currently use the native EQ in Ableton and master using LANDR online service to see what the final product might sound like. So this will be a good step up for me.
https://www.izotope.com/en/store/deals.html
Offer runs out in 3 days.
These are cut down versions of basically the best EQ and mastering plugins out there and seem more than adequate for me. I currently use the native EQ in Ableton and master using LANDR online service to see what the final product might sound like. So this will be a good step up for me.
Free plugin alert
Be quick
https://overloud.com/products/eq550
Also you can get the IK multimedia Black 1176 compressor for free in this months issue of computer music magazine.
I just signed up for the free trial on iOS downloaded the mag and cancelled my trial.
Be quick
https://overloud.com/products/eq550
Also you can get the IK multimedia Black 1176 compressor for free in this months issue of computer music magazine.
I just signed up for the free trial on iOS downloaded the mag and cancelled my trial.
Soldato
Nice. Thanks for that, claimed it (not sure I'll ever use it but it's free)!
I signed up to this thing called "Nail the mix". It's like a community for mixing hardcore/metal tracks. They give stems away each month for a mixing competition. My God, it's so much easier to mix things that have been professionally recorded! I'm learning a lot about how I should be recording things from this. Bring Me The Horizon - Doomed is this months track.
I signed up to this thing called "Nail the mix". It's like a community for mixing hardcore/metal tracks. They give stems away each month for a mixing competition. My God, it's so much easier to mix things that have been professionally recorded! I'm learning a lot about how I should be recording things from this. Bring Me The Horizon - Doomed is this months track.
Soldato
It's showing 99 for me?
I'm pretty well covered for 1176's between the UADs and the Waves one anyway.
Soldato
Hey guys, I've been messing around with Magix Movie Edit Pro and put something together for a bit of fun. Do you know Led Zeppelins 'Fool in the Rain'? Well an isolated John Bonham drum track for that song was released a little while back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWnhz1ZcF74
I've done a mash up of that drum track to this drumless version of Toto's Rosanna. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwWqsrMQyfE
This is what I came up. I had to slow Rosanna down to match the drum tempo and then manipulate bits of the song tempo where Bonham's tempo fluctuates. It's not perfect because Toto used a click and Bonham didn't. But I think it sounds pretty cool as his possible interpretation of that song.
I've done a mash up of that drum track to this drumless version of Toto's Rosanna. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwWqsrMQyfE
This is what I came up. I had to slow Rosanna down to match the drum tempo and then manipulate bits of the song tempo where Bonham's tempo fluctuates. It's not perfect because Toto used a click and Bonham didn't. But I think it sounds pretty cool as his possible interpretation of that song.
Hey guys, I've been messing around with Magix Movie Edit Pro and put something together for a bit of fun. Do you know Led Zeppelins 'Fool in the Rain'? Well an isolated John Bonham drum track for that song was released a little while back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWnhz1ZcF74
I've done a mash up of that drum track to this drumless version of Toto's Rosanna. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwWqsrMQyfE
This is what I came up. I had to slow Rosanna down to match the drum tempo and then manipulate bits of the song tempo where Bonham's tempo fluctuates. It's not perfect because Toto used a click and Bonham didn't. But I think it sounds pretty cool as his possible interpretation of that song.
That's cool
Can you actually play that drum beat ?