What do you want to learn about recording?

[sonicassault]

meron pero di ko pa natatry at nagegets. haha. Parang about sa distribution yata ng db pag nagpapan ka di ko pa talaga alam.

Re: LCR. Maganda rin maghard pan, pero siyempre, as usual kadalasan mas maganda pag not totally by the rules hehe. Sabi nga nila, ang bilang daw ng mixing methods ng mga pros, kasing dami rin ng mga pro mixing engineer. haha

basically napulot ko  yung LCR as yung default mix ko dahil sa Metallica  naka LCR yung Kill em All nila. Ang wide ng tunog kahit hard panned yung guitars. Pero yun nga depende pa rin sa kung ano ang gagana sa orchestration. check ko nga mamaya yung options dun sa pan knobs 

unless the electric guitar is equipped with a piezo pickup, i would advise against this dahil nagiintroduce ng noise ang mga acoustic sim dahil sa increase in treble. pag nagnoise gate ka naman mawawalan ka ng dynamics. so... boom. painstall ka nalang ng elliot lemi haahha

kanino ba pwede magpabutas ng gitara?  butas lang ang kulang nung F-330 ko eh 

also, if anyone knows how to do that delay on the other side to make a wide soundstage trick, please teach me! I tried it once, puro mud lang ang nangyayari  I'd like to use it on rhythm acoustic guitars, which is one of the most common applications of the technique. 


Try mo 'to bro. Very useful if your panning doesn't help create a stereo effect. 

http://www.vescofx.com/vfxFreeHaas

sige nga ma-try nga yan. ang tagal ko nang sinusubukan gawin yang Haas effect na yan manually but to no avail 

[jepbueno]

sir sonic ito pala yung sinasabi ko, ewan ko lang kung may nagagawa talaga ito haha

http://wiki.cockos.com/wiki/index.php/Project_Settings#Pan_settings

gusto ko magtry magmix ng strictly mono.. problema wala pang kantang imimix hahahaha

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb11/articles/qanda-0211-5.htm

"But what about mixing in mono? Well, it's generally much harder than mixing in stereo, but you'll get much better results for your effort. The fact is that when you mix in mono you can really only separate different instruments by using differences in their relative levels and spectral content. So achieving the right balance and applying the right EQ to separate sources, becomes a lot more critical: that's why it feels harder to do. But when it's right, it is very obviously right. "

[sonicassault]

sir sonic ito pala yung sinasabi ko, ewan ko lang kung may nagagawa talaga ito haha

http://wiki.cockos.com/wiki/index.php/Project_Settings#Pan_settings

gusto ko magtry magmix ng strictly mono.. problema wala pang kantang imimix hahahaha

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb11/articles/qanda-0211-5.htm

"But what about mixing in mono? Well, it's generally much harder than mixing in stereo, but you'll get much better results for your effort. The fact is that when you mix in mono you can really only separate different instruments by using differences in their relative levels and spectral content. So achieving the right balance and applying the right EQ to separate sources, becomes a lot more critical: that's why it feels harder to do. But when it's right, it is very obviously right. "

wow astig ah, custom settings sa pan law! di ko masyado gets yung gain compensation, di ba parang pan law lang sya pero yung center ang nagiging constant instead na hard pan?

na-amaze naman ako dun sa stereo pan at dual pan, chek ko mamaya kung ano ang effects 

re: mixing in mono, agree ako dyan. phase issues pa lang mahirap na, tapos bigayan ng space pa sa EQ! Wise use of reverb at delay din, masters dito yung mga engineers nung 60s at 70s. pinakamahirap siguro i-mix yung acoustic band with vocals. lahat kasi ng sweet spot nasa mids. kahit mga acoustic tracks ko, yung MONO button sa master fader nagiging TONESUCK button!  or parang dinaan sa phaser at TS808 yung buong track 

[jepbueno]

Nice! Ngayon ko lang nalaman yan phase issues sa recording, hehe. At least may knowledge na ako ngayon about diyan thanks to the internet, pero hindi pa "working knowledge" haha.

http://www.homestudiocorner.com/what-is-phase/

[sonicassault]

Nice! Ngayon ko lang nalaman yan phase issues sa recording, hehe. At least may knowledge na ako ngayon about diyan thanks to the internet, pero hindi pa "working knowledge" haha.

http://www.homestudiocorner.com/what-is-phase/

Kaya yung sa problem track ko ang ginawa ko nag-add ako ng delay (100% wet) sa buong track para mabawasan. Flipping the polarity also kinda helps, sometimes 

Magiging working knowledge na natin yan pag multiple mics na! ay nakow! 

[jao25]

Hi sirs, newbie here. First time ko po bibili ng mixer usb, for home recording
para sa guitar and vocals both po. Eto  lang ang nakikita ko na pasok sa budget ko
Behringer Q502, Q802 or Q1002. Any input for this item.  Thank you so much.

Ito po gamit ko sa ngayon:
-Laptop
-Electric and Acoustic guitar
-15W Guitar amp
-1 mic condeser
-Headphone

[sonicassault]

Hi sirs, newbie here. First time ko po bibili ng mixer usb, for home recording
para sa guitar and vocals both po. Eto  lang ang nakikita ko na pasok sa budget ko
Behringer Q502, Q802 or Q1002. Any input for this item.  Thank you so much.

Ito po gamit ko sa ngayon:
-Laptop
-Electric and Acoustic guitar
-15W Guitar amp
-1 mic condeser
-Headphone

I suggest kumuha ka ng USB audio interface like the M-Audio M-Track, instead of a USB mixer. AFAIK yung Behringer na mixers isang stereo track lang ang maooutput nya, compared to two individual tracks when using a dedicated audio interface. Unless kaya mo magrecord na naka hard pan left/right ang guitar at vocals mo (medyo masakit sa ulo). Also baka maging issue din ang crosstalk kahit naka hard pan ka. And personally I don't like the sound of those affordable Behringer mixers, hindi klaro. Mas mahal ang interface by a few thousand, pero super mas worth it 

[jao25]

I suggest kumuha ka ng USB audio interface like the M-Audio M-Track, instead of a USB mixer. AFAIK yung Behringer na mixers isang stereo track lang ang maooutput nya, compared to two individual tracks when using a dedicated audio interface. Unless kaya mo magrecord na naka hard pan left/right ang guitar at vocals mo (medyo masakit sa ulo). Also baka maging issue din ang crosstalk kahit naka hard pan ka. And personally I don't like the sound of those affordable Behringer mixers, hindi klaro. Mas mahal ang interface by a few thousand, pero super mas worth it

Thank you sir sa info, nag search ako about M-aduio track. The best nga ito. But i have i tight budget, I'm a family man na kasi, kumgaba eh siningit ko lang ito dahil gusto ko matutunan ang basic recording. Mukhang ang bagsak ko nito ay sa Q502 or Q802 lang. At least alam ko na kung ano best way na gamitin na interface. Anyway sir thank so much sa pagsagot.

[sonicassault]

Thank you sir sa info, nag search ako about M-aduio track. The best nga ito. But i have i tight budget, I'm a family man na kasi, kumgaba eh siningit ko lang ito dahil gusto ko matutunan ang basic recording. Mukhang ang bagsak ko nito ay sa Q502 or Q802 lang. At least alam ko na kung ano best way na gamitin na interface. Anyway sir thank so much sa pagsagot.

kung sa mixer ang bagsak mo, do yourself a favor and record only two tracks at once, and pan them hard left and hard right. so kunwari, guitar and vocals, yung vocals naka pan left tapos yung guitar naka pan right. that way pwede mo ma-split into two mono tracks, then mix accordingly. good luck! 

[jao25]

kung sa mixer ang bagsak mo, do yourself a favor and record only two tracks at once, and pan them hard left and hard right. so kunwari, guitar and vocals, yung vocals naka pan left tapos yung guitar naka pan right. that way pwede mo ma-split into two mono tracks, then mix accordingly. good luck!

Ok sir, WOW salamat sa talaga sa pag response, sa totoo lang hindi ko pa alam about sa Pan, pero
tinuro mo na sakin at kung paano ang mga gagawin.. Thank you so much sir!.. 

[sonicassault]

Ok sir, WOW salamat sa talaga sa pag response, sa totoo lang hindi ko pa alam about sa Pan, pero
tinuro mo na sakin at kung paano ang mga gagawin.. Thank you so much sir!.. 

FYI na lang, yung pan knob yung parang "balance" knob sa mga stereo units natin, yun yung knob na nagsasabi kung sa aling speaker/channel mas malakas ang tunog. so pag "pan left" mo ng isang track, mas malakas sya sa left speaker kaysa sa kanan, pag tinodo mo na ("hard pan" colloquially) sa kaliwa lang sya lalabas 

[jao25]

FYI na lang, yung pan knob yung parang "balance" knob sa mga stereo units natin, yun yung knob na nagsasabi kung sa aling speaker/channel mas malakas ang tunog. so pag "pan left" mo ng isang track, mas malakas sya sa left speaker kaysa sa kanan, pag tinodo mo na ("hard pan" colloquially) sa kaliwa lang sya lalabas 

Ok sir noted po.. malaking tulong talaga ang mga sianabi ninyo. Thank you so much..

[kevzkie024]

OT: Good afternoon po. Me and my band mate are kinda new to recording stuff. Kakatapos lang ng first song na nairecord namin. Balak ko po sana humingi ng opinion nyo regarding mixing and mastering of the song. Saan thread po pwede magpa-critic?

[jepbueno]

Ang ganda naman nito:

http://www.arturia.com/audiofuse/overview

[sonicassault]

OT: Good afternoon po. Me and my band mate are kinda new to recording stuff. Kakatapos lang ng first song na nairecord namin. Balak ko po sana humingi ng opinion nyo regarding mixing and mastering of the song. Saan thread po pwede magpa-critic?

pwede na dito!

[sonicassault]

Ang ganda naman nito:

http://www.arturia.com/audiofuse/overview

Wow. Phono, ADAT I/O, word clock, USB hub, tapos may talkback pa! This is the ultimate 2-in home recording interface/hub!

[Jnsk]

Good day! I'm new to all these home recording stuff. I just wanna ask something about direct recording.

Any way I can make my guitar sound, uh, not bad? I know it's still better to record an amp through a mic but for now hindi pa po kaya.

I have here an m-audio m-track as my interface. Ano pong recommend nyo na gamitin kong cab simulator or would you mind sharing eq settings. :s Also do I need a DI box or I'm just completely stupid in what I'm doing 

So ayun, hope someone will respond.

[sonicassault]

Good day! I'm new to all these home recording stuff. I just wanna ask something about direct recording.

Any way I can make my guitar sound, uh, not bad? I know it's still better to record an amp through a mic but for now hindi pa po kaya.

I have here an m-audio m-track as my interface. Ano pong recommend nyo na gamitin kong cab simulator or would you mind sharing eq settings. :s Also do I need a DI box or I'm just completely stupid in what I'm doing 

So ayun, hope someone will respond.

If you're recording your pedalboard's signal straight to the DAW with no sign of an amp and cab sim (say from a Sansamp or a Zoom G3), then it will definitely  sound really bad  (especially when distortion comes into play).

Amplitube for Fender amps, I prefer Guitar Rig for Marshall amps. Both have cab sims with mic and room parameters.

You don't really need a DI box. A DI box will help, if you were plugging into a top notch interface with a nice preamp. But in this case, there won't be much difference. Just plug your guitar into the guitar input, flip the switch to "guitar" and fire away 

As for EQ, it really depends on the kind of sound you want with your guitar and how you want to make it sit in the mix. But generally, if you find it muddy, slap a parametric EQ (yung may graph) on, select a narrow Q (how many frequencies are affected when you boost or cut), then boost it to hell. play with the frequency and the Q until you find one that makes it sound really muddy, then cut that frequency. Not completely, maybe 1-2 dB if it's real bad.

Or idaan mo sa Sonic Maximizer na plugin.

[sonicassault]

I have a question: can I run two (of the same) audio interfaces to effectively add inputs? I have an M-Audio M-Track with two inputs, I was wondering if I can get another one and double my inputs? Would there be a problem with mapping or latency or would it just not work? What if they were different interfaces, say my M-Audio and a Saffire one? I'm running on OS X Mavericks, any help will be appreciated! 
(reason for asking: too lazy to buy a new interface then sell previous one)

[Ralph_Petrucci]

I have a question: can I run two (of the same) audio interfaces to effectively add inputs? I have an M-Audio M-Track with two inputs, I was wondering if I can get another one and double my inputs? Would there be a problem with mapping or latency or would it just not work? What if they were different interfaces, say my M-Audio and a Saffire one? I'm running on OS X Mavericks, any help will be appreciated! 
(reason for asking: too lazy to buy a new interface then sell previous one)

kaya to ng MAC if im not mistaken. they have multiple videos in youtube showing how to use multiple interfaces in one session.

sa windows, kailangang imap one by one through asio4all

[sonicassault]

kaya to ng MAC if im not mistaken. they have multiple videos in youtube showing how to use multiple interfaces in one session.

sa windows, kailangang imap one by one through asio4all

thanks bro! I'll check those videos. Mas tipid kasi magdagdg na lang kaysa bumili ng 4 in na interface 

[JanMayer]

Paano magrecord ng radio quality/high quality acoustic song? Nasa equipment ba? Ang equipment ko lang ngayon is a behringer xenyx q802 usb mixer and samson c01 condenser microphone.  Possible bang maka achieve ng radio quality recording sa setup ko?

[Ralph_Petrucci]

Paano magrecord ng radio quality/high quality acoustic song? Nasa equipment ba? Ang equipment ko lang ngayon is a behringer xenyx q802 usb mixer and samson c01 condenser microphone.  Possible bang maka achieve ng radio quality recording sa setup ko?

both equipment and technique comes to play. with your current setup, you'll be able to achieve decent sounding recordings. post production techniques and mixing and mastering techniques are required to nail that radio quality recording. you can look for tutorials about mixing and mastering in youtube.

trust me on this tho, its not an overnight thing. kaya merong mga studio na sikat na sikat kasi alam na talaga nila ginagawa nila. and it usually takes years and years of practice to nail it.

check my soundcloud for the recent recording of Gravitym and No Name. we both have roughly the same equipment. after 4 years of recording, thats the best I could do with what I have.

it might be worth to note that i dont mix with speakers because i dont have desktop monitors. i only use a sennheiser pair and then listen to it through different sources (play on apple earphones, play on bluetooth speakers, play on home theater system.)

AFAIK, best to mix on desktop monitors.

[sonicassault]

both equipment and technique comes to play. with your current setup, you'll be able to achieve decent sounding recordings. post production techniques and mixing and mastering techniques are required to nail that radio quality recording. you can look for tutorials about mixing and mastering in youtube.

trust me on this tho, its not an overnight thing. kaya merong mga studio na sikat na sikat kasi alam na talaga nila ginagawa nila. and it usually takes years and years of practice to nail it.

check my soundcloud for the recent recording of Gravitym and No Name. we both have roughly the same equipment. after 4 years of recording, thats the best I could do with what I have.

it might be worth to note that i dont mix with speakers because i dont have desktop monitors. i only use a sennheiser pair and then listen to it through different sources (play on apple earphones, play on bluetooth speakers, play on home theater system.)

AFAIK, best to mix on desktop monitors.

to add to this, minsan kahit gaano ka-same ang setup at settings mo, minsan jebs pa rin ang lalabas, minsan ginto. I only ever had one good acoustic guitar cut, yung cover ko ng Gravity sa soundcloud ko rin matatagpuan, but using the same setup, I never achieved the same result. Fast forward to today, I did a haphazard setup with my new condenser (AT2020, not much) and my new PG-20 guitar as test tracks, and the result was really decent.

Eventually malalaman mo yung sweet spot ng mic at guitar mo, at kung papasok ka sa mic+DI route, may tamang timpla din yan. Reverb is really hard to master. Wala pa dyan yung doubling the acoustic way 

[JanMayer]

both equipment and technique comes to play. with your current setup, you'll be able to achieve decent sounding recordings. post production techniques and mixing and mastering techniques are required to nail that radio quality recording. you can look for tutorials about mixing and mastering in youtube.

trust me on this tho, its not an overnight thing. kaya merong mga studio na sikat na sikat kasi alam na talaga nila ginagawa nila. and it usually takes years and years of practice to nail it.

check my soundcloud for the recent recording of Gravitym and No Name. we both have roughly the same equipment. after 4 years of recording, thats the best I could do with what I have.

it might be worth to note that i dont mix with speakers because i dont have desktop monitors. i only use a sennheiser pair and then listen to it through different sources (play on apple earphones, play on bluetooth speakers, play on home theater system.)

AFAIK, best to mix on desktop monitors.

Wala rin akong decent monitors haha at nag mimix lang ako sa cheap philips headphones. Sobrang pangit ng quality ng mga recordings ko haha nakakainis. Kailangan ko talaga siguro mag-aral pa ng mixing at recording techniques.

Bro pano ka pala nagdadag ng piano track sa No Name mo? Interested din akong magdagdag ng mga unplugged instruments such as pianos, guitar and drums kaso wala akong alam sa MIDI at wala akong MIDI controller.