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On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 8:25 PM, pfloyd714714 <stones@rochester.rr.com> wrote: > I would like to hear a reverb while I record, without necessarily committing > the effect to the > recorded track. I would like to accomplish this with an inexpensive hardware > unit (Lexicon > MX300, perhaps). In the final mix I'd probably use Space Designer. I've got a singer-songwriter buddy who is big on sound, low on tech-understanding. He asks to be recorded with a little reverb, and I do this in software, and he complains that there is a very slight gap. I explain latency to him. He says "ok, but there's a gap. there's nothing you can do about that?" I explain that that's what latency is, again. He says "That kind of sucks. The studio I've recorded at in the past didn't have that problem." Of course, I wanted to punch the guy at that point. I've found that if you're going to be dealing with a lot of singers (or if this is just you, but you'd still like to fix it), they're likely to all complain about it without understanding what the issue is. In these cases, it's probably less work to simply spend a relatively small amount of money on a very basic mixer, and run the vocals through that prior to it hitting your computer. Put the reverb on a send and have that be the singer's mix, all analog so no AD/DA latency. You record everything dry. I have since picked up a little DJ mixer, mostly for playing/sampling records, but it serves double-duty by functioning as a quickie vocal mix setup, as I outline above. When I'm recording someone for free (since this is just a hobby for me), the last thing I want to do is have someone complain for an entire session. So this works well for me. ------------------------------------

On Oct 7, 2008, at 6:57 PM, arno l.cart wrote: > > simplier : the harder i press the piano key, the softer the sound > is.... > > Hmm ... that is, the notes which you RECORD are with the wrong velocity in the piano-roll? Or is just the soundmodule reacting that way (sounding quieter with greater velocity)? Then you have to reprogram the modulation assignment in your synth directly. What synth is it, btw? maxim ------------------------------------

On Oct 3, 2008, at 4:31 AM, Eric Goetz wrote: >> >> Upgrading to the latest version of Quicktime fixed this problem on >> my end. > > Thanks for the response, Fletch. Alas, 7.5.5 (the version I'm > running) is the most recent version of Quicktime. There were many reports about bugs in this feature, while some others seem to be fine with it. I am not on Logic 8 so far, but in my Logic 7.2.3. it is also buggy (on intel machines). If you really need to do that often you should look for a converting utility which would allow you to insert your audio mix into the movie. Actually you can do this with Quicktime also, but it's a bit quirky. You can do it with Final Cut if you have it. In our production house we do it with Canopus Pro Coder (PC only) maxim ------------------------------------

On 07.10.2008, at 18:33, Derek Young wrote: > I've found that if you're going to be dealing with a lot of singers > (or if this is just you, but you'd still like to fix it), they're > likely to all complain about it without understanding what the issue > is. But understanding the issue and solving the problem is the job of the engineer. > In these cases, it's probably less work to simply spend a > relatively small amount of money on a very basic mixer, and run the > vocals through that prior to it hitting your computer. You don't want to run the vocals through a "very basic" mixer if it isn't a very good mixer. This might ruin the signal. Better split the recording signal and send one branch unaltered to the audio interface and the other branch to a monitor section where the reverb can be added. The monitoring section can include a basic mixer if it isn't too noisy and sounds good. Splitting right after an excellent mic is not trivial, you need a good mic splitter for that. If you use external preamps it is a breeze, you can split after the preamp, simply in a patch panel. I guess you don't need EQs in the monitoring mixer, so a 1 HU line mixer with an Aux that is adjustable for each channel will do what you want. :::::::::: Peter Ostry ------------------------------------

From: Michael Oliphant You can open a take folder anytime and color all the takes as different colors. When that folder is open , the top folder represents all the swipes as color blocks. He's right, I just tried it. It works exactly like any other track. ------------------------------------

"peterlemer" <peter@peterlemer.co.uk> wrote: > Are there any tips or links to follow that would allow me couch > the lead vocal further within the backing without losing focus? Sometimes removing lower frequencies from the voice helps. Then the vocal sounds a little less "near" at the same volume. Sometimes eq'ing other stuff so that it doesn't interfere with the vocal frequencies helps (so then you can bring the vocal quieter without losing intelligibility. Sometimes keying a compressor [or ducker] with the vocals helps, where what's passing through the compressor is either the entire mix (minus vocals) or just some other element[s]. Sometimes the you're only ducking by 1dB and it makes all the difference. f-erenc szabo, smarty pants Z+E+R+O+B+E+A+T "NOW POWERED BY THE MIRACLE OF THE TRANSISTOR!" <http://home.goodmedia.com/~zerobeat> ------------------------------------

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "Derek Young" >I've got a singer-songwriter buddy who is big on sound, low on >tech-understanding. He asks to be recorded with a little reverb, and >I do this in software, and he complains that there is a very slight >gap. I explain latency to him. He says "ok, but there's a gap. >there's nothing you can do about that?" If your audio interface supports direct monitoring, use the method Peter and I described (sofware reverb on an Aux). There will be no gap. howard ------------------------------------