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Topic: How important is your preamp? |
jim edgar
Replies: 15
Views: 12874
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 4:33 pm Subject: How important is your preamp? |
Under $300, SSL2. I have one of these and they are great. The 4K button gives the pre a vintage SSL sound from their 4000 series of consoles, it also has plenty of gain. The only thing I wish it had i ... |
Topic: Limiter software for the apollo pre when doing animated? |
jim edgar
Replies: 10
Views: 5674
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 10:29 am Subject: Limiter software for the apollo pre when doing animated? |
I've always been amazed that Audible insists you record "room noise" and use this to fill gaps in the audio. If you compress and limit like they want it done, there's no way in heck you'll ... |
Topic: Limiter software for the apollo pre when doing animated? |
jim edgar
Replies: 10
Views: 5674
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 8:45 am Subject: Limiter software for the apollo pre when doing animated? |
For videogame/animation auditions, there's no rule against two passes with proper levels on both and then cutting it together.
I have some light dynamics processing for things which are inadverten ... |
Topic: Reaching out, touching me, touching you |
jim edgar
Replies: 14
Views: 6687
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Forum: Chat Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:11 am Subject: Reaching out, touching me, touching you |
Nice.
Now would someone please help me remove the "Sweet Caroline" ear worm playing in my brain... |
Topic: SSD drive on Mac for recording |
jim edgar
Replies: 5
Views: 3720
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:51 am Subject: SSD drive on Mac for recording |
I know a couple people with those fusion drives. They are basically a micro SSD drive linked with traditional spinning drive. They seem to get wonky especially when loaded past ~60% capacity (based o ... |
Topic: World's longest echo |
jim edgar
Replies: 7
Views: 4056
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Forum: Chat Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 8:17 am Subject: World's longest echo |
Pretty sure I know someone whose original VO space rivaled that... |
Topic: Election Results Are In |
jim edgar
Replies: 4
Views: 2855
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Forum: Chat Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:36 am Subject: Election Results Are In |
Hey and howdy! |
Topic: Junction point / Manual Control |
jim edgar
Replies: 6
Views: 5387
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 8:10 am Subject: Junction point / Manual Control |
If you are using a multi-track capable DAW, you could record to parallel tracks and have lower input gain (or a limiter) on the 2nd, 3rd track.
i have a template in Studio One that does this very ... |
Topic: loopback test |
jim edgar
Replies: 4
Views: 1558
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Forum: Chat Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:58 am Subject: loopback test |
Should be bumping around in the studio around then. Happy to help if the timing works out. |
Topic: Apollo Twin Mk II |
jim edgar
Replies: 19
Views: 13680
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:27 am Subject: Apollo Twin Mk II |
As you noted, much of what we are asked to supply is clean and dry, two simple tasks which are deceptively tricky. IIRC, that UAD deal was getting one for free, so there's no reason not to take advant ... |
Topic: Izotope RX 6 (Soon to be RX 7!) -- question |
jim edgar
Replies: 7
Views: 6124
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 7:34 am Subject: Izotope RX 6 (Soon to be RX 7!) -- question |
I took the plunge to the RX Standard version just after 5 came out. When the 6 tools became available, I found that the Mouth De-click (as opposed to 5's "De-click") was approximately 12.75 ... |
Topic: De-clicker |
jim edgar
Replies: 19
Views: 9410
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Forum: Chat Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:48 am Subject: De-clicker |
Yeah. RX6 changed my life. I confidently use it on files of any length.
I've had the Standard tool set since RX5, when the only de-click was the "De-Click". RX6 brought the refined versi ... |
Topic: SKYPE HAS SCREWED UP >> UPDATE : THEY FIXED IT! |
jim edgar
Replies: 15
Views: 9000
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:13 am Subject: SKYPE HAS SCREWED UP >> UPDATE : THEY FIXED IT! |
Another Skype "Feature"*
*because documenting a bug turns it into a feature...
Encountered this with a client on Friday. When the "Speaker" audio of Skype is routed to an int ... |
Topic: Women Have That Magic Touch |
jim edgar
Replies: 17
Views: 6395
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Forum: Chat Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:00 pm Subject: Women Have That Magic Touch |
I'll see your loose headphones and raise you a hand-held, top-addressed, side-address studio mic...
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Topic: Source Connect Now vs. Standard |
jim edgar
Replies: 10
Views: 6950
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:41 am Subject: Source Connect Now vs. Standard |
I've definitely been seeing more projects being explicit about potential talent having Source-Connect.
My sense is that it's not so much an objection to SC-Now as it is the next phase of studios l ... |
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