Aiiight guys cheers for the ideas.

Disclaimer: I am not a mastering engineer by any means and there are probably things very wrong with what I do but it sounds good to me My self masters usually go like this: Make sure the mixdown sounds good and nothing is peaking high above everything else (if your snare is at -8 and everything el...

If that's right, just smack a limiter on it and smash it till around -13, -12 RMS.. Don't overdo it! That's my problem, when I limit it like that, and then load it up to test it in the mix with other tunes, the gain knob needs to be cranked most of the way up (around 4 oclock), and it still isn't a...

Sorry if this has already been covered somewhere else, I have been reading through the collective wealth of knowledge here on DSF and still haven't stumbled upon the answer I'm looking for. I was wondering how you would go about preparing your track to send out to DJs, or for you to play out yoursel...

Today wrote:big tune

Thanks.

Redderious wrote:Great perc! The shot with the delay on it is out of tune though, that's really my only complaint.

I know which and what you mean now. Always nice having a fresh pair of ears.

Thanks for your time

krease wrote:beat sounds crisp when it propperly comes in man its pretty nice - could be a quality tune when finished!

Thanks man. Getting my head around the EQ cuts now I think. Thanks for your time.

Percs are lush mate.

Updated again. And one last shameful bump.

Updated. And bump?

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Any thoughts on this one? How do the levels on the hats sound? And is the mix crisp enough/enough space etc.

Thanks in advance for any input.

Nice and stripped, percs are tight. Why are you posting it?

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Wee dub refix I did over a Horace Andy Acapella. About 3 days work so far. Any suggestions welcome. Or is anyone digging it.

Thanks.

Guys shit just got big brother up in here, only a couple of days after I was suggested the Shure SM57 I got an email from a store I usually buy my stuff from that they had it on offer...

http://shop.musix.ch/en/Shure-SM57-SM-57-LCE.html

WTF

Hey guys lost the thread, don't get emails when someone posts for some reason. For studio recording... as others have said, to use an SM57 or something, you will need proper I/O. A dynamic mic like the SM57 won't need phantom power, but it will need an interface to record into (either a decent sound...

Shure SM57, but you'll need a good preamp (I recommend a valve one) or it's a waste. Why don't you look for second-hand stuff? A well-looked after good mic will be way better than a new budget one. I was thinking about a good second hand one, but there's always the chance that it comes in the post ...

Ok, so now I have found some entry level ones, I'm thinking between the SL300 and the Zoom. I suppose the Zoom would be good for going into the woods and recording tree snares and gravel snares, but is the SL300 better in transient and frequency terms?

Have you thought about a small portable field recorder like zoom h4n. Its got a stereo mic, saves on mini sd cards and you can take it anywhere. There are cheaper alternatives if thats out your price range. Oooh I'll have a look at the Zoom and it's alternatives. Does that export as WAV or lossless?

I once saw on a video Kryptic Minds recommend just a basic phone/Ipod mic as being fine for recording simple stuff like drum hits on the fly. Yeah I think I saw that, they went into the woods with a Nokia 3210 or something to record them hitting sticks against trees for snares on the One of Us albu...

Hey guys, did a quick search and couldn't find a thread regarding this. I'm looking to start recording my own samples for tunes. Bongos, pots and kettles for snares etc. The usual. So which kind of mic would best suit that kind of work? Dynamic, condenser? I'd say my budget is a couple hundred quid ...