Wow... Uh...
j.hall wrote on Mon, 08 September 2008 18:42 |
so, i'm looking in my crystal ball and seeing some current trends that aren't going away in my work.
i'm starting to track more guitars, and cut more vocals.
it also seems that i might be doing more drum tracking.
guitars and vocals are happening here in the mix room (also my house where two toddler boys run around)
so, i'm looking into the Grendel Dead Room speaker isolation cabinet for guitars.
this will allow me to cut guitars any time the client wants without waking my kids up.
any one use one? or the randall isolation speaker?
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Get a few sheets of 3/4" plywood, some kiln-dried 2x4s, some wood screws, some surplus carpeting, some heavy duty gate hinges, 2 ton casters...
Build a box with 2x4 walls/floor/ceiling, plywood screwed and glued to both sides. Fill the wall cavities with silica sand. Hinge one side. Carpet the interior. It'll be heavy as s**t (like 1500lb - no second floor locations!) but it'll isolate like nobody's business. Doubles as a safe. If you want, I can draw you some plans... (Seriously)
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i'm also starting to wonder if it isn't a good idea to put together a small rack (or box) to send with my clients that cut tracks on their own.
i'm thinking a good mic pre, good converter, maybe a mic. this will ensure that i at least get a better signal path from them.
thoughts on that?
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API A2D? 421/SM-7/414 as needed?
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any one have experience with the sherman filter bank? i need to explore a hardware device that can easily do the bleeps and bloops. maybe i should just get reason?
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Lots of experience. Very cool, not particularly versatile. Nord Lead 2, or the rack version with a cheap controller keyboard? Most versatile, all-around non-synth-guy's synth, IMHO.
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and finally, tracking guitars here, i'm thinking about adding some guitars.
i have three tele's all with P-90s. i probably need a les paul, or at least a gibson of some kind, and probably a P-bass.
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Everybody will have different opinions on this. A good LP, a good Tele, and a good 335/6120/Casino/etc. would cover a lot of ground. Get a modern, American P or J with Lollar or Lindy Fralin aftermarket pickups and you'll probably not be disappointed. I assume you have some amps?
Sure. Lots of people have lots of pedals, I wouldn't worry. You probably have more than you know, if you put them all together in a pile.
I think I just spent a whole bunch of your money.
Hope that's what you wanted. Other than the API (I have their pre's and Apogee converters), I regularly use all these things and they serve me well.