If there's a demand for the older sound, true analogue, then maybe they might like my voice, it's old, and it's analogue, mind you, so is a Dansette I loved my Dansette. Not withstanding the fact that it was all I could afford back in 70s I got so used to the sound that when I finally had the ...

I have an urge "just for a change" to get a new Mac, only because my other two Mac's can’t run Logic, I can’t update the OS on them as the software running on them won’t run on later versions required for Logic, so it’s a bit of a awkward situation. If you've already paid for Logic X or later then y ...

I've only ever owned Macs. I bought my first one in the early 90s when they were still unfashionable oddities in the computing world, but as has been mentioned earlier in this thread back then there was no serious alternative to Quark XPress for page layout and that was a Mac-only program. I bought ...

Went down to the studio last night, had a mess around, a piece came out, I wasn’t thinking in the box or out the box, I was just enjoying myself, a little voice inside my head was saying "what are you doing? why are you becoming so concerned with how things are plugged in you’re making music what’s t ...

Soundwise, I would be very much interested if you would be able to tell the difference in a blind test. Your analog set-up vs. direct into the box with plug-ins to recreate the set-up. I don't think there will be much in it. I’d be interested in whether I could hear a difference! But, all I know, ...

garrettendi wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 10:43 am

Folderol wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 9:25 am Waves (an admittedly small) flag for Linux.

I'll join in!

(Can I borrow a flag?)

"Can I borrow a flag" I don’t know.

Just to head off potential confusion from Arpangel's 'recommendation'... the Schoeps CCM2 is intended for use very close to the sound source, and is therefore equalised for the direct field. For organ recording the mics are going to be much further out, at or beyond the Critical Distance, and ...

Looks like Apple are "streamlining" cutting back on sales jobs, reason being third party outlets can do the heavy lifting. There must be a reason, one I read was because Apple products aren’t flexible enough when it comes to software compatibility, also being tied in to the whole Apple ecosystem. ...

Folderol wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 2:19 pm YMMV
I've been 100% in the box for some years now. I find it far more convenient, and can get much closer to what I want.

As long as you get what "you" want that’s the main thing.

RichardT wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 11:14 am the second arrow being all the unhelpful thoughts that we bring to bear on it that make things worse.

What's interesting is that I'm not thinking as much, I'm quite contented to just "be"

SafeandSound Mastering wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 11:23 am
None of us are or will be in control of any of the outcomes.

That's undoubtable.

I'd do a custom paint job, plus, it'll be unique to you.

I do hope they recover, if it wasn't for their software whole albums of mine wouldn't exist, it's easy to moan and forget about the good times in these cases.

There is a lot talked about a particular sound, that some records have, some labels, artists, it's often thought about as a certain sound from a particular time, of the equipment. I think it's to do with a lot of things, not just one aspect. When I tried going entirely in the box it didn't work for ...

I have Komplete, and would definitely miss it, however, on the occasions when I've had to deal with NI it hasn't been smooth, its a bit like dealing with someone on the other side of the universe who doesn't quite understand what you're talking about, and their internet support is nothing short of ...

I have Komplete, and would definitely miss it, however, on the occasions when I've had to deal with NI it hasn't been smooth, its a bit like dealing with someone on the other side of the universe who doesn't quite understand what you're talking about, and their internet support is nothing short of ...

guttenor wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 5:55 pm All I'm saying is that low frequencies seem to dominate in relation to high frequencies when recording with the 183s.

I say again, this is exactly the type of situation where we would reach for the CCM 2's, if it wasn't solvable by placement.

I've got mild face blindness myself. It's not been much of a problem but there have been times watching a film when I've been unsure whether a new character who appears for the first time is actually an existing character reappearing that I don't recognise. Reinvention, we did it all the time as ...

Or, do away with the ambient mics altogether and rely on placing the main omnis to achieve the desired perspective/reverb balance.... which is what I'd do. I had this solution in mind. I'll try it out the next time! 20 years ago, when I did most of my organ recording, I only had two mikes and ...

What I'm trying to say is coding involves sitting in front of a computer using a keyboard mouse etc, that's a particular skill set, and it doesn't matter what you're coding, you have to have those particular things, and there is a commonality of usage of the tools themselves. Whereas, a lot of ...

Coding is coding, er, it's limited to coding, it's the same activity all the time no mater what you're designing Something like an Oramics machine is a mixture of all different types of skills and engineering, metalwork, woodwork, electrical engineering and electronics, and artistic skills. And if ...

No one is forcing you to do or be a part of anything you do not want to in terms of the tech in music or listening habits. That's not quite true. There is a form of coercion involved in that one must submit, willingly or not, to the march of progress, such as it is. It is manifestly impossible to ...

Exactly! And not only that but not obsessing about using the best gear the right way and just get the thing recorded. Took me a few years to get to the point where the performance is the thing, not a perfect recording of it. A bit of noise, an el cheapo mic, an imperfect room? I don’t care. I’ll do ...

Wasn’t that on the Fairlight too? Then there’s this which is not quite the same as drawing waveforms but is music created by drawing. https://www.binaura.net/apps/soundbow/#:~:text=SoundBow%20is%20a%20drawing%20based,string%2C%20a%20sound%20is%20produced. A visual method to make sound may have been ...

Hugh Robjohns wrote: ↑Sun Feb 01, 2026 5:02 pm Lovely....

Everything's lovely.

Once music used to be a special experience we looked forward to, now it's everywhere, absolutely everywhere, and you can have it, anywhere. I couldn't give a damn, there's nothing we can do about the technology, and I'm not interested in what others want to listen to and how they want to listen to ...