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Re: Room diagram. First things first.

all the above and then some....

and the fact that while i may sometimes feel like pointing people in the right direction , i do not do freebies.
by . . . Delete This User . . .Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:23 pm
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: Room diagram. First things first. Replies: 20 Views: 6854

Re: Death of a Liquid Mix...

i too did hardware comparison tests.

UAD in some cases sounds "nicer" and is always more intuitive to use thanks to the GUI ,

however, NICER, does NOT mean more authentic/accurate
by . . . Delete This User . . .Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:57 pm
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: Death of a Liquid Mix... Replies: 29 Views: 7021

Re: Valve compressor and mains voltages

yeah, and eric johnson can hear the difference between nickel jack plugs and brass jack plugs.
by . . . Delete This User . . .Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:47 pm
Forum: Recording: Gear + Techniques Topic: Valve compressor and mains voltages Replies: 74 Views: 39K

Re: Room diagram. First things first.

this is VERY over simplified. and not necessarily applicable to every situation, it's very much a DIYers rule of thumb..... and it only applies to panels that are significantly smaller than an entire wall, not entire wall structure designs. an increase in performance of a panel is achieved by hangi...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:19 am
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: Room diagram. First things first. Replies: 20 Views: 6854

Re: Studiospares RED10 vs Primacoustic Recoil vs Auralex MoPads?

compression anywhere between 5-10% and maybe about 65% will be fine..... outside of that, the material does not act reliably as a spring. large areas of foam become surprisingly hard to compress, especially when the load is not directly vertical... the other way to do it if your load is insufficient...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:01 am
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: Studiospares RED10 vs Primacoustic Recoil vs Auralex MoPads? Replies: 9 Views: 7627

Re: Reference track recommendations (loud rock)

FooFighters..... usually sound great..... (as well as being great tunes) QOTSA "songs for the deaf" there's only one Nickleback track i ever use for anything, and that's "never again" off their Silver side up album , the bass line is a good rule of thumb test for listening system...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:39 am
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: Reference track recommendations (loud rock) Replies: 19 Views: 8971

Re: I need to kill my classical guitar..

feedback buster

heavy rubber bung for the soundhole.

job done
by . . . Delete This User . . .Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:05 pm
Forum: Guitar Technology Topic: I need to kill my classical guitar.. Replies: 17 Views: 6955

Re: Constant-gain plug-ins / DAW inserts?

can i just be pedantic rather than especially helpful...... constant gain, would seem to me to be a misnomer....

constant loudness perhaps??..... or an absolute signal level compensator????

might be a more accurate description of what you're looking for....
by . . . Delete This User . . .Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:01 pm
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: Constant-gain plug-ins / DAW inserts? Replies: 11 Views: 3698

Re: Room diagram. First things first.

placed across the corner as glenn illustrated is more effective as a bass trap, than placed flat to the wall. significantly so.
by . . . Delete This User . . .Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:59 pm
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: Room diagram. First things first. Replies: 20 Views: 6854

Re: Studio Upgrade

i was thinking call divert, or a VOIP capable unit.....

for example iPhone on skype..... with all those funky dock connectors and so on,..... gotta be easy to implement....

just chucking a few ideas around that are just outside the box, in case something turns out useful really.....
by . . . Delete This User . . .Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:45 pm
Forum: Recording: Gear + Techniques Topic: Studio Upgrade Replies: 13 Views: 6772

Re: Studio Upgrade

aside from the obvious point about virtually all mobiles having line outputs.....

http://www.vtx.co.uk/subsection.aspx?id=15

might be of some use
by . . . Delete This User . . .Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:06 pm
Forum: Recording: Gear + Techniques Topic: Studio Upgrade Replies: 13 Views: 6772

Re: Seymour Duncan P Rails

as a result of all this, i rather fancy a P-rail to go in the neck of one of my Jem , or maybe RG, , or a pair for my hard tail SZ

damn, more on the never ending shopping list.
by . . . Delete This User . . .Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:01 pm
Forum: Guitar Technology Topic: Seymour Duncan P Rails Replies: 19 Views: 10K

Re: Low freq science experiment.

first off, i'm not sure about the thixotropic bit.... purely on a definition basis, from memory.... Thixotropic fluids are shear thinning, in that their apparent viscosity reduces on application of increasing shear forces.. whereas Custard is generally understood to be a shear thickening fluid, the ...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:27 pm
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: Low freq science experiment. Replies: 7 Views: 4786

Re: Freestanding Acoustic Partition Screens

there is NO better foam than the RPG "Studio in a box" "Profoam" products. period. there are many foam products that are "equivalent" in terms of the material itself, but the RPG Stuff is by far the best design..... for a foam product. there are composite products and n...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:31 pm
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: Freestanding Acoustic Partition Screens Replies: 12 Views: 9188

Re: Is it OK to wrap a second layer of fabric over rockwool?

as long as the fabric is breathable, it should have no effect on their performance.
by . . . Delete This User . . .Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:28 pm
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: Is it OK to wrap a second layer of fabric over rockwool? Replies: 7 Views: 4130

Re: Crate Powerblock

in a word, No i dont think so....

the powerblock is an amp, designed to drive speakers.....

which it does very nicely..... (been very happy with mine, courtesy of a very good friend.... )
by . . . Delete This User . . .Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:10 am
Forum: Guitar Technology Topic: Crate Powerblock Replies: 7 Views: 7992

Re: New studio desk idea

for the record, connecting a sub physically to larger bits of furniture is a really really bad idea....

it will effectively turn the entire desk in to a resonating cabinet, totally screwing with your LF response.....
by . . . Delete This User . . .Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:38 pm
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: New studio desk idea Replies: 9 Views: 5670

Re: Recording a Choir

even back then i vehemently disagreed with the concept of it being a good mic.... and at the time, being more of an absolute objectivity kind of guy, rather than relative subjectivity, was unimpressed by the review.... to be fair, i've since learned to take budget and market sector more in to accoun...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:46 pm
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: Recording a Choir Replies: 19 Views: 5543

Re: Recording a Choir

C1000's have many uses. unfortunately, none of them intersect on a venn diagram with the subset that involves being a recording microphone. Hammer, yes, Muggers Cosh, yes, door wedge , yes, place to find a 9V battery when in extremis. check.... recording anything?? no..... not even nearly....... i d...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:20 pm
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: Recording a Choir Replies: 19 Views: 5543

Re: Upper Limit of hearing...?

Johnny, please use a smilie when you pull someone's leg that hard..... :lol:
by . . . Delete This User . . .Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:48 pm
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: Upper Limit of hearing...? Replies: 12 Views: 5801

Re: If you had £2000 to spend

i'd probably get yet another Mac.....

:lol:

a used/refurbed 17" late model MBP most likely,....
by . . . Delete This User . . .Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:52 pm
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: If you had £2000 to spend Replies: 34 Views: 6660

Re: If you had £2000 to spend

jaminem wrote: bought a Musciman stingray classic 4 and paid off the car


one of which is looking forward to snow, OH so much ......

the other is quite nice really..... ;)
by . . . Delete This User . . .Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:28 pm
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: If you had £2000 to spend Replies: 34 Views: 6660

Re: Apple Mouse Options

i LOVE the magic mouse, best damn thing i've ever used......

takes a little getting used to , but i love that touch surface on top...... really really really nice.....
by . . . Delete This User . . .Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:21 pm
Forum: Mac Music Topic: Apple Mouse Options Replies: 14 Views: 5766

Re: how do you make a VSTi Bass natural decay?

yes, send it back to the arranger , and tell them to lengthen the midi notes on the bass part. nothing else you do has the remotest chance of sounding truly "natural" you can achieve some lengthening of the apparent note with a compressor , using a low threshold, relatively high ratio, lot...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:12 pm
Forum: Mixing | Mastering | Post Production Topic: how do you make a VSTi Bass natural decay? Replies: 8 Views: 4395

Re: Freestanding Acoustic Partition Screens

Richie, it's probably worth me telling you , for future reference, that there's a place called Toolstation, on Whiteladies road in clifton... (in a converted petrol station, just down the road from the BBC/HTV places up there..... ) better quality stuff than wilko, , similar or lower prices,.... (an...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:24 am
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: Freestanding Acoustic Partition Screens Replies: 12 Views: 9188

Re: what exactly is speaker simulation?

speaker simulation is the process of attempting to recreate the effect on the sound of the speaker/driver/mic combination used in capturing a guitar tone. there are many different approaches, ranging from , as dave says, just basic EQ filtering, to more responsive dynamic filtering, modelling, convo...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:57 am
Forum: Guitar Technology Topic: what exactly is speaker simulation? Replies: 12 Views: 12K

Re: Freestanding Acoustic Partition Screens

i Use some office partitions, loaded with between 4 and 7 inches of acoustic foam..... as mobile dividers/absorbers in the live room, rather than acoustic treatment of a control room... BUT we got the dividers for FREE which makes them a no brainer for converting, rather than building my own stands....
by . . . Delete This User . . .Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:28 pm
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: Freestanding Acoustic Partition Screens Replies: 12 Views: 9188

Re: Green Glue Really Worth It?

the glue in the name is a red herring..... it is NOT an adhesive.... it's a hydro elastic damping compound..... the second (and third etc) layer gets screwed on as well. preferably to resilient channel. rather than the structural framework itself. light fittings, wall sockets etc , always surface mo...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:13 pm
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: Green Glue Really Worth It? Replies: 6 Views: 7362

Re: Effectology #25 Recreate Blade Runner with guitar /effects

alternatively, you could have a mate with a working relationship with Raphael Ravenscroft....... :lol:

http://hungersleeprecords.bandcamp.com/track/love-theme-blade-runner
by . . . Delete This User . . .Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:46 pm
Forum: Guitar Technology Topic: Effectology #25 Recreate Blade Runner with guitar /effects Replies: 2 Views: 3119

Re: Green Glue Really Worth It?

a massive yes.

metaphorically, never leave home without it...
by . . . Delete This User . . .Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:46 pm
Forum: DIY Electronics + Studio Design Topic: Green Glue Really Worth It? Replies: 6 Views: 7362