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Original message:994 days 11 hours 26 minutes ago

Member: Mr. Blonde

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Guitar -> V-Amp2 -> Cakewalk Sonar 5

I sequence drums and whatnot in GuitarPro and then load that into Sonar using Edirol Orchestral HQ for strings, Drumkit From Hell for drums, and various soundfonts for whatever I need.

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Reply:994 days 8 hours 34 minutes ago
Member: johnmarkh

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i have cheap gear, but i get what i want out of it...usually. my condensers are lame..mxl 990, 991 pair. sm57 dynamic. my firewire interface i'm quite proud of. its an onyx 400f. the onyx gives me really clear preamps and quality ad conversion. it has 4 preamps, and 4 other available inputs. i monitor with a stereo system. this is the bad part. i'm pretty sure the bass tone is off from what it really is. all i can do is keep it flat and not turn on any bass boost or anything to make it colored. (whoa racist...) i use acid pro 6 to multitrack. acid has to be the best recording program i've ever used. if you've used it before 6.0....yeah it wasn't that great. the newest version is nice and logical but all of my recordings are crap. that's my fault though. i am seriously ashamed of them. maybe someday i'll not suck at strings.

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Reply:994 days 3 hours 13 minutes ago
Member: Hetjr

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guitars > digitech rp50 > rocktek EQ > Crate GX-15 and/or Ibanez GT10 amps > direct line in on my computer and edit with Cool Edit Pro 2. Backings are made with Reason 2.0. Drums currently are the Drumkit From Hell samples.

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Reply:993 days 19 hours 53 minutes ago
Member: gruvis

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For demos, I have: Akai DPS24, 4 SM57's, 2 SM58's, 4 Sennheiser e604's, 2 Audio-Technica 4050's, 2 Audio-Technica 2020's, 1 beta52, and a stereo pair of Studio Projects C4 small diaphragm condensers.

For actual studio work, I use- Neumann U87, AKG 414TLII (matched pair), AKG 414, Placid Audio Copperphone, Sennheiser MD 441 (4, vintage), Shure SM-81 (matched pair), Electro-Voice ND868, Audio-Technica atm33a, Audio-Technica atm 33r, Shure SM-57 (7), Shure SM-58 (2), Shure SM-62, API 312 mic preamps (2), Drawmer 1960 Preamp-Compressor (2), Neve 1272 preamps (2), Aguilar DB 680 bass preamp, SpectraSonics 610 vintage compressors, and a Chandler LTD-1 EQ/Pre-amp (Like a 1073, with more bands of EQ). All of this running into an RME Fireface 800, into Nuendo 3.0 with the Platinum Waves bundle, and a UAD-1 card.

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Reply:993 days 11 hours 51 minutes ago
Member: Captain Fantastic

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I typically will throw a blanket over my Twin�, close mic it straight on the cone with a Sennheiser 421 and a 57, then to an MBox and use Slow-tools (ProTools, sorry for the sarcasm) for edits and mix down. I use the Waves Diamond Bundle for processing live instruments and Reason 3.0 for orchestral samples, piano, drums, and loops. I monitor through an old set of Alesis Monitor One's that have been alright, but the bass isn't nearly as true as I'd like it to be. For voice and nylon string guitar, the pair of Equitek E-100's have been fairly hip and for guitars, I have a '92 Les Paul, a Tom Anderson Classic Strat, a Heritage H-550, a Hirade HE-5, a Godin Nylon String Multiac with Synth Access, and a completely beat on, but audibly pleasing, Fender Mustang whose year I don't know. There's other crap lying around too, let me see, an Epiphone mandolin over here, a Midiman controller, an original POD...oh yeah, this thing I'm typing on, a Mac Powerbook G4 that I've had for a few years. I need to spring for a new mission control soon!

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Reply:991 days 22 hours 26 minutes ago
Member: ibzRG

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I stick with simplicity: Axe -> POD2.0 -> Soundblaster Live -> Audacity 1.3 Drum tracks are not happening for me. I certainly don't have a kit but I don't know what to do even with samples.

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Reply:990 days 17 hours 25 minutes ago
Member: Hetjr

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you should "get" a copy of Reason 2.0. It's great for making bass/drum/synth style backings. I got the Drumkit From Hell a few weeks ago and it's literally got like over a thousand authentic drum samples.

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Reply:988 days 23 hours 35 minutes ago
Member: ibzRG

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I got a bass of my own. I'd be stupid to use software for bass tracks...
I got a drum sampler too... it's just that I don't know how to put them together to make sense. (I know how to technically sequence them, but not how to musically sequence them). As for getting a good range of good quality samples, they'd be of no use if I can't deal with a basic kit like I already got. The samples of it are not too bad.

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Reply:988 days 22 hours 56 minutes ago
Member: Mr. Blonde

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do you mean like making rhythms and whatnot? if so, just import a midi track from any tune, then look at the actual notation or midi editing view to see how it's composed and mess around with it from there.

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Reply:988 days 4 hours 25 minutes ago
Member: ibzRG

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Oh well... I may take a peek at Reason some time... get guitar pro files, export the drums as midi and view them in reason? Is that the procedure?

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Reply:854 days 21 hours 27 minutes ago
Member: Brett Robertson

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How does one "get" a copy of Reason 2.0?

Reply:990 days 11 hours 40 minutes ago
Member: jttrussler

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I use the stuff I have at school, hardly any of it is mine. Guitar goes through the Marshall something or other with a compressor/noise gate on it already. Mics are usually Shure SM-57, or on acoustics some kind of small diaphragm condensers, i don't know who makes them. This all goes into Logic Pro 7.2. Then there's Reason 3.0 for other stuff. Etc. Then I chill.

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Reply:987 days 22 hours 33 minutes ago
Member: Lord_Durock

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guitar>petal> amp or mixer (depends i get some tones i like out of both is its the amp its mic then mixer) >m audio revaltion 7.1 to> audiograber> Audacity

yea very anloge here............most of the time.
the mixer is alesis studio 12r

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Reply:987 days 1 hours 30 minutes ago
Member: Wurzeluk

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Guitar (electric) > me-50 (even with no effects) > Peavey Mixing board > Sound Blaster Live > N-Track for individual tracks. Bass added in pretty much the same way. Drums = electronic drum set > peavey mixer then the same. Pre mixing effects addition, volume levelling, eq'ing etc= Sony Sound Forge 7

Acoustic guitar > mic'd amp > cheap peavey mic > mixing board etc etc.....

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Reply:975 days 20 hours 43 minutes ago
Member: Zanary

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Right now, I'm going Guitar-pedals-Digitech Genesis 3-Alesis Mixer-Soundblaster external-CoolEdit Pro 2.

I'm probably going to get a "Fast Track Pro" or some such soon, which would have better A/D converters.

For drums...I'm helpless. I've tried machines, software, you name it...I hate it all compared to a good drummer sitting at a good kit.

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Reply:975 days 18 hours 15 minutes ago
Member: Xarkzila

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I'm a gear whore with too much to list, so who cares anyway?

Signals are kept analog as long as possible and many times are mixed-down to tape before any final processing occurs. I have my two original Sony tape decks that both still work.

Mics? I've got a good cab with a selection of about 50 different makes and models.

Guitars? Again a good selection. Acoustics and electrics, between the house and studio, total 20. Some of the more unusual axes are my 1928 Stella Blues 12 string and my VOX Mini 12 with the serial number 000024.

Outboard gear? Again too much to mention, but I'm a lover of tubes and not at all fond of solid state stuff.

I use a Roland V Studio for storage, mixing and mixdown.

I despise emulated effects, (programmer algorithms suck when compared to the REAL deal,) digital purity, plugins and anything else that is the result of "programming." I've learned to live with it, but will usually record my own stuff to tape FIRST, before perverting it with digital encoding.

If it's on a recording it's a real sound. No samples, unless they're my own. No loops. No click tracks. No auto tune for vocals. It's pretty basic.

Aside from that, the studio itself was acoustically designed to get the most out of whatever is played inside. (Acoustical Engineering does have a use after all!) The space was designed to be as clutter free as possible. Having cables running all over the floor in the old studio was a pain, so everything in the new space is run through the walls and the wall jacks are spaced so that headphones, mics and anything else that might need to be plugged in, has a jack nearby eliminating the need for extention cables and adapters. The drum corner was also specially designed and I've gotten GREAT sounds from any kit we've had in the studio. Managed to, with the right combination of pres and mics, get that Jon Bonham sound with just two overheads. I'll always use as few mics as possible on the drums. The more you mic the more phase issues you have to deal with.

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"The music industry is a cruel and shallow money trench. A long plastic hallway where theives and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side..."
http://www.cleargravy.com

Reply:941 days 2 hours 51 minutes ago
Member: glenn carter

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gear--- custom made guitars-zoom606 for gate and eq- behringer2x12- stack emulated line out into hiZ input[ home made] - sonar6 for tracks. same for bass- self edited trums on pci128 soundblaster pro,96khz

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Reply:854 days 15 hours 50 minutes ago
Member: johnmarkh

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i'm happy to say i've progressed past the stereo speakers. i've got some active truths. 8 and 3/4 in subs step out of that fake sound. i can shape the bottom end without mucking up my sound now. yay. i attenuated the treble in them a few db, and they're quite usable.

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Reply:854 days 14 hours 56 minutes ago
Member: Alex Koepp

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plug right into a Boss BR-1180CD, works great - hate having to mic drums and put them into it, though I've had good results, still a pain in the ass

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Reply:837 days 22 hours 35 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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My setup's still evolving, here goes:

Macbook pro and an Imac loaded with: Garageband, Logic, Reason 2.5, Guitarpro5, and Fission (Soon to pick up Isotope Ozone)
M-Audio Firewire 410:Gets the sounds into my macs via firewire. I NEED a mixer though... Maybe today?
Line6 Pod 2.0
Line6 Podxt (With all of the amp models)
Boss GT8
Roland DS7 Monitors (2)

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Reply:828 days 8 hours 2 minutes ago
Member: Night Owl

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When I need to record, I barrow my friends audio interface and then run that in FL Studio 6. My bass and drums are all from soundfonts I have downloaded.

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Currently working on my new album "Mythology", Due this Spring!

Reply:828 days 7 hours 35 minutes ago
Member: shanejohnson2002

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Here's how I have recorded recently:

Guitar - One of 3 Ibanez RG's I own...one of them is about to get converted into 3x single coils. Yes, there is a good story and a good reason for it ;)
before the amp: Morley Bad Horsie, GCX audio control, tubescreamer, super overdrive, big muff pi
amp: Marshall dsl100 right now. I'm thinking of trying out either a Stiletto Deuce, F-100, or a Dual Rec though, just for something new.
loop: rocktron intellifex

Right now I have no way to record to the computer (I sold some of my old stuff to fund the new stuff, and haven't had time or resources to buy the new stuff yet :( ). However, I did use an SM57 close-miked and got passable results with cheap-o equipment. My future plan is to get a Palmer PDI-03 or PGA-04 and run the amp direct through that.

Then it's going to be an M-Audio Delta1010 interface on the computer. Again, don't have one yet, but I have used one before and they impressed me. I start my new IT job monday though so the $$ should roll in soon ;)

All monster cables, using the shortest signal path I can.

The idea behind using the audio control is that, when the effects in its loops are not being used, they are cut out of the signal path entirely. That way, you don't need "true bypass" effects units. The GCX bypasses them for you. It's also MIDI controlled, which works right in with my intellifex.

As far as bass, I used to use just a Bass POD and an old squier PBass. I sold both before I joined the army though. So no bass tracks for a while. I'm planning on getting an Ibanez SR400QM and an MXR M-80 Bass DI box to record with though. I've heard good things about both.

Drums, I have to program myself. My brother is an INCREDIBLE drummer. I'll include a link to hear his work. In the future I plan on sending my stuff to him to get some drums laid down for it.

I use Audacity when I'm in a hurry and Cubase when I'm seriously recording something.

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http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=103720232

I think there's a pic of me or two in their pics section...

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Reply:824 days 11 hours 48 minutes ago
Member: Luke Dennis

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Really really cheap headset mic, straight to Audacity, it is a wonder it works....

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Reply:785 days 21 hours 37 minutes ago
Member: dcunning30

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guitar -> digitech rp350 -> usb -> magix music studio 12

so far, it sounds great. but alas, the weak link is the recording engineer (me)

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Reply:785 days 20 hours 47 minutes ago
Member: Xarkzila

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It's like anything else. Practice and it will get better. When it's as good as you can get it, then you need a better instrument. (I.e. mics & pres) Just like guitar, you can hit a point where the ONLY way to improve is to have better equipment to play with. Keep at it man. Mostly for the musician, all you need is something to remind you of what you did, something to "play for the band," (as in a demo... and don't mistake this either. Have you ever heard one of Roger Waters' demos? They absoultely SUCK for recording quality!) or something for posterity.

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"The music industry is a cruel and shallow money trench. A long plastic hallway where theives and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side..."
http://www.cleargravy.com

Reply:785 days 20 hours 28 minutes ago
Member: goodbyeboy

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macbook pro
pod xt live
rnp mic preamp
logic, digital performer, (which i never use) garageband, drumcore, finale 2007, and reason

i got good ol' 57/58, and akg solidtube microphone

i have two fender stratocasters - one scalloped mexican, one american

and good old pro tools with mbox 2 pro.

oh BTW reason is a great program for what its priced for.

Where words fail, music speaks.

Reply:785 days 19 hours 52 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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Most of my stuff's pretty decent, but some of it's introductory; this is of course because I'm a noob at engineering and recording. Although I've been doing it for a while, and have lots of ideas, some successes and some failures in the end, it's pretty hit and miss; I'm an amateur. What can I say, I'm a button masher, and have been defiling the web with my pitiful recordings for ages... lol

Macbook pro and an Imac loaded with: Garageband, Logic 7 express, Reason 2.5, Guitarpro5, Sibelius G7 and Fission
Logic Studio bundle; it's coming with all of this; Can't wait for it to arrive!
Logic Pro 8: Lots of recording options here, oooo I'm so excited. (Pitch correction on vocals, here I come!)
Mainstage:I'll have the ability to play live with JUST my mac, hehehe eliminates the POD and the GT8, supposedly sounds just as "good"...
Studio Instruments: I can say goodbye to Reason, now... I can create all kinds of virtual and midi-type tracks without having to slave in a different software...nice!
Studio Effects:Too many to list, but the compressors and EQ's are just gross! The pitch shifting is awesome, and the delays can't wait to dig in...
Soundtrack Pro2: Supposedly fits in with Final Cut, REALLY nicely muahahahaha It'll help with my vids...
Studio Sound Library: LOTS of apple loops, 5 Jam packs, ugggh so much stuff, so little time!

I have a whack of BetaMonkey Drumloops, these REALLY make it easy to get my basic ideas together (Quickly!) without having to make a lot of noise with my drums (I'm a crap drummer, so it takes forever for me to get anything together that's passable...)

M-Audio Firewire 410:Gets the sounds into my macs via firewire.
Behringer Xenyx2442 mixer: 24 channels, this thing has made my life soooo easy...
Line6 Pod 2.0: Uggh. I'm sort of tired of this, it sits in my pedal box, waiting for a rainy day...
Line6 Podxt (With all of the amp models)Also sitting in my pedal box, I'm really tired of the "pod" sound.
Boss GT8:About to also be retired. This thing sounds better through a mixer, but I'm weary of it's fizzy, "mud" sound.
Roland DS7 Monitors (2) oooo These changed my life...
Sure SM57, AKG D112, Samson C01 - Some basic mics to help me learn the "craft". I'm all about micing stuff, I can't seem to stand "direct in" guitar sounds, so I've started with this small, pitiful collection of mics to get me started.

My amps, this is some cool stuff (I like it, that's all that matters... lol)
Marshall JVM 410H Head c/w 1960 vintage cab
Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 401 combo (My main miced amp!)
Peavey Classic 30 combo (My secondary miced amp! Damn thing is a little beast!)
Peavey TNT 115 Bass Amp. Got it cheap, works good, sounds OK.
Sonax 750G combo. I kinda inherited this sucker, it's solid state, but has a pretty unique sound, actually...
Line6 Flextone. It's the first one, sounds pretty different actually, I've always liked it's simplicity and the quick programming. I've hated every other line6 amplifier since. Well the Vetta's not bad... lol

Guitars, I've got about 14. I won't list 'em all here...

My pedals, I have scads, I won't list 'em all, there's just too many. I will say that I just LOVE the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, and the Little Big Muff Pi. (I REALLY like the Little Big Muff Pi)

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Reply:784 days 6 hours 21 minutes ago
Member: goodbyeboy

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holy crap zombre. you got so much stuff...

ha, that just reminds me of this dude.....his name was thegrooveking (not sure) or something and he had TONS of gears....and when i say tons. i mean like you can't even count them - he didn't even know how many gears he got....i think it was close to 500 gears...so many racks
&guitars&s.....i don't know if anyone still remembers him...he was around this site good ol' days...

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Reply:783 days 21 hours 53 minutes ago
Member: bachmirage

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guitar>podxt>audigy platinum>sonar producer 5.....used to use groove agent for drums but it doesn't work any more. maybe i'll check out that drum kit from hell......hopefully easy to use......

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