Reply With QuoteI want to buy a Fender Champion 600 for $100 but my wife would stab me.
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To be fair to the dude, Mojave make damn fine amps - they're just not the sort of thing I'd play.
And yeah, the boutique market is just bullshit.
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I want to buy a Fender Champion 600 for $100 but my wife would stab me.
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word up holmes.
Jesus christ a 1688 key keyboard!
Wowzers!
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I wouldn't even know what to do with that. It's far too intimidating.
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Is there any special things you guys know about using a beta 58 for recording purposes? It sounds a bit off to my ears, but I might just not be used to live sound or whatnot. It almost feels too "live" for me. Anyways, any EQ/usage tips that are out there would be much appreciated.
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First off, get yourself a pop filter for recording. It will help get rid of the popping P's, booming B's, and slushy S'.Originally Posted by Destin
If it sounds a little too "live", you can certainly take care of that with EQ. Some EQ tips that work for vocals, and can be applied in general to just about anything:
- Use an HPF (High Pass Filters) on just about everything. In a mix, once low frequency content over several tracks starts to build up it will result in a boomy and muddy mix. In a male vocal, nothing below 100hz is usable, unless you are a baritone. Guitars can usually get the exact same treatment, although if you want big bottom guitars, some of that content goes as low as 80hz, possibly lower if you are Mr. Detune Death Metal guy. You can even start rolling off bass at about 60hz to make room for the kick drum.
- Cut 250hz if something sounds "muddy" to you. For a tight bottom end on guitars, dip out a little 250hz and boost at 100-120hz. Vocals commonly get 250hz cut as well.
- If a vocal or guitars sounds too "radio-ish" to you, then you need to start cutting some of the mids, from 1khz to 2khz (usually closer to 1khz).
- If a vocal or guitars have too much "bite", sound too "trashy" or "buzzy", cut between 3-5khz. 4khz is usually the offender, particularly in drum overheads. Cutting 4khz helps to smooth things out. This frequency range can also be adding to the "live" sound that you speak of, so try cutting in here to smooth it out some. This range is where sibilance (hissy S') start to come into play also, ranging all the way up to 8-9khz, depending on the singer. I usually find male sibilance at around 4.5 to 6khz, and female from 6-8khz, but every singer is different.
- Above 5-6khz is, in a vocal, sometimes describes as the amount of "air", or "sheen" that it has. If it sounds dull, try putting a high shelf EQ on it and boosting a few dB, if it sounds too "live" or "crisp", try cutting a few.
- Compress vocals pretty heavily, they sit better in a mix that way. It evens out the level and makes it sound more powerful. If your vocal sounds wimpy, compress it harder and bring it up a little in the mix to compensate. Also, to add more balls to vocals, you can boost at 100-150hz.
- As a general rule, it's better to CUT frequencies and bring up the fader than it is to boost them. Most EQ plugs start to sound "stressed" when you boost more than a couple dB, so cut cut cut and bring up the fader.
Let me know if you have any other questions or things I might have missed. Happy mixing.
Last edited by Mykozo; 30 Mar 2008 at 12:09 PM.
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Holy shit, that is the most useful post I have seen on this website. Thanks.
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Hey mike... what do I do to make a guitar more "warm" and "punchy"? How do I make a kick drum more "round"? I also need to make a bass guitar a little bit more "purple"
Can you help me?
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1 Set it on fire.
2 Attach a Punching Nun to the cut-away.
3 Remove the hardware.
4 Paint.
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Have you tried fighting a Samurai? Often helps before the EQ.
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