paulriot

I find it really difficult to get vocals to sit right when using headphones, not sure why this is exactly to be honest. I know that all/most mixing is better done on monitors, but I think its especially true for vocals.

NI instruments and effects integrate seamlessly into logic from my experience. Its a good place to start with 3rd party content. In addition, a lot of sample based virtual instruments/libraries (orchestral for example) use NI's Kontakt to run on, so not only is NI Komplete a good all round expansion, its a gateway to a world of good stuff.

The obvious consideration is that if you track with physical pedals then you're committing to the sounds and the settings that you track with. Whereas if you use the plugin equivalents, you can always alter the parameters, swap or remove effects altogether after the event. So i suppose it depends on the song or the setting. You might prefer the sound of a particular physical pedal over its plugin counterpart, so if you want that sound, then you have to go with it at tracking stage. If you're at an early stage in the composition or production of a song, then the flexibility of a plugin effect might be wiser. Me personally, i always track with hardware preamp and compression (not too much, just catching peaks usually). Certain delays and reverbs always hardware - the spring reverb in my guitar amp cannot be matched by a plugin.

Hello, I could do with a bit of feedback on this hypothetical setup please, for live work:- I currently use logic pro x on an iMac for home music production. I've had a tempting offer to come out of 'retirement' from live music and join a band, playing guitar and keys. I don't have any proper keyboards any more, just a usb keyboard controller, and funds are limited (need to buy a new guitar amp too!), and the sounds I have access to at home are the sounds i'd like to take to the stage, without sitting there looking like a t*** with a big imac! so was thinking of getting a used MBP and having a session of logic open on that, to handle all my keyboard sounds (kontact libraries, soft synths etc). That way all my sounds can be pre-loaded as patches/channel strips onto their own tracks, and fired out to the main board/PA via my interface. Could also have logic handling guitar fx via an effects loop. So does this sound like a workable setup? What kind of specification should I be looking for in a used MBP to handle this kind of application? Is there a more elegant/streamlined way of doing it? Is there an ipad app or setup that can handle this gig? And feedback or suggestions much appreciated. Cheers!

I'm getting into creating music with orchestral libraries and having a great time with it. I'm keen improve my technique and bring it into other projects, so if anyone cares to have a listen and give a bit of feedback - good, bad or indifferent - I'd be most grateful!? Its a short piece, i based it loosely on the music in scene from an harry potter film, and riffed on it a bit... [soundcloud] [/soundcloud] Cheers!

I like the vibe of this tune, its right up my street! There are people much more qualified than me to give you technical advice...the only thing that jumped out at me was the crash cymbal which sound a little harsh. Maybe it could come down a touch on the mix or have the some of the highs rolled off? Great stuff

I've got a lot of mileage from Waves Kramer tape too. It's great on snares, toms, bass and guitars.

IK Multimedia's plugs seem to find their way onto most things I do; their 1073, LA2A, 670 and Pultec emulations are really nice. They seem to draw a lot of computer resources though, and too many instances cause glitchy playback. So it tends to be a case of get the right sound, then bounce in place.

I've had a little play around with this, to try and achieve the effect. Here's a little noodling with an attempt at recreating it; please forgive the rubbish tune!! I've used the slowdown and speed up fades, along with a bit of volume automation along side it. As you can hear, it works reasonably well with sustained notes/chords, but doesn't quite pull it off during a melodic passage, as the timing goes off with the fade as it slows down. More experimentation required!! [soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/sstunes-1/hammond-powerbuttontest2[/soundcloud]

I love the sound of a real Hammond 'waking up'! If I was going to try and replicate the effect, would (and probably will try later):- Bounce the midi track in place so that you have an audio track. Split into regions wher you want to speed up/slow down; the start of a region will be the speed up and the end of a region will be the slow down. Draw a fade in and fade out. Right click the fade, there'll be an option to change it to a speed up or slow down. Experiment with the length and curve of the fade to get it sounding right. You could duplicate your midi track prior to bouncing, for example if you've got a D7 chord, you could have the d, f#, a and c notes on separate tracks. Apply the process to each of them individually and have slightly different speed up and slow down rates. It might sound a bit more textured or authentic this way, perhaps. I'm gonna experiment with the idea myself and see what's possible!

Assuming you're using a plugin for the delay, you could: Try setting the dry signal to zero Or if you want the delayed signal on its own track, you could use a bus to an aux track with a delay plugin, then use that as an input on a new audio track, record enable, record, and the wet signal will be recorded to your new track

A lot depends on how many inputs and outputs you want. If you don't need any more than the duet has, I see 4 obvious choices in ascending price/ (assumed) quality: UAD Apollo twin - probably not an upgrade per se in terms of conversion/quality, but gives you the UAD plugin platform/dsp. RME Fireface UCX Meltric Halo ULN-2 Prism Sound Lyra (1 or 2) I was considering all of the above for a recent interface upgrade, particularly the Lyra and Metric Halo, but needed more i/o for outboard gear, so went with something else altogether. Good luck and sorry to hear of the demise of your NS10s

The TB12 ticks all your boxes. As is typical with Warm Audio gear, you get a lot of bang for your buck. But I'm biased as I use a pair of them myself.

Have a look at www.spitfireaudio.com Incredible sounding orchestral libraries. I only have one of their starter packages from the 'albion' range, and it suits my needs perfectly. They're not cheap, but they are perfect for serious orchestral scoring.

+1 for Valhalla. Incredible plugins for the price.