Getting Your Mixes to Translate February 9, 2009
Posted by ConnorSmith in : Mixing, Project Studio, Troubleshooting , 2commentsWe’ve all been here -
It’s the end of a long mixing day, and the mix is sounding awesome in the control room. We burn off a quick mix and take in the car on a CD for the drive home…
YUCK! It sounds terrible! Why does it sound bad in the car (or in headphones/boombox/etc) but awesome in the control room??
Here are some tips and techniques to help improve your mix translation. (more…)
A quick note on processor cores in Pro Tools 8 (and 7.4, among others) February 3, 2009
Posted by ConnorSmith in : Digidesign, Pro Tools, Troubleshooting , 3commentsJust a quick note – in Pro Tools 8 (and Pro Tools 7 for that matter), if you are running into a lot of errors, this might help, depending on your system.
If you have a multi-core machine, especially if you have a quad-core or dual quad-core, Digidesign recommends that you: (more…)
Digidesign Pro Tools 8 Compatibility Information February 1, 2009
Posted by ConnorSmith in : Digidesign, Pro Tools , 12commentsFor anyone searching for it, here is the official (from Digidesign) compatibility information regarding Pro Tools LE 8: (more…)
Review: Cascade FatHead II Ribbon Microphones February 1, 2009
Posted by ConnorSmith in : Microphone Techniques, Reviews, Studio Setup , 1 comment so farThe FatHead II is a figure-eight ribbon microphone from Cascade Microphones
Cascade Microphones’ FatHead II is sonically the same as the original FatHead. However, the FatHead II has slightly different stylings, a larger body, and comes with a shockmount. Specifically in this review I will be discussing the FatHead II Stereo Pair (street price: around $400). A single FatHead II retails for around $219. The FatHead II is a figure-eight ribbon mic, and because of its symmetrical design (unlike earlier FatHeads), it has an identical frequency response on each side. The FatHead II also comes in three different color options.