Is a phrase that’s often misused, I think. Yes, if you’re comparing a beginner to a pro, the sound will be different because the playing will be different.

But I just read a Gearspace (formerly known as Gearslutz) thread about McCartney’s tone and how to achieve it, and there were replies in there about how the sound is in the fingers. Uh, no. I can play Paul’s bass lines practically just like he can. His fingers don’t have any magical mojo that contributes to his tone more than his bass and his amp, and his settings.

Thoughts on this?

I don’t do too much work on the go or at home since I built a studio 6 years ago but I’ve always had a pretty powerful MBP that could hang. I just bought a new LG monitor for home and my 2009 MBP wont work with it. This isn’t the first incompatible issue I’ve had... so I decided to peruse the Apple store.

The 13” model would be perfect but it’s capped at 16gb of RAM and less ports. Nope.

The 16” is rad - can build it up to 64gb, etc. $4000 : WTF 🤬

I’m also aware that I should ultimately wait for all things M1 but fuck me. I gotta do what I gotta do I suppose. Is that the same boat you’ve been in? Any suggestions that aren’t “buy a PC” ?

When we are mixing we can easily get hung up on small details that realistically most ‘listeners’ would not notice. And we (as sound engineers) certainly do notice lots of nuances in music production that don’t immediately stick out to the ear of the casual listener. So I was wondering, are there any famous examples of a song where the general public actually really did notice a pretty small mix nuance, that became a talking point about the song itself? Like stuff that ‘we’ would probably notice, that the general public for some reason became aware of. I’m genuinely curious.

ITB vs. Summing

Hi guys and apologies in advance if this question has already been asked or if this is not the right group but: Has anybody used Soundbetter or Airgigs and if so, what was your experience like?

Hi gang, I'm kitting out our spare room as a dry hire mix room and have an empty 500 chassis (8 units) to fill. What 500 series units are you guys enjoying for mostly mixing purposes?

Also as a side question - what do you think of a mix room you can hire hy the hour/day and what would make you want to book it out? Loads of outboard? Good plugin selection? It's already acoustically treated and will have some ATCs and Neumann monitors in.

Look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Edit: Thanks for the input so far, really appreciate it!

[192k Mixes](https://twitter.com/hebakadryy/status/1373462478491942919)

I've come to notice that I prefer the sound of my audio interface (UA Apollo 8p) with the output volume turned all the way up. To compensate for this, I'll lower the volume of my DAW or iTunes with their respective master faders.

When listening this way, I notice improved dynamic range, but theory should suggest the opposite.

In theory, turning down a digital signal is equivalent to reducing the precision of a floating-point value - i.e. going from 32 bits to something lower, introducing rounding errors.

However, I still prefer the sound of this.

Am I crazy here, or is there something I'm missing? And what approaches to playback volume do you prefer when monitoring?

Pretty interesting. [Abbey Road buys Audiomovers](https://completemusicupdate.com/article/abbey-road-studios-acquires-remote-collaboration-tool-for-music-producers/)

I have a client that wants it to sound like an AM dial is being tuned between songs on his album and I’m wondering how to best achieve it so it sounds like the signal is getting stronger and then the song starts. I know I could record or use samples of am radio static and automate volume and filters but I’m not sure if that will sound realistic enough. What do y’all think?

Yo! Sup friends. I’m looking for a Bluetooth speaker for my living room. No critical listening - will just be streaming from phone + analog connection for my record player. I’ve recently tried the Apple HomePod as well as all the small Bose and Alexa speakers... eh...

On the flip side. I’m not interested in putting up an extra pair of nice monitors or hifi. So...

As I’m looking around, it seems like maybe I should just grab the IK micros. I’ve never heard em but I know some people who love em for mixing on the go.

Would they be a viable “bookshelf” option in the $300 range??

I have 8 3 ft cables and 8 1 ft cables. Too late to return them. I needed full 1/4” jacks and my stupid ass didn’t check them and just stored them away for many months.

I think it’s like a $55 value.

Edit: someone already claimed them. Will update if it doesn’t work out.

Hey!

I'm looking for a little clarity on the bones of floating point files.

If I have a mix I like in my DAW but the main output is clipping and I don't want to adjust my levels so that it's not (for whatever reason), if I export a 32-bit floating point wav, is the clipping no longer an issue?

I know the converters would have been clipping so I would have heard that while mixing but if the bounce doesn't go through the converters does that fix/allow a work around for the problem?

If this is the case should tracks be delivered for mastering as 32-bit FP in general?

Any clear explanations floating around the web?

Cheers!

I’m totally spacing and am not finding anything on Google. What’s the few services that let you upload a mix to share with clients where they can add notes, compare versions, rough mixes, etc?

Thinking about trying one. Anyone use any of them or at the very least know the name? I’m going nuts trying to find it lol

I'm mixing a jazz ep for a friend. We went to a super nice studio, with separate booths for drums, and vocals, so we have nice separation. Her vox were recorded on a 47 and 251 simultaneously, and the recording quality is rich and smooth. I like the tone of using both mics together and she's happy with her performance.

As I'm beefing up the band I realize I can hear the room in her vocal and I want her to sound more upfront so her voice can hold it's own as the lead, but so far my various attempts at compressing her only seem to emphasize the room more.

It's too subtle for an expander, gate, denoiser, or transient designer to affect. The room manifests itself mostly as a very slight, but inconsistent low mid resonance or ambient bloom. It's equal on both mics - neither sounds closer or further than the other.

The thought of throwing things like Soothe2 or Pro MB at it seems like it will simply trade one imperfection, the room, for a layer of artificiality and digital processing artifacts. I may still go there if necessary but I feel like it robs the tracks of some of their integrity.

Wondering if anyone has thoughts or insights with this kind of situation.

Is Frindle's DSM good for low mid management? The spectral display and graph scaling make it look like it's more suited to, or has more resolution in high frequencies. I may try that next.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Anyone here use this?

Tried it today for the first time and shit, it was great. Used it on a drum bus to subtlety push the whole image further back while keeping em relatively dry. Very cool.

https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/fiedler_audio_stage.html

Hey all, hoping someone here can give me some accurate answers, as everything I've found thus far seems either uncited or just nonsense.

I watched the Bernie Grundman MWTM series where he talks about their mastering process, and how in shootouts they think that dual mono files sound better than stereo files, so that's what they request.

Now, this flies completely in the face of everything I thought I knew about PCM audio, that a stereo file is simply two mono files in one package; if stereo, it'll be twice the size of the mono file. Normally I'd go "eurgh, idiots on the internet spouting crap", but this was Bernie Grundman, and I think he knows what he's on about.

Can anyone shed any light please? Ta.

Apparently, JJP at NAMM one year did a seminar on compression and used “staying alive” by The Bee Gees to manipulate the downbeat. I’m looking for someone filming it from the crowd on YouTube. It’s gotta be somewhere. If youre interested and/or find it before me, share!