Mixing a Metal Track

Hi all,

My questions quite simple but needs a slightly long winded answer.

I've recorded the guitars and bass for a metal track and i was wondering how to get a decent sond from the overall track. by that i mean, how to use certain feautres.

For example, what are the main processes i will need to use and what do they do to the track. I know what sound im looking for (aim for something like killswitch engage, obviously not gonna get near that but its a heading point) i just dont know where to start in getting that sound.

Why is there a constant ticking when i'm recording in Studio One??

I am trying to record using acid pro 7 with a rode NT1-A my audio interface is a focurite scarlett 8i6 but I cannot get the sound to come out and when it does it only comes out the left channel and real low even with the sound turned up on the interface and in acid. Could I please get help with this issue im new to this thanks.

I am beginning to record rap vocals.  I have a shure sm58 and I plug it into an older Tascam 4 track, then use the line out stereo to 1/8" In my laptop sound card.  Would i be better off puchasing a shure x2u so I can go straight to USB and skip my sound card?  I get reletively decent sounds through the tascam... I just want to get the most out of my sm58.  Thanks

I just want to know... how can we make sound or AUDIO travel from left to right stereo... or right to left stereo... This is an added effect you can observe with major recordings.... Example A guitar tune travels from your left ear to right ear while you are listening to it through your headphones ?

Hiya!

Just doin a sort of demo/EP thing atm, the genres metal (more melodic not thrash), and i've got an old m-box and im using protools. Guitars are okay to be recorded but im not sure about drums. what's essential to get a good drum recording?

Sorry im quite new to recording at home, but i know how to get a good sound. 

P.S - By "I know how to get a good sound" I mean once it has been recorded :P

Thanks

Joe :)

How do I get my music to the labels?

I am a white rapper from a small town in Ohio, East liverpool! I know there are millions and millions of people trying to get noticced in the rap game! but im hoping with a little help from you guys, i can stand out from those millions! The main thing i am trying to ask is, What are some differant things i can do to get noticed! i have been rapping for about 5 years! and i have learned alot over that time developing great punchlines and things like that i think im ready to step up and get noticed! so if anyone knows a way i can get this done, hit me up with some replys!

thank you

-Yung Blaze

i can write songs but i need a beat program that is free to put with the song.

Since I've upgraded to Pro Tools 10, I seem to be having a problem with the hardware buffer sizes in Pro Tools along with the ASIO4ALL driver. If I set a buffer size in Pro Tools to say, 1024 samples, ASIO4ALL won't match this buffer size and instead set itself to 512 samples. The buffer size in the Presonus Universal Control for my Firestudio Project won't change at all either. In other words, the buffer sizes across Pro Tools, ASIO4ALL and the Presonus Universal Control, are all different and not matching the same buffer size. Things were fine in Pro Tools 9, and this has only occured since upgrading to Pro Tools 10. I've tried downgrading to Pro Tools 9, but this is still happening. Has anyone else had this issue?

I've been in the habit of routing my mix back into the computer via the subgroup outs on my Mackie desk, but wonder if there's any benefit in using the main (XLR) balanced outs instead? Any help / advice on this gratefully received.

I'm looking to buy some new overhead mics as my small diaphragm condensers don't give me the fatness of the kit that I'd like. As much as I'd love to buy a couple of KSM32s, they're just way out of my price range and it seemed that the KSM27s were a nice alternative.

Has anyone used the KSM27 on overheads? I've read other forums which really just go on about it being used on vocals or acoustic guitar.

Hi All - 

I have a somewhat simple question about recording instruments in a DAW.I use very good Mics to record with and I record drums, guitar, bass, etc.Lately, my recordings have been coming out with horrible clarity.See, you can hear things that were recorded, but, using EQ doesn't help.EQ just adjusts the frequencies within the recordings.  What I need is to be able to bring resolution and clarity to recordings.  Would an Exciter work? Maybe like, a BBE Sonic Maximizer or Aphex Aural Exciter?A lot of times my drum recordings sound kind of "muffled".  I just need them to sound nice and CLEAR.  If anyone knows how to fix that, please help - THANKS!Happy Holidays and New Year :)

We're all influenced by someone in particular for whatever reason, so who has been your spark of inspiration to mix and record?

Mine would be Fredrik Nordstrom (Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir, etc)

Jon Merchant (Barbra Streissand, BeeGees, etc)

They both have very natural but polished productions that are clean and transparent and pleasing to the ear.

OK, so here's my problem: I snuck myself into our Ninjutsu club's sporting event as the "photographer" - I have to video the event using my consumer Canon HF10 camcorder, and I'll have to produce a DVD of the event.

Now, I have also videoed the previous event, and have detected a problem with recording the instructor's speech: The process is that the instructor demonstrates a technique, and then everyone practices the technique. The instructor then walks around, correcting mistakes. During the demos there is little problem: Everyone is (mostly) quite and the instructor wears a mike (connected to a little box worn at belt level) transmitting to an amplifying system (at least he did during the last event). So there’s no problem there. However, when the instructor moves around he turns off the mike (because obviously he needn’t be heard all across the mat). It’s tough to run after him with the camera and the tripod, because people are spread all over the mat. Moreover, when he says the interesting things, people gather around him listening (and speaking). Also people around **me** go on training, which may get quite noisy. So I can't get a clear recording of the instructor and we miss the best parts, the corrections people could really learn from.

**So, what I need is some way to capture what he’s saying while he's far from the camera**. Any suggestions?

Points to consider:

1. This is Ninjutsu, so the instructor is moving around and is active, especially when doing the class demos. However, as he’s the one doing the throws etc., and considering he’s already “wired” to the amplifying system’s mike, he’s not overly active.  
2. It’s a hobby. I’m not going to be paid – so expenses should be not too high. 
3. The result should be merged as a soundtrack to the video.  
4. The camera has no genlock. 
5. I’m much more “into” it than the instructor is. It’s a little like the cat and the bell, so it needs to be as little a hassle as possible.Thanks!

Hey Guys-  I have a somewhat simple question:

What is a Transient?  I'm not referring to a homeless guy  :)

I heard this term when speaking about recording drums, guitar, etc, but never knew what the term referred to.If anyone can answer in very simple terms, that would be cool!

Thanks much !

Hi and thanks in advance. If I connect a TRS adapter to an xlr cable will the path remain balanced and will I degrade the path in anyway as opposed to buying a "wired" xlr one end TRS on the other end