mmmm Platinum Toque...

Gonna go write Santa...

 

thanks............. it sounds silly, but I feel much better now that I'm a hoser.

Getting back to the thread..... are there any sound engineers on board? Maybe that's not the term. The people who play with all them ***** in the sound booth during recording. Do they boost and cut, or do they just set system to flat and just concentrate on making sure no one instrument gets too soft or too loud?

 

^^^I think "Impala Builder" fits that description. But, there are a few others that deserve a great amount of respect too...

Personally, I try to aviod using any form of EQ. But if I have to, I'll usualy cut between 1 and 3 db at a specific frequency, and vary the "Q" value of the EQ.

Do some reading in the SQ forum of this board going back the past year, and you'll find lots of "tuning" treads. (although they all don't take on that title)

Adam

 

Balance your boosting and cutting. You shouldn't have to be doing more of one and less of the other. And if you find you're doing a lot of boostin' an' cuttin' across the frequency spectrum, junk your system because the design and istall is "cack".

 

Wow this is the ultimate B.S. thread. It's pretty obvious that everyone hears and sees and smells and tastes etc. differently. So why are some of you guys so hell bent on pushing your idea of perfect? Just cause some d**k at iasca or usac or wherever tells you that this should sound like this and that should sound like that doesn't mean anyone else hears it that way. It might sound dead nuts perfect by usac rules to "defro" and sound like chicken s**t to "DUKK". I could never understand why people waste so much time and energy trying to please someone elses subjective idea of perfection. Listen, If "defro" can hear it and believes in what he's doing. Do it. Me, I can't hear it and i'll be damned if I chase my neighbour's idea of paradise.Later....

 

Some people have good hearing, while others have poor hearing - visit an audiologist and find out what your hearing is like. My wife has great hearing, but she misses a lot of sounds. I, on the other hand, have poor hearing, as in can't hear very high sounds(16k and up), but I can hear or pick out sounds that most people miss. It's like some people can see the whole picture (good peripheral vision), but miss out the details. BTW, my hearing loss is due to 11 plus years of teaching band to elementary aged kids.

Ultimate BS? I think any time people get together to share their experiences/findings/tastes/etc. it's a good thing. It's called life-long learning. I love listening to music - bottom line. Nothing beats good sex, but the next best thing for me is listening to a good, true to life recording played on a decent system.

My day goes better when I listen to Carl Orff's Carmina Burana on the way to work. Coming home, I listen to a bit of jazz. Music is the spice of life!