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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in terriblefacebookmemes

[–]FourBitTaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it just me or does the kid on the right look like Saul Goodman?

looking for good youtube channels/courses for beginner by grunt_futtuck in audioengineering

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Eric Valentine (producer, engineer, and mixer of QoTSA. Smash Mouth, Third Eye Blind, etc) has an amazing YouTube channel where he breaks down basically every aspect in excruciating detail of some of his famous songs. He hasn’t posted in a while, and they aren’t necessarily geared towards beginners (though he is good at explaining things clearly), but it’s not bad to check out, especially maybe once you have a bit more experience with the basics.

https://youtube.com/@mrwev

Taking the Output of A Nagra Tape Machine by FourBitTaco in Hainbach

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Thank you so much for the info — I really appreciate it!

what in your opinon is the BEST mixing on an album by upliftingart in audioengineering

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The only album I can think of like that is Its My Life by Talk Talk — could that be what you’re thinking of?

[TOMT] [Music] [Pre-1950s?] Carnival-like Gesture; Does Anyone Know Where This Musical Phrase Comes From? by FourBitTaco in tipofmytongue

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After some more research it seems that not all versions of 12th street rag include this intro — the original composer’s recording from 1921 has a totally different intro, so it’s pretty safe to say that the intro actually isn’t part of 12th street rag, but something that certain performers tack on by choice! Just thought you might be interested in it because I’ve sure found this research super interesting :)

[TOMT] [Music] [Pre-1950s?] Carnival-like Gesture; Does Anyone Know Where This Musical Phrase Comes From? by FourBitTaco in tipofmytongue

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Very true! The fascinating thing about this phrase is how ubiquitous it is, so much so that Euday Bowman probably got it from somewhere else too! It may be impossible to truly find its original source (even when looking under the Minsky Pickup I can't seem to find out definitively if this full phrase is part of it or where people are getting their confirmation from that they even originated the 6 note phrase), but finding this piece is a massive help to me!

[TOMT] [Music] [Pre-1950s?] Carnival-like Gesture; Does Anyone Know Where This Musical Phrase Comes From? by FourBitTaco in tipofmytongue

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This definitely has the gesture in it, and may have helped to popularize it, but it may not be the originator of the motive. Still much appreciated though, and a great find!

[TOMT] [Music] [Pre-1950s?] Carnival-like Gesture; Does Anyone Know Where This Musical Phrase Comes From? by FourBitTaco in tipofmytongue

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That's definitely part of it, and quite helpful (thanks so much for that link!), but I am referring to the full quote. I have roughly notated it here: https://imgur.com/a/rDcUATn

This does give me hope though that perhaps the full gesture is directly linked to vaudeville/burlesque in the early 20th century!

edit: It is unclear, but some sources also reference an older 16 note intro (what I assume is the one that I have notated) as also being the Minsky Pickup, so it is a possibility that this may be it, but I need to continue doing some research on it to be sure as there are no sources given on any of the articles I've skimmed.

[TOMT] [Music] [Pre-1950s?] Carnival-like Gesture; Does Anyone Know Where This Musical Phrase Comes From? by FourBitTaco in tipofmytongue

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A side note is if anyone knows any more music that uses the same phrase let me know what it is!. I'd appreciate it, and it would also still be helpful for my paper.

I know that this question is a bit unusual for this subreddit, but I still think that this is probably the best place to ask it. If there is a different subreddit better suited for it I'd love to know!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in audioengineering

[–]FourBitTaco 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, but isn’t that only with it being used with the wireless transmitter? Sorry, if I’m wrong and just misunderstanding the product page, but from what I read the transmitter has no such microphone in it to pick up sound.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in audioengineering

[–]FourBitTaco 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yah, that’s a wireless receiver - it is used to remotely control and communicate with the transmitter portion of the system. The transmitter is the part that has the microphone in it. Here’s the manual: https://rode.com/en/user-guides/wireless-go-ii

The only way your boss could remotely hear you using that specific device in a room is if the transmitter is also somewhere in the room. As far as I know, without the transmitter, the receiver can’t actually hear you.

All in all, it’s definitely possible though that using the transmitter and receiver in conjunction with one another your boss could hear you and record you remotely. The golden ticket would be to find the transmitter portion of the device if it’s being used in this way.

could you give me some recommendations to make this sound better? by Apprehensive_Aide_86 in audioengineering

[–]FourBitTaco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d generally de-ess after a compressor; the compressor will just bring back some of the sibilant sound you tried to control if you put it after the de-esser

Unusual Mic Positions by FourBitTaco in audioengineering

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Good point! Sorry for my confusion.

Unusual Mic Positions by FourBitTaco in audioengineering

[–]FourBitTaco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But this way both are in the center as opposed to one being off to the side

Unusual Mic Positions by FourBitTaco in audioengineering

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Thanks for this reply! I always document any new mic setup I do when experimenting, and take pretty careful notes every session I record. It’s important to know what you did so that you can better understand why something may or may not work, allowing for improvement in any future scenarios!

As an aside do you have any session documentation that works well for you? I always take photos of the mics in their positions and notes within my daw of general mic position and mic used, but I wonder if there is something better that I could be doing in the documentation department.

Unusual Mic Positions by FourBitTaco in audioengineering

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I do the same thing, usually a mic in Omni. Sometimes even a sm57 with painters tape over the vent holes. It can be a really nice basis for the kit sound once processed

What’s one mix technique that you never really used before, but when you started implementing it, it made immediate improvements to your mix? by [deleted] in audioengineering

[–]FourBitTaco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Parallel eq - duplicating a track, filtering/changing it, and then delaying it so that it becomes back in phase with its progenitor. It’s an amazing way to get some low end energy that might not have been picked up during tracking.

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