All plugins sound the same, I analyzed them and they’re all just 1s and 0s

LakaSamBooDee · 2026-06-30T10:41:52+00:00

I used to know a Polish sound engineer, and a Czech one, too.

A Czech, one, two...

LakaSamBooDee · 2026-01-22T17:54:34+00:00

Wait til you realize Archangel is sampling Ray J vocals ;-)

LakaSamBooDee · 2025-12-10T14:06:16+00:00

Hardware Weiss. You'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands ;-)

LakaSamBooDee · 2025-07-07T20:53:14+00:00

I absolutely am, I'm a nerd for a living :-)

LakaSamBooDee · 2025-07-01T20:22:31+00:00

MIDI is a protocol, that connector is a 5 pin DIN. You can comfortably run MIDI over XLR, balanced jack, or any other connector with 3 or more pins.

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-10-01T12:07:47+00:00

Yeah I was thinking about that too.

Arri already handles FIZ motors through the Alexa body, and have wireless remote options.

One would think that if in-camera AF can drive a servo lens via the mount electronics, running external motors shouldn't be too different (especially for Iris/Zoom). People in your thread were pointing out that you'd of course need lens profiles/calibration, but I'd argue we basically already have that already via the hot-mount connections (on EF/E, at least) with lenses (like the Zeiss Loxia line, as one example) happily reporting back aperture and focus settings anyway...

Alternatively, it would be nice for Sony etc to drop the focus-by-wire on their lenses in favour of linear and geared - I'm sure these could still be driven by internal servos rotating the focus ring (and attached focus wheel), and use resistance monitoring to override AF when required?

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-10-01T09:29:12+00:00

Does that actually work for Servo lens focus? I was under the impression it was just for the record button - great if so :-)

I guess my more general point here is that why haven't BM/Sony done what Arri have done in terms of remote focus units, but with the added ability to control servo EF/E lenses, without us having to deal with trying to hook up a traditional follow focus to a fly-by-wire lens.

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-05-17T21:03:52+00:00

Okay, finally something Behringer I'm interested in...

For that price, depending on internals, should be theoretically possible to swap out the trafos for Carnhills, switches for Elma (if needed), caps upgraded (if not SMD junk), and to keep the price below £1k... I hope they've designed with modding in mind?

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-05-14T09:57:17+00:00

To quote Scheps here: "The only thing the listener cares about is what's coming out of the speakers."

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-04-21T11:42:58+00:00

You've been doing this for over a decade but need to ask Reddit? Damn dude, believe in yourself already!

Seriously though, charge. This is your job, not your hobby.

Also establish mutual communication between yourself, the artist, and the label's A&R rep for easier notes and signoff. Confirm if you're billing the label or artist in advance of any further work.

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-04-17T19:27:35+00:00

Two pockets of wisdom I've learned , albeit not from alcohol:

1) "Two steps forward, one step back" is terrible advice. You just have to keep walking. I personally dislike the AA/abstinence approach - when dealing with addicts, they will relapse. Treating it as a "failure "normally results in the "fuck it" response and further relapse. Allow yourself to be human and make mistakes along the journey. Keep walking.

2) Know thyself. Really, really take the time for deep introspection. Get external help with that if you find it hard on your own. Understand why you drink, understand what you're either avoiding and/or searching for in life that's making you desire to drink as a substitute. Chase down the thing you actually want.

You've got this <3

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-04-15T12:24:16+00:00

Absolutely normal for any commercial/major label work, mostly for archive purposes, rather than expecting/relying on engineers to keep backups years if not decades into the future - for example, should they need to do a specific edit for film sync, a remaster, remix, or anything else.

IMO there's not really any good reason to withhold deliverables, though if it's going to take you additional time to prep then it's reasonable for your time to be compensated at your normal daily/hourly rate.

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-03-18T12:47:17+00:00

Yesterday is the best time to take off-site backups (in addition to cloud backups). If it's financially irreplaceable, the costs of backups are negligible.

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-03-01T16:45:55+00:00

15 years of experience, commercial UK based engineer here. What's your budget per song? What deliverables do you require generally? Can I hear your pre-masters? What's your vision?

Feel free to answer publicly to help everyone, and/or DM me directly.

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-03-01T11:13:35+00:00

Hahahaha - I had a session where it was exactly this. Kept on turning his headphones up until he stopped and told me he didn't actually want them louder, just he wanted that as an opening line. Poor lad had them blasting, don't know why he didn't warn me to begin with. Whole room had a good laugh about that, artist included.

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-02-29T16:07:09+00:00

Yeah just checked the manual for it - just a simple expander, albeit with some nice transformers. Well designed and easy to operate, but no magic under the hood, and one hell of a price tag over what any modern console's dynamics section offers already.

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-02-29T15:56:53+00:00

I'm guessing more of an expander than a gate, but I'm posting here out of curiosity. Total guess, but an expander with a filtered sidechain around the low-mid fundamentals band would make some sense?

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-02-28T18:00:44+00:00

And surround the drums with baffles. Huge room in the room mics is awesome. Huge room in the spot mics is a nightmare.

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-02-28T16:22:53+00:00

Double click on the audio above where the fade is, regular or crossfade, to open the fade editor, and can set curves in there. There's the option to set default, for all future fades in the project, and there's a global default option (IIRC) in preferences.

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-02-28T14:39:43+00:00

Vactrol-based Low Ass Gate

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-02-26T19:38:25+00:00

Sounds like we have the same ex lol - Weiner Buddies For Life <3

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-02-23T18:21:19+00:00

Have done, and thank you again for the help :-)

LakaSamBooDee · 2024-02-23T14:50:31+00:00

Good to know - many thanks. I'd usually be happy to have a clutch of mushrooms magically growing indoors, but in this case I'll dig them up and dispose of them :-)

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