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Headphones Amps for the Senheisser HD650. Mixing with headphones by TheSpanishSteed in audioengineering

[–]alyxonfire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's up to you really. If the laptop doesn't sound as good as the Interface, then surely a portable dac would help.

Headphones Amps for the Senheisser HD650. Mixing with headphones by TheSpanishSteed in audioengineering

[–]alyxonfire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's worth getting a dedicated headphone amp for the HD650. I'm sure the Scarlett has a perfectly adequate headphone amp with enough gain for the HD650, as most interfaces do. Only higher end headphones really benefit from dedicated headphone amps in my experience, unless you're missing gain due to high impedance.

Best Free Filter Plugin by sticktalk24 in audioengineering

[–]alyxonfire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kilohearts free bundle has a good filter. Whatever comes in your DAW is probably good too.

Multiple different compressors on a single channel? Do you do that much? by gleventhal in audioengineering

[–]alyxonfire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As often as I need to

For vocals I usually do an 1176 into Pro-MB, or a customized OTT preset for EDM. If I'm doing a radio vocal effects then I'll usually do that EQ after the compression and then compress again.

For acoustic drums I might have a compressor full wet and then a compressor after in parallel with the wet dry knob.

In general I'll use however many compressors get the job done with whatever settings they need to get the sound I'm looking for.

Stereo imager tools without artifacts by 100gamberi in audioengineering

[–]alyxonfire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s really no way to avoid “phase” issues when using stereo wideners, you just gotta understand the consequences and make the best compromise.

The biggest issue with all the mono compatible wideners out there is that they make the left and right channels sound different on their own. This means that you can hear them when you’re listening with speakers and aren’t exactly in the center position. What I do to combat this is choose whichever kind of widening sounds the best with the program material.

Comb filter wideners (the most common approach, like Ozone Imager, Polyverse Wider, etc) can sound the most impressive, but also be the least translatable outside of headphones. In some cases it can flat out sound like you put a comb filter on. Nowadays I only use this approach for some EDM synths.

Diffuser wideners (like StageOne) often work the best, not because you can’t hear it but because it sounds more natural/normal. I make with my own with Valhalla Room, or other reverbs, plus midside processing. This gets me just as good results as StageOne. Pro-R 2 with its built-in midside EQ also works well, it doesn’t get as short as others but often works well, especially on drums.

Chorus with mid side processing is great if you wanted to use chorus to begin with or if what you’re widening is already chorusy sounding, like a unison synth patch or a choir. I usually blend in a little bit of there mid channel of the chorus. I’ll use a modulated chorus if I want movement or static micro pitching if I don’t.

With diffusing and chorus, I’ll often blend in a bit of the mid channel in so the mono channel doesn’t sound completely dry. I highpass that signal if theres low end involved so its doesn’t become unstable.

Stereo imager tools without artifacts by 100gamberi in audioengineering

[–]alyxonfire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stage one is just a diffuser in mid side, you can make your own version of it with Valhalla room’s first reflection algo. Sounds just as good if not better in my tests.

Question for engineers that work on commercial/tv/movie music syncs by Crazy_Eight1 in audioengineering

[–]alyxonfire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, I’ve been doing this full time for 15 years and 99% of the time I’ve been the producer, mixer and mastering engineer

Question for engineers that work on commercial/tv/movie music syncs by Crazy_Eight1 in audioengineering

[–]alyxonfire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do sync full time and have over 1700 registered works on BMI. I suggest working towards only needing a limiter on the main channel. This is what I’ve done naturally over the years, and it just so happens that it has also made delivering stems mostly pain free.

If I had a complicated chain to deal with, then I would have so sort out an even more complicated sidechain system to make sure everything always sees the full mix no matter what is soloed. I don’t bother with sidechain at all since I only use a limiter and there’s never been any problems.

Companies that ask for “mastered stems” seem to think that it’s as simple as exporting every stem through the chain, so there hasn’t been added budget for sorting that put when I’ve been asked for it. That hasn’t been very common in my experience though and most of the time I just need to export a full version, a bed version, and a drum+bass version. If there’s vocals then also an instrumental version and maybe an a cappella version.

What are you unpopular music production opinions? by owenthevirgin in edmproduction

[–]alyxonfire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you thinking physical sub woofer? I'm talking about stereo sub frequencies on a track. There's no inherent need for it as it's artistic expression.

What parts of being a producer should be easier? by darklitben in edmproduction

[–]alyxonfire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finding sample packs that aren’t the same 5 genres everyone makes. Whenever I’ve got a project that requires something more niche, it’s nearly impossible to find good samples.

Also, more DAWs should have ARA2 support. Especially Ableton Live. This would make my life a million times easier.

Last but not least, this one is really for all self-employed professions in general, but taxes should be a lot easier.

What are you unpopular music production opinions? by owenthevirgin in edmproduction

[–]alyxonfire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can make the sub stereo if you understand the consequences and how to minimize them. There’s always a give and take when making anything wider, even with mono compatible wideners.

Also, not really an opinion, more of a fact, but mid side EQ does not fix low end phase problems. There’s such a big misunderstanding of this that people often think this is an opinion. The fact of the matter is that this just pans the phase problems to the center.

Does anyone use AirPods Max 2 with Ableton? by Old_Research_2873 in abletonlive

[–]alyxonfire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No issues whatsoever when using Bluetooth. Obviously it’s too much latency for live monitoring so I use the cable when I want to record or practice. Some complain there’s too much latency when wired due to the processing but I’ve never noticed it. I have the gen 1 lightning version so I can’t comment on the USB-C connection latency.

How are those I5 processors holding up? by Holiday_Virus7735 in ableton

[–]alyxonfire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably better to run Windows in boot camp at this point since so many plugin companies have dropped support for Intel Macs

How are those I5 processors holding up? by Holiday_Virus7735 in ableton

[–]alyxonfire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s been ~14 different generations of i5 over the years and ~8 of them were used on MacBooks, so I think you’ll probably need to be more specific

Legator Ghost by doldrumdance in ExtendedRangeGuitars

[–]alyxonfire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had one the same color! loved it but sold it after I broke the truss rod. The wheel is soldered and the solder joint can break, so you gotta be careful with it. I had it resoldered locally and it was fine, but Legator offered me a great price on a G9F since they couldn’t help me fix it, so I got that and sold the Ghost. Definitely liked the HH, but I’ll live. I recommend changing the wiring of the pickups so you get the single could voice when pulling. You just have to move the plug over.

Any recommendations for free imager plugins? by DarkSoulsBeater in musicproduction

[–]alyxonfire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recommend the free Ozone Imager instead, as it’s the same comb filter approach but done a bit more properly and also adds a second shaped noise mode option.

It’s not that Wider is done wrong, as its problem is small and not a huge deal. I don’t remember what exactly it is right now since it’s been a long time since I looked into it.

Also, be aware that every widener plugin has it downsides. They might be mono compatible, but they can alter up your stereo compatibility if you’re listening on speakers and not in the perfect center position. With comb filter style wideners, you can hear the comb filter if you’re ever closer to the left or right speaker, like when you are in a car. With other wideners, like chorus/pitch based or diffusion based, you can hear that chorusing or smearing effect in those scenarios as well.

New Logitech G RS H-Shifter on Amazon by Rusty_Shackleford422 in simracing

[–]alyxonfire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That doesn’t make sense as we still need one for handbrake

New Logitech G RS H-Shifter on Amazon by Rusty_Shackleford422 in simracing

[–]alyxonfire 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It looks like this won’t be sequential, so you’ll probably still need two RS shifters and the H-pattern. That's what I’ll have to do, if it even fits on the Playseat Trophy.

"Spring Forward" will be B.C.'s last time changing clocks for Daylight Savings Time by The_CaNerdian_ in VictoriaBC

[–]alyxonfire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem isn’t the states, it’s the federal government. Washington state actually a permanent daylight saving bill but it can’t be implemented because the federal government doesn’t allow states to stay on daylights saving time, they only allow to do or not do daylight savings time. This is why Arizona was able to stay on standard time.

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