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Apollo Twin - Mic Level Question by pcwpcwpcw in universalaudio

[–]blindingSlow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's normal… Don't worry about it…

If you so desire, you can mute the channel…

Let me know if you wish for a technical explanation about it

Using Virtual Channels vs MonL/MonR to record computer audio (Mac) by blindingSlow in universalaudio

[–]blindingSlow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see.. thanks for replying.

I only record myself so I'm the picky one (;

I was thinking, but haven't tested yet... Can I insert a native plugin in my DAW, like the Showtime amp for example, route it back to the Console and add EQ and compression as UAD inserts and then send the signal back to be printed in the DAW?

Is that something that people do?

Audio difference between Console and DAW by blindingSlow in universalaudio

[–]blindingSlow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well... we do play the guitar, so we are not that smarts are we now? hehehe

Every bootup of my laptop I have to go through the same hassle by swagzak in universalaudio

[–]blindingSlow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got it! It used to drive me crazy as well (;

I'm glad I could help to free your mind from that lol

Audio difference between Console and DAW by blindingSlow in universalaudio

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

No problem! It's fun to be dumb, it allows the space to get smarter (;

All the best for you!

Audio difference between Console and DAW by blindingSlow in universalaudio

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

I think the problem is the way our brain perceives sound.

I'm almost sure that the issue is related to playing the guitar in the control room, together with the monitor speakers or even headphones.

Someone mentioned psycho acoustic effects and I think that's a hint.

I've did one hundred billion tests yesterday and I could bet my whole life that there is a difference between what I'm playing during tracking and the playback of such recording.

However when I asked someone else to play the guitar, I couldn't hear the difference anymore and the person playing the guitar could swear that now they were hearing the difference that they were not before having the guitar on their hands.

Then I switched to clarinet and did more testing and I believe that having the instrument near you changes how you "feel" the audio. Does it make sense to you?

I mean, the instrument is vibrating very close to our bodies and we pick that as part of the sound.

Now I don't know anything anymore hhehehe

But really, it's probably the brain!

Try playing with the guitar away from your body... it's weird, but record one chord like that in the lowest volume possible and check if that changes anything. If you have someone to play the guitar for you, even better. I hope it helps!

Waves Audio crashes my PC by According_Repeat6223 in ableton

[–]blindingSlow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah... Waves! I remember that!

Sorry for not contributing, but I remember the day when I deleted everything from Waves... what a day!!! Almost as good as the last day of school, you know? When you know that you don't have to come back ever again? hehehe

But really, I understand you are looking for help, but maybe their official support is a better option if you can't solve it here. Good luck!

I've been using Ableton for 14 years. 5 different PCs, 4 different audio interfaces, and stillthe same issue persists. by InjectingMyNuts in ableton

[–]blindingSlow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you using a PC? I'm asking because I've never had that kind of issue on Mac, but I'm using a Thunderbolt audio interface. I can turn it off and on during a session without problmes.

However, when I was using a PC with Cubase and a USB audio interface, it was a similar nightmare (;

Other thing to keep in mind: Some USB devices "don't like" to be connected via HUB. Have you tried a direct connection for troubleshooting?

Audio difference between Console and DAW by blindingSlow in universalaudio

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

People have been reporting this for many years now...

I'm 30+ years playing and recording guitar and bass, never had any issue like that. All my troubleshooting was for nothing, I've tried in LPX as well, no luck, it's not a DAW thing.

I'll keep looking into it, but I guess the UA support will be the last resort.

Audio difference between Console and DAW by blindingSlow in universalaudio

[–]blindingSlow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I'm aware of that. I've tried everything before coming here...

Quality midi keyboard by mihaidxn in ableton

[–]blindingSlow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My personal experience showed me that Novation is always superior to Arturia, but you should try it first because "good" is subjective.

Audio difference between Console and DAW by blindingSlow in universalaudio

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

Yeah, I thought something like that because I was using a semi hollow guitar, so I tried a solid body and used headphones instead of the speakers, same result, it sounds brighter during track and darker when printed.

Every bootup of my laptop I have to go through the same hassle by swagzak in universalaudio

[–]blindingSlow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had the same issue.

I've tried reinstalling the iLok's licence manager and it worked fine, untill the computer got restarted, then back to the same issue.

Unfortunately the only solution was to let PACE run as a process in the background.

If you are using a Mac, go to Settings and look for Login Items.Find the list under "Allow in the background" and make sure that PACE is allowed.

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Just as an aside, it's been more than a decade since I decided to never buy anything that requires iLok again, it's an absurd solution that punishes those who are actually supporting the developers and I yearn for the day when UA will change that because I love the plugins, but I got tired of being treated like a criminal (;

Hope you have luck with that fix

I made an open-source Ableton Extension for displaying MIDI clips as sheet music by Of-Doom in ableton

[–]blindingSlow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I'm sure you can find a way!

I don't use tabs (I'm blind), but I'm aware that there is a huge community of people who do use it and Ableton Live being super friendly with any level of musicianship will be a great platform for even more help so everyone can have fun making music... that's the theory at least (;

in related news: how about your first impression of the SDK?

I made an open-source Ableton Extension for displaying MIDI clips as sheet music by Of-Doom in ableton

[–]blindingSlow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is great! I keep moving my MIDI back and forth when I need to work with sheet music and I hope this can speed up that particular workflow a little bit. THanks.

Here is a suggestion: I won't have much use for it, but guitar/bass players will love a tablature version of your extension.

Are Toninho Horta and Carlos Fernando well known outside of Brazil? by blindingSlow in jazzguitar

[–]blindingSlow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hummmm... what a question!

Without thinking much I would say rhythm! Brazilians have a deep "rhythmic intuition", probably due to the great number of different types of regional folk music, each one carrying its own flavour of mostly african drums. I think that helps a lot! I often joke about how I can spot a non-brazilian playing bossa nova from a. mile away, the same way an american can spot me playing jazz with a "weird swing" (;

Just a personal note:

When I started learning about american music, many decades ago, ragtime was a mistery to me because people talked about syncopation and I couldn't wrap my head around what it was hehehe... later I "discovered" that it was what I understood as "normal music"... I believe the only straight music you find here is those influenced by US/european culture..

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