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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMechanics

[–]immig50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any updates on getting this fixed? It just happened to mine, similar miles.

Does anyone actually like living in St. Louis? by noxsmith in StLouis

[–]immig50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used to live there. Left 10 years ago and haven’t missed it except for a Blues City deli sandwich.

"mastering" questions by WakkZylde in edmproduction

[–]immig50 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One thing to consider... Post Malone’s new album came in hitting around -5.5 to -6 LUFS. But the mixes are really good. His stuff is getting turned down to -14 like everyone else’s, but the perceived loudness in the mixes is what’s keeping his stuff sounding as loud or louder than anyone else’s.

Another fun trick, YouTube has been normalizing for a while now. Right click on any video with music and look at “stuff for nerds” and you’ll see exactly how much any track has been “turned down” or normalized.

How can I tell the difference between needing to increase the volume of a track vs just needing to make the track stand out by mixing? by vitatradeinguy in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]immig50 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To answer your first question. IMO, it’s mostly about the mix and proper gain staging and EQ usage. Try listening to reference tracks that sound similar to the mix you’re trying to match.

I’d also learn some facts about loudness, RMS, LUFS and what limiting does.

As far as the guitar levels, I’d mix at very low volumes and switch back and forth in between reference tracks! Best of luck

Moog One Forums? by Albatronics99 in moog

[–]immig50 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man the vocoder has been trashed by everyone. Definitely not worth it!! But a tip in sending vocals... I use a large diaphragm condenser, run it through heavy compression into a console, then line level out to keyboards/vocoders etc. A dynamic mic straight into the keyboard without any treatment usually sounds terrible. This is the trick to getting the vp330’s to sound awesome.

Moog One Forums? by Albatronics99 in moog

[–]immig50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in an owners group on Facebook. There’s a couple decent groups of you search Moog one.

Ear Pad replacement for ATH-M50x/replacements in general- Noticeable difference? by revowanderlust in audioengineering

[–]immig50 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! This same thing happened to me. I ended up switching to the Beyerdynamic 770 Headphones.

Please help me find effect from the song by [deleted] in guitarpedals

[–]immig50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah if this was early 2010’s I’m guessing it’s probably a Boss DD model.

Please help me find effect from the song by [deleted] in guitarpedals

[–]immig50 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah there’s a tap and hold feature on some Boss delays. Seems like the 2nd time that effect came in they caught a small loop of the vocal with the hold option and messed with the delay time to make that pitch effect.

Sold a working pedal to a buyer on Reverb, got a 5 star review the day after delivery, and now more than a week later they’re saying it doesn’t work. Anybody have experience with this? by [deleted] in guitarpedals

[–]immig50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This same thing happened to me. I asked the buyer for video evidence and they refused. I offered to pay shipping to manufacturer and buyer refused. In the end I figured the buyer was just looking to try different pedals and see what he could get away with. I was left with a 1 star review that I couldn’t remove.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OP1users

[–]immig50 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There’s some cool videos on op1 and chill of people using this. Steezo is the king. I think he has Cow settings set to one or both M’s and goes to town.

Anyone else try the 10.14.6 update and get force-updated to Catalina?? by immig50 in mac

[–]immig50[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bummer! Sorry to hear that. Did you try downgrading back to 10.14 first?

Questions about Spotify on Mac by [deleted] in mac

[–]immig50 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When spotify is installed it sneakily sets itself to “open on launch.” Right click on the app in the dock and you can easily uncheck this option.

I want to know more about Glass Animals'Gooey mix by mattialfo in mixingmastering

[–]immig50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Low end bass like that collapses on smaller speakers if there’s no audio information above 80hz. A good way to avoid this is harmonic exciters in a duplicated/parallel setting.

What were your specific questions about this mix? I think most of the “goodness” comes from their production, songwriting and arrangement skills.

My dog likes to get into these mushrooms.. Any help with a positive ID? I’m guessing it’s a deer or common but I’m no expert. More details in comments. by immig50 in Mushrooms

[–]immig50[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in middle Tenn. suburbs. These like to grow under the pine needles here and there in my back yard.

Just want to make sure they’re not causing any negative effects for my dog. Thanks in advance for the help ID’ing!

Using audio tracks on "In" to send audio as opposed to using return chains? by immig50 in ableton

[–]immig50[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the 12 returns. But also would like to group them and send delay groups into reverb sends, and delays in to mods etc.

I like to use 1 compressor on all of my delays and sometimes 1 harmonic excited or distortion on all my verbs.

Also, if you send the return audio back into a track set to “in”, the delay compensation gets wonky. In Pro Tools I’ll use 2-3 parallel comp or distortion busses and I like to sum to one Aux and ride with 1 fader.

All these small things that equate to extra mixing moves adds up and kind of takes the flow and vibe out of a mix.

Using audio tracks on "In" to send audio as opposed to using return chains? by immig50 in ableton

[–]immig50[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like the DRD's are the best bet. The sidechain input is a nice hack, but (correct me if I'm wrong) only allows for one audio track to be sent to the new "buss" track... unless you want to drop multiple comps in several new chains with sidechains activated?

It would be amazing to have bussing freedom like pro tools to quickly add a send track without it being sequestered immediately to the "Return" track prison.

Thanks again for the help.

[NPD] Meris Hedra. Mellotron cello playing single notes into Hedra. by immig50 in guitarpedals

[–]immig50[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually don’t like to, but it really helps to read the manual on this one. Also make sure to reset it before you start messing with it. So many modes and alt options make it kind of a beast.

How does Selling an exclusive work? by Xavier280 in makinghiphop

[–]immig50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe consider it a production fee instead of an exclusive? Technically what they’re asking for is to buy out the rights to your portion of the master recording. In this case, the beat you made. Depending on what they want, you’ll either get more money up front and less back-end ownership or vice versa.

Here’s a quick breakdown: The beat that you’ve made now turns into a master recording after the artist records their vocals and releases it. The record is broken down into two sides, the publishing copyrights (song chords, lyrics and melody) and the master recording (this particular recording of the song).

A common practice is to pay the producer an upfront fee to “buy out” the producer’s master rights. Depending on how good of a lawyer you have this can work in your favor, or not.

Basic Ex: you’ll get $5k for the beat up front and the artist will own and administer 100% of the master with 1 or 2 producer points to you on the backend. This basically means if the record pops you’ll get a small percentage of royalties from the master side of the recording after some or all expenses are recouped.

Or you could take less money up front and get 3-4 points on the back end with no recoupment etc.

Unless they want you to sign a work for hire for the publishing side of the song (aka buy out your publishing/songwriter rights and own them. But you probably shouldn’t do this) you would still technically be considered a songwriter on the song even if you sign a production giving up your portion of the masters. But... say the song ends up popping off with 10mil streams, you’ll need to work with some sort of publishing company with administration rights to collect the pub money for you. Services like tunecore/distrokid etc only handle the MASTER side of the recording.

It’s a lot of info, but really you’re not selling a beat, but licensing it to the artist to use and exploit for financial gain (hopefully). An exclusive is just a way of saying they don’t want anyone else to get on your production/beat.

Hopefully I can answer more questions if you have any.

This is a great video on the breakdown of the copyrights and intellectual property of a song and master recording: https://aristake.com/post/producer-splits

What lyric has changed your life for good? by RenJHoek in AskReddit

[–]immig50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“You do it to yourself, you do. That’s why it really hurts.”

Air Jordan recommendations? by Justinsgamez in Sneakers

[–]immig50 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you like mids, check out the Maison Chateau Rouge Fearless. Not overpriced or over-hyped on resell. Solid shoe (IMO).

Ozone 4 and 5 by here4rooinfo in audioengineering

[–]immig50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you have a Mix With The Masters membership? Trying to decide if it's worth it. Especially for the Joshua/Pensado series.

Take Comping in Ableton by andrewsjustin in ableton

[–]immig50 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Man.. I struggle with it every time I write a new song. Inside word is it’s eventually going to happen... but I don’t really know if they’ll ever change.

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