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> -----Original Message-----
> From: delfinx2000 [mailto:delfinx@...]
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 2:59 AM
> To: logic-ot@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [L-OT] important question to me


> As many of us I am producer,song writer,musician,etc,and,till
> now, i have done all my mixes in comercial studios having at
> home a professional stuff that normally we only use it for
> monitorization my sound modules.
> Its dificult to me to obtain good mixes in comercial studios.There
> is a lot of reasons.
> The main ,its dificult to me to work with diferent stuff on every big
> studios that I use to go because each mixer desk or outboard
> gear are diferent from a place to another.And the engineers not
> ever are the people who are the best work mate for me.I like the
> sound but not the final mix result.Because i did it in a
> unconfortable enviroment.

A common problem... Often, studio-engineers are quite professional in using
their gear, but the social realition between them and the
musicians/composers is sometimes difficult. Nevertheless, they often work
over years to learn how to do dense and musical mixing - no thing done over
night. But if I were you, I would go ahead and learn how to mix!

> Whe i bought all my gear three years ago,i never thought that the
> digital tecnology it could oferr to me the facility of doing good
> professional releases at home.Because all the time i was
> thinking that i was buying
> broadcast or projet focused gear, good for demos and litle works
> but not for serious releases.
> Till now i have done all the mix work as one more
> engineer/producer.But i never thought that my home gear could
> obtain
> top quality .

I would avoid using the Reverb-algorithms of the D8B-plugs as well as any
other native Reverb except maybe Renaissance Reverb from Waves-company. They
sound too cruel... But regarding the other stuff: people mixed hits on much
worse stuff...

> May i take this decision without the fear of being wrong or may i
> need to buy more class A tuff?(Already i know I must make some
> acustic treatment in my working room before, but I am just
> talking about all my stuff)
> I wish to know if there is any one making final professional
> works with a stuff like the mine.
> The kind of music that I do its wide (from folk to dance
> music,beides Pop)
> I need some help of you to take a good decision.

I think you're on a good way. Most important for a good sound are the
recordings (at least if it's not all MIDI-stuff). For this you should use
the knowledge, the microphones, the rooms and the fine AD-Converters of a
good studio. At least you should avoid using the mediocre AD/DACs of the
D8B, and with a good microphoning, you won't have to do too much EQing as
well, as the EQs in the D8B aren't very good, too... With a little more
money for some good Reverbs (preferable with digital in/out as ie.
TC-Reverbs) or as posted with a DSP-card, you can approach in mixing,
without fear about bad-sounding gear. Maybe an engineer from Madrid has some
time to show you basics of compressing and eqing, and here you go! Good
luck!!

> Sory for my english Im from Madrid

Ah, Madrid! Had a hellish 14 hours on the Madrid-trainstation in 1999. with
drug-police (and their lucky-at-me-looking dog), and only half an hour
sleep... but its a wonderful city, full of life!

regards,

	Tim

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