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Topic: That "warm" tone: Pre or Plugin? |
Hestoft
Replies: 26
Views: 14925
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:57 pm Subject: That "warm" tone: Pre or Plugin? |
Thanks for all the awesome tips! I understand and agree that clean audio should be sent to clients and I will definitely be contacting George for his help in fine-tuning my chain and plugins for audit ... |
Topic: That "warm" tone: Pre or Plugin? |
Hestoft
Replies: 26
Views: 14925
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:49 am Subject: That "warm" tone: Pre or Plugin? |
I am currently using a Sound Designs USB2 pre which I like a lot. I have seen it referred to here as a very "clean-sounding" preamp. I am wondering, however, if I might need to offer another ... |
Topic: Mouth noise mic suggestions |
Hestoft
Replies: 33
Views: 29431
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:44 am Subject: Mouth noise mic suggestions |
Graeme,
Thanks for that great tip. I am off to my local Walgreen's tomorrow!
As for finding one's mic's sweet spot for avoiding clicks, has anyone else has a similar experience? It seems counter ... |
Topic: Re-intoduction and LF Rolloff questions |
Hestoft
Replies: 9
Views: 4238
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:25 am Subject: Re-intoduction and LF Rolloff questions |
Thanks for all the replies and the welcome! It sounds like 80hz it is for me!
Ralf-Finn |
Topic: Re-intoduction and LF Rolloff questions |
Hestoft
Replies: 9
Views: 4238
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:16 am Subject: Re-intoduction and LF Rolloff questions |
Hello All,
My name is Ralf-Finn Hestoft and I am a photographer and wanna-be VO actor based in Chicago. I was active here a couple of years ago and got a ton of help in building my booth and with ... |
Topic: Helpful preamp and mic info |
Hestoft
Replies: 9
Views: 8716
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:55 pm Subject: Helpful preamp and mic info |
Can someone explain the difference between "clean" and "transparent?" |
Topic: Helpful preamp and mic info |
Hestoft
Replies: 9
Views: 8716
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:56 am Subject: Helpful preamp and mic info |
I stumbled across this in the internets yesterday, after reading Rob's comments on the BAE pre he auditioned.
The first is a chart that ranks presmps on a scale from "transparent" to &quo ... |
Topic: R-13 insulation rolls as bass traps? |
Hestoft
Replies: 32
Views: 25967
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:14 pm Subject: R-13 insulation rolls as bass traps? |
Having just gone through this myself, with a lot of help from Mike, I have several suggestions. First, it really helps to get a handle on the frequencies you need to tame. Programs like FuzzMeasure fo ... |
Topic: High end mic and preamp shootout for your listening pleasure |
Hestoft
Replies: 10
Views: 10505
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 5:54 pm Subject: High end mic and preamp shootout for your listening pleasure |
Lance, I have to hand the "golden ears" award to you!
1) Bees Neez Para 1 in "Warm Modern" mode
2) SPL Channel One with Lundhal input and output transformers
3) Great Rive ... |
Topic: Background buzz, hum, ???...oh my! |
Hestoft
Replies: 19
Views: 8747
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:57 pm Subject: Background buzz, hum, ???...oh my! |
A tube in the Avlon gets warm and starts to exhibit noise? The Mac Mini gets hot and a fan kicks in and/or other components overheat and cause noise? Maybe try a defrag of the Mac hard drive. Perhaps ... |
Topic: High end mic and preamp shootout for your listening pleasure |
Hestoft
Replies: 10
Views: 10505
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:50 pm Subject: High end mic and preamp shootout for your listening pleasure |
Rob,
I guess it was a good buy then javascript:emoticon(' ')
Thanks again! |
Topic: Background buzz, hum, ???...oh my! |
Hestoft
Replies: 19
Views: 8747
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:00 am Subject: Background buzz, hum, ???...oh my! |
Is there anything else in the room with you? Computer, phone, iPad, anything electronic?
It is the "starts after fifteen minutes of recording" part of it that gets me thinking that someth ... |
Topic: High end mic and preamp shootout for your listening pleasure |
Hestoft
Replies: 10
Views: 10505
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:50 am Subject: High end mic and preamp shootout for your listening pleasure |
Mike,
I am glad that you think the room is sounding better. It is all thanks to you! I also know I have a ways to go in the acting department, but wanted to get the room fixed and gear chosen befor ... |
Topic: Background buzz, hum, ???...oh my! |
Hestoft
Replies: 19
Views: 8747
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:00 pm Subject: Background buzz, hum, ???...oh my! |
What type of A/D converter are you using? Does the whine show up EVERY time you record, always after fifteen minutes, or is is less regular? If you move the mic or cable, does it increase of decrease? ... |
Topic: High end mic and preamp shootout for your listening pleasure |
Hestoft
Replies: 10
Views: 10505
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:47 pm Subject: High end mic and preamp shootout for your listening pleasure |
To celebrate the near completion of my studio (Thanks again Mike Sommer!!!), I wanted to offer up a shootout in my new acoustics. Thanks to Mike's tireless help and unending patience, I have gotten my ... |
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