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[Bailey]

With many diverse mic's... mixers... speakers... and subject matter to be recorded...

When you have completed your initial setup of equipment. Do you consider this a "set it, and forget it" for all matter of recording?

... in other words... are mic levels and zero processing levels set the same for the majority of recordings?
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[Frank F]

Everything is fluid. Settings may change slightly any day, any moment - yet on the same hand, the settings will likely stay the same or at least very similar.

Do you always feel the same - day in and day out? In my case, my car and my body are similar -- we both smoke, drink, and are hard to start in the morning. How about you?

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[Ed Gambill]

The best part of waking up is... Caffeine in my cup.

I agree with Mr. Frank. When you have sorted out your setup, things will stay close regarding level. Atmospheric pressure and slight humidity changes in you studio environment can make a bit of change in volume.

The Inverse Square Law is the largest factor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse-square_law

Scroll down to Acoustic to see explanation regarding sound.
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[Jacob Ekstroem]

After spending years experimenting with gear and settings, I build my current setup on a "set & forget" basis. Two knobs on the preamp I never touch (except maybe turning down the gain a notch for "loud" voice-over jobs), preamp directly into the soundcard, no processing WHATSOEVER in either the recording or in post. This way I can focus on the job, and matching the sound for corrections and pickups for the same job won't be a problem later.
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[Rob Ellis]

I own several very different mics and they all have their own unique settings on the pre-amp in order to sound best.

[georgethetech]

Needless to say, with over 400 clients I support, it's all about Set It and Forget It. A few have recall marks on their preamps for different gain settings, and one has EQ marks he must recall for a certain client, but other than that it's gotta be simple as possible to keep the acting foremost. It's very difficult to make minute preamp tweaks when it's nowhere near the mic, which is often the case with booth users.
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[Chuck Davis]

Looks like we all have very similar go-to setting changes. Just preamp gain here. When I'm doing full-produced stuff I do apply some dynamics to the VO tracks...and the master fader. EQ? Haven't needed it. Hardware EQ is off and plugins bypassed.
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[Bailey]

It appears that "set it & forget it" is a desirable norm... in a perfect world. But when outside stimuli like barometric pressure... equipment changes... script character behavioral demands... sound pressure... particle velocity... moon phases... and medications enter the equation, adjustments are necessary.

And to answer Franks' "How do you feel in the AM?". That could be the largest variable. And if I eat blueberries in the morning, I get a sucker punch in the vocal cords.

Thanks for your input.

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[Dayo]

Set and forget would be nice but I like to change mics and pre's depending on the type of work.

Funny to hear people talk about atmospheric pressure affecting the sound. It's a theory I've held for years - is it proved though?
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