its not you dog, everybody everywhere does it. I fell for the trap too I just wanted to share what I learned. I can't afford a good quality preamp period, so I decided to buy a cheap one and upgrade it.
Transformers can also help with the sound you're looking for.
People think there is some sort of magic in tubes. There isn't. It does impart a certain definable and recognizable "sound" but it depends just as much on the rest of the circuit as well, most of all the input stage of the mic-preamp, not the gain stage where the tubes are. The problem with ART...
sometimes you buy something knowing that you're not gonna use every little feature. good example: You digital audio workstation. I guarantee you everybody in here only uses about 20% of its features most of the time.
Its not so much knowing it inside out. Its knowing what you need to know. I...
Mixing:
Everybody who calls himself a producer needs to know how to mix. Bottom line. Its part of the production process. If you don't then you a beatmaker not a producer. There's other factors that you need to have to call yourself a producer (like being able to get the best out of the...
we were looking to get our mixtape manufactured last fall and this was the advice we got:
None of them will do it officially. You may be able to slide it in under their nose, but you also run the risk of sending them your money and them saying nope we can't give these CDs to you, and we can't...
I ain't got no problem swallowing my pride, but dude wanted me to swallow his dick, and come back for seconds and thirds!
Anyway that bridge is burnt to a crisp, no turning back now. And there is a flip side. What happens when I get the rep of being the free beat dude? I build a name but now...
That's a hard call.When you're talking business, you're talking value, not price. Total cost of ownership, not just initial purchase cost. But then again, the same could be said for music, if you take it serious. It depends really, are the programs you will use (or the programs that are industry...
It ain't even the dough, I could give a damn about a hun fiddy.
But fuck that I'd rather take my hard drive with all my beats and break it in half, than let a nigga son me in order to get some free beats outta me. Boils down to self respect really. My shit is hot if its free. Fuck that.
And...
I'm stressin him cause I'm greedy my nigga! I wanna be on every mixtape from NC to NY dog... lol.
Nah seriously its not that I'm stressing the shit, but I know I coulda got at least two spots on his current mixtape and prolly mad spots on his next few joints. I ain't buzzin yet. I'm only about...
my bad slamindo, lol, but your nickname is not exactly feminine...
yeah that track is gonna bubble this summer. Them other niggas I was talking about is bubblin too. So if it go down right, the shit might be gettin big spins in DC this summer. I don't wanna drop no names because its not...
good looks fellas.
and what's really funny about the whole shit is that beat that he wanted, my niggas wanna rock it for our next mixtape, and a couple other niggas want it too.
I feel you slamindo, but let me just say that for the past year, I have been on a supergrind, I've been on two mixtapes, my niggas joint that did 2000 units the other did almost 4000, plus I got a whole complete album (I did all the beats except one, all the mixing, recording and mastering)...
So I come across this cat, he got his mixtape series bubblin, moving like 5000 units or more every time out, etc. etc. Actually he heard one of my beats, loved the shit, and wanted to get it on his mixtape. So I get at him, start building, tryna get me some work. So I was like this one I'll let...
nah dog you want hardware.
You need something to control the signal before it gets to the analog to digital converters.
I would recommend the FMR RNC or Bellar RP583 (I had the RNC, but I like the RP583 better)
edit: looks like everybody beat me to it...
exciters usually make your sounds crisper and brighter. You ever wonder why everything got real bright and annoying in the 80's? That's because exciters were invented. If you overuse them, they make your shit sound harsh
BBE and Aphex make the most popular hardware exciters. For a good software...
Preamps are used to pre-amplify a signal. In other words, it takes a low level signal and brings it up to a level where mixers/soundcards and other line level devices (like a compressor) can work with it. A microphone puts out a low level signal, so does a guitar, as well as other mechanical and...
For the 828, check this out: http://blacklionaudio.com/motu_firewire_mod.html
He upgrades the components inside that joint to make it sound crispy. Matt is cool, I've dealt with him before.
For the tube in the 376, go here: http://www.tubedepot.com/eh-12ax7.html
I'm 99.9% sure the 376 uses...