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Because he wanted two? It's like people who have two Les Pauls, or two Telecasters. They sound good, they play good and they're solid. What isn't there to like about that? He has one as a backup.

I have gear envy, my bass player has two very great USA Precision Basses, I told him that if he were to ever sell his red one, that I had dibs on it. It's fuckin beautiful and it's the best sounding bass I've ever recorded/played! I'm also after a mic preamp for recording. A couple of new mics. Some new mic stands. Think that'll do for now..

Sweet man Thanks a lot

The second one? Really?

This'll work http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3526809/This%20Is%20A%20Warning.mp3

This is the latest mix I'm working on. Still in progress, but almost there. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3526809/THIS%20IS%20A%20WARNING%20MM5.mp3

No bother

Give Reaper a try, I'm not totally sure of it tbh, I've just read about a lot of people using it. I've never used midi in Reaper and I'm not sure how good it is. Download it and see for yourself

Read loads of good stuff about the Pre 73. Check out some of the other FMR stuff, the RNLA is supposed to be really good and the PBC-6A has been called the poor man's distressor. Great on everything.

No bother min!

Ah right, maybe it was an ART or something like that?

Any desk should put out a decent enough signal, leave it to the soundman

If you like a project, check out the Classic API stuff (Classic Audio Product Illinois) or the Seventh Circle Audio stuff. A bit cheaper than the API's for sure. I'm after a Golden Age Pre-73 and an FMR Really Nice Preamp

They're really good. Chris Lorg Alge had them emulate some of his 1176's, LA-2A's and LA-3A's. They are all different so he uses certain ones for certain sounds. They have a load of his presets which are a good starting ground, but I always end up tweaking the hell out of them. It's good to see what some of your favourite mixers are doing. I'm building a Rev J, it's based on the Revision F but with some mods. There's more info about it here Building The DIY Gyraf 1176 Clone If it turns out well, and I've got a couple of good mates who can make sure everything is right, then I'll definitely post some pictures up. I'm super excited about it. After that, I need some good preamps!

Have you tried the CLA plug ins Toiletbag? They're rather tasty. I'm gonna be getting myself an 1176 in the new year. And by getting, I mean building. Awaiting the arrival of the boards.

You can draw in the midi for that. Easily programmed in. Unless you really want to play your keyboard, then yeah, you can connect via midi and do it that way, then do the extra stuff after. Pro Tools 9 can be used with any interface now. Pro Tools is easy enough once you get the hang of it. Just play about, look up videos on Youtube for anything you're not sure about too. Good luck

I've no idea about the VST's mate. Re-amping basically works like a backwards DI. You need to record a DI'd (dry) signal into your DAW and then take it out via the Re-amp box into your amp. I record from home, so I can record guitar until well into the middle of the night by using Pod Farm and then re-amp during the day when I won't upset anybody with loud amps. It can also be useful for many other reasons like, your amp is getting repaired or is at your rehearsal space, or you're borrowing another amp, or you didn't quite nail the tone you wanted first time. You can re-amp through your amp or send your DI's to someone else to re-amp them for you. Dan G did some re-amping for me earlier in the year which was awesome. Here's a couple of good things about it. Re-amp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Preparing your tracks for reamping: A Guide - Ultimate Metal Forum Like I say, very handy

Reaper is a good place to start man. Do some reading on it, it'll really help.

Haha, totally!

This is definitely true. When I record bands, I charge a set price. This gives them time to complete the tracks and not have to worry about cost per hour. People should also make sure they are well rehearsed when hitting the studio. This is obviously a huge time saver and if you're confident about what you're playing, then your performances are going to be so much better. As someone already stated, a good musician makes a producers job so much easier.

I wasn't taking a dig man I think that came across a bit like "you know nothing, I know everything" when I was just pointing out that everything gets a polish these days Modern pop/rock/metal is especially hardcore edited to make things shine. I think the stripped back stuff works just as well. Everything works in recording. That's the thing, there are no rules to how you do stuff. We all have different ways of working and that what I love about recording. Even if you take away nothing from what I do, you'll at least know how I work. I've learnt a lot that way. I like to ask how people do stuff and see if I can implement bits of that into my workflow A couple of people have really helped me out a lot and I do some stuff different to them and I try to share that with them now too.

How wrong you are. I've experienced guitar players who can't play, I've experienced bass players who can't play and I've experienced drummers who can't play. These can all be fixed with editing. In the olden days, people who could play were taken in to play what was required, now with Pro Tools and other DAW's, mistakes can be edited. Drums/bass/guitars are all edited to be in time. Vocals are edited to be in tune. It's all part of modern recording. We don't have to agree with those practises, but that's how it is these days.

Hell aye. These tools are made to be used... I'm using them!

We were parked up beside the cottage right at the back, two feet of snow, no good! ha

Haha, Luckily the mics, guitars and 4x12 are out of shot! It's just a wee room, so it looks like there's a lot of stuff in there. There's not really. I was in Banchory two weeks ago as it turns out, when all the snow was there. Couldn't get my van out for the whole week I was there. Was down helping Nick Scholey work on an album for Healthy Minds Collapse from Fife. I'm starting work on a new demo for a band tomorrow. When I've finished that, I'll post some clips up. I always find that the most recent thing I do is a lot better than the last thing I do. I'm trying a lot of new stuff out on this next recording. Will also be the first time I get to try out my new vocal mic.