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I find a Big Muff to be very handy in your situation

Yes Different Mark

If you need any mastering done, Let me know. The main thing to do in mastering is not to over cook it, It is so easy to push up the compression too much. I have had to send quite a few masters back to be re-done because the mastering engineer has done too much when not needed. A good Master can really make or break an album.. Mark..

Try here they are very good. http://www.netzmarkt.de/thomann/thoiw2_index.html

I have killed about 3 Dsl/Tsl's They had a design fault on the power supply which Marshall did not change(not sure if they have now) The amps where being used in the studio and where cranked a bit:D but the transformer started to melt:( I have never had any problem with the JCM800 2203(which can sound fat if you drive the output and not the gain) even when run at very silly volume's (I broke a Soldano trying to match it) I did find the 2000's to be quit thin and didnt really give much balls, so it was mainly used for the lead/solo sounds and let the Jcm800/Fender Twin do all the meat of the tracks.

They Look very good:D http://www.funktion-one.com/microbass.htm And this will be good to push the drummer off there stool:D

Nothing wrong with 57/58's on the Snare, I use them all the time with very little eq needed. The Rode Nt1 is a good mic. As Ian said experiment Nothing is wrong just different

Also you can record what you like. it just what you do with it that matters. The recording is owned by the equipment owner, We have used this in the past in the studio for record co's who are late in paying.. We know the legal stuff as we have both been doing it for some time.

Compression is used on the tracking side to get a better S/N ratio. It does not have to be heavy 4:1 and high t/hold maybe. It can also be used as an effect for the part. When Im tracking I use soft compression on the BD and the SN mainly as a limiter, On the vocal I use a bit more 4:1 so it hit's the louder parts, Bass gtr I use about 8:1 with a high t/hold depending on style. It is very useful to use pre and post recording, if you think it might be too much, then back it off. Experiment and see what happens. Mark..

Ok chaps Lets clear up a few things. 100 would be a minimum not per track (but to do one track only it would) this is down to it being the hardest getting all the eq's etc sorted. Other tracks after would be on a per hour or set fee depending on what the band want. If you want me to put more production into it im sure we could sort out what is best for you. The Band will chose what track's they want to do (but this does not apply in the case of free of charge promo work). The bands tell me what they want out of the mix. We are here to do the best job for the band and the quality will be as good as any studio in Aberdeen, and you also get a great gig on the night.. Please keep the suggestions going. Thanks Mark (MTA)

You gone and embarrassed me now

Or give me a call. you have my number!!

It is all setup and ready to go:D

Why?? They really do let you hear things you would miss with monitor's alone.. I would not only use headphones, but they are very handy. I have a headphone setup which I take to different Studio's becaude I know the sound from them and I don't always know the studio.. Mark..

Have a look at http://www.netzmarkt.de/thomann/thoiw2_index.html the look at the Octava mics. I have used these a few times and had good results, for the money there is not much that will better them..

Those are just the headphones I was going to suggest. I have used them in the Studio for recording and basic mix reference (though not as good as the HD580's for mixing) It is well worth getting a set.. Mark...

:(RIP:( I had the pleasure of meeting him on a few occasions with band's I work with. He was a great man and it is a sad loss to the industry

That is nearly right. The compressor does not turn things up that would be an expander. And only reduces when the threshold has been reached by the ratio amount. So all it's doing is reducing the dynamic range, Even with the best drummers I usually use some sort of compression just to even out a bit so it works with the mix better. But as Ian said, if it is open acoustic style there wont be much for the kit to fight over.

I always use compression on the drums. sometimes just on one drum other times on the lot. it depends on the sound wanted. bassdrum and snare usually have it all the time to make them more even in the mix.