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Set the ratio control to 4:1

So ratio knob at the number 4?

Turn all the Q controls to 2.

There are no numbers on the Q knobs, but there are about 20 little
lines around it. So put it on the 2nd line starting at the right?

I've also used one as a
SMPTE sync router to sync my workstation to various video sources, but
that's not something for you to bother with unless you're doing audio
for
video.

OMG! I've been trying to record a video to sync in with one of my
tracks perfectly and after days of stress I gave up...I wanted to match
my lips with the words on the track and it just wasn't working. Is that
what that thing allows you to do? If so, I'm very interested. I want to
make a low budget video for fun and then maybe get some better video
equipment for a video which I can get aired on local TV stations.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!!! I'll get that book too and start
reading.

 

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Oh, I've been trying that for the longest time. I actually made my best
recording yet using a ADK 51 with my Mackie (no Eureka, Baby Bottles or
Rode K2s). The technique I used....um I really don't know. I do
remember that I had the preamp gain quite high and was pretty far away
from the mic (maybe 16 inches). I had turned down the beat really low
in Audition and the vocals were being recorded at pretty normal volume
since I was quite far, not too loud and the gain was set pretty high.
Then at the end, I mixed the track down and normalized it at around 2db
so everything was louder (music and vocals) and it blended in pretty
well. I love how that recording turned out even though there are some
issues in it like hiss and slight distortion (my ADK was dropped too
many times).

 

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Set the ratio control to 4:1

So ratio knob at the number 4?

Turn all the Q controls to 2.

There are no numbers on the Q knobs, but there are about 20 little
lines around it. So put it on the 2nd line starting at the right?

I've also used one as a
SMPTE sync router to sync my workstation to various video sources, but
that's not something for you to bother with unless you're doing audio
for
video.

OMG! I've been trying to record a video to sync in with one of my
tracks perfectly and after days of stress I gave up...I wanted to match
my lips with the words on the track and it just wasn't working. Is that
what that thing allows you to do? If so, I'm very interested. I want to
make a low budget video for fun and then maybe get some better video
equipment for a video which I can get aired on local TV stations.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!!! I'll get that book too and start
reading.

 

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In article <1104172691.151656.186...@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,



>Is there some mixer or interface I can use which would allow me to
keep
>everything hooked up like I have it on the Mackie and at the same time
>not ruin the Eureka's quality? The Eureka has an XLR out and a TRS
jack
>for outputs. I have my monitors, speakers, headphones, rca outs from
my
>soundcard and rca ins to my soundcard all hooked up to the
Mackie...how
>would I hook all of them up without the Mackie there?


With a 1/4 to RCA cable. Markertek stocks them, or you can make your
own.
--scott

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I did that and posted the links to the 2 files...one with Mackie,
another with the Mackie out of the way.

Mackie in the middle of soundcard and Eureka:

http/www.abnoticrecords.com/mackie.mp3

TRS from Eureka converted into RCA and right into my soundcard:

http/www.abnoticrecords.com/nomackie.mp3

The Mackie makes the sound thinner..but brighter.

If you have time, give this song a listen...I just recorded it
yesterday with the Mackie in the middle of the Eureka and soundcard:

http/www.soundclick.com/util/streamM3U.m3u?ID=1928052&q=Hi

(My friend is on the first verse, I'm on the 2nd verse and singing at
the end. Turned out pretty good...just wish the vocals blended in a
little more).

 

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I didn't tell you guys I was a teen either until someone brought it up.
I actually changed my nickname before someone even said anything. I'm
not advertising my age at all.

 

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No, I said "turn up the damned vocals"! <g>

But I have to admit that I put a tune on the last RAP CD when the trumpet
player (well, I thought he was going to play trumpet on this one) used the
SM7 for a very small harp, which he proceeded to tear up on "I'd Love Me".
Check it out. I'll bet it's the only time an SM7 has been used for
harmonica.

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Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio

"playon" <playonAT@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ifd4t0l5r4gjfdc4ou2if9ncqmhpue3br3@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:18:06 -0500, "Roger W. Norman"
> <rnorman@starpower.net> wrote:
>
> >I can only think of one Major's hit that used an SM7, which was Michael
> >Jackson's Thriller. And I wasn't impressed with it for that reason.
>
> Really? When you first heard that record did you say "damn I hate the
> sound of an SM7 on vocals"?
>
> Al
>
> But I
> >have an SM7 and it's great for trumpet, kick, guitar amp and a number of
> >other applications where some real dynamic range was required, as well as
> >some high SPL handling circumstances.
> >
> >Then again, one has to assume that Bruce Swedien knew what he was doing
in
> >his mic selection and that Quincy would have corrected the situation were
it
> >not acceptable.
>

 

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Can you give me a link to a site which carries the Soundcraft Delta
which you are talking about? I looked it up on Google and only found
consoles for like $6,000. Upgrading my Mackie to a slightly better
mixer wouldn't be a bad idea...I've had this thing for about 6 years. I
was looking at A&H before...or even a new Mackie...I like the Mackie.
My friend will buy this one off me for about $200...so adding $500 or
so to that and getting a better qualiy mixer wouldn't hurt me.

 

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Take a listen to this:

http/www.abnoticrecords.com/quality.mp3

I think my quality is slowly improving as I change settings and methods
of recording. That's with the Eureka and the Mackie. Give me some
feedback on the instrumental if you don't mind...I was trying to test
my piano skills...lol...I don't know if it turned out good or not.

 

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I found mine on ebay... a guy in the bay area was liquidating a video
post-production place. I had to buy a new power supply for it, so I
ended up spending around $1200 all told. It could use a little TLC but
it works well. I was real happy to get it since as you discovered
these boards new go for a lot of money. Search google for "used
Soundcraft Delta" They made them in 8, 12, 16, 32 channel models.

http/www.proaudiosystems.co.uk/acatalog/All_Products___Free_ads___Consoles_149.html


The new Onyx Mackie boards are supposed to be an improvement and that
might be a better way to go for you... usually older gear needs some
attention. I've never heard the Onyx line so I can't speak from
experience as to how good they are.

Al

On 29 Dec 2004 11:33:37 -0800, "www.HassanAnsari.com - Writer / Singer
/ Rapper / Producer" <AbnoticCo@aol.com> wrote:

>Can you give me a link to a site which carries the Soundcraft Delta
>which you are talking about? I looked it up on Google and only found
>consoles for like $6,000. Upgrading my Mackie to a slightly better
>mixer wouldn't be a bad idea...I've had this thing for about 6 years. I
>was looking at A&H before...or even a new Mackie...I like the Mackie.
>My friend will buy this one off me for about $200...so adding $500 or
>so to that and getting a better qualiy mixer wouldn't hurt me.

 

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Roger W. Norman wrote:

> No, I said "turn up the damned vocals"! <g>
>
> But I have to admit that I put a tune on the last RAP CD when the trumpet
> player (well, I thought he was going to play trumpet on this one) used the
> SM7 for a very small harp, which he proceeded to tear up on "I'd Love Me".
> Check it out. I'll bet it's the only time an SM7 has been used for
> harmonica.
>

Or maybe not:

http/www.hoohahrecords.com/rap/vol_2/disc_1/tonebarge.htm

 

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You want me to upload multiple 30MB wave files for you then and make
all the people with 56Kbps wait over 5 hours to download them everytime
I upload new ones? The changes in quality are easily noticeable through
128 kbps mp3. I'm not an idiot...you're just deaf if you can't hear the
differences. As a matter of fact, I am almost positive I know a WHOLE
lot more than you do about computers...I've taken local college level
classes. I know what I'm doing, so if you aren't trying to help, don't
post. If you are trying to make a point, say it with a little respect.
How about..."I can't really judge the quality at that much compression
rate, can you upload them at a higher bitrate?"

 

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I was looking at this cool little thing too:

http/cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3772545570&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
What you think?

 

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lol, thanks for the help Jeff. I'm gonna hold on for the video and get
my audio knowledge boosted up more...then maybe start messing with
video next year or so. I recorded myself acting last night just for fun
on a camcorder...I was impressed. lol. But I'm not giving up music for
anything.

I've been looking up duplication companies and distributions
companies...so hopefully by May of 2005 I can have something on the
shelves of FYE and Sam Goodys. If you know any companies, please do
share. I know www.discmakers.com has a great reputation. I was also
looking at www.gatemedia.com. I mean if I can sell about 5,000 copies
making $7 off each copy, it's not bad at all. I talked to my local
radio stations so I'm already getting advertising setup and renting a
club or a theater to do a concert right before the release. So it will
be a small $15,000 project or so and I'll end up making around $40,000
at the end of the year after the CD sales and concert. Works for me! 🙂

 

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www.HassanAnsari.com - Writer / Singer / Rapper / Producer
<AbnoticCo@aol.com> wrote:

> Can you give me a link to a site which carries the Soundcraft Delta
> which you are talking about? I looked it up on Google and only found
> consoles for like $6,000. Upgrading my Mackie to a slightly better
> mixer wouldn't be a bad idea...I've had this thing for about 6 years. I
> was looking at A&H before...or even a new Mackie...I like the Mackie.
> My friend will buy this one off me for about $200...so adding $500 or
> so to that and getting a better qualiy mixer wouldn't hurt me.

A Mackie of their Onyx persusasion. Pretty good little mixers.

--
ha

 

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On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:22:20 GMT, walkinay@thegrid.net (hank alrich)
wrote:

>www.HassanAnsari.com - Writer / Singer / Rapper / Producer
><AbnoticCo@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Can you give me a link to a site which carries the Soundcraft Delta
>> which you are talking about? I looked it up on Google and only found
>> consoles for like $6,000. Upgrading my Mackie to a slightly better
>> mixer wouldn't be a bad idea...I've had this thing for about 6 years. I
>> was looking at A&H before...or even a new Mackie...I like the Mackie.
>> My friend will buy this one off me for about $200...so adding $500 or
>> so to that and getting a better qualiy mixer wouldn't hurt me.
>
>A Mackie of their Onyx persusasion. Pretty good little mixers.

So you've heard them? Are they a significant improvement over the old
smaller mixers?

Al

 

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playon wrote:

> The new Onyx Mackie boards are supposed to be an improvement and that
> might be a better way to go for you... usually older gear needs some
> attention. I've never heard the Onyx line so I can't speak from
> experience as to how good they are.

Better preamps, better EQ that is bypassable; don't know about the
busses yet as I haven't mixed much on one.

--
ha

 

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playon wrote:

> (hank alrich) wrote:
>
> >www.HassanAnsari.com - Writer / Singer / Rapper / Producer
> ><AbnoticCo@aol.com> wrote:

> >> Can you give me a link to a site which carries the Soundcraft Delta
> >> which you are talking about? I looked it up on Google and only found
> >> consoles for like $6,000. Upgrading my Mackie to a slightly better
> >> mixer wouldn't be a bad idea...I've had this thing for about 6 years. I
> >> was looking at A&H before...or even a new Mackie...I like the Mackie.
> >> My friend will buy this one off me for about $200...so adding $500 or
> >> so to that and getting a better qualiy mixer wouldn't hurt me.

> >A Mackie of their Onyx persusasion. Pretty good little mixers.

> So you've heard them? Are they a significant improvement over the old
> smaller mixers?

Yes, I have used one for some simple stuff here, not including actually
doing a mix. It's quite a bit better, and no longer priced at the
bottom, where there is hardly room anymore for quality. See my brief
comments in another post to this thread. To those I'll add it still has
60 mm faders, and it also has ventilation via perforated chassis along
the top rear of the chassis, where it could take liquid hits in a bar
scene.

--
ha

 

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Hassan Ansari wrote:
> Set the ratio control to 4:1

Right.

> So ratio knob at the number 4?

Right.

> Turn all the Q controls to 2.
>
> There are no numbers on the Q knobs, but there are about 20 little
> lines around it. So put it on the 2nd line starting at the right?

Wrong. The front panel photo I saw was marked with more than just hash
marks. But if all ya got is hash marks, a Q of 2 is apparently straight up
and down at the 12:00 o'clock position, halfway thru the knob's rotation,
according to the online photo.

> OMG! I've been trying to record a video to sync in with one of my
> tracks perfectly and after days of stress I gave up...I wanted to match
> my lips with the words on the track and it just wasn't working. Is that
> what that thing allows you to do?

No, the switchbox I was using in that case just switched between time code
*sources* (different VTRs) for the SMPTE sync card in the workstation. The
SMPTE card listens to a digital code from the video tape to start recording
or playback at exactly the right moment, and then keeps the workstation in
sync with the video tape as the video plays. Thus they are "locked in
sync."

There are cards available that can use "MIDI time code," SMPTE time code
(the real standard), or both. So you can lock your audio to a video tape or
a video workstation. And of course, there's plenty software these days that
has both video editing and multitrack audio editing all in one. I don't do
video, but there are plenty of guys on this and the desktop video newsgroup
who can tell you much more about dealing with video in 2004 than I can.
These days I'm just doing voiceovers and mixing canned audio for spots, and
the video is no longer my problem. (Yay!)

> If so, I'm very interested. I want to
> make a low budget video for fun and then maybe get some better video
> equipment for a video which I can get aired on local TV stations.

If you think audio is a bottomless money pit, video is the black hole. LOL!
Good luck. At least it's cheaper than ever to do video.

Jeff Jasper
Jeff Jasper Productions, West Funroe, La.

 

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In article <5qa6t09v367tgdu7mm1umpuf41r0v5oht5@4ax.com> playonAT@comcast.net writes:

> The new Onyx Mackie boards are supposed to be an improvement and that
> might be a better way to go for you... usually older gear needs some
> attention. I've never heard the Onyx line so I can't speak from
> experience as to how good they are.

I have one of each of the Onyx boards here for evaluation now. I
haven't worked them very hard or done any critical listening with them
yet but they look nice and have some well thought out features. I
don't use EQ enough to be fussy about it (I'm one of those people who
doesn't know how awful the Mackie EQ is because I don't use it much)
but reports are that the EQ in the Onyx boards sounds better than in
the previous design. I'm sure the mic preamp is at least as good as
ever, probably better.



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In article <2ub6t056q67o8d988a6raqccsr8g68h95l@4ax.com> playonAT@comcast.net writes:

> So you've heard them? Are they a significant improvement over the old
> smaller mixers?

By the way, "significant improvement" can mean a lot of different
things. To me, an API would be a significant improvement. I think my
Soundcraft 600 sounds a little better in some respects than my Mackie
1402 VLZ Pro, but the Mackie is quieter than the Soundcraft. Some
would say that's significant.

To me, an API would be a "significant improvement" over what I have,
but I'm not going to buy one.


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