Re: Looking for a band! « Result #1 on Oct 2, 2009, 7:56pm »
I think your a little bit too good for my level of playing plus ive never attemped to play any thing like you were on the you tube video thanks for responding though
new visitor suggestions « Result #2 on Jun 16, 2009, 5:36pm »
As I was going through this website and facebook I couldnt find the address of this studio anywhere in the website I think it would be good to put it there..just a suggestion
I play drums and guitar but am mainly a guitarist and a vocalist. looking for drummer, bassist and another guitarist or vocalist so I can take one of them..
Looking for a band! « Result #5 on Mar 6, 2009, 2:15am »
Hi I'm a bass player thats new to Sunderland and I have know idea how to advertise to be in a band here if anyone could tell me a good way I'd appreciate it.
Re: Advice on a 'good reverb' settings « Result #6 on Oct 23, 2008, 9:21pm »
Thanks Dave. Excellent advice once again. Cheers mate.
Tested the new rack stuff out tonight and it's sounding canny. But of course it'll get it's real test out properly tomorrow at the gig. A nice big room so that the main mix is more dependant on the F.O.H. than the backline. So it'll be a good tester to see if we've got things set reasonably right.
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Re: Advice on a 'good reverb' settings « Result #7 on Oct 23, 2008, 2:08pm »
Generally speaking I use a stereo delay on vocals - has the effect of widening the signal, making it "bigger". Inevitably it's tempo matched (tap tempo is a wonderful thing), and I'll decide on either eighths, sixteenths or triplets as I go - occasionally, I'll use quarter notes as the tap to give a call and response kind of thjing - depends on the song, naturally.
Levels are a kinda weird thing - and again, it depends on the number. Sometimes I'll have a very in-you-face delay running, other times, it's almost subliminal, just a widening thing.
However, I rarely use reverb on the vox - certainly not on lead vox - as it can cloud the mix and muddy the vocals, and short verb (less than 500ms) simply makes the signal sound a bit ragged.
On snare drums, I tend to dial in a nice plate or hall at 1.5 seconds and blend it in with no early reflections, just enough so that the crack of the snare hits and there's just enough tail to pad the hit nicely, fading to zero before we're 50% of the way to the next beat (IYSWIM). I'll also EQ it to take everything above 12k out - I'm aiming to tie the snare into the mix without bringing it right up-front, so the verb doesn't want to be too bright.
And that's kinda why I don't use verbs on lead vox - it just takes a single decibel too much and you start pushing the vox back in the mix, whereas delay maintains the up-front-ness of the signal. While I don't necessarily want vox sitting 6dB proud of the rest of the mix, I do want it right at the front, and the more verb you stick on, the further back it goes.
Advice on a 'good reverb' settings « Result #9 on Oct 22, 2008, 6:36pm »
Hi Dave, and anybody else reading. Have just joined up, so I thought I'd start with asking for some advice.
I've just bought a Lexicon MX200, and I've also dug up an old Art FXR processor I had kicking about. I'm planning on using the MX200 as a 'dual mono' processor, with one side being used for a vocal delay, and the other side as a general subtle reverb (to add a touch to vocals etc). Any idea on some good settings that might be ideal for a rock band, ... just to save me scrolling through all the 99 presets etc, and also what slight modifications you might make to the preset sounds (as it also has 99 user programs that can be stored too).
The other unit, the Art FXR has 16 basic preset sounds, with another 16 varitations on each one, giving 256 presets in total. For this unit I'm planning on using it for a snare drum reverb. Once again, I'm just looking for some good suggestions as what kind of setting normally makes a good reverb for a snare drum.
Any advice on this is thoroughly appreciated.
Cheers, .... Colin.
P.S. I'm setting up our rig tomorrow night and me & the lad that does the sound for us are going to have a good test out of the new set-up. But I was just looking for some information in advance to get us in the right ballpark, so to speak.
Re: Welcome to the new High Fidelity Board « Result #10 on Mar 16, 2008, 7:20pm »
DAVE AND JAMES, ON BEHALF OF MISFITS MCC, AND MOONSHINERS MCC AND ALL WHO ATTENDED THE AIR AMBULANCE GIG AT ROVERS CLUB HARTLEPOOL ON 15TH MARCH A GREAT THANK TOU FOR ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU PUT IN FREE OF CHARGE TO MAKE IT A VERY SUCESSFUL SHOW...................OVER £1000.00 RAISED ON THE NIGHT............CHEERS.
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Re: Making sounds SOFT without them going QUIET « Result #11 on Feb 22, 2008, 10:11pm »
It's a matter of balance - you need to reduce the volume of the other parts of your mix to match the soft sounds you've happy with - and then boost the overall mix's volume to get it back where you want it.
Making sounds SOFT without them going QUIET « Result #13 on Feb 22, 2008, 6:53am »
Dear Sir.
I have Reason 3, but this is SUCH a basic question I don't think it's software specific. I have an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 soundcard, 200gig hard drive spare, an AMD Sempron system.
I'm a wannabe New Age composer, soft piano/strings/orchestral sounds/pads. I use a notation package, Voyetra Music Maestro, to create the MIDI files because I'm disabled and can't play a keyboard. When I create the MIDI file I'm using GM sounds that come with Windows XP, becase Reason has no notation window. The next paragraph SHOULD tell you what I'm doing wrong when I try to soften the sounds in Reason!
I import the MIDI file. Play it on a Reason piano - it sounds like the keys are being thumped with a sledgehammer. So I keep VOLUME on high - about 120 - and tone down Velocity and Attack. Which makes them softer, it also makes them QUIETER!
By the time I've got any softness going on, the piano's so quiet you can't hear it even with the volume still on 120! If I turn the Velocity back up so I can hear it, it's too thumpy again.
That's the same for all instruments. When they're soft they're too quiet, when they're audible they're too screechey (if it's strings or flute) or too thumpy (if it's a keyboard instrument like a piano.)
If I use Reverb, it just sounds like a piano being thumped in an echo chamber. Ditto any other instrument.
I do have Kontakt as well as Reason, but I get exactly the same problems using either. That's why I don't think this question's software specific.
How do you keep sounds SOFT, yet AUDIBLE? Just like every oter piano'n'strings composer on the Web can do already!!
Re: Welcome to the new High Fidelity Board « Result #15 on Feb 19, 2008, 7:19pm »
Dave and James, a massive thank you for all the hard work you put in at Crook Town FC on sat 16th Feb. The sound was superb as always, and you realy had your hands full on the night. Four bands to control takes some doing.On behalf of everyone who was there THANKS.
Absolutely spotty dog! By far and away the best rehearsing/recording facilities bar none. Dave 'n the team are invaluable with their knowledge, 'n make you feel AND sound top class. If you're in a band, this is where you need to be, NOW!
Y ELO SLAMJAM ERE, NOW I KNOW SOME OF YOU OUT THERE MAY THINK THIS PLACE IS A LITTLE EXPENCIVE.BUT YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU CAN GO WITH NO GEAR,TURN UP BE MADE WELCOME HAVE EVERY THING SET UP FOR YOU AND HAVE A GREAT TIME ? NO HUMPIN GEAR,NO HASTLE.............JUST CHILL AND THE CREW DO THE REST...........................MAGIC........CANT THINK OF ANYWHERE BETTER.............JUST GO AND HAVE A LOOK........
its mint!!!! « Result #19 on Jan 31, 2008, 1:34pm »
yes thats right, its mint. if your in a band and want to practice somewhere with the best equipment and ran by the best sound guys in the business, at a very reasonable cost, then high fidelity is the place to go, its mint and every band in the north east should want to go there.
new bass player. « Result #20 on Jan 31, 2008, 1:29pm »
yes thats right, iron gorilla has a new base player, its still early days yet, but he seems keen. hopefully we'll have him trained with our songs for our next gig, which is at porterfields in sunderland. champion.
mr beadle has snuffed it! « Result #22 on Jan 31, 2008, 1:25pm »
yes mr beadle has snuffed it, cancer and pneumonia, i cant help but think beadle has been dealt a bad hand. Also beadle is getting cremated on friday, epitaph said to be 'you've been flamed'. god bless him.
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Doyle « Result #23 on Jan 29, 2008, 4:31pm »
If you like your rock hard, then Doyle's the band for you - their sound is heavy, hard hitting and punchy, and they delight audiences everywhere they go.
A six piece lineup, the lads know how to rock - but their own website might be of more detail.
We've recorded them live, the results of which are available at their own website:
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The Rives « Result #24 on Jan 29, 2008, 4:24pm »
The Rives is a bluesy four-piece of very talented musicians playing the kind of stuff that gets your feet tapping. Both guitarists are more than capable of handling either lead or rhythm duties, while bass and drums are solid, dependable and most definitely there.
Just the one track at the minute, although more may follow
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Iron Gorilla « Result #25 on Jan 29, 2008, 4:20pm »
Currently a two-piece, Guitar and Drums, with some great idea, catchy hooks and a sound that's not as White Stripes as you might think - for a start, Chris can actually play the drums!
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