Message 6/6
Date: 22-Aug-02 @ 10:29 AM -
RE: Distortion all over!!!
first..the lowcut is NOT a pad. thats a hipass filter for taking the rumble out of mic sources
the pad thing usually reduces the input level so a super hot signal aint so super hot
again..its ok to let a channel go red...on PEAKS...but not always
same on the main outs...
BUT...you do NOT want a digital recording (DAT, CD, PC soundcard) to go red, ever. well, ok, not NEVER cuz sometimes it actually can sound cool...but on a main mix the idea is to get it as hot as it can be without clipping
as for sounding pro...well..simply not gonna happen right away. "pro" recordings are about 3 steps past just getting it sounding good and recording it...like homey said up above...make it sound as good as you can...and then...if its gonna go somewhere...you get it mastered, and it gets a LOT louder..more open sounding...tighter...all that good stuff.