I got a good deal on a Roland RE-150 Space Echo today at a Salvation Army auction. This is not the same as the the more famous RE-201. The difference being this one doesn’t have the spring reverb.
It doesn’t work though :(
Last weekend to MetalWorks to hang out with my friend Wayne and do some mixing. That’s Wayne at the console.
Fun times.
As you probably know, I’m a die hard Pro Tools guy, I’ve tried to switch to SONAR in the past, but in the end, I just ended up liking Pro Tools even more! SONAR did not like my previous computer and interface, I’ve upgraded both PC and interface since then but never bothered installing my SONAR 7 pro, this time things worked WAY better and I’m happy to have it.
This is kind of a half-assed review, I started writing it the day I brought Sonar 8 home after a training workshop at the Roland Canada HQ, and began writing as I was installing. Then I got distracted by other things and didn’t have the drive to finish the review until now.
According to Cakewalk the creators of SONAR:
SONAR 8 Producer gives you what you need for recording, composing, editing, mixing, and mastering. Get innovations that matter, from exclusive features to ignite creativity and perfect your tracks, to groundbreaking technologies that always keep you in control, all backed by the industry’s leading 64-bit audio quality. And SONAR 8 Producer delivers the go-to production tools you want with the best collection of virtual instruments, mixing, and mastering effects found in any DAW.
With unlimited tracks, amazing creative tools, inspiring virtual instruments, the freedom to work with any audio interface or control surface, and the most complete delivery capability for collaboration with users of other DAWS, award-winning SONAR Producer is your best choice in a digital audio workstation.
That’s pretty much it. The only thing not mentioned was that it’s only for Windows computers. There is a 30-day trial version of SONAR 8 here: http://www.cakewalk.com/support/kb/kb20081217.asp
Not long ago Jon sent me a paper written by a Rodrigo de Castro Lopes of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, regarding stereo mic technique and Lopes’ new technique dubbed simply the “Lopes Stereo Miking Technique”. The paper can be found and read here as well as a clip of some drums with this technique: http://drop.io/jklfadsoiie
I’m always one for new things, so I decided to use this technique the next time I had a drum session coming up. The drummer is Mark Gross of the band “What Monsters!”, and the mics used were 2 AKG C1000 small diaphragm condensers switched to the cardioid pattern. As a disclaimer, this was not a scientific experiment. I did my best to set up the mics and capture the source as closely to the description in the paper and diagrams included therein, but this was a 3-hour session and I needed to get drums down. Really, I just wanted to hear how it sounded, and I figure that most of you reading this likely want the same thing.
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GrooveBoxMusic is now called Groove 3 and I just got an email from them announcing Pro Tools 8 Tips & Tricks with Kenny Gioia
As you all probably know, I <3 Kenny Gioia so I’m gonna have to get these for some alone time. Just me and him, and pro tools. :p
Presented by multi-platinum producer / engineer Kenny Gioia, this amazing collection of in-depth video tutorials will show you things you never knew about the “industry standard” Pro Tools 8. These concepts and techniques will enable you to work faster and more creatively in Pro Tools 8 and in turn, produce tracks that sound better and are more interesting with ease. Give yourself and your productions an edge when working with Pro Tools 8, get Kenny’s amazing tips and tricks for Pro Tools 8 today.”
That’s not the only new Pro Tools 8 tutorial from Groove 3, there’s also Pro Tools 8 Jump Start, Pro Tools 8 Explained, What’s New In Pro Tools 8, Pro Tools 8 HD Automation Secrets. I haven’t seen those yet, but this company makes quality content. Actually since I haven’t seen a bunch of these, I’ll be getting the 30 day All access pass and watch them all for just $29.99. You can’t beat that deal.
