Music Making

[ironbut]

Buy an iLok

[VPI]

3 hours ago, ironbut said:

Buy an iLok

Done. I actually dug up my old iLok for Amarra, but decided it was probably worth the $40 for a new fancy Aluminum one. 

[acidbasement]

This guy is incredible. Let's all be like him.

[Dusty Chalk]

On 9/10/2020 at 1:41 PM, VPI said:

Ableton is kind of fun, but now that I bought the MBPs I am going to try Logic Pro and Luna.

Did you ever try Logic?

https://www.musicradar.com/news/kylie-minogue-on-teaching-herself-logic-pro-in-lockdown-if-11-year-olds-can-do-this-in-their-bedroom-i-can-figure-this-out

[VPI]

Nope, Luna is too good and works so well with all this gear.

[VPI]

Think I am going to need a shorter desktop mic stand. 
 

 

[Dusty Chalk]

I have a “mini boom”, not sure that would work for you...

[VPI]

Yeah, I have three C Stands next to my desk so putting in another boom might be tough.

I got the iLok registered but now I have to carry around a usb-c to usb hub just to use it.  Did I miss the Thunderbolt/USB-C version of the iLok?

[ironbut]

Once you have the iLoc app installed and you learn to use it, it's a snap to transfer your licenses from the cloud to the dongle and back again. iLoks are a pain no matter how you use them but there you are.

I don't know of a USB-C iLok.

I suggest getting a C to USB 2 adapter cable if you don't like the docks (the docks do come in handy with the limited ports on the newer macbooks).

They make 6 inch cables. 

Most field recording folks use a cable or dock just to keep from having the dongle sticking out of their laptops waiting to get broken or breaking the port.

[Dusty Chalk]

51 minutes ago, VPI said:

Yeah, I have three C Stands next to my desk so putting in another boom might be tough.

No, literally mini.  It would go on your desk.

I have mine set up funny, but it articulates.

[Dusty Chalk]

Probably more like you’d use it:

[VPI]

My next recording is setup.  An all ribbon mic duet sharing the R84a for vocal with a R-10 for the acoustic guitars.  Using the figure 8, hopefully, to record a nice duet with minimal tracks.

Also Dusty, not too far from you.  https://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/1327219-studio-robbery-alert-_-dc-metro-area.html

Also again, this is about as good as I could get the recessed vocals and overly loud guitars from the island recording.

 

Edited September 29, 2020 by VPI

[Dusty Chalk]

Thanks, shared with my local friends in the music community to keep an eye out, including a Guitar Center employee in the Falls Church location.  Was reminded that one of them semi-stalked you for a bit, who was that again?

[VPI]

Works okay on the Heil but now since the ribbon is upside down I have to flip all my tracks over in post. Oh well. 
 

 

 

[ironbut]

If I had the money to buy the mics you have, I'd only trust stands from Latch Lake or Triad Orbit (probably other great stands but those are the ones I've used that were fantastic for heavy mics).

The AEA isn't fragile like the U87 but still, getting dents in a beautiful hand made mic is a crime.

Also, it's worth the trouble to install quick releases IMHO.

[VPI]

Quick releases sound great did not know they existed. The AEA is super light, no issues with the heil, but I will look at those as I like the finer things. 

Looks like this is the only one from either that would for me, and then it would be more cumbersome than what I have.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TOPack5--triad-orbit-installation-boom-system-microphone-stand-package

[ironbut]

Rick just released an interview with Joe Satriani.

I was never a fan of his but he has some great stuff to say about music and being a musician.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

I’m a huge fan, thanks for posting.

Yes, the influx of “shredders” is his fault, from when he was teaching, but he has a musicality that most of his alumni do not.

 

[VPI]

Home Recording Sale is on at Sweetwater.  Some decent deals, including the Luna Creators Package that I paid $700 for at $400 and the Warm U-87s for $499.  Might get a pair of those for drum overheads.

[Dusty Chalk]

Do you have both yet (Warm and Neumann)?  Do they compare?  

Also, I’m sure you already know this, but some microphones come in matched pairs, just like tubes, for stereo recording.  

[VPI]

I do not have the WA-87 as I never figured I would use, but they seem to be well reviewed.  The WA-47 is in.  Not bad, but a heavy fucking mic, so no idea what I will actually use it on for desktop use.

I have seen a ton of matched stereo pencil mics, not seen it as much in large condensers, but my heavy-handed editing does far more damage to the music than an imbalance in mics I am sure.

[Dusty Chalk]

Understood, and yes, it’s usually those, not the large diaphragm ones.

Plus, you don’t need matched pair unless holographic imaging is your topmost priority.

[VPI]

I cannot really have a priority yet as I have no idea what I am doing. I still do not know 99% of what the weird knobs on all the UA vintage equipment even does. 
 

The Warm does work on a desktop arm. 
 

 

[ironbut]

After a month and a half, I never could make the connection with the Arturia Keylab Mk ll. 

I love the build quality and the integration as a synth but my fingers just never loved it.

So I've had the NI S61 for a couple of days now and I think (hoping) it's going to make the cut. 

I used my Impulse every day for more than 8 years so I live with these things for the long haul.

 

[VPI]

I think I have a couple of those headphone stands out in the garage.

I am not a fan of any of the Arturia stuff I have in the collection.  The noisy, floppy keys are annoying.