My Best Advice to All Recording Engineers

[Audio~Geek]

Originally Posted by jono not bono

erm... No...

Just don't use any computer software. Mixing out of the box and in realtime on your analogue desk etc etc. w.a.r.m is something that you feel as well as hear. This is why a vinyl feels better, a vinyl is ****er, and for all you perverts, im sure you dont want any crackles and pops.... probably be best to buy your music on mini disk tapes.

Anyway, I just think its stupid banning a word that describes so much music and what clearly demonstrates what so much music doesnt sound like

don't forget to crank that lovely w.a.r.m sound from your lovely guitar rig ???

stupid.

The problem with W@RM is explained here
Law #1 - W A R M is BANNED!

Brandon is right on with his 1 law around here.

[cgball556]

Great thoughts. And very true there is no substitute for a performance. You can sometimes change a sound later or edit this and that but the bottom line is that you cannot record something that is not being played. Listen to old recordings and you'll hear things that were recorded onto one track (directly to acetate) with one mic (Homemade) in a room with a whole band (one take) together. Most of these still hold water as great timeless sounding recordings...why! Because what was being played was great.

[garageband]

is that you cannot record something that is not being played.

Not sure what you're talking about. I do this all the time.

[cgball556]

Originally Posted by garageband

Not sure what you're talking about. I do this all the time.

WOW! So you can set up a mic in a silent room by yourself, dial in your expensive preamp, hit the red button and presto... that's a keeper! I'd like to see that tutorial. You make it sound so easy.

[demariai]

great info

thanks

[garageband]

Originally Posted by cgball556

WOW! So you can set up a mic in a silent room by yourself, dial in your expensive preamp, hit the red button and presto... that's a keeper! I'd like to see that tutorial. You make it sound so easy.

With a little effort I'm sure you can figure out what I'm on about. Also, I've cobbled together stuff that has little to do with what was initially played.

[Diastro]

Thanks lolgreg, you ROCK!!

[kheftel]

Ok, I admit it, I just found the link to Brandon's post on "W A R M" and read it for the first time. And I absolutely agree with it. Banning the word may seem over-the-top, but not nearly so much so as all the advertising garbage out there. Here it is again for anyone who missed it:

Law #1 - W A R M is BANNED!

[MetalDave]

Originally Posted by lolzgreg

GET A CLEAN DI OF EVERY SINGLE PERFORMANCE!

"What did you say, lolgreg?"

GET A CLEAN DI OF EVERY SINGLE PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!!

This is probably the most valuable advice on this whole site.. but remember, Always save a back-up of the original wav. if you edit a wav edit a copy of the wav and keep the original in a folder or seperate drive or I ike to burn the whole session to DVD. Then no matter what, you can have the band back to an extent....blah blaw blaaaaaaaaaaa