Johnny Karlsson

Logic comes with a pretty cool thing called "binaural panner" and binaural post processing to make sure the mix will sound ok in speakers as well. Check out the manual for details, it's too much to try to explain here. Check out this thread on another forum to get you started: http://www.logicprohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=99502

Yes yes yes please !!!! This is way more valuable (to me) than any of the metering, smaller size or dtap.

Popcorn time !!!

Thanks for posting this. Bought it / downloading right now. A good cause and a no-brainer bargain. My dad has battled and beat cancer twice, last time spring of this year. I'm hoping Bernie will be fine.

Thanks thebrengun.

Hey Alex, if you don't mind, could you please tell us what happened? Did the 664 alert you that there's problem?

So I received an email today from SD about some CF cards being pulled off the list of approved media. Unfortunately for me, I recently bought one of these (yeah yeah I know... crap etc.), but I thought I'd post it here, so others can avoid buying these cards. --- "Important Notice Regarding Delkin CF 500x and CF 700x CompactFlash Cards with 633 and 664 Mixers Sound Devices has worked directly with Delkin to identify an intermittent media I/O issue experienced when using newer Delkin CF 500x and CF 700x CompactFlash cards. Delkin has confirmed that a recent, internal change to these cards is most likely responsible for the errors. Delkin CF 500x and CF 700x cards containing KZ in the serial number are susceptible to this issue and should not be used. Cards containing VB in the serial number will function properly and may be used. Deklin CF 1000x and 1050x cards do not experience this issue and may continue to be used. Please review the 633 and 664 Approved Media List for additional information. Our offices are closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28. Sound Devices Technical Support"

If you are on a Mac, you can use QuickTime Player to record your screen at H264. (It's already in your Applications folder).

An ex girlfriend had one of those in a drawer. It didn't have an XLR connector and when I turned it on, it made a buzzing sound. Seriously tho, the price for a pair on Amazon with free shipping: $104.46 I cannot imagine that it would be anything but a you-get-what-you-pay-for situation. But hey - I could be wrong....

From Facebook Allegedly, this person recorded crickets and slowed down the playback speed (pitched down as far as I can tell as well), to find it sounding like humans singing... Pretty interesting. http://truthseekerdaily.com/2013/11/someone-recorded-crickets-then-slowed-down-the-track-and-it-sounds-like-humans-singing/

I apologize in advance for what’s about to be my longest post ever. Short version: Use what you have and be creative. The end result is all that matters. (See the Ray Charles quote in Jeff Wexler’s signature). An SM58 is $100 new and can (and has been used to) record great things. U2, Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen and many others have used the SM57/SM58 for vocals, guitars, drums etc. and to my knowledge, nobody has ever returned one of their records to the store because of it. A 416 is a good mic and can be used to record vocals. If placed right, you could absolutely record an acoustic guitar with it too. If given a plastic toy guitar, Jimi Hendrix would still have been brilliant. You get my point. For pre-amp/converter, I think Apogee Duet is a fantastic value and it can certainly make professional grade recordings. It also allows you to bypass the mic-pre and use it as converter only, which allows you to put any mic-pre of your choice in front of it. Yes, you can also plug the electric guitar straight into it. Personally, I do not like Amp Sims, and perhaps that’s just me. I would say that they have gotten better in the past couple years, but I would recommend looking into Impulse Responses (IRs) of actual amps/cabinets. This however requires going thru a guitar pre-amp > line in on Duet. ———————— Long winded ramblings: The "it depends" takes on a whole other dimension of meaning when it comes to music, as the variables are as many as the stars in the sky. What's the style of music? What instruments? Live drums? etc. Even with one instrument; what “sound” are you going for? I admit to being a sound-nerd and gear-geek, but; The performance and the song / composition are number one. In that respect, mics and pre-amps etc. are secondary on the list of important things for music (well… read on). Creativity, vision, experience, skills all far more important (again, read on). Things that have been considered "wrong" for sound at one point in time, have later become "groundbreaking" and eventually accepted as "standard" (distortion for example). All that said (why I said read on), - if you record 30 tracks of acoustic guitars and vocals in an average bedroom, you are stacking 30x of potential outside noises that we normally consider bad for one dialog track (traffic, dogs, neighbor’s AC, fridge hum - you name it). Accumulation also happens with self-noise in mics and pre-amps and whatever else in your recording chain. When you add compression, all these issues are potentially magnified further. This is an example of where the “you get what you pay for” could start to reveal itself and the gear suddenly does matter (again, why I said read on). Furthermore, if your room is not acoustically treated, there is a good chance that some frequencies, due to reflections are exaggerated, while others may be diminished, resulting in the acoustic guitar sounding like a cardboard box, even tho you are using a sexy vintage $6000+ large diaphragm mic. If you want to record pristine sounding instruments and vocals, ideally, you record at a professional recording studio purposely designed and built for it. A noise-pollution free oasis isolated from any unwanted sounds leaking in from the outside world, combined with the pleasing acoustics of a great sounding room (there is a whole science dedicated to the subject of how to build a room - angles, measurement ratios, materials, absorption, deflection and on and on). When you have that - that's when you would want to spend money on the microphones and pre-amps. Here is where some would say that using your 416 is "wrong" and tell you that you must pick up a Telefunken C12 or Neumann U47 and go thru Neve or SSL consoles. A contrasting example: For a client’s song earlier this year, I recorded an electric guitar part without plugging it in to an amp. Instead I attached a stethoscope onto the body of a Strat using gaff tape. On the other end (the ear-piece) I attached a Lav and plugged into a UM400 > UCR411 > SD442 > Apogee Duet > Logic. Is that the "best sound"? Perhaps not by standards of clean, wholesome and pristine audio, but I thought it was fun and added something cool and it worked really well for the tune mixed in with other “normal” guitars (after I removed some hiss, EQ'd, compressed, added a touch of other effects). Needless to say, it didn’t sound like a Strat, not even like an electric guitar. It had it’s own sound, which was what I was going for. Mic placement is another very important thing, and to get it right comes with trial and error / experience. If you are still reading, I apologize for this longwinded rambling and hope it didn't cut into your time of recording tunes.

Oh I see. I need a cup of coffee haha.

Tim, I have a daily rental rate for standard ENG kit, that includes 2 wireless kits, mixer and boom. All else is subject to rental charged to production. Not sure if I understand your question correctly, but if you mean charging rental for extra wireless channels - then yes, absolutely.

Thanks!

I will second what Matt and Jim says above. Good sound of an acoustic instrument such as a violin, comes from the acoustics of the room and the way instrument moves the air around it. And what Crew said.

+1 I don't even think about it anymore.

Congrats! Looks great! (If I didn't already have a 664, I would be at the store to get one of these right now).

yeah, that's the spirit

Do these shows employ ghost writers?

335T? (3 mic pres in / 3 direct out / records LR mix + 3 isos) It also features SDs newly patented filter with the following presets: dog, helicopter, truck, loud phone conversation in the hallway/next door, plane, on-set whispering. More presets will be available with a firmware update in the near future. Onboard espresso machine and anti-gravity module upgrade is available for an additional $499.

Things to watch out for in Finland: Koskenkorva. Although it may help you keep warm, there are certain side effects.

Serial number 1001... May be a prototype? Asked my wife (who reads Japanese) what the manual in the pictures says: "condenser shotgun with narrow pickup pattern" . Hmmm...

+1111

Hey Pascal, I have not used that DPA, but perhaps my experience with a MKH416 would be similar enough to help: 1. I love the invision lyre with my MKH50, and based on that I decided to get one for the 416 as well, but do not like it with the softie on at all. The mic and softie is too heavy for it - the rubber part of the softie hits the lyre mount (or rests on it) which of course defeats the shock-mount part. I really wanted it to work, so I added a third lyre, but still not really happy. I prefer the K-Tek K-SM (check which exact model/size fits your mic) when using the shotgun with the softie on. 2. Yes, I use a softie for most jobs with no problem. Much lighter than full zeppelin wind screen, but of course if the wind kicks up a couple notches.... Just my 2c.