greg54

Sometimes when I record vocals, I get a little distortion. Not only that, but I get weird frequencies, like way too much mids. And I can't eq them out. And there are times when i record vocals and they sound fine. I built myself a vocal booth in my closet. I draped thick blankets in there, and it has helped a lot. But there are still times when I record vocals that are a little distorted and the eq is way off - too much mids and too dark sounding. And they sound really flat. No air at all. And no amount of eq or reverb can take away the harshness and flatness or give it air. I have tried other mics. I've tried placing the mic at different angles and tried recording closer or further away. I read where a guy said he had a similar issue and changed sampling rate (and something else) to get rid of the distortion. Anyway, any suggestions?

They are all in plugin manager and are all enabled. But I had an idea to uninstall all my Harrison plugins (since installing one caused the issue). When I did, I re-scanned, and all the plugins show up now. Thanks!

I tried to install a Harrison plugin, but it was confusing, so it didn't get installed. When I checked my VST plugins afterward, some were missing. So I did a scan of existing and failed plugins, and all of them showed up in the scan. However, when I click Insert, a lot of plugins do not show up. They're there when I scan, but not when I want to insert them into a project. How do I fix this? thanks

It was an issue with the headphones. Thanks!

For whatever reason when I'm recording vocals, I can't hear myself in my headphones. I have in the past. But now I can't. I've been using Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 interface for a couple of years. I turn the Direct Monitor knob to increase the vocal and decrease playback, but still I don't hear myself. Suggestions?

I enabled Sound on Sound. That fixed it.

I think I know what the problem is. I'll see if Sound on Sound is enabled. I'll report back later.

I'm in a new project and am recording guitar. I have a guitar part that is partially recorded. To finish that part, I put the line on the last second of the recorded track so I can have a jump start when I record the last section of it. But after I record the new part, where I started on the old recorded clip it's faded and there is no sound. How do I fix this problem? Greg

I right clicked Record and changed it to Sound on Sound. Then I went into PRV and clicked on Hide Muted Clips. That worked. Greg

Not sure I understand what you mean. Greg

I started working on a new project and have been playing MIDI keyboards. I have half of the chords of the song recorded, and they sound fine when I play back. But I started recording with MIDI again to finish it, but this time the chords sustain when they're not supposed to when I play back (not the chords I recorded earlier, but this last time). And underneath the new MIDI track when I delete something, there is like a ghost track underneath. It's just a short faded track behind what I just recorded. How do I fix this? Greg

Thanks! Greg

I was listening to the keyboard in the intro of Jeff Beck's 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers' and liked the way the keyboard goes back and forth from left to right. Exactly how is that done? Thanks, Greg

This is a new project, so the drums are routed to the Master bus. I don't think the audio is routed to 2 tracks. But I will check it out. Thanks! Greg

I'm using Toontrack SD3. I like drums to be pretty dry. For those of you familiar with SD3, when I go to the OH and AMB tracks and turn off all the reverb, I still have reverb on the snare - doesn't matter which snare I use. I did not install the mic bleeds. So all reverb and echo is off on all drums parts. The toms and kick are pretty dry. But the snare is not. I emailed Toontrack, and they asked me to send a sample, which I did. But they said the sample sounded normal. So I listened to it on my laptop, not my recording computer, and the snare sounded normal - fairly dry. So it's an issue with my recording computer. It's not the audio monitors, as I use 2 sets of monitors. But for whatever reason, it's mainly the snare I have an issue with. Having said that, the Toontrack EZKeys that I have inside the project has little to no reverb at the moment. But when I first open the project each time, there is a lot of delay on the keys. When I open up Toontrack EZKeys, it goes away and is normal. But not so with the drums. Any suggestions? Thanks, Greg

My wife and I have not only our furniture, but some of her parents' furniture in our garage. And there is a love seat that we didn't know what to do with. In fact, we have 2. We also have lots of ugly pillows I can put on them. We have some rugs too. I'll just throw a bunch of stuff on that wall, along with the shelves in the garage. As far as all my acoustic panels, I'll put them on the end of the room my desk and monitors are on and cover all the wall space. Then on the back wall I can put the shelves and blankets and books, etc - clutter. And we have plenty of pictures we didn't know what to do with. Thanks for the ideas! All of my thick moving blankets will work. I'm also thinking about making some kind of small vocal booth. I'll look into it and see if it's worth it. Probably not Thanks!

Clutter. Well, I don't have 20 guitars or a ton of amps, but I can get plenty of other stuff to clutter my room if that's all it takes

We have books The closet in my room is full of boxes and musical stuff. I can put all of that in the shelves in the room. I also have about a half dozen thick moving blankets that are about 6' or 7'. So I can cover things up on that wall. one way or another. The modular wall shelves we have in the garage have both doors and open shelves. But it's only 4.6' wide. I'm looking into adding modular shelves to fill in the rest of the space. Thanks for everyone's input. I really appreciate it! Greg

With all the information given, I admit I was a little overwhelmed. But after reading everything, it seems to me that all it's saying is, I need to cover my room with acoustic panels. I just didn't do it correctly. And I need to do something with my back wall. But I have to know what panels to put where. If that's it, then it's not so bad. Thanks! Greg

At least I got one thing right. I put thick curtains with lots of pleats on the sliding door when we moved in. Before we remodeled this house, there were shelves with doors on that wall - which I had taken out. They're still in the garage. I can either put them back in or get something better. Either way . . . Thanks!

Tezza: I agree that I need to get the back wall covered. In a post I just did, I mentioned that I may get some kind of shelving on most of the wall that would bring it out about 2'. I took down all the acoustic panels I had put up and am trying to figure out exactly what I want to do. Yeah, I could try recording without the reflection filter and see how it sounds - as well as getting closer to the mic. I used to sing pretty close to the mic, then I read I should be back further. But I guess all situations are different and whatever works. Thanks for the info! Greg

I really didn't see the rules. But I guess I wasn't looking either. Thanks for the sketch, Steve! Any info helps me. I downloaded Sound Analyzer and will try that. I really appreciate the offer to borrow the mic, but I'll end up getting my own - soon, I hope. The good thing is that we're putting our old house up for sale in a couple of days. HOPEFULLY it will sell in a decent amount of time. My wife and I were talking, and we may put a shelf unit (almost floor to ceiling) on the back wall, which would bring the wall in about 2' or so. It may not take up the entire wall, but most of it. That would make the room closer to a 10'x12'. And I could do bass traps in the corner and ceiling. I think your suggestion was to put bass traps near the door on a stand. I think that may work. I was wondering what to do with that space. I had no idea this little room would be such a pain. But in the long run it will be worth it. Thanks! Greg

I did join John Sayers' site. I read that I have to buy a mic and meter first to test the sound in my room. I told a guy on that site who responded that I will get back as soon as I'm able to afford what I need, including monitors. Seems like a lot of work to help me out, Steve. But I really appreciate it. Thanks!! Greg

Lord Tim: Yes, but I'm taking all the acoustic panels down on the back wall. I'll have to find something to put against that wall - as well as figure out how to arrange the rest of the paneling. Thanks! We just moved into this house. So I'm not going anywhere. This room will have to do somehow. Personally, I don't like mixing with headphones. I like monitors. Thanks! Greg

Yes, the vocals sound harsh. Too much reverb still. I use an seElectronics X1S, about 8" away from the mic. I also have a Mudguard behind the mic on a stand. Focusrite 2i4 (2nd Gen) interface. And I have an 8x10 rug on a hardwood floor. House is wood paneling outside. Thanks!