Creation & Studio

>I know that in the next 12 months there are going to be two, possibly three more Moog synthesizers, all of which are unique to themselves and unique to anything we’ve done in the past. - Moog President Joe Richardson

Hey so I have just realised my hearing on my left side is worse. Did a test at home and my left ear is 4db quieter than my right ear.

So it’s time to stop messing around and get ear plugs for work. What brands do you recommend? Price is not an issue would spend up to 1000$ on them as I need to keep my ears looked after.

I live in a studio and I don't have room for a lot of the homemade sound booth setups I've seen. But I'm wondering, if I set up a mic on my desk, put a reflector shield behind it, then put like a comforter over that and myself, would I have a good sound booth? It seems like a decent way to go, but I'm not sure if there are issues that I haven't thought of.

I’m trying to make a final decision between the Prophet 5/10 and the Trigon-6.
I already know the specs, the feature differences, and the general character of both instruments. On paper, I understand what each one offers.
What I’m looking for is not a spec comparison, but real-world experience from people who have actually spent time with both.
If you had to keep only one of them, which one would you personally choose — and why?
I’m especially interested in things like:
which one feels more inspiring long-term;
which one you actually reach for more often;
which one sits better in a track;
whether the Prophet 5/10’s character feels more “special” over time;
or whether the Trigon-6 feels more complete and flexible as a main polysynth.
My budget only allows me to buy one, and at this point it honestly feels like a coin toss.
I’d really appreciate thoughts from owners or people who have had serious hands-on time with both.

I’ve been lucky enough to work with pro bands and producers for a long time, and lately a lot of indie artists have been reaching out to me to mix their albums. The problem is that, in many cases, the songs feel almost unmixable at least in my opinion. For example, everything is played in the same octave, the frequency spectrum isn’t balanced properly, the recordings are poor quality, etc.

I’ve already talked to some of them and explained the issues, and they understood where I was coming from. But I’m curious if any of you have dealt with this before, and if there’s actually a way to successfully mix songs like this.

I'm kind of a beginner as far as trying to make my stuff sound really good, mix-wise, even though I've been making music for a while.

Every now and again I'll come across some advice on various forums concerning the stereo width of the kick, bass, snare, and other elements in the mix. Some people suggest making the kick and/or bass mono, and letting other elements remain at 100% width, such as pads, leads, and other embellishments.

I have different plugins that allow you to set the stereo width of a track at 0%, but is this truly "mono"? It usually sounds goofy when I do it. The kick and the bass always seem to lose a dimension, and they sound thin.

In the context of ambient / lofi / downtempo stuff, what advice do you have concerning the stereo widths of different elements in a mix? Is it reasonable to just let every element remain at a default 100% width? How do you handle these things in your mixes?

There’s not a lot here: I went into the Camden preamp, 1176 style comp, pultec style EQ, out into an opto comp to finish it off. I’m really, really happy with the sounds I’m getting with my vocals and guitar so far.

For certain tasks I just want to capture a long stereo take from my interface. Sure I can use the DAW but I really would prefer something minimal, no fuzz, no unnecessary processing etc. I’m on macbook pro m4.

Hey everyone!

So here’s the situation, my boyfriend is an aspiring musician. He plays electric guitar and wants to record and produce music. He’s got a phenomenal ear for it, the only problem is that he doesn’t have a laptop or an interface or anything (this guys has like 6 guitars though lmao)
His birthday is coming up and I want to get him an interface and a laptop.
His best mate said to get the Scarlett solo interface so I had a look at that and I’ve found a few different places with it (djcity, brisound, mannys, dicksmith, etc) they all have bundle packs with headphones and a mic and some with cables some without (do I need to get cables? He has some for his amp and guitar, would these be beneficial?)
I see there’s a 4th gen and then there’s like 2i2 and 4i4 versions, which would be best to get him?
He’s also said he wants an Apple laptop or an Apple air, would this laptop work best or is there something better that would be more beneficial for him?

Idk anything about all this but I want to learn and get him the very best I can (that’s like somewhat affordable) so any advice is deeply appreciated!!

I have a KSP and am trying to send note data. Transport controls work fine so it is receiving clock.

Here is what I have tried:

-Different types of cables and adapters.
-Going through a thru box
-Going through an ESI MU8 ex.
-Tried both MIDI OUT 1 and MIDI Out 2 from KSP
tried changing channels and setting on both the KSP and the OP-Z.
-Toggled the settings on the OPZ including alt

I’m at a real loss on this one. Start stop works but no note data.

Iv been looking into getting a syth and I'm humming and hawing can't decide... Dont really want to spend more the 600 (maybe a tad bit more if it makes a BIG differece) Canadian incase it just sits and gathers dust... that said papa still wants...

So I have a midi controller.... and was thinking about getting a key touch 37 or what ever it's called for general use with my mpc.... Soooo I have a key board....

is it worth spending money on something with the keyboard or is more bang for you buck to get hardware then plug you own keyboard into.... any recommendations would we greatly appreciate... or maybe even 2 moderately priced ones that would be friends and play well together. i should mention I'm wanting to make edm house, techno, dub.... you know that filthy shit...

I’m micing up my drum kit with 4 mics: a spaced pair of condensers as overheads, plus close mics on kick and snare. The room I’m recording in is less than ideal, so I end up high-passing the overheads pretty aggressively (around 500hz) to tighten things up and get rid of mud and ugly room buildup. It actually sounds pretty solid overall, but I do lose some depth and body from the shells in the process.

If you were adding a fifth mic to help bring back some fullness and dimension to the toms/shells, what would you choose and where would you place it? Curious about both mic choice and positioning.