Hello Terry, Mike and Scott
I am really pleased you all agree that the sound is crisper and more clear.
Terry I tend to agree that the Guitar is kind of overpowering in the mix. I still have not bought any decent monitors yet and it did not sound too bad through the hi-fi (connected to the pc) but in the car I noticed it more. Then I played it on my brothers system and noticed it even more! Also I do prefer to write in minor keys but am concious that some of my stuff of late has begun to sound similar (or maybe I am settling in to a 'style'
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Mike, Thanks for listening and for giving your comments. I do appreciate it. I think the clearer vocals are due to my new Audio Technica Midnight Blue 4000c condenser mic. I did intend to buy an AKG c1000s but my dealer had none in stock and I hate waiting for anything! I am really pleased with the mic I got though and think it makes a huge difference.
Scott, Boy George eh?? He is one of my hero's! I think his voice is amazing it is just a shame that he does not put it to as much use these days. It is funny you should mention the vocal harmony. Originally the chorus did have harmony but it sounded bad! I have not yet mastered the harmoniser on the 9000pro to it's best. My voice is a bit weak I think and the backing girls get a wobble on half way through a line!!(Bad Girls!)I Need to practice my breathing I think
To answer your questions re the equipment,
9000PRO
AT 4000c mic
all routed through a behringer mixer. (I am having fun using the sub outs on the pro. Cables everywhere!!!)
Cool edit pro
The style was 60's rock 3 from the flash styles in the pro (So that must be where you got the sixties feel from
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I was using an EDIROL UA-1A usb interface because the Lexicon Studio Core 2 soundcard I recently bought really does not like my Athlon processor (I really should research these things before I jump in and buy them) so that is back on sale on ebay
The UA-1A is only 16 bit and so I am considering buying a 24 bit usb interface. I really like the ease of use of the usb interface and am considering stripping down my music pc anyway and using a dedicated laptop instead. Part of the reason for this is space and the other big consideration is that I have two pc's in my 'music room' and when they are both on it sounds like Heathrow airport it is that noisy.
I have also got a bid in on ebay for a Behringer ultra voice pro vocal processor. I am hoping that along with the new mic this will help keep my vocals clean and maybe make them sound a little more passable.
All I need then is to find some monitor speakers that do a half decent job and I might be happy for a little while
Then again those 'Buy it Now' buttons on ebay are just too much of a temptation!!
All the best
Tony