Topic: Recording levels + post-processing

[willndmb]

i am with TJ
i like to run "hot" - peaks flicking the 0db light on
part of it is because i don't like to mess around after the fact
part because i have had and heard recording where you had to crack it and then of course you also hear the white noise more
i know its a risk and i try to lower it down some but its hard to break the habbit

[Jammin72]

Here's the Post Production Results if anyone's interested.

http://www.archive.org/details/moe2007-03-10.akg483.flac16

[momule]

I just don't understand when folks say they are looking to make it most accurately represent how it sounded that night.  Yet most of the tapes I hear are so boomy ya cant enjoy it or there so thin they are fatiguing to the ear. 

If the engineer mixed a show that sounded anything like alot of the aud tapes most of them would be out of work.

The one that gets me the most is when folks take a SBD patch and then put it into circulation at about half the volume it was intended to be.   I'm pretty sure that aint how Ben mixed it. 

original that was seeded.
http://www.kctaper.com/levels_sample01.mp3
My interpretation.
http://www.kctaper.com/levels_sample02.mp3

[nem]

I had issues with too many lows until I decided to use the wonderful option on my C4's called the "bass rolloff". wow, what a difference.

running live with orange lights steady on the 660

this thread rocks +'s abound.

_________
averaged at around -3, peak just barely kisses 0, not post edit whatsoever (except to make the mp3 sample)

[Jammin72]

If the engineer mixed a show that sounded anything like alot of the aud tapes most of them would be out of work.

Unfortunately... this simply isn't true.

[momule]

Im not sure what your monitoring with.  But alot of tapes I hear (including the Moe) are not all that close to being a good representation of how it may have sounded that night. IMO...
If I mixed a live show that sounded like that Im betting I wouldn't be asked to mix again.   

I think with all the cracked copies of Wavelab floating around out there if folks would just ask I know there is a few folks on this board who know how to use the plugins such as the Waves, Nomad, PSP and Timeworks plugins .  I'm not saying you can polish a turd but we could make um sound a bit more realistic. 

[Jammin72]

I was just commenting that engineering position can really be a weak spot in many touring bands.

I agree that there are some poor recordings out there but I think there are equally as many poorly mixed performances.

[rowjimmytour]

Most of the time I record in a loud bar where most of the folks come to talk then to enjoy the music. Lately, after I got the busman2+ mod done I have been rollin' the dice and running hot. After a few shows I have come to the conclusion I like my red light flickering for all the loudest parts and peaking at -3dB but sometimes hitting 0dB. The loud landscape seems to make for a better recording when the band is loud but if its a soloist or acoustic act at the same bar I will peak a -6dB.
Peace