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- dp24sd
I will be glad to answer any questions if I can, though I don't know much else!
How I use my DP-24SD
I record my own music – somewhere between folk, Americana and rock. So far, I do everything myself – write, arrange, record, play record, mix CD art...
Vocal chain – I use a SE Electronics Z5600a large-diaphragm tube condenser mic, recommended to me by a pro producer for my raspy voice. I replaced the tube with one known for smoothness and low gain. The microphone goes directly into a Golden Age Pre-73 MKiii with the Carnhill transformers. This preamp was bought entirely on descriptions of its performance. I caught it on closeout, and got new with the upgraded transformers for $1 less than the best USED price without the Carnhill transformers on Reverb.com at the time. I had to look up what a Carnhill was.
The preamp feeds directly into a hot-rodded (Revive Audio) DBX 160A, set at a 2:1 ratio with no threshold. The compressor was recommended by the same producer. Then I go into the DP.
For drums, I construct the tracks in Toontracks and import. I learned how to import from Reaper very recently, prior I was recording from the computer headphone port!
For electric bass, I use one of several basses, through a cheap Behringer tone box and (most recently) into the Pre-73. Electric bass is the only thing where I don’t roll off the lows for most recordings.
Electric guitar, various through a Vox modeling amp, Shure SM57 angled at the speaker.
Acoustic guitars, percussion, other rattly stuff I use a variety of mics – SM57, Beta 57. Beta 58, Carvin small diaphragm condensers, a Nady ribbon mic, AT 4047. Run through a (recently added) ART Prochannel.
I have some synth that I record direct. It has note stickers on the keys – keys player I am not.
For vocal processing and any unusual effects (pitch change, reverse audio, heavy flange) I export a WAV file to Reaper. Izotope Nectar Elements for vocal processing. I will try Izotope Ozone Elements for mastering – not there yet.
When I mix, I do a trial mix using Effects 2 through a TC Electronics M350, and record the output to a channel, so most of my effects are already printed to a new channel to make mixing easier.
I use a cheap Behringer mixer as my hub – monitors out, headphones out, DP in, computer in. This allows me to listen to my vocal processing from my computer and my other tracks on the DP simultaneously (with some good timing!)
I track and do critical editing with Avantone headphones. I have some Tascam monitors – don’t remember the model.
How I use my DP-24SD
I record my own music – somewhere between folk, Americana and rock. So far, I do everything myself – write, arrange, record, play record, mix CD art...
Vocal chain – I use a SE Electronics Z5600a large-diaphragm tube condenser mic, recommended to me by a pro producer for my raspy voice. I replaced the tube with one known for smoothness and low gain. The microphone goes directly into a Golden Age Pre-73 MKiii with the Carnhill transformers. This preamp was bought entirely on descriptions of its performance. I caught it on closeout, and got new with the upgraded transformers for $1 less than the best USED price without the Carnhill transformers on Reverb.com at the time. I had to look up what a Carnhill was.
The preamp feeds directly into a hot-rodded (Revive Audio) DBX 160A, set at a 2:1 ratio with no threshold. The compressor was recommended by the same producer. Then I go into the DP.
For drums, I construct the tracks in Toontracks and import. I learned how to import from Reaper very recently, prior I was recording from the computer headphone port!
For electric bass, I use one of several basses, through a cheap Behringer tone box and (most recently) into the Pre-73. Electric bass is the only thing where I don’t roll off the lows for most recordings.
Electric guitar, various through a Vox modeling amp, Shure SM57 angled at the speaker.
Acoustic guitars, percussion, other rattly stuff I use a variety of mics – SM57, Beta 57. Beta 58, Carvin small diaphragm condensers, a Nady ribbon mic, AT 4047. Run through a (recently added) ART Prochannel.
I have some synth that I record direct. It has note stickers on the keys – keys player I am not.
For vocal processing and any unusual effects (pitch change, reverse audio, heavy flange) I export a WAV file to Reaper. Izotope Nectar Elements for vocal processing. I will try Izotope Ozone Elements for mastering – not there yet.
When I mix, I do a trial mix using Effects 2 through a TC Electronics M350, and record the output to a channel, so most of my effects are already printed to a new channel to make mixing easier.
I use a cheap Behringer mixer as my hub – monitors out, headphones out, DP in, computer in. This allows me to listen to my vocal processing from my computer and my other tracks on the DP simultaneously (with some good timing!)
I track and do critical editing with Avantone headphones. I have some Tascam monitors – don’t remember the model.