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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / USB Hub/Splitters for Live Performance

« on: January 21, 2016, 05:47:59 am »

Hey there I just wanted to start a topic for those of you that like to use a ton of USB-centric gear (for production or live performance). I perform with keyboards, PUSH, iLok, samples drives, even a guitar hero controller and I'm wondering if you've ever experienced any major latency or cutting out when using USB hubs. So far I've been pretty fortunate in that nothing has completely failed me but I'm concerned that using my laptop's two USB ports for separate USB hubs might be a little demanding for the computer. Any thoughts or knowledge on the topic would be greatly appreciated (also any thoughts on USB 3 vs 2 in your experience).

Mixing/Mastering / Preparing Your Mix for Mastering

« on: January 15, 2016, 11:09:27 pm »

I'm sure people have been discussing this to some degree in other topics but I want to know... for those of you that get your tracks professionally mastered, what preparation do you do?
How do you treat your mix differently knowing that it will be professionally mastered?
Do you do any processing on your master output yourself or leave it entirely up to the mastering engineer?
Does the mastering engineer ever ask you to make changes to your mix to fix issues?

In the past I've left my master output completely unprocessed and allowed for a few dB of headroom to work with... other than that I've mixed as usual and bounced down to an AIFF or WAV file. But I'm open to new ideas here if you have them!

Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Room Noise Layer--Fuzzy Texture

« on: January 09, 2016, 04:44:55 am »

So this might seem a bit strange but I use this track that I call 'room noise' as a layer in some of my tracks. Especially with more ambient, chill, or minimal tracks having this bit of fuzz in my track really enhances the warmth to me. It's not always something you explicitly hear but you definitely feel it adding to the track. I put it up on my Soundcloud free for download (as an AIFF) and use so pop it into your tracks and give it a try! Would love to know what you think.

https://soundcloud.com/baircave/room-noise/s-X6D2J

EDIT: I HAD SHARED THE WRONG LINK SORRY! The above link should now work for everyone sorry about the confusion

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