GLAD I STUCK WITH X1 !

Ive been playing around with X1 and Im liking it more each day. Learning X1 is forcing me to use Scott's book and this forum more than I ever have in the past. I learn something new most every day. I truly think sticking with X1 as it is being fixed/updated is a good decision.
Plus we can all say we are using a DAW that "we" helped develop.
Jeff

+1

+2

downsouthstudio


Plus we can all say we are using a DAW that "we" helped develop.  

I'm gonna break tradition and let this one go to my head!

Middleman


A race horse designed by committee is a camel.

Are you saying we're all camels now?

Does the bass really sound better in X1?

I haven't gotten that far.

What page is it on?

ha ha...
Glad to see everybody joking....it's a better read than those of weeks past.

Have a great weekend,
Jeff

Speaking of Bass....................and kick.

Is prochannel your choice for Comp and EQ...or another plug?

Just curious.

My grand-daughter played me a Justin Bieber cut.."acoustic album" track one..cant remember the name.
Bass and Kick sound really good. Id like to know what comp and settings were used. No distortion just super clean but really "in your face".... It was so compressed the meter barely moved...but the track did not "sound compressed" and had nice dynamics. The Cake analyzer showed the low end squashed from 60hz to 160hz.
Jeff

bapu


Jeff,

Since I record bass live, I use an LA-610 preamp (not the MKII) so I comp that there. I usually highpass with Sonitus. Further Eq is usually done in the Amp sim of choice (my Favs are Amplitube Fender '59 Bassman or SVX).

For Kick, I like the UAD Harrison EQ and the UAD Fairchild.

Showoff!

John

bapu


Jeff,

Since I record bass live, I use an LA-610 preamp (not the MKII) so I comp that there. I usually highpass with Sonitus. Further Eq is usually done in the Amp sim of choice (my Favs are Amplitube Fender '59 Bassman or SVX).

For Kick, I like the UAD Harrison EQ and the UAD Fairchild.

Showoff!

Hmmmmm. Not really.


Now, if I said I did it while doing a one armed handstand in a thunderstorm. Maybe that would be considered showing off.

downsouthstudio

bapu


Jeff,

Since I record bass live, I use an LA-610 preamp (not the MKII) so I comp that there. I usually highpass with Sonitus. Further Eq is usually done in the Amp sim of choice (my Favs are Amplitube Fender '59 Bassman or SVX).

For Kick, I like the UAD Harrison EQ and the UAD Fairchild.

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I have the 610.
Would you mind sharing your typical settings on uptempo material?
thanks,
Jeff

When I get home tonight I'll snap a pic for you and post it here.

downsouthstudio


Speaking of Bass....................and kick.

Is prochannel your choice for Comp and EQ...or another plug?

No distortion just super clean but really "in your face".... It was so compressed the meter barely moved...but the track did not "sound compressed" and had nice dynamics. The Cake analyzer showed the low end squashed from 60hz to 160hz.
Jeff

A good compressor while tracking will get you that sound. The prochannel can get you part of the way there but better to have done some nice neutral compression during recording.

So basically you are saying that your procedure makes your butt look big?

I, too, am glad that I stuck with X1.  It has been stable on my system for a couple of months, now, and I've used it professionally with confidence.  It seems that the sound is smoother and warmer across all the frequency bands when I use the ProChannel.  Whether that's true or not, I'm loving it.

+1

I have been working on old and new songs uploading from 8.5.3 to X1b as well as using my Zoom R24 and Panu's Dark Side color scheme.  All is good.  I am a singer/songwriter doing a lot of country songs these days.  The sound is very controllable through X1 and I find the Prochannel very friendly to acoustic guitar and vocals. 

Bottom line is that I am having alot of fun and producing good tracks as well.  No negative or pissy attitude here.  Just really liking what I have and how it helps me create.  Recently, I wanted to play some live drums on a track so I grabbed my R24 and set it up in my garage and recorded my acoustic drums.  It all took about 20 minutes from setup to tear down and I now have live drums on my X1 track with independent channels for all.  My laptop and Zoom all work with batteries if need be.  I can go anywhere and do almost kind of recording at this point and the sound is as clean as can be.  I always record without pre-fader EQ or comp so that I can edit it any way I need to later.  The digital realm makes this very easy.

Thanks to all who help and share their ideas to make this world a better place.  For those that just can't help but find problems everywhere, I suggest you move on to something else that suits you better.  If you enjoy bringing others down, you have a lot of work to do IMO.  Life is too short.  I'm on the later part of it myself.  Thanks Cake for doing the best you can.  I too would like to see some fixes here and there but this is the DAW that helps me create and I thank you for what you are doing. 

Here's to everyone enjoying what they do and appreciating the good things in life. 

Rimshot