Neil Fein

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bio	website	magnificentnose.com
	location	New Jersey
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Recording rig:

Macbook Pro, running:
Logic Express (tracking, mixing),
Fission (for working with raw audio)
MOTU Audio Express
Mackie Onyx1620i firewire mixing board
Zoom H2 digital recorder for live work (when I can't bring the Macbook rig along)
Mics:
Studio Projects C1
Sampson Q7
Bag o' Shure SM-57 and SM-58 mics

Here's my studio's website: Amperclef Studios

	947 reputation	bio	website	magnificentnose.com	visits	member for	2 years, 5 months
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May 7	comment	What is this block diagram symbol? @ObscureRobot - Thanks, I thought that was the case but needed to verify.
May 5	comment	What is this block diagram symbol? If I use a TRS cable here will it be shielded? Or am I misunderstanding the situation?
May 5	comment	What is this block diagram symbol? Does that mean I can use a shielded/TRS cable for the Hi-Z connection?
Feb 15	comment	How to reduce bleed on vocal and instrument mics in a live recording? This is exactly the sort of technique I was hoping to elicit with this question. Thanks, and I'll try this one out.
Feb 11	comment	How to reduce bleed on vocal and instrument mics in a live recording? This is good general advice, but the recording already exists and this isn't an option anymore.
Feb 7	comment	Can Logic stretch an audio region with a varying tempo to fit an existing, stable project tempo? @TravisDtfsuCrum - Thanks for mentioning Ableton Live; I'm playing with the demo right now, and Warp can do exactly what I need. I can probably use the demo to do everything I need for this project, but I'd still like to know how to do it natively in Logic if I can.
Feb 7	comment	Can Logic stretch an audio region with a varying tempo to fit an existing, stable project tempo? It has something called "Flex Time". But it's not as easy to use as I hear Warp is in Ableton Live - it's more about fixing individual notes than an entire song. My experiments with Flex Time haven't been very successful. I might be best off finding a user of Live and asking if I can run a few files through their system.
Feb 5	comment	Can Logic stretch an audio region with a varying tempo to fit an existing, stable project tempo? It's worth mentioning that I use Logic Express 9, but I can probably get access to Logic Pro on another computer.
Feb 4	comment	Can I create multiple mixes within the same project in Logic? Your image seems to have been removed. Are you able upload a new screenshot?
Feb 2	comment	Will ripping my old 90's and 2000's CDs yield as good a quality as buying the MP3s today? For a while, remasters were improving on those early CD releases. But recent remasters seem to be all about just compressing things to remove dynamic range and make the music "louder".
Oct 7	comment	Fixing low-frequency hum in an undersaddle acoustic guitar pickup You'd think, but this guitar is fourteen years old. Fourteen years hum-free is a pretty good run!
Oct 4	comment	Fixing low-frequency hum in an undersaddle acoustic guitar pickup Turns out that replacing just the cable is harder than I thought. This is a very good answer, but I ended up replacing the entire pickup/wire assembly for expediency's sake.
Aug 16	comment	Why does one side of my headphones always break? Is the same side of the headphones always breaking? That would indicate the problem is probably happening with the plug.
Aug 16	comment	Why does one side of my headphones always break? @matthewgibb - I respectfully disagree, and I believe it absolutely matters what you do with your headphones. Have added to my answer to address this.
Jun 21	comment	Audio from PA system to Camcorder They'd be using a recorder of some sort - if they have one - or recording to a laptop. "External" in this context means any audio recorder that's not the camcorder.
Jun 21	comment	Audio from PA system to Camcorder I've never done it, but I understand it can be done. Ask them for an AIF or WAV file, not an MP3. Can anyone speak to whether or not it's possible for timecode sync to be used in a case like this, if the sound guys have something that'll generate it?
Jun 21	comment	Audio from PA system to Camcorder No, it's a small box that only records audio. You plug a mic into it directly and sync up the audio later on.
Jun 21	comment	Audio from PA system to Camcorder @Prabhu - See my edit. (It's hard to guess at cable quality from this Amazon link.)
Jun 20	comment	What microphone is used by sound engineers in foley? It's worth noting that mics that use XLR connectors will almost certainly give you better sound.
Jun 15	comment	Should my headphones literally be vibrating from bass? This is a good answer, but I have an image in my head of a little old man with headphones, screaming "get off my lawn!" Old-style, "hi-fi" headphones.