Yeah, i have dealt with Michael Soper myself as well in the past, nice guy. And yes its just www.sweetwater.com. I see someone posted the number for you as well.
On 10/7/11, Brian Casey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Regardless, I think you need to stop asking every question that comes to > mind on this list, and save the PT and Voice Over specific ones ffor here, > because you are a beginner like many on this list, and there are plenty of > other sources online where you can ask those questions, research that > material etc rather than wasting the time of the experts on thie list, who > are often far too hepful for their own good. > > Perhaps you should join an online home recording oriented forum or something > of the sort to give you another source of knowledge. > > This list is an invaluable resource for experienced engineers making the > switch over to ProTools, so please try to keep the non protools related > questions to a minimum, so that when searching back through the archives the > list is not clogged with irrelevant information. > -------------------------------------------------- > > Of course, we will all from time to time ask questions and make mistakes > which we think is a software problem and is in fact a lack of basic > technical knowledge or a slip up. For example, as Kevin said, your > understanding of recording something flat. Your mixers EQ can boost or cut > frequencies, when at twelve o'clock it is flat or neutral, meaning it is > ideally not effecting the signal at all. This is the norm for approaches to > digital recording as you record the cleanest and best signal possible and > later in the software you can make all the changes you want. > > So you see, it sounds like you had a basic lack of understanding about your > mixer and what a basic EQ does rather than anything to do with proTools, > which is fine, but these are things we all have to learn on triall and > error. > > If you keep asking basic recording questions, then people might start > ignoring your contributions on this list as many see it as a mis-use of the > list, so you'll hamper your own efforts in that way. > > Its not easy having to learn these things differently to the average > engineer, but you can learn so much theory online and most of all, with > patience you can figure most of this stuff on your own the good old > fassioned way through triall and error. Nobody can learn t his for you and > you shouldn't need other people to be part of your triall and error process > 90% of the time. > > I'll leave it at that as I'm not even a regular on this list and am simply > observing to learn for a future move over to ProTools. > > Best of luck and I hope the learning goes well for you, > > Be patient, > > Regards, > Brian. > From: "Christopher-Mark Gilland" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 8:50 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Bad quality: I just don't get it! > >> Brian, >> >> I have to completely disagree with you. I think this has all and >> everything to do with PT. When I record in say, Sonar, my recordings are >> not mainstream quality, no, but they're way cleaner. Maybe part of it is >> I don't exactly know how to mix, but I think all of it plays hand in hand. >> >> Fine, if you think, and I know you meant this in, and I quote: good >> spirit... that this has not much to do with PT accessibility, then let's >> dial it back home. As I said initially, what in PT could I do and what >> with VO is the best way to do so, to fix this clipping issue/mud issue? >> I'm sorry that you and others are so... good... and no everything. I >> can't help I'm starting out. For me reading a manual, just doesn't work! >> With my learning challengement, it makes things very difficult. I don't >> very easily comprehend what I read. This is why I need someone like you >> all who can make a few suggestions, let me try 'em, and see if they make >> things better or worse, then plan accordingly for the next step of action. >> >> I'm sorry I'm so stupid at all this stuff, but if I didn't wanna learn I >> wouldn't be here. >> >> Your suggestion to google was an excellent one, and believe me I have, but >> >> I'm getting absolutely nowhere, either the articles are completely >> irrellavant, or are thigns I already have tried taking into consideration, >> >> or they're the obvious things more for a basic person who just wants to >> say... voice chat with a 5 dollar pc mike and wonders why they're getting >> clipping. Gee, $5! Hmm, I wonder! Point is, telling peole to go google, >> >> or to RTFM, etc. though that might be a good idea eventually, maybe not >> right at first when you're starting and need to learn the fundimentals. >> >> If you still disagree, then I'll respectfully leave you alone, and agree >> to disagree, but maybe perhaps, someone should then make a list that >> strictly doesn't cover software, but more hardware, and more the concepts >> of audio production. Then everyone could join and post there, causing >> more e-mail conjestion, rather than consolidating to one list, and people >> like you who don't see the rellavance wouldn't have to worry about getting >> >> bombarded as you seem to be remotely implying. >> >> I'm a newby, so I'm gonna have a lot of questions, a lot of which may have >> >> to do with how to set things up to work in PT correctly. if this isn't >> the list for that just boot my butt off of here, tell me why you're doing >> so, be polite about it, and I'll go my own merry way, and learn on my own. >> >> I think people like Kevin etc. would agree however I'm doing nothing >> wrong, and the only way to learn is to ask questions. >> >> Sorry for the long mail, but I couldn't just let your comments go undelt >> with. >> >> I see your point, in your defense, but put youself in my shoes as a >> complete newby. Wouldn't you want help rather than someone just saying >> RTFM, go google. To me that's almost pushing me away from the list which >> I feel is a priceless source for help when nothing else seems to make >> sense. >> >> Chris. >> >
