help on studio recording

[nicco_homaili]

Im currently using cool edit pro and ive found out that the presets sucks

should i give cubase a try? anione has any links?

thanks

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

Perhaps you like to elaborate more on whats the sucky part, preset of which component(built in effect, vsti or other things) for others to recommend/help in a more efficient way

preset, if to mean for the built in effect/vst, most of the time, those are just general idea of what the thing can do. Users will have to spend time on further tweaking and fine tuning it to get certain sound which work for them

 

[blueprintstudios]

nicco : yes . www.steinberg.net

presets are just there for a guide so you don't have to key in from-scratch values into the dynamics processing. if you listen to Postbox / The Sallys / Farhan etc @ my website. those were mixed in cool edit. (long time user since 98) and I must tell you the bad news is that you will find presets in any other DAW "sucky" because you haven't made the effort to create your own which works for your recording.

 

[nicco_homaili]

oh thought steinberg is more recognised and good to use?

well,i nid help in cool edit pro too..been using presets all this while for mastering.was thinking of using the graphic equalizer for tweaking.

anyone can help me on how this whole eq thing works?

im a noob

thanks

 

[ankursamtaney]

oh thought steinberg is more recognised and good to use?

Yea, Steinberg products are pretty well known and spoken of very highly. I personally have been using Acid Pro (since the time of Sonic Foundary Acid 4.0); and only recently upgraded to Acid Pro 7.0. It works amazingly for me, and there's little or nothing that it doesn't let me do. I personally couldn't ask for more.

Keep trying out stuff until you find something that you feel really comfortable with. You'll know when something is right for you (at least until a point where you really need something 'better' or more advanced).

well,i nid help in cool edit pro too..been using presets all this while for mastering.was thinking of using the graphic equalizer for tweaking.

anyone can help me on how this whole eq thing works?

im a noob

The functioning of an EQ is as straightforward as can be - you tweak something and you can hear the difference instantly without having to really look out for something in particular. However, it can be either the simplest thing to work with or the most complicated, depending on how you look at it and how much you mess with it or rely on it. Try and depend as little as possible on the EQ, and never EQ on your way in --- this is advice that was given to me when i started out, i shunned it then, but totally abide by it now. Try a hundred mic placements, positions, directions in order to get the best sound you can, without using any EQ. Finally, just add a little EQ wherever necessary, to taste

Read through the links below. It might be a bit of an overdose for now, but will surely answer a zillion questions that you may have over the next six to twelve months. Good luck!

http://www.karltoncoffin.com/info/info004.htm

http://www.ethanwiner.com/equalizers.html

 

[6969]

Im currently using cool edit pro and ive found out that the presets sucks

should i give cubase a try? anione has any links?

thanks

cool edit pro is designed more towards editing(plus it's quite an old program), that's why the presets are not as updated as the later versions of other software's. i guess switching to cubase or sonar will make a big difference..

 

[l0u5y]

i dun tink it will make a difference. U shouldn't use presets as well. There are no presets in which work 100% of the time, unless u are a high up engineer like cla who knows wat he's doing. Cubase is juz another editing softwares, and its built-in plugins aren't that good. High quality, precise dedicated plugins are what you are after like UAD plugins.

 

[Enjaykayb]

Its not about what software / hardware you use... its all about what you do with it - thats what makes the difference in the end...

 

[kongwee]

You only go to look for other DAW if you are not really productive on your current. If you are looking for environment that easier to access editing and other function then change DAW is helpful. If you want to do some music arrangement then product like Protools, Cubase, Sonar and Logic has many sampler and synthesis plug in that is really for it. At least they have better GM set to play with. Then you start to add toys into your DAW.

I use a lot of preset also, but many time I need to tweak abit.