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    SOLD - 16 Microphone stands and case - job lot

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by roman_sub

    Case dimensions 1.4m (L) x 60c (W) x 58cm (H)

    No easy way to weigh it accurately, so as an estimate: each stand probably around 3kgs (so that’s 48kg), plus spares (?6 kg?), plus the case itself (? 40? This one is more of a guess, never tried lifting it whilst empty!)
     
    so probably 90kh total  as a ball park, though may be more if my case weight estimate is wrong. It has wheels so only need to lift one side at a time, but should be liftable by two people off/onto a van or large car (I can help at this end).
     
    fyi Encore PA had postage quoted at £45 when I bought the case and stands  from them
     
     

    SOLD - 16 Microphone stands and case - job lot

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by roman_sub

    Looking to move on quality K&m and beyerdynamic mic stands. These are ex-Encore PA. signs of use but will last many more years.

    5 tall

    10 short

    1 round base

    tour grade case and spares (this alone cost  more than the asking price)

    Add one or two more tall stands and you have enough for a whole band live or recording.

     

    need this gone asap so offering this for just £110 collected. Trades considered, if you must

    i will not split the stands, buyer needs to take everything please.

    thank you

     

     

     

     

     

    Playing fretless bass?

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    7 hours ago, MacDaddy said:

    - Severe vibrato can help slightly out of tune pitching.

    I wouldn't advise that approach, as you'd just a wobble around without a centre pitch. That may work as occasional effect but don't over-rely on it!

    You need to train your ears to hear intervals and know what the note you are playing is supposed to sound like. There is no substitute for accurate pitching....

     

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    Couple of questions about Sonarworks

    in Recording

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    2 hours ago, Skol303 said:

    Good points from Roman in the posts above 👍 Being an acoustics nerd, I'd like to comment on those I've highlighted in bold:

    • Speaker position: Speakers should be as close to the front wall as possible to avoid Surface Boundary Interference Response (SBIR) cancellation at the listening position. Good explanation of SBIR here.
    • Sofa and bookcase would have negligible benefits in terms of absorption (sofa fibres typically too heavy to function as porous absorbers) and diffusion, which needs to be optimised/even and not random (diffusion doesn't really work in small rooms generally).
    • Panels behind speakers have very little/no benefit: they'd need to be very thick to help with low frequencies (pushing the speakers too far from the wall - see note on SBIR above) and would do nothing to help with high frequencies that are directional and don't fire backwards out of your monitor... unless it's broken! 🙂 Instead, concentrate on first reflection points (mirror trick is great advice from Roman) and the back wall, where the traps need to be as deep as possible to help deal with room modes.

    Also to add…

    Whilst Sonarworks might be able to help smooth out the frequency response in an untreated room, it will do nothing to reduce low frequency decay times, which are just as (if not more) problematic than frequency dips in terms of boomy, smeared and undefined bass. But… Sonarworks is probably better than nothing. And using monitors, even in an untreated room, is usually better for things like stereo balance/placement than headphones alone. Ok, so you can't trust your monitors for the low end response; but that doesn't make them useless for other purposes. Most bass is mono anyway; so headphone referencing is very viable.

    Lots of further nerding on this topic here:

    riding

    Good points, and I bow to superior knowledge of acoustics! Though I think whether speakers are front-ported or rear-ported may have an effect on how close to the wall you'd want them...

    Perhaps I was overstating effects of furniture, somewhat ;-)

    Couple of questions about Sonarworks

    in Recording

    Posted

    My current music production space is a former bedroom of a rented house! Bass traps are held in place with very small nails / picture frame hooks. it took about a day but achieved a very significant improvement. It's still not a great space for mixing, but between headphones and monitor speakers, my mixes translate exactly as I'd expect them - so can't really ask for more....

    Whilst it's a massive subject in itself, I'd start room treatment by moving speakers so they sound as good as possible (probably would help to have some space away from the wall in most cases, triangular position with the listener, symmetrically positioned about the room).... a sofa behind the listening position will help as bass trap, as would a book case with randomly filled books (as a diffuser). I'd see if you can attach some lightweight acoustic absorbers behind speakers, on the side walls and to ceiling above listening position... imagine you had a mirror, and everywhere the sound would hit a wall once and glance back at you should ideally have an absorber.  That will take care of first order reflections, which are most troublesome.

    You may find some improvement with sonarworks in an untreated room, but it won't make your mixes sound better overnight, and I'd bet you'd end up exchanging one set of acoustic problems for another.... so save your money and work on the underlying problem of your room acoustics!

     

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    Couple of questions about Sonarworks

    in Recording

    Posted · Edited by roman_sub

    IMO headphone correction software is somewhat self-defeating as a concept. A properly-designed set of monitoring cans will already be optimised by the manufacturer to be as 'useful' as possible, within the limitations of the drivers / materials being used! If you don't like how the headphones sound, it would be better to get headphones that you do like... After all, headphones just show a part of the picture, e.g. it's very hard to judge some things (mix width/depth/reverb/etc) on headphones alone, and they'll never tell you everything you need to 'know' about a mix. Get used to what music sounds like in the particular set of headphones and move on.

    I've used both ATH50 and DT880Pro for mixing. I liked both, but ATH seemed somewhat hard in the upper mids, and DT880's are a tad mushy in the low mids (though more natural overall, maybe more revealing). ATH had better isolation.... but probably DT880s would edge it for mixing.

    I'd recommend Sennheiser HD600 over both - THE headphones of choice for many top classical recordists, plus many others - though some may find them 'boring'...

    Maybe you've already done this, but I wouldn't reach for any room correction software until you've spent some time and effort sorting out the room itself, y'know, with physical acoustic treatment, optimising speaker positioning, etc.  :) 

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    Location / rehearsal / live recording + mixing / mastering

    in Recording

    Posted

    Hi guys

    I hope this short plug is allowed (mods: do PM me if there is a better forum for this...)  I am now running a location recording production company - my gear, services, etc are all on   www.romansound.co.uk

    I can record live gigs from the mixing desk (with/without additional room mics(, or do a complete microphone set-up (e.g. for acoustic gigs).

    I can also travel to a location of your choice, e.g. your rehearsal studio and do a recording there. I can provide all required, professional quality, equipment. Equally happy to work with live, or 'studio session' environment - at the location of your choice :-)

    Basschat is a great community so happy to offer discounted deals on my usual quoted rates - PM me for details.

    I can also do editing, noise-repair and mixing of your existing tracks.

    Please hit me up with any projects!

    Cheers

    Roman

     

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