Ta for the advice I think Cool Edit has a 32bit option so i'll make sure its saved as a 44100, 32 bit stereo file on recording so its set up properly from the start and ready for CD burning whenever the time arises...
Cheers Dan -----Original Message----- From: Hustler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 May 2002 11:30 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: T Racks is damn fine... Personally, I route it so the sound is EQ'd and then compressed. To be honest, I don't EQ too much anyway, just try and even out any dips or peaks which I've noticed in the Spectrum analyse in Sound Forge. It's best to make any changes to a .WAV in 32bit mode in Sound Forge and then convert to 24 bit, to use the .WAV in T-Racks. In Sound Forge, I just tend to clip the ends, reduce hiss within the intro and make sure I've not got any worrying peaks or troughs in the frequencies. I'm not too happy with the limiter within T-Racks; it's meant to be a band limiter, but the frequencies are pre-defined and if you use this too much, the mix can become muddy (especially the drums - I like my drums nice and loud in the mix. I've noticed this quite a few times, where people have mastered themselves, drums become saturated with the rest of the mix.). A bit of experimenting though, will make your mix sound spot on, just don't over do it in the pursuit of maximum loudness. Stereo expander within the compression is v.good, again don't go overboard with it though. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Willacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 11:16 AM Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: T Racks is damn fine... > There's two little lights on the EQ and the Compresser (on the right hand > side). Clicking on one of them will change the order for both. The limiter > is always last in the chain, however. > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Lankester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 03 May 2002 11:11 > To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List > Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: T Racks is damn fine... > > > You can change the order of the processing in T-racks? > I never new that! Do you just drag the units to where you want them to go? > > Personally I mix down from Cubase at 24 bit/96khz and then process in > T-racks 24.... It's best to avoid normalising anything ever at less than 32 > bit coz you introduce errors into the data... > > > Nick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Norman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 03 May 2002 10:59 > To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List > Subject: [dnb-prod] T Racks is damn fine... > > > Hi > > I've been using T Racks for about a week now and i can't believe how much > difference it makes to the sound of my tunes once i think i have finished > them using my hardware boxes. I used to be quite gutted when i happily > finished a tune, recorded it onto a MD then realised that it was only about > half the volume of a CD or vinyl tune when comparing them... > > I had a play round last night and recorded a track from MD into Cool Edit, > trimmed the length, cut the EQ below 30hz, normalised it to 95%, then put it > thru T Racks using the Gentle Master 2 preset as a start and adjusted the > settings to make it louder and punchier and EQed it to clean up the sound. > It now has virtually the same kind of presence/loudness i hear when > listening to commercially produced stuff and that was with a track i didn't > spend much time on. How good is T Racks!!! > > Quick question. > > When people use T Racks, do you use the eq section placed before the > compressor or after. Doesn't seem to make that much difference..... > > Has anyone got any good tips on getting the best out of T Racks or essential > things to do in Cool Edit/Sound Forge before trying to master it? > > Cheers > > Dan > > > DISCLAIMER: The Information in this message is confidential and may be > legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this > message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended > recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of the message, or any > action or ommision taken by you in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be > unlawful. Please immediately contact the sender if you have received this > message in error. 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