Opinions The Sony MDR 7506 are not quite as good as the others on this page, but nothing else in that price range can touch them. I’ve mixed a lot of stuff with the Sony’s (live and in the studio) and they’ve always shown me what I need to hear. Another bonus of the Sony is that you can drive it with anything - if you’re looking at any others, make sure your headphone amp can drive them.

Production is finished on the Root Cellar Sessions from 2018. Although the band was playing out publically as “The Invasive Species”, the album is being released under “John Grover” with “Invasive Species” as the album name. This keeps it grouped with earlier releases under “John Grover”. Check out the Invasive Species album page

I finally got a chance to A/B the Neural DSP SLO against the AxeFX SLOs. They both sounded very good, and there was not that “one sounds like cardboard” thing that you usually hear when comparing two modelers (especially when one of them is Native’s Guitar Rig). However, there were some interesting differences. As before, I switched off the cabinet modeling in each one and used a third party (Melda) cabinet simulation so that neither had the advantage of a matched cab.

Take my money companies “Oh, you have a new product? Ok, I bought it now tell me what it is and tell me why it’s going to make me happy this time.” These companies are above Top Tier and created a new class for themselves. Fractal Audio Townsend Labs (Not sure yet whether the UAD merger will take this down a notch) FabFilter Top Tier Companies If you’re thinking about one of these companies, there is only one question.

Connections AES Out of AxeFX at 48khz into RME Converter ADAT Out of RME Converter at 96khz or native rate (clocked and switchable by Apollo) ADAT In to Apollo with sample rate already converted ADAT Out of Apollo with switchable Clock into RME Converter AES Out of RME Converter into AxeFX at 48khz Analog Output 1 stereo in to Apollo for monitoring Tracking Settings On AxeFX Switch Input 1 to Analog Switch AES output to Input 1

Here are the results of some listening tests that I did on some popular UAD tube preamp emulation plugins. I was curious which preamps would sound better on each source, so I did some science and the result wasn’t quite what I expected. Preamps on acoustic Guitar In order of preference Avalon (Magic) V76 (Instant Neil Young vibe) Helios (Classic) Century 610-B Manley 610-A Preamps for Vocals Manley (Polished) Avalon (Vibey) Helios Century 610-B V76 610-A

These are some of our favorite effects and processing tools. Reverbs Exposed solo vocal: UAD Capitol Chambers Ambience on everything: UAD Ocean Way Studios Lush Digital: Liquid Sonics Seventh Heaven Delays Messy tape smear: UAD Tape Echo Everything else: FabFilter Timeless Equalizers Subtle color: TDR Slick EQ Tube Vibe: UAD Pultecs Everything Else: FabFilter Compressors In your face: UAD 1176’s Smooth and vibey: UAD LA2(a)’s Smooth and clean: UAD/Softube Tube Tech Bus: UAD SSL or API Drums: UAD Distressor or DBX Meters Track: mvMeter2 Loudness: iZotope insight Everything: Decibel Cleaning Noise: iZotope RX Mastering Surgical EQ: FabFilter set to Natural Phase Shaping EQ: TDR Slick M Vibe Compressor: Shadow Hills or SPL Iron Transparent compressor: TDR Kotelnikov Limiters: TDR Limiter, Ozone, or FabFilter Magic: Gulfoss or Soothe2

Welcome to VibeChild Studio, a premier mixing and mastering studio located in the tropical paradise of Haiku, Hawaii. Our state-of-the-art facility is equipped with the latest audio technology and staffed by a team of experienced professionals dedicated to helping you achieve your musical goals. At VibeChild Studio, we specialize in providing mixing and mastering services to music industry professionals including artists, producers, and other record labels. Our services include manual vocal tuning, background noise removal, timing edits, mixing, and preparing for mastering at affordable rates.

Interfaces Apollo x8 with Satellite Apollo Twin X Quad Arrow Control Surface 2x Slate Raven MTi2 Faderport transport control Input Townsend Sphere L22 Native Kontrol s88 AxeFX Instruments G&L Legacy (Strat) G&L ASAT (Tele) G&L L100 (P-Bass) Strandberg Boden Fusion 6 Steinberger GM-7T Martin Acoustic Cuntz Acoustic Monitors Genelec 8330 w/ SAM Genelec 7360 subwoofer NS10m QSC HPR12 with HPR 15” sub Computer Mac studio iPad Software Logic Pro Tools Plugin Bundles UAD: Ultimate FabFilter: Total Izotope: RX, Ozone, Neutron, Nectar Tokyo Dawn: Everything Melda: Total Mix SoundToys: Bundle IK Multimedia: T-Racks, ARC, Amplitube Plugin-Alliance: Everything Melodyne: Studio Native Instruments: Komplete Ultimate Arturia: Effects Bundle

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