why isnt my sound crispy????

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Sicc OG
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OK I THINK MY SOUND ISNT CRISPY ALOT OF PEOPLE SAY ITS SUPER CRISPY

SOUNDING BUT U KNOW AS A PRODUCER/ENGINEER U JUST HAVE AN EAR FOR SOMTHING THAT SHOULD BE THEIR

I USE A MBOX 2 PRO ALONG WITH THE AVALON VT-737 AS MY PREAMP W/ A STERLING AUDIO ST66.....RUN PROTOOLS OF COURSE AND ALL BUT WHEN I RECORD I FEEL LIKE ITS NOT CLEAR ENOUGH WHAT ARE SOME THINGS TO TAKE IN AS A FACTOR

I HAVE THAT REFLEXION FILTER AND ALL THAT I BOUGHT I THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP BUT IT DIDNT!!!!

IS THEIR NETHING I CAN BUY THAT COULD ELIMINATE THIS FOGGY SOUND NOT SUPER FOGGY BUT JUST ENOUGH TO IRATATE U!!

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP I APPRECAITE IT
 
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Sicc OG
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its a sterling audio st66 and i use the compressor on the avalon not a heavy compress but i would say the ratio of 9 of 20
 
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I would try setting ur threshold at -10db and use a 4:1 maybe 5:1 ratio and see how that works. what kind of music and how loud YOU are will determine the output gain.
 
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Sicc OG
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perfect im going to try that i really appreciate that


also somtimes i notice that when i put a compression on and eq as well as my limiter and all i got to turn the vocal track in protools to like 7.8 or higher i want to avoid that so what could be a solution like..........i record to the loudest i can without peaking or sounding shitty but like i said after i put little effects i still got to turn the vocal tracks up high


like i said thanks for your help much appreciated
 
scandal

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yes said:
perfect im going to try that i really appreciate that


also somtimes i notice that when i put a compression on and eq as well as my limiter and all i got to turn the vocal track in protools to like 7.8 or higher i want to avoid that so what could be a solution like..........i record to the loudest i can without peaking or sounding shitty but like i said after i put little effects i still got to turn the vocal tracks up high


like i said thanks for your help much appreciated
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Thats easy to solve just bring every thing else down, you should be mixing around the vocals and not vice versa.
 
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Sicc OG
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9:1 compression ratio is really high, especially when your recording. I keep my compression under 3:1 while recording and add some more during the mix. Try adding a Hi pass filter from 75-120 Hz to eliminate that "foggy" or low rumble sound your talking about. Also better converters will help. You got a pretty good setup man. Just keep at it try different things unitll you find the sound you like.
 
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Sicc OG
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what other converters for protools other then Hd protools????
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If I'm not mistaken the mbox 2 has a spif i/o which would allow you to use up to 4 channels (2 in, 2 out) of any converters out there that support that format, which is quite a few. You can go just a/d which I can reccomend you do at the least but if you wanna shell out a little extra cash I would just get a good two channel ad/da converter like the rosetta 200 which will give you top notch a/d conversion and d/a conversion as well. for something a little cheaper than the rosetta try Rme's Adi-2 which I have also heard great things about.
 
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Sicc OG
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thanks scandal def fina check that out i aint trippin bout spending a grand or so but spending 10,000 or more aint in my budget right now lol


good lookin on anyone that been givin me feedback i appreciate it
 
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