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    Thinking of changing from EMG's

    This is what I did, and I'd agree that its by far the best option if you can find a decent used guitar with the pickups you want. In my case, I...
    Post by: mharwood, Jun 23, 2014 in forum: Backline
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    Could Someone Recommend a Good Free or Inexpensive Bass Dist Plug-In?

    I like TSE B.O.D., but most of the time I honestly find myself going with their guitar amp sims instead. After splitting the bass into two bands,...
    Post by: mharwood, Apr 16, 2014 in forum: Backline
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    I need to replace my Audio Interface

    Love my Focusrite Saffire Pro 40, and if you wanna save some $$$ the Pro 24 and Pro 24 DSP have most of the same features with fewer inputs. I got...
    Post by: mharwood, Mar 28, 2014 in forum: Backline
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    Samplers

    I use a free program called TX16wx, and it works great. The free version can do multi-velocity and random triggering just fine, but the pay...
    Post by: mharwood, Mar 23, 2014 in forum: F.O.H.
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    Any recommendations for a small interface?

    I play ampsims in Reaper all the time through my Pro40. Latency time is on the order of a few ms (< 20, i.e. short enough to make no difference...
    Post by: mharwood, Mar 11, 2014 in forum: Backline
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    Any recommendations for a small interface?

    Yep, any PCI card with the TI chipset should work fine. Performance should be just as good or better than a FW input built right into your...
    Post by: mharwood, Mar 11, 2014 in forum: Backline
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    Any recommendations for a small interface?

    I'm a big fan of my Focusrite Saffire Pro 40, and I believe the Saffire Pro 24, Saffire Pro 24 DSP, and Saffire Pro 14 are essentially the same as...
    Post by: mharwood, Mar 11, 2014 in forum: Backline
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    Changing the volume for different parts in Reaper...

    As others have said, there's a few ways to do this, but volume envelope automation would be the easiest and most preferred way. Take some time to...
    Post by: mharwood, Mar 8, 2014 in forum: F.O.H.
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    Vocal Riding options for Reaper users?

    There's a JS plugin in REAPER called "vlolume/pan" which works in 0.1 dB increments. Alternatively, it's really easy to open up the JS plugin...
    Post by: mharwood, Mar 8, 2014 in forum: Backline
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    Guitar EQ tutorial video

    Thanks for the video! Aside from learning/practicing guitar EQ, the thing that has helped me the most is just having a simple MIDI control...
    Post by: mharwood, Mar 6, 2014 in forum: F.O.H.
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    Let's Discuss Ducking Automation

    Use it a lot for the standard guitar duck when the lead vox are running. Other than that, I haven't gotten into it much, but I really like the...
    Post by: mharwood, Feb 28, 2014 in forum: F.O.H.
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    Guitar Tone/Reaper Advice Needed.

    How many different impulses have you tried with your cab sim? There are boatloads of free and not free ones out there, and they all sound...
    Post by: mharwood, Feb 26, 2014 in forum: F.O.H.
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    close mic cymbals

    +3 I've tried close miking the hat and ride a few times. I never end up using the mics in the mix.
    Post by: mharwood, Feb 21, 2014 in forum: F.O.H.
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    Mix Feedback

    Sounds really good! Big fan of the way you have the guitars working in there. I like the way the kick sounds as well, though I can't really...
    Post by: mharwood, Feb 19, 2014 in forum: Practice Room
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    How to decide if a plugin sounds good

    +1. In addition to proper gain staging, having a clear vision of why you want/need to use a plugin what you hope to accomplish with it will help...
    Post by: mharwood, Feb 12, 2014 in forum: F.O.H.