MediaFiasco
12-10-2013, 12:07 AM
Well, I have read through some posts, and it seems that my original choice of the MDX4600 wasn't ideal... I bought it based on Cliff Ravenscraft's recommendation, and it seems to work okay for me...
My thing is just trying to get things dialed in correctly.
I guess the first thing to ask you to do would be to listen to my latest episode (just fast forward into a speaking portion after about a one minute intro). www.mediafiasco.com (may be NSFW)
Does that sound okay, or do I need to make some adjustments? It sounds like it has some pretty fat compression, and I like that. People have told me that it sounds good on their headphones and in their cars, but I want to be sure I am delivering the best sound possible. I had never deal with compressors before, so I started with Cliff's settings:
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy275/maytagman-sc2/Media%20Fiasco%20Pics%20001/E460E98A-B80F-4CE0-8D26-7D670664AAB0_zpsunb4dllz.jpg (http://s799.photobucket.com/user/maytagman-sc2/media/Media%20Fiasco%20Pics%20001/E460E98A-B80F-4CE0-8D26-7D670664AAB0_zpsunb4dllz.jpg.html)
Then I decided to screw with things, and followed the instructions I found HERE (http://tomesto.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-setup-the-Behringer-MDX4600-for-podcasting)
And came up with these settings:
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy275/maytagman-sc2/Media%20Fiasco%20Pics%20001/2897B5F5-0F26-4B06-A74C-B58FB453C5B7_zpsmkhanuiq.jpg (http://s799.photobucket.com/user/maytagman-sc2/media/Media%20Fiasco%20Pics%20001/2897B5F5-0F26-4B06-A74C-B58FB453C5B7_zpsmkhanuiq.jpg.html)
I followed all of those instructions and the settings changed, and of course I don't have a new recording to post here, but it sounds a little richer, but at the same time pretty close.
I know that settings depend on the voice, so I guess I just need to know if the logic behind the instructions is sound, or did I sound okay enough before that I shouldn't mess with a semi-decent sound?
Thanks!
My thing is just trying to get things dialed in correctly.
I guess the first thing to ask you to do would be to listen to my latest episode (just fast forward into a speaking portion after about a one minute intro). www.mediafiasco.com (may be NSFW)
Does that sound okay, or do I need to make some adjustments? It sounds like it has some pretty fat compression, and I like that. People have told me that it sounds good on their headphones and in their cars, but I want to be sure I am delivering the best sound possible. I had never deal with compressors before, so I started with Cliff's settings:
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy275/maytagman-sc2/Media%20Fiasco%20Pics%20001/E460E98A-B80F-4CE0-8D26-7D670664AAB0_zpsunb4dllz.jpg (http://s799.photobucket.com/user/maytagman-sc2/media/Media%20Fiasco%20Pics%20001/E460E98A-B80F-4CE0-8D26-7D670664AAB0_zpsunb4dllz.jpg.html)
Then I decided to screw with things, and followed the instructions I found HERE (http://tomesto.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-setup-the-Behringer-MDX4600-for-podcasting)
And came up with these settings:
http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy275/maytagman-sc2/Media%20Fiasco%20Pics%20001/2897B5F5-0F26-4B06-A74C-B58FB453C5B7_zpsmkhanuiq.jpg (http://s799.photobucket.com/user/maytagman-sc2/media/Media%20Fiasco%20Pics%20001/2897B5F5-0F26-4B06-A74C-B58FB453C5B7_zpsmkhanuiq.jpg.html)
I followed all of those instructions and the settings changed, and of course I don't have a new recording to post here, but it sounds a little richer, but at the same time pretty close.
I know that settings depend on the voice, so I guess I just need to know if the logic behind the instructions is sound, or did I sound okay enough before that I shouldn't mess with a semi-decent sound?
Thanks!