I use external effects pedals too... (mostly ones for guitar type in line with the synths or via mixer if they need to be matched (input too hot for them or too week depending). Some might go squeamish with this note, I use compressors on each track as needed to pick it out of the mix here and there. Less is good. Depending on the effect you desire.
Reading for background is great and good. Actually doing it by hand is what worked for me... being a engineer type already, I needed that hands on more knobs thing...
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----- Original Message -----
From: Bjorn Standal
To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [AN1x] Volume levels to the max on keyboard or mixer? Or neither?
Thanks to Kaltar, Bruce and Dale (and any other that contribute after this mail is sent) for enlighten me on the issue. Certainly it it seems there's no dead right or wrong. But taking into account I'm strictly home recording hobbyist, I reckon maximising the output (to achieve low sound to noise ratio) while avoiding clipping or overloading the mixer probably would be optimal.
Dale, I never thought of that headroom for effects you talk about. I usually use onboard effects, but being an amateur (or hobbyist more like it), I've never taking into account headroom for effects. Hell, I never even thought about making reverb or delay of one synth "compatible" with the same effects on another synth (delay ms, echo to bpm or Room Type for reverb). Maybe that's why I always get a mushy wall of sound with little distinction... Too much going on maybe. All the instruments sound great by themselves. Less so in a mix. But that's a whole other topic that could easily fill a book. ;)
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