I know I already commented but just have to add ... it's truly INCREDIBLE how much a difference an amazing (the proper or what I think is the best) mixing does for ALL of the sound(s)!! P.s. Keep showing more of your dog! ;)

This is AWESOME! I'm bookmarking it on my browser so I can keep going back to it. Thanks, Matt!

The very first question is how many mics someone wishes to use, of course. Just based on a standard 5-piece kit with 2 crashes and a ride (skipping a big debate about using 50 alternative miking techniques) I'd recommend 9 mics to capture that configuration well. Kick (1) Snare (2) Two rack toms and floor tom (3) Hi-hat (1) Overheads (2). And we often mic the ride cymbal as well (1). Total of 10 mics. Again...skipping all the debate...THAT is a very standard, professional studio miking configuration. That being said, I'd recommend that someone get something like an Audient ID series interface with optical (2 or 4 channel) as a BASE for its more immediate tactile control over monitors, headphone volume, DI, Dim, Hi-pass, phantom power etc. then add the additional 8 or more channels via optical/ADAT using either the EVO series or the phenomenal Audient ASP800 or ASP880. The ASP series preamps sound SO GOOD! Not surgically clean like millenia or grace, and not warm and wooly like Neve...but beautifully clear with a touch of analog bliss. By the way...please learn much more about MOTU. They're an exceptional, plug and play, rock-solid, built like a tank interface that is far more popular than you may realize. :)

Lots of great pro tips in this highly educational and Warmly presented video! Top job!

Thanks for the video, Matt. Not sure how automatic any pitch matching is supposed to be in either of these apps, but pitch and phase alignment between original and replacement sample waveforms that you expressed some disappointment with is going to be quite dependent on their basic pitches as well as the polarity right from the start of each waveform (one waveform may begin going positive and the other negative for example, so polarity flip would be useful). So without any pitch correction, it is not the fault of the apps when you see and hear misalignment. Does that make sense? If pitch isn't matched, the waveforms will simply go out of phase with one another over time. This is why automatic pitch matching in UVI Drum Replacer looks very valuable to me. Try tuning the replacement drums to the originals first and only then looking at the relative waveforms in Drumagog and Trigger2. I think you'll be happier with what you see and hear at that point. Let me know how it goes and if my response here is off the mark or not.

Actually there's a different sound between the plugin version and the actual hardware of the Cl1b (own the hardware first and then got the plugin), I tend to lean hardware. But the plugin is nice to have for multi-tracks, since I don't have multi hardware units.

Let alone the price.... there is no availability for the cl-1b al over the world

I use DG and have never used Slate. Both should have output controls.

This is great info. I'm just starting out and appreciate the tips!

Is this song out yet?

Hey! Thanks for the video! Have 2 questions if you can help me out: Im thinking on getting an SM57, which has worked super great playing in church; I have a Meinl Slap Shaker (Cascanet) in the front of my cajon, which I use as a Hi-Hat of sorts and it picks it up clearly (cause my cajon has the hole in the front and the mic is put there). But, I wanna do the 2 mic combo for more articulation and a more full sound. Instead of a 52, Im thinking of a Beta 57 because (apart from being in a slight budget) has made the cajon sound richer than the regular 57. So I would like to know if thats a good combo or a way to go for that. The second thing is that I wanna know is if I could put the Beta 57 more inside the cajon (to get use of its proximity effect) so I could get more bass emphases out of the cajon.

hi Matt...really enjoyed your video! I have a cajon that has both a bottom kick (front port) and a wooden snare mounted above the bottom kick..im thinking of using either the D112 or the 52 on the front bass port and then a 57 to capture the snare drum and pick up a couple little 6" splash cymbals...what is the best method for placement so there is no bleed between mics? any suggestions are very welcomed..many thanks ... the kit is from Loota

I got a mixer to split my audio outputs on my interface. Main outs 1/2 are my computer and daw audio out. 3/4 are dedicated for discord and chats. Can I use both the source selectors simultaneously at the same time? Or does it monitor one or the other when selected?

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Been using behringer 18 input for more that 3 years. Go check my drum videos, have no problem with it till date❤

Hii brother, how to connecting x32 to 4 amplifier,s and 4 monitor,s

You hardly see any video, where the toms or overhead been triggered why?

Sounds like the name of a laxative

Anything good out there for clean bass amp sims?

Cool song, I love Parallax, what did you use for the guitars?

You aren't using the X Version of Parallax in your DAW

Where's the bass in your bass mix?

New? It’s been out for years. Though its distortion isn’t very versatile tbh

Great video man! I have owned this plugin for several years and seems like it is always my go-to. The options are endless. I have Darkglass as well but it’s not my favorite for the over the top heavy stuff.

RCA or XLR, with RME ADI 2 DAC FS???

Yes 🎉🎉🎉

⭐Hello dear friend! I have a question for you and your community, but first I must thank you because I almost bought a Big Knob Passive... In my studio I use two computers each with its own interface, but I only have a couple of monitors. I suppose one solution is to buy a couple of monitors to work comfortably. But... is there a switch to switch between two sound sources? What do you recommend?

Great video. I'm thinking of buying this Tascam US-16x08 for the price here in Brazil, Have you tried recording with these additional channels without preamps? Do you know if it works to add more microphones to a drum kit?

I got a pair of HS8's in excellent condition from a Goodwill store for $10 each, total of $20 for the pair. Lucky me.

Bro how do you only have 2.5k subs? You’re saving lives over here!

Can I use the Presonus montior V2 with a 5:1 set-up?

The gtrs in this is war are massive

Here is a tip everyone. If you only have carpet and the Cajon sounds too dead just don't sit on it. Your butt acts as a dampener like putting your one hand on a drum skin while you other hand hits it with a stick. If too dead, pull a chair up next to it and sit in chair and reach over the cajon to play it. On carpet it will come alive big time, maybe too much, but adjust accordingly. Maybe try to sit near back edge of it. But, I've gotten great rich tones from my $70 cajon by not sitting on it and then adding any reverb. Bam! Sounds great.

This is the first video I've seen of yours, but I couldn't help noticing your comment on noise with your old passive controller. Something's not right. You can't get noise with a passive unit. All a passive is nothing more than a volume control. You can make one. If you just buy a raw volume pot and attach some rca or ts connectors to it, that's it. In fact, if you're just using the controller for volume only, you don't even have to plug it in. That's what makes it passive. Where I'm going with all of this is, as long as you're sure that the unit was really passive, the noise has to come from somewhere else. Since a passive has no gain, you have to rely on whatever you're using before it, to have enough clean gain to get the signal through your passive and on to the the next component. Some components can handle that with no problems, and some can't. In a case like that, you'll need to use a preamp, because having a gain stage on the input almost always guarantees you won't have any problems. Noise like what you are talking about, is usually gain related. However, the problem could be something else, such as mixing balanced and single ended connections, you may have cables that work fine in an active connection, but not passive. Plugging a non line level signal into something that is, or mistaking a gain control for a volume control can also cause noise issues. I just though I would mention it because the industry does a very poor job in some areas, and problems like this are one of those areas. If you still have the equipment and you're interested, do some experimenting. If you try different combinations, you'll figure out what the problem is.

I LOVE these monitors. As you said the lows out these lil guys is niiice.

Once you have set up the Blocks of 8, each Channel can select ANY of those inputs as its source. See the Channel Config tab. An Input source can be fed to two Channels (or more) at the same time with this method, for example to have parallel compression on a vocal.

Less talk, more play music!

This was helpful, thanks!

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The easiest way to get rid of a ground loop is to cut the ground on a balanced run or a 1:1 ratio transformer (isolation transformer - like a passive DI but with a different ratio and the input has 2 legs on the transformer). No one should be lifting the ground on there power - good way to die.

I’m currently shopping for a unit like this one and came across your reviews of the Audient and Presonus. Thanks! A couple of questions… 1 Are you done, as in is the Audient a keeper? 2 Is the Audient housing metal (sorry if I missed it if mentioned)?

I have been looking into acquiring one of these for a cover band I am FOH for. They do mostly small venues with occassional medium size venues. There are 9 instruments, 6 vocals, and one drum kit requiring 9 mics at large venues. Max board inputs would be 24. Minimum (at small venues) is 10. There are 3 vocal leads which change based on the song. Using this would be so much better than trying to condense down into the an mg16 and mg20 the band owns lol

Hello. I like very much what delivers the Phoenix preamp. I think I need to grab one. Thanks for the demo!

Funny Im Looking around as Im doing a session and My 2/3 and 4 head phones /foldback are dead … sadly i search to hear many have had this problem . Hoping Audient Will Reach out to make us right here … other wise Was Happy but now needed Its an issue !!

What is divgital?

You assume a lot of terminology that I don't know. I guess this isn't for beginners.

Thanks Matt. I'm still learning the system at church so this will be VERY helpful. It was a pleasure meeting you last week.

What reveal more expensive monitor controllers like the Dangerous d box+, Crane Song Avocet ii and Digidesign m905 reveal that the Audient Nero doesn't? Is the difference in quality as big as the difference in price?

So how can you sing and play guitar at the same time if you plug vocal mic into the back and guitar into the front if they cancel each other out ?

Great comparison! The Whirlwind sounded good and the Warm Audio seemed to have more presence and punch.