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  1. Headphones or studio monitors, same issue. Might have to come down to paying for your time to help me troubleshoot this one Triplets.
  2. Thanks Triplets. I've gone through my whole project and can't find anything like that. I solo my vocal track, and still hear it like this. It's also global across projects, so doesn't seem specific to settings in a single project. Last time I ran into something like this it was a loose headphone cable, but I can't find anything like that either. Thanks!
  3. I'm baffled, and can't find an answer to this anywhere. I changed something yesterday, not sure what, but my audio in Logic now sounds "tinny" (for lack of a better term) compared to when I bounce, and how it sounded previously. Can anyone point me in the right direction? In case it helps, I had a track someone sent me as stereo that I went through a tutorial on how to bounce to mono, and all I can think is it was something in the process of setting the output of this track to a mono output, then clicking Bounce in the mixer view. But audio now sounds different in all my projects, and again I'm baffled. Thanks in advance for any help!
  4. Triplets came by my place yesterday and gave me some great pointers and advice on my workflow and my setup. The man is a legend! One outcome is that I am going to return the Apollo for a less expensive unit that will still give me what I need at this point in time.
  5. Well if you're ready to go back to the drawing board and work on your mic position, mic technique, room treatment, etc.. then of course that's even better. But with what you already have right there, it needs a little TLC with your mixing tools. In music production, EQ and compression aren't swear words, there's nothing wrong with using them to enhance what you've already captured. Thanks David...the guitar and vocal here aren't what I'm considering final takes (at least wasn't before your kind comments), so I am very much planning on re-recording this. Maybe it's time to reach out to Triplets
  6. Yes, of course I want to buy something new that will magically make my productions sound better! I partly just want to capture a clearer, more present vocal. Here's a track I'm working on now: https://www.dropbox.com/s/g7gv7xfzfjqnyh7/Week%2010%20-%20WAGMI%2013.mp3?dl=0 (let me know if this link doesn't work...don't see a way to attach an mp3 here) Same with acoustic guitar, but this isn't a good representation as the guitar on this recording is still a scratch recorded via a line input. The bass and drums here were recorded elsewhere. Would love any feedback. I was looking into renting time in a local studio, but that can get expensive fast so would much rather get things sounding better at home. Basically looking for the least time-intensive way to get things sounding better. Thanks for the help!
  7. I’ve got an Audio-Technica 4040. Do you think I’d get better bang for my buck by upgrading my microphone?
  8. Thanks for the input guys...based on this, maybe the expense of the Apollo just isn't worth it to me at this point in my evolution, and I'll trade down to something like a Scarlett that I imagine would still be a step up from my $50 Behringer, but save me a thousand bucks.
  9. I just sent you an email. I can help you out. Thanks, Did you have any thoughts on what I posted above?
  10. Thank you! And I’m sorry I didn’t realize that. You’re welcome to delete this post if you’d like
  11. I just published a post with some questions about the Apollo Twin X, but it shows it's been deleted. Anyone have any idea what happened here? Spent quite a bit of time writing the post.
  12. Hi I picked up an Apollo Twin X from Guitar Center this weekend because I want to step up my home recording game, and because it's been recommended by a few different folks. I'm considering returning it, and wanted to get some thoughts first from the folks here. On first hooking it up, and tracking some vocals, I'm not noticing a significant difference from the cheapo $50 Behringer Amazon special I've been using. There's definitely a difference in tone, but I was expecting like a night and day difference…which is what I was sold on by the rep at GC. I haven't dived too much into configuration yet, and I'm still a bit baffled TBH with what seems like a bit of an unexpected learning curve. I produce music on the side of a very busy schedule, work with Logic, and enjoy just being able to quickly jump into a very easy and straightforward setup without having to do much fiddling or troubleshooting and just focus on creating. I'm wondering if: a) the Apollo Twin really is night and day to cheaper interfaces and it's just in the configuration and based on my experience I just haven't gotten it configured correctly yet b) if the above is a Yes, is the learning curve too steep for someone who has very limited time to work on this stuff at this point in his life? Thanks so much for your input! PS. If configuration is to some extent a one and done process I would consider hiring someone in the LA area to come by for an hour or two and just help me get set up and show me the basics if anyone here has any referrals, or is in the area and has expertise here.
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