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[Jester_Fu]

Hey, how do you make a sound round? Perhaps mix it in a round studio? Play it on a round instrument? Make round speaker enclosures??

[rhythmboy]

Umm, siriously?

[Spectrum]

I'm still stumped by 'warm' sound.

I mean, seriously, what is that?

[Jester_Fu]

Warm sound is obviously from an analogue mixer, as they produce a lot of heat making everything warm.

But, yeah, how do i make my sound more round? Like, less triangular and pointy. I want it smooth and round like a beach ball... or a freshly shaved testicle, only less gay.

[rhythmboy]

Jester_Fu, on 10 June 2011 - 09:49 PM, said:

Warm sound is obviously from an analogue mixer, as they produce a lot of heat making everything warm.

But, yeah, how do i make my sound more round? Like, less triangular and pointy. I want it smooth and round like a beach ball... or a freshly shaved testicle, only less gay.

Oh the freshly shaved testicle sound - NOW I understand!

First, it helps to avoid pointy instruments like the triangle, the oboe, or the hi hat stand - whilst handy for inserting into small orifices, they make you choons too stiff - like how you walk after an oboe insertion.

Second, use a mixer with no faders - only knobs. Faders are unfortunately way too popular, a mere fashion item due to their impressive looks (they make your mixer look bigger and fancier). Every good engineer knows that it wasn't digital audio that was responsible for the demise of smooth sounding recordings, it was the introduction of faders on consoles - the linearity of the fader going up and down instead of good old knobs going round and round is illogical when mixing the inherently round sound wave. It's why knobs were invented in the first place.



Third, yes the round room can help. I find that my best mixes occur when I use a Yurt as my control room (it doesn't hurt to be in the snow either):

[Sid]

my favorite round signal flow

resonator guitar with timpani backing - don't knock till you try it
fuzz face
leslie speaker
mic - Blue
Blue Robbie
makie big knob
CD... vinyl for a bigger round sound

but don't forget about structure - you've got to use the circle of fifths and canon 'rounds'


:ooh...
I think I need a hobby...