1-2-1 session notes for Tom Gibson

Hi Tom,

here are my notes for our session:

I want to duscuss best practices for:

1 Sending projects to producers and demo services, some use Logic some use Pro-Tools
  e.g. Separate wav files and midi files, custom software instruments on EXS24, stems etc.
  Also, my Mp3s sound fine on an Apple PC but bad on my Windows laptop and different on SoundCloud.
  What is the best compromise

2 Gain - Which is appropriate and when - Destructive, increase/reduce gain via function in audio/track editor, level control or plugin

3 Reproducability, levels for preamps and mics, particularly settings on audio interfaces with small gain knobs. Always a problem when returning to a project to re-do   part of a track

4 Mixer sends and blends - usually sends to aux tracks are blended back the original sending track. Blending versus turning knob up on the effect plugin. If send as   pre-fader, the original track can have level reduced to 0 and aux effect becomes 100%

5 Running two riggs (My old laptop has not become a protable rigg), back-up and house keeping including storing old projects, some in Logic 9 others in Logic X

6 Engineer headphone monitoring vs artist headphone monitoring, how to get two headphone outputs, dry versus wet
  (2nd headphone socket output by routing to computer jack using Ios Audio Midi setup)

7 Midi best practices - velocity versus volume, Octopus drummer or pianist - e.g. creating midi tracks that are not
  possible to perform by a two handed human