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Hi-- I've been reading a lot about the SM7 for vocals. I've got an MD421 large diaphram dynamic that I've never tried on vox. Is the SM7 significantly better than the MD421 for vocals? Thanks! --David

Hi-- I recently got my first figure-8 pattern mic (Oktava ML-52 ribbon). How do you acoustically isolate the back side when you don't want to pick up the room (recording vocals)? I've got a 6' rockwool gobo but it's a nuisance. Will auralex 2" mic isolation foam pads work? Any simple or...

Mixers I'm perfectly happy with my Behringer mx3282a 8-bus. I never use it's preamps (have great river/fmr/others) and never move it. My only complaint is the noisy fan in the power supply.

Regarding tube swaps for the MP I'm amazed that noone has mentioned the 5751-- Put a vintage RCA 5751 triple-mica black-plate in there and it sounds like a much more expensive hi-fi amp (though the volume output drops about 40%). They can be found on e-bay for $20-$60 and are WELL worth it IMO.

I have the Sennheiser HD280 and several Sony MDR7506s. Both are $99 everywhere. The Sennheisers cover your whole ear and so the isolation is a little better, but they sound much darker than the 7506s. The 7506s are by far my favorite phones.

There are 16 MIDI channels. Roland assigned drums to channel 10 in their early multitimbral units, so some people had the idea that 10=drums. MIDI doesn't care where you put drums. Just make sure that the controller (drum machine, drumpads, triggers, midi keyboard) that is sending the drum...