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I've been very satisfied with my Mackie, but hamburger is as good as steak if you've never had steak.

I've always heard that Mackie boards have pretty decent mic preamps. Has anyone really done a comparison with different mic preamps and Mackies? Some of the reviews for inexpensive mic preamps with modeling sound interesting but I'm sceptical with some of the new stuff.

ducking This may be an old topic, but I really come onto this site to pick up best practices. I've been recording for a long time, but I'm still more of a musician than engineer. I love getting little insights into how my favorite recording was done or how it was mixed. The above topic in...

Do outboard parametric eqs have a sidechain function?

Tlm 103 The TLM 103 was the Neumann I was specifically referring to. I read a bad review stating that it was not the same type of mic as the classic Neumanns. I had originally thought that they made a classic Neumann design affordable by not having all the bells and whistles. The reviewer...

graphic graphic. The first recording book i ever read, said you had to have one. I had a DBX for a short while.

I don't know I've never gotten to use a Neumann.

I've used an AKG 414 and a 451 for a number of years with never a complaint, but recently, I've tried out some of the new Mics to hit the market. Just to see what they do and they aren't bad...for a hundred dollars. Namely some Marshall's which I use as overheads and a Behringer B2 for...

Thanks again I had one for a while and never liked liked any of the results I got, but I thought I'd give it another try. Have they fallen out of favor? Were they ever used in a professional setting? the first book I ever read about recording said you had to have one.

Thanks. I was contemplating buying a some kind of outboard gear. With a parametric, are you suggesting using what I have in my Mackie board or with an outboard version I can set up to only kick in when the background vocals start?

I'm recording a song with acoustic guitar and background "oohs and ahs". The acoustic is fighting with these background vocals which are supposed to be subtle. I don't have any kind of outboard EQ and I was wondering what would sound better. Ducking with a compressor or with an outboard EQ?

I knew that I knew it was too late for 2004, and I'm trying to get started early. Thanks. If you have any specific suggestions, please send me a private message.

I've thought about recording in pieces The only thing I don't like about potentially recording in pieces is playing to a click track. Very hard to do on the drums for some reason. I've seen a studio quality drummer have problems with it. Have you had good success recording in pieces and...

I'm in the process of recording drums properly for the first time. Never had room for them until recently. My studio space consists of a control room and the room I record in which has curtains on three sides and a reflective side. I've read 3 reflective sides is the norm. I'm using two...

Anyone know of any publishers looking for original Christmas songs?