Recent content by BudgetBeast

Hello, I am looking at small condenser mics (pencils) to record acoustic guitar and drums. does anybody have an opinion on the CAD E70 mics? I'm going for a bright glossy sound out of the box and found a decent review of this particular mic off youtube by this guy name Lewin from this...

i am operating in a small bedroom environment and am looking at small desktop studio monitors. i realize that they are not going to be near the caliber of proper studio monitors. but i'm kind of working with a limited budget. right around $200 for a pair is what i'm looking to spend. i have...

Hello Everybody, I'm a songwriter looking to record a demo of my songs and am wondering if Band In A Box is a decent option to handle the non-live portions of recording the demo. Does anybody have any thoughts on it? Is it any good? Or is it crap? Please write back when you have a chance...

Hello, I'm wondering if it's safe to hire online demo singers? I'm looking to record a 3 song demo for the ASCAP music expo taking place next year and have found several demo singers online who sound great and who fit the sound of the tracks I have. My concern is whether or not it's safe to...

Hello Fellow Recorders, I have just purchased a Lenovo Z580 Ideapad laptop that I intend to optimize for music production. I have a check list I found after looking online for how the configuration process SHOULD work. but I would like to throw out this list to the forum to gets its...

Hello, I am a songwriter who is about to enter into the world of home recording. I am going to use a laptop computer and am wondering which is the best to buy. I have been told that any computer with the right specs and a decent build will do just fine. Is this correct? Currently I...