Recent content by ex351d

I have a 2 hard drive computer. A small solid state drive to run the operating system (windows 10) and 2 terabyte traditional hard drive where I store my audio files and projects. I also use this PC for editing pictures and videos and I store the files on the same drive. The hard drive is...

Looking for a really good vocal mic. I have to buy new as there is no used market in my country. At the moment I have a decent collection of dynamics: SM57, SM7b, MD421 and D112. And I have only 2 sE X1 and 1 Blue Bluebird LDCs. I do not have the budget for a U87. I was thinking about the TLM...

I am using Reaper on a PC. I do not like the stock De-esser, maybe you can suggest me a good alternative. I have been using the comp/EQ and take compress the frequencies I need a de-esser to work on. Also I would like a stereo compressor and a stereo EQ both for early mixing. Something I could...

This weekend I am going to record a song for a female singer. She does not sing very high, but she is loud, really loud. She has quite a nice full voice with a lot of character. Not sure what mic would be best. At the moment I have to set up in my parents basement due to refurbishing my...

I have a Yamaha Rydeen 5 piece drum kit and Istambul Mehmet Samatya 4 piece cymbal set in my studio. I would like to upgrade the snare drum to a metal shell snare drum. I record mostly rock, blues and pop. Is there any good snare drums on a budget so I would not have to spend as much as a...

I have a pair of sE Electronic X1 LDC that I would like to upgrade. They sound good as spot mics but I do not like them as drum overheads and room mics. I could still use them as outside kick and maybe second snare mic. I am looking for a switchable polar pattern so I would use the mic as a...

I was thinking about getting a korg monologue. Mostly I play rock and would like to know how useful would the korg be?

Since I am a guitarist, I never really got any drum gear. When I was a kid my dad bought me a drum kit and it is what I have in my home studio. It was delivered with Paiste 101 brass cymbals. The drums does not sound bad at all, so, now that the cymbals have cracked, I would like an upgrade. I...

Hi, I have a Focusrite 18i20 with 8 mic channels and I would like to add another 8. I was interested in Focusrite octopre, but recently it has increases in price by 150% and is priced as my interface. Would the Phonic FireFly ADA8 or Behringer ADA8200 Ultragain do the job or should I just go for...

I am looking to improve my drum sound by adding a pair of room mics to my setup. I noticed a huge improvement when people add room mics especially to the snare drum sound. Most likely I am going for the Chinese long ribbons. I have ART pro MPA 2 channel preamp for the ribbons. I am looking for a...

Is recording stereo electric guitar by recording the same performance with 2 different amps (a Marshall and a Fender) going to give me a better sound in a mix than 2 performances with the same amp (double tracking)? Similarly, what is your experience with recording a spaced pair of on acoustic...

I am a guitarist and started a home recording studio. My drum kit has the brass Paiste 101 cymbals. I am looking for an upgrade. Is the PST7 set good enough for studio or should I save for Paiste 2002s? My drums is a Yamaha Rydeen.

I am interested in a pair of low budget ribbon mics, mainly for drum room duty, to add some magic to the snare drum. If possible but not necessary, I would like something that sounds good on guitar cabs too. I have to buy 'blind' as I could not find any in my country. The 3 most appealing are...

I just bought a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 and Reaper tried to record using Reaper. I set the DAW for 18 inputs, but could only record inputs 1 and 2. The focusrite mixcontrol does recognise the input of inputs 3 and 4 but I could not get them in Reaper. Can anyone show me how to fix it? If it...

A lot of threads compare the Shure SM7b and the Sennheiser MD421, sometimes even the Electrovoice RE20. Those mics tend to fall in category of dynamic mics that yield a great sound on a vast number of sources. I do understand that each mic has its character and that 'the best mic' is subjective...