Recent content by ishou

So, after almost a year in school, i dusted off the old equipment and recorded another song. http://www.dranger.com/imissyou.mp3 It sounds good to me and my friends, just seeing if a long-time newbie could get some criticism and point out some things I may not have noticed. I think the biggest...

Anyone ever heard of the company US Audio (Valley?)? I found a used noise gate (the Gatex) by them for pretty cheap in my local Bargain Finder...anyone know if it's any good, or used it/heard (of) it? --ishou

I know that one needs a good A/D converter...but how exactly can you tell if one is good? Using technical specs, for example, I'm seeing one card that looks like this: Measured A/D specs: 99dB (A-weighted) dynamic range, 0.0023% THD @ 0dBFS Can I tell anything from this or do I just have to use...

So I was browsing AKG mics...and I came across one... The AKG C12VRSP Classic Tube Microphone. This microphone costs $10,000. Is it really 10000% better than a Neumann TLM103? Pretty much, why in the hell would anyone buy this microphone?

I'm going to be recording a very long live show (5 hours!), and I want to know what the best format to record in is. I was thinking of using my four-track and I'd just keep switching out tapes. I'd like to use as few tapes as possible; is it better to record on longer tapes at double speed or is...

OK, so I got a mic preamp, 2 ART tubes, right? Now, I look at the instructions, and it says "...should be plugged into a LINE input of a mixer or other piece of equipment." that's all great, but how do I record now?! I have a TASCAM 424 MKII, and I'd like to record 4 tracks at once (drums) and I...

Okay, this may be one of those "try it and see" questions like the ZOOM one, but I don't know too much about what preamps are and what they do, and just want some clarity as to exactly what I'm doing. I bought 2 ART tube MPs, having known that the point of having them is to improve the quality...

I am trying to get a sort of snare sound...hell, I don't know how to explain it. It sounds like this: http://www.dranger.com/10minutes.mp3 (beginning of a Get Up Kids song) I notice this sort of "fat" (is that a good word?) sound on a lot of pop-punk recordings (Lit's My Own Worst Enemy), and I...

OK, this is probly really cheap and lame, but my bandmate suggested that we use his ZOOM 505 pedal for things like compression, reverb, etc.etc.etc. At first I said no, but my question is: What is the real detriment to using an effects pedal like that on things like drums, voice, etc? Just a...

Wasn't sure where to post this one. OK, here's the problem: In my garage, all our equipment is set on one side (drums, amps, PAs), and my unidirectional microphones are on the other side, facing outside and away from the large speakers. I cannot turn up the mic loud enough to hear vocals while...

I'm micing my drums with three mics (2 sm57s, akg c1000s), but i can't get the set to sound like I want to. It always sounds muddy, and I can't get it to sound clean, and I also can't get the snare to sound like I want. Here's a sound bit: http://www.dranger.com/hereinyourbedroom.mp3. I've tried...

Here's our new song "Havoc" (don't let the name fool you) http://www.dranger.com/havoc.mp3 Okay, so we got through the drums, rhythm guitars, and bass when it got late and we called it quits. So, my questions to you are many: How's it sound? What sort of flaws do you hear in this mix? What...

I'm fed up with using my computer speakers as monitors. There's a significant difference between what I hear from the speakers to what actually goes on tape, ie they suck. What sort of amp and speakers should I be looking for in general for monitors and are there any specific brands I should...

Well, I finally got a multi-track digital recorder (cakewalk), but I'm having trouble getting a vocal sound that is a little more "professional" sounding? Here's an example: http://www.dranger.com/berserk.mp3 What advice can you give me just by listening to this? Or, at my level of recording, am...

Being the cheapskate I am, I have $100 to invest. I'm looking to make my drums sound better, especially the kick drum. http://www.dranger.com/rage.mp3 Here's an idea of what sound I have now with all of my equipment. I'm micing the kick with an SM57 right now. The question: Should I invest my...