Recent content by ishou

It's the "open cymbal" of a MIDI "analog kit." not sure what kinda keyboard it is.

actually it ain't me singing, it's my friend, and the drums are an "analog kit" off a keyboard...i wanted the "drum machine" sound or something. but in any case, thanks for the reply! especially bout the bass. PS if you liked that song check out the band's web page: http://makoreactor.8m.com...

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?

Real quick, what is the diff. between the AT4033aSC 40-Series and the AT4033aSM 40-Series? Besides $200 (list, same price at zzounds)? Is (duh) the more expensive one better?

Wow, guys, thanks for all your input... I've decided to rent the DAT player, there's a place in Chicago called Andy's music that rents out DATs, so I think that's the way I'm gonna go...I just have to watch them levels. I'm gonna videotape the performances too and later sync the two...

Thanks...my next question...where's the best place to rent a DAT? Are they at music/guitar shops, or where could I find one? (i'm in chicago if that helps). Do I need to buy tapes or something to record 5 hours worth of music, or..? Oh, and the show is 5 hours because there are 5 bands... :)

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...

Yeah man, the Get Up Kids rule! just look up Get Up Kids on napster...i mean go buy their CD out if you've got a store that sells non-major artists. living in the middle of nowhere, i don't... Yeah i think it is the high tom, btw... See, we're recording in this small room that we made, like...

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'm using it, and it seems to be okay...course, I really can't compare it with anything else! The Nanoverb will be mine come Christmas.

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...