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Pretty self explanatory. If you were forced to give up your entire mic locker for any 4 (and only 4) microphones in the world, which would you pick? Keep in mind that if you get a stereo pair, you only have 2 mics left, and you can only mic drums with a combination of these 4 mics.

my band and church are both broke and looking for a mixer. would it be passable to use the fd8 in a live situation?

Rule of thumb is: the more stylish your equipment, the better your mixes. If you hang a gold chain with your name on it, your mixes are going to be through the roof.

read this: Tweak's Guide to the Home and Project Studio It has all the info that a beginner should know.

holy cow, that's a lot of microphones... i have 11, and 7 of those are part of a drum mic set.

Posters here view USB mics in the same way that posters in a racing forum would view go karts: pretty decent if you just want to go from point A to point B, but it's not pretty or effective. Heckuvalot cheaper than a Ferrari though.

btw, some youtube samples of each. All of these youtubers are very successful: Camera mic: YouTube - Singing Bubbly USB mic: YouTube - You're A God - Vertical Horizon Cover Audio Interface (with other stuffs): YouTube -The Ballad of The Existentialist (Original Song)

Hey peelipsue. I'm pretty new at this stuff too, but I think I can help you out with what little I know. Based on your post, I'm assuming all you have at this point is a computer and maybe an sm57 and sm58? What you get completely depends on how much you want to expand later. Obviously, the...

Piano lessons are extremely helpful for learning ANY type of instrument, and especially keyboard-based ones. It allows you to visualize musical theory easier and help your fingers get coordinated and accustomed to tickling the keys. That said, you could very well learn by yourself, but just...

I was smart enough to leave my electro2 at home that day, since I was worried about an outdoor gig. I was using a yamaha psr2100 at the time, which apparently is built like a tank.

Good to know that even the pros (or semipros) forget to arm the right tracks sometimes. It didn't happen during recording, but once while playing at an outdoor gig, I didn't touch the seat before sitting down to play (I'm a keyboardist.) Turns out the seat was blazing hot, so I burned my...

This is probably a newbie question, but what exactly is the difference between engaging the pad of a mic/preamp and just lowering the gain? Are there situations where it's better to use one versus the other?

Is there only one KM184, or a pair?

I have one and love it. My only gripe about it that the XLR inputs aren't very secure, so it's pretty easy to pull your mic cable out if its socket if you aren't careful. Aside from that, I'd recommend it strongly.

I was thinking the same thing, but when I tried putting the mic closer, I had plosive issues. pop filter time, I suppose?