Recent content by leaderbean

I've tried it a lot of different ways, but have recently had luck micing the cabinet with an sm-57 and simultaneously running through the "tweed" channel of my Tech 21 tri-od. I'm mostly a guitar player, so I have a bunch of stereo pedals laying around that I can use to split the signal. I'm...

I'd stop insisting on not using another mixing board. The radio shack mixer sucks. There are better ones. If you're going for the Rush type of sound, a mixer is going to be a necessity. So is a lot of other stuff... If you're looking for something more tangible and perhaps even more unique...

I'm looking for a decent compressor right now and eBay currently has about fifty 3630s for sale, all for way below suggested retail price. Am I missing something here? Alesis is a reputable company, so I can't imagine that these things suck that bad. Are they all gonna melt down at 12:01 on...

Can the VS880ex record from more than 4 simultaeous sources?

Thanks for the help so far, I'd love to get more... I guess I should have been a bit more specific in my first post. Vocals (if any) will probably be group chanting ala Soul Saints Orchestra or Funkadelic's "funkadelic." The room IS crappy. Well, it's a basement anyway. I've taken the usual...

The problem I always had with my old four track (not as nice as yours) was with signal degradation. Sounds like you're experiencing the same thing. When I was trying to do multiple input sources to minimal tracks by bouncing everything got real small in the end. No punch what so ever. Try...

My first suggestion would be invest in a nice soundhole pickup or transducer setup for your acoustic. Run all that through DI boxes or preamps. At least you'll be able to separate the guitar. If you don't dig the electronic approach or just prefer the air of a miced acoustic, try getting one...

I'm recording a jam session, and really would like the best results possible. There will be four amplified sources: Two guitars, organ, and bass, and several drum sources: Congas, bongos, found percussion, trap set, etc. The equipment: MICS: 5 SM57s, 1 SM58, 2 small diaphragm condensors...

Don't give up. I get a pretty convincing amped sound using a Tech21 Tri O.D. and ust a pinch of one of the hall presets on my Alesis Nanoverb. Everything was ust okay with my Strat, but after I bought a G&L Legacy Special with dual blade humbuckers, things really started happening. I think the...