Recent content by lo beam

Anyone heard any good reports from this new 'baby' C414? I'm seriously thinking about investing in one just lately. I've never owned anything but budget mics...albeit good ones like the ADK Vienna and Oktava MC012s...but I've used some borrowed C414s ( and Neumann U87s) extensively over the...

A friend lent me some small dia condensers at the weekend to try out - my Rode NT5s and Oktava MK012s being out of action, so I did a little shootout for my own curiosity. Now, either my ears are fcked, or there's not much to differentiate between the hundreds of brands of mics down at entry...

Maybe this is a bit OT, but do you generally use compression when you're tracking a vocalist? Personally, I choose not to...unless I get a real amateur singer. Just curious. Also, I'm getting really nice results on a rough but powerfully voiced, gravelly kinda singer just lately using a stage...

I've had a quick search & the concensus seems to be that...there's no concensus...except use a dark sounding mic placed high above the player. Well, I'll make it simpler - I have these mics to use today to record some fiddle: Akg 414 Neumann U87 Rode NT4 Rode NT5 ( pair) Rode 1000 ADK Vienna...

I recently lent my Oktava MC012 to a friend and I dunno what he did with it, but it no longer works. At first I thought he'd blown a cap, so i tried all the others...none of em work now :( I don't think he did anything stupid with it - but does anyone have any idea as to how I may go about...

I joined this BBS in 2003 ( I think) - basically, like most folks, in an attempt to learn as much as I could about mics before embarking on a DIY recording project. I'd worked in studios many times...but always on the other side of the desk...and now I needed to learn a few things for myself...

What's the best way to slow down a digital recording whilst preserving the audio quality? I don't need the pitch to stay the same, and I've tried everything in my fave DAW Ableton Live with some degree of success...but am wondering if I do it better somehow? Plugins? Some obvious thing I'm...

Anyone have any suggestions for a modestly priced stereo condenser mic? Something like the Sony ECM-MS907 with battery power? It's gonna be primarily used for location sound/ field recordings, birdsong...that sorta thing. If I had the budget, I'd go or a Rode NT4 or something, but sadly I...

Here's my thread. I first began posting here about 3 years ago in order to learn more about what you guys thought of various mics & to know some more info in general. Was amazed & illuminated. And continued to lurk, learn & occasionally contribute to the BBS. So far, so typical story...

OK. I need more XLR inputs than my trusty AudioBuddy can give me. 4 would be great fer instance. Any thoughts on what I should consider ? All brands/types considered... AND I'm thinking bottom to mid end of the market :) Big ta! D.

OK, this is a bit of a non-specific post I know..but after fooling around a bit with computer recording I've decided I like it, but for the sort of music I'm doing it always seems like I have to spend ages planning tracks out and programming stuff before I can get down to being truly creative...

1.) Why won't ProTools Free let me use my 2496 Soundcard? I'm working on a Mac & it defaults to the built-in sound. 2.) I can't decide whether to buy one (2 x trs > 2 x rca) double cable or two (1 trs > 1 rca) seperate ones. I can't see that there'd be any difference, but thought I'd ask anyway.

OK here's the thing: I have a Powermac G4 ( old model - 450 CPU/512 RAM) and a new Audiophile 2496 s/card. I need to get up to speed using ProTools ( I know opinion is divided on whether PT is neccesarily the best program, but I really do need to get familiar with it for a job) so what's the...

I'm kind of new to the whole world of computer recording, coming from more of a tape & then digital 16 track DAW background...but pretty soon I'm going to have a g4 Powermac ( 450 cpu, 512 ram) to play with. I'm going to run ProTools Free on it ( can't afford full blown PT just yet) & I have a...

OK...not been on here fer ages. Moved to NZ from UK, left/sold all my tape recording gear ( ahhh, my beloved Tascam R2R), Yamaha 16G, pres...the lot. All I have now is access to a p.c (pretty good specs but just standard AC97 s/card with 1/8" mic & line-in), coupla decent condensers (Oktava &...