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    grado phones or?

    are any of the grado phones good for checking out mixes? I would like to get something nice to just check my mixes after i have done them thru my monitors. heard alot of good about grado but are these more for home listning?
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    band wants to go completley live

    hello all- I am going to be working with a band that wants to go all completely live in the room. They are looking for a totally old school motown type sound. I am really looking forward to this session they have a really authentic sound. Our plan was to stereo mic the room and then use all the...
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    step up from Cad 179

    Hello- Well i need to get me a pair of mulit pattern mics for misc studio stuff (like i need more mics.) Bassically for room ambient recording and mabey occasionally overheads. Picked up the ECM 8000 for ambience and there OK but i think id rather have something large diaphram with multipe...
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    GT ditto box

    anybody used this thing yet? looks nice... Nathan
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    compressing on the way in

    hey guys! i ususally dont put any compression while I am tracking. Are there any cases where you guys always compress certian instruments on the way in? bass drums vox? taco drum? :p just curious. Thanks all NATHAN
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    any good tube comps around 500?

    and good tube compressors you guys reccomend for around 500? or should I just go with a solid state unit like the RNP (people seem to really love this unit). I would love someting tube but in the $500 price range are they just gonna be crap? any suggestions would be great Nathan :rolleyes:
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    my next mic(s) what am i missing?

    what am i missing here? what shoud i start looking into to expand my ever growing collection. blue baby bottle CAD M9 AT 4033 Matched pair josephons C42 2X AEA R84's Studio Projects C1 2X Sen 609 silver 2X SM 57 3x Sen 421 2x Beyer M201 2x C1000 (i know) - but there are some things i have...
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    4033 on bass cab

    anyone ever tried this on bass cab? :eek: sounded really good to me but should i worry about damaging the capsule?? love and tacos for all Nathan
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    bass cabs - mic and di history

    Around what time peroid did people start running bass cabs DI? I love to run them both, but more often than not i dont use the di track at all- it just sounds more natural to my ears without it. I assume that the bass sounds on my fav 60's records are just miced but i could be wrong. But I know...
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    ambient microphones

    Hello- I was looking to add an extra an inexpensave pair of mics to to my collection for picking up room sound/ ambience. any thoughts? Should I get a pair of mics? Mabey a stereo mic or some PZM's? Thanks all!
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    oktava 012 - take the GC risk?

    well, I found that my local GC has a few Oktava 012's in the back for $99. I was thinking of picking up a few of these mics but the stupid toad in pro audio would not let me test them out. Is it wourth the risk buing these at GC or is it really worth the extra money to get them at the sound room?
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    small condensors on snare

    anybody have and faves for small condensors on snare instead of your typical dynamic?
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    Beyer mics

    anyone know a good dealer for beyer mics in the usa? Any places in NYC sell them? Thanks
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    big knob vs central sataion

    Is it worth the extra money to put into the central station? any thoughts? Nathan :rolleyes:
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    so many 414's so little time....

    :rolleyes: hope this is not a stupid question but what are the diffrences between all the diffrent 414's? I know what AKG says but I am looking for some real world opinions. any of them more desirable? Nathan
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