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They are not ‘Low Quality’ - SM57s and SM58s have a sound that people have found useful for 60 years. Telefunken Dynamics? Which ones? The M80 and M81 are good mics - but they are also $250 - which when you are buying 30 or 40 adds up - and that aside not everyone likes the Telefunken sound -...

First No Tag Alongs on Bills - if a Bill is about Financing The Various Wars - there is no Immigration Bill Attached No more Pacs -Lobbyist - or the like - and any meeting between a Senator/Congressman is public with Cameras. Presidents can have multi Terms - up to 4 - no more of this get used...

You can have a M-Audio 24/96 for a laptop - with a lot of machinations - and expensive - with a PCI Expansion Rack - totally not worth it IMO. The M-Audio M-Track Plus is essentially the same unit in a USB Interface form - and considerally less expensive

Yes - the Taylor Swift mix is a real singer/guitar player making the music - The Marshmeelow mix is a contructed track that's put together with comps - cut and pasted to match - and a bit cheap to my ears. The first thing is when it gets time to master the Engineer makes decisions based on...

If you dont think about time - you are more inclined to buy more things.

Your Friedman will be fine - it might not be loud enough but it will sound punk - if need be move it forward of the Bass Amp and Drums - of course for a truly punk ethos you could but a cheap 50 or 100 watt amp - like a Crate or Peavey or whatever is $50 and combine it - the Friedman would carry...

I have never used a DimeBucker - but have used the Lawrence L500XL pickup that Dookie was recorded with - you can easy procure one - and the Fernadez Stratocaster that he used - but without the 100-watt Marshall Plexi 1959SLP you won’t get the sound. BA had a modification that is now...

The Main mic is what people have said it was - but I’d bet there are more mics than just one - for example when the backup singing starts it is balanced between the Julien Baker , at the Piano and Lucy Dacus, to the left and Baker is facing away from the mic - it looks like there is something...

Well you achieved the Lo Fi as Possible version - it doesn’t sound bad to me - just kind of pedestrian with very little dynamics due the Low Fidelity - and either the guitar is making mistakes or that is part of the Low Fi charm.

A lot of things changed in the Cell Phone era - clocks in business establishments went out for a different reason - the made more cash when people don’t know what time it is.

You should retrain your ears - EQing is what’s wrecking your Mic tone - BTW your Stereos? You mean you Mains/NearFields? Have you had your ears checked lately? De-Waxing? A SM57/SM58 both don’t have harsh highs - I suspect it is the EQ you apply to your System. IMO You should record as Flat...

Well it might be a style thing - but sometimes he’s a little ahead of the beat and sometimes he’s behind the beat - it’s just stood out to me is all.

Yeah - let me look around - I’m working at the moment on a couple of tracks - and will get back to it.

If you want that 1980 Commerical TV Sound - start by limiting the highs and lows - and controlling your mids - some voices worked with 1980s TV and alot didn’t - but the primary ones who did were low mid forward with a distinct sound to the vocals - Knight Rider - classic example - Richard...

If you are hearing the highs as harsh and not hearing the bass in a SM58 - something is wrong in your system or the mic is FUBAR - or your ears need cleaning. M88 is decent - wouldn’t be my 4th choice - but it is capable - A Beta 52? That’s also an odd choice - it’s designed for Kick drums. I...