Recent content by rfalcon

DW got me a new mic for my birthday, so I spent the past week messing with it, to get the sound I wanted. Rode has some decent videos on their website, and one which came with the mic. Ended up setting it up so I'd sing across the front of the mic, at an angle, through the pop filter. Gave...

After a little straightening up in the room - not much *grin* - I used the "clap test" to find the deader part of the room, as it is currently. There were two, on opposite ends of the room, mostly I believe because there were larger open areas on the sides, which may have permitted reflections...

Can anyone, from experience, recommend a good iPad app which will allow me to control LIVE 9 Lite from the recording room? This ability will affect how I design my home studio. I've seen several out, but it's difficult to assess their claims without owning them. Don't mind paying the price for...

Just an example, then I'll shut up lol... The first one was combined in Photoshop using different exposures and a black and white exposure to get the saturated colors, dynamic range, and darker shadows This shot used HDR software to combine several images (5 IIRC, each with a 1 stop...

Hamer archtop....

I have two basement choices - similar in size, one finished one not. Finished basement, which currently houses my photo studio, is 14x22, 8' ceiling, with an attached 8x14 finished room (currently housing my wife's weight machine). The unfinished side is 14x20, 8' ceiling, but is adjacent...

After reading threads here, reviews elsewhere, and having gained a minuscule amount of knowledge, I was pretty much looking at a Shure SM27 or a Rode NT1A. Went to Sam Ash store, right near the Guitar Center, and spoke to their microphone rep. He made several other suggestions, a knowledgeable...

If your husband is a DIY person, here's a an idea I picked up from a professional narrator. It's a quick experiment using on hand materials. A better looking version would use foam and spray adhesive, not duct tape and insulation left over from my wood floor installation lol. But you get the...

This is it so far lol. A piano, more guitars, keyboards and mics not shown. I've a full finished basement partially subbing as a photo studio: plenty of room left for a nice studio and control room if I take it that far. Then my son may not have to pay high studio fees as much.

Recently retired, and I figured to improve my somewhat average musical skills by recording and evaluation. Did TV and radio production work in college (back when a portable TV cam was two parts, and each part weighed about 30 lbs lol) so Im familiar with a mixer, overdubbing, etc, and have...