Recent content by solo169

I've been using a Firepod with my home PC for a few months now and need to be able to take it places. I just bought a laptop and want to use it for recording drums on site (4-6 mics). Any tips, tricks or recommendations for best results and performance? Here are the specs: Hp Windows XP AMD...

OK, here is my first sample of recorded acoustic drums. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Please don't be too critical of the playing as I am not the drummer. I just played on here for the test. Equipment used: OH's - JM27 (one over the snare pointed down, one over my right shoulder...

I finally got my Firepod and I'm about to start recording. My question is about the phantom power. The power switch affects channels 1-4 and/or 5-8, so what if I need phantom power on channels 1 and 2 only...can I still use channels 3 and 4 with regular (non-phantom powered) mics. Another...

Finally after too many hours researching I have finally made my decision and ordered the firepod. Seems like a pretty good deal from a dealer on Ebay ($599 with a power conditioner, presonous comp16 compressor and free shipping) Should be here by the middle of the week. Today, I'm ordering 2...

OK, here is what I have and this what I think I need, please help me to figure out any other misc. things or point me in the right direction please: Computer AHANIX PLATINUM XP; MSI K8T NEO-FIS2R; AMD ATHLON 64 3000+ (2GHz) MWAVE (1GB RAM) (512 MBx2) 120GB IDE HDD 56X CDROM GAINWARD FX5200...

First off I would like to thank everyone for the loads of information I have found on here. OK, after weeks of reading and searching these forums I am completely overloaded with information. I have been using a Yamaha MD8 for recording the last few years and will eventually move on to something...

Hey everyone! My first post here, I just found this board. I'm feeling quite overwhelmed by the amount of info... I'm looking to buy a few mics for drums. In the past, we have used a Roland V-drum set and I didn't have to worry about mics. Now, our drummer bought a pretty nice Pearl Master...