Although the Shure SM57 is considered the 'standard' for mic'ing and recording guitar amps, I'm just not happy with its performance.
So I'm wondering, what are your guys' opinions on alternatives to the old faithful SM57...??
Any ideas on how to fix this? The link will lead you to mixes of a song I recorded recently and the drums sound weak, thin, dead...
Mix #1 seemed to have too much kick, not enough snare and overheads too low in the mix. Mix #2 lowers the kick & guitar slightly, raises the snare (perhaps too...
I posted last week about compressors, thanks to everyone that responded. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. I ended up buying a used Symetrix dual compressor (400 series I believe??). My next question is usage...
I was mainly looking into compression for drum recording. Here's where...
Need some opinions (and I know there's no shortage of THOSE here) on ALTO products, more specifically, compressors/limiters.
I'm looking into buying something SOON. And SURPRISE! SURPRISE!, I'm on a tight budget. I've got to cover at least 4 channels. If ALTO sucks, then please, show me...
What am I doing wrong?
Why is it that when I'm recording guitar it sounds great clean but as soon as I hit the overdrive, no matter how good it sounds to my ears, the recorded results sound HORRIBLE??!!
Set up: Epiphone Casino-->Blackstone Appliances OD-->'76 Fender Twin, mic'ed with an SM57...
I just upgraded my recording system recently. I purchased an M Audio Delta 1010 and Cubase SX 2. I installed both the Delta 1010 and Cubase with no problems. What I seem to be having problems with is assigning recording tracks in Cubase to specific inputs on the 1010. Any help is greatly...
I'm trying to record drums in Nuendo. I have 6 mics on the kit going into channels 1-6 on a Mackie 1604. From the 1604 inserts, I'm going into inputs 1-6 on the Delta. When I record, tracks 1 & 2 (left and right overhead) are fine, but tracks 3-6 are recording EVERYTHING (i.e. tracks 1-6 are...