Recent content by toneranger

Hi All, So I've got a drums sample into my third track "EZdrummer" (see pic attached) and when I have the red button at the bottom of the track on, I can hear the playback through my headphones. I now want to record a bass line in "Audio 1" but when I arm this track, it automatically disarms...

Hi All, Pretty frustrated with my setup. While I'm a lot closer now on capturing my sound (cloudlifter cl-1 helped a lot), I'm getting this annoying sibilance (high pitched sss sound) when tracking my overdriven strat lead sounds. I don't remember having this issue a while back when I used an...

Shure 57 into a Cloudlifter Cl-1 into a Art-tube preamp into Scarlett 2i2?

Hi All, I know that the sm57 is the industry standard and apparently many greats have all used it. But I just don't like what my ears are hearing: even with the mic off axis and away from the speaker to roll of the highs, it just doesn't seem to capture the fullness of the sound, but rather...

Hi All, I read that Eric Johnson used API 512 preamps in his early days. I consider the tone he got on "Ah Via Musicom", Cliffs of Dover for example as possibly the greatest overdriven guitar sound ever recorded.... so that piqued my interest in the API 512. But technology has come a long way...

Hi All, So today while trying out a new mic stand I accidentally dropped my beloved sm57 mic. It fell on the grill/head, pointing down vertically, but it was only a 3-4 inch drop, so I'm kind of still surprised that it's no longer responsive and disappointed too given the mic's reputation for...

Hi Everyone, Re the Art Pro-Audio "USB Dual Tube Pre" preamp: When I plug my shure 57 (micing my guitar amp) into the LEFT input of the unit I can get a decent signal from my DAW speakers. But when I plug it into the RIGHT input the signal is extremely weak, almost non detectable (the green...