Recent content by virgoanmethod

Any ideas, personal experiences, etc?? Sound quality is the most imporant thing. I don't need mic preamps, and the # of input channels is far less imporant than the overall performance and sound of the unit. I will be recording jazz/funk/r&b that is mainly based on keyboards. I think that...

Hey guys... I spent a week in California with my friend who is a creative director for an advertising agency. Over the course of the time I was with him, I toured 3 different studios. Each one was mainly designed for post production audio, but these suites were incredible! The thing that amazed...

Hey guys.... I'm not sure which forum to post this in, but here goes: I am now looking for a new board to replace my home studio mixer, currently a Behringer MX1604A. It has done me well, but its time to move on to better things. I'd like something under 500 dollars. The two main boards I'm...

Hey guys I'm looking for an outboard effects unit in hopes for some higher quality effects than the plugins I'm currently using along with the effects I patch into my keyboard. Or, some really good VST plugins that will work with Sonar. What do you know about the Alesis Midiverb, or could you...

Hi guys this is my first song of the blues genre. it is a medium tempo, very swung song. It will be sung in a jazzy male voice. Strawberries and Cream When the devils come out to play And they're pouring on your parade Just close your eyes and say I remember the better days When all's not...

Tons of professionals I know are always hyping about how great the SM57 & SM58 are. I actually know a high school teacher who bought 30 SM58s and keeps them in a gigantic lockbox under their soundboard in the auditorium "just in case". Personally, I don't think they're all that great. For the...

I can't seem to get a melody out of my jazz...I usually just have blues scales over chords in the bass (i play keys), but im getting really tired of that. I can't seem to write a melody that's jazzy enough for my style, because all I have now is just a constant solo (the scales). HELP! Also...

I don't understand the role of a preamp. My mixer has phantom power and mic inputs, so what's the advantage of having an external mic preamp?