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Hey all, I have a question about the mic pre's that came installed in a Soundworkshop Series 1600 Mixing Console. The question is how do i determine things like head room and such by looking at the specifications for the preamp? The preamps are Trans-Amp LZ Transformerless Preamps The specs...

hey all, i was given a board this week. it is called Sound Workshop Model 1600 Mixer. 32 channel, weird lookin patch bay. The dates on the schematics are 1977-97, so i know it;s old. The patch bay is werid, it looks like 1/8inch inputs, but the cords that go in them don;t look like your typical...

i'm not sure if this is the right place for this question, but it seemed the best suited place. my band is currently trying to find a vocalist. we have found someone who sparks with the current members and has the right attitude and energy, but we are having a hard time figuring out if he's...

As far as i've seen in this foum, your king of the hill. everyone brings their hard to answer questions to you. i want to make PRO quality recordings. and i don;t mean sm57 and D112 pro. i mean the stuff u hear on tool albums, the radio. REAL PRO. not home recording stuff. i am about to invest...

can i tell how good a microphone is by looking at the polar pattern and the freq. responce?? if so, what does the polar pattern and freq. responce of a good cardioid or hyper/super cardioid mic look like?? what should i look for when looking at these charts?? also, i am STILL looking for the...

are ribbon mics the best mics in the universe or what??? are they whats missing from a garage sounding recording?? are they whats adding to things like sm57 and making them sound so good?? if so, who makes the best ribbon mics. i'm sure someone has mastered making ribbon mics more than others...

i thought this would be nice to disscuss... my favorite drum sound is probably a throw up between Mike Portnoy on Metropolis 2, or Danny Carey on ANY tool album. i was just listening to Elderly woman behind... by pearl jam, off their second album - five against one, and i think i like that...

i asked the drum forum about this, but i always seem to get better feedback from this forum about mics and i know some of you who might know wouldn;t be looking in the drum forum. has anyone in here ever used carvin mics? please give opinions and clips if you can regarding ANY carvin mics. i...

has anyone in here made a recording of drums using carvin drum mics or carvin mics of any kind?? please show me some clips to listen to, i am seriously thinking of buying some and i would like to hear how they sound. Mike...

the subject explains it all. is it mics? is it amazing mixing and extraordinary engeneering? are the pros using mics and recording devices that we just don;t have access to? they got some secret? why do big name bands like pantera, creed, or any other bands on a major record label sound so good...

if i wanted to buy the audix, but didn;t have the money and wanted as close to the same quality and performance as the audix, would these be a good idea?? i have never seen or heard of them before, and i have no way of telling wether their crap or not. Superlux mics...

if i wanted to buy the audix, but didn;t have the money and wanted as close to the same quality and performance as the audix, would these be a good idea?? i have never seen or heard of them before, and i have no way of telling wether their crap or not. Superlux mics...

below is a list of mics i am intrested in (heard were the best by popular opinion. can anyone really get into detail with me, why the audix mics are any better than the carvin mics listed? and if it is possible to alter the carvin ones and get better performance? i have ready that the carvin are...

i just purchased and audix fusion 4 pack. 3 F10's and 1 F12. i have looked on the audix site to find the diffrences of these fusion (budget) mics and the renowned D series mics. the only diffrence they seem to list is that the D seires is hypercardioid and the fusion is cardioid. i got these...

is a song not a song without lyrics? i see an awuful lot of pople being told to post their songs in the mp3 forum if the're looking for musical critique rather than lyrical critique. is it not songwriting if theres no lyrics? the mp3 clinic talks more about distortion from file conversion and...

http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/?aid=1538/album219 the song is called Time. having said that, there are too many songs out there with that name. after listening, give me your ideas about a new name. (also, please listen to "Dsong" and tell me what you think, no lyrics yet, but in progress...

ok, this is our first tracked, heavy song using the roland vs2480. please listen and tell me what you think. tell me if theres anything you would change about the drums. http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/?aid=1538/album219 Mike...

http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/?aid=1538/album219 hello all, i would like you all to listen to these songs and get an idea of what kind of sound we are achieving. then tell me what your overall opinion is. it's kinda hard to find people still intrested in the traditional rock/metal sound...

http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/?aid=1538/album219 hello all, i would like you all to listen to these songs and get an idea of what kind of sound we are achieving. it's kinda hard to find people still intrested in the traditional rock/metal sound these days. everyones into the new age...

ok, here is my set: 7 pcs shell kit, 3 rack mounted toms (8, 10, 13) 2 flr toms (16, 18) 22" kick. 3 roto toms (6, 8, 10). the set is set up (from the drummers point of view, left to right)... roto toms above my hi-hat, right in line with my rack mounted toms. above them, far laft is my 19...