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    Recording drums, help me mic my drum kit

    So I'm going to be recording a 4 piece drums kit next week for my rockabilly project. Got some new skins tuned up real nicely, Not the best/biggest room, but I have some blankets and bass traping up and although the ceiling is kindof low, it's made up of acoustic tile so it does absorb more than...
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    Has anyone tried the Rode NT5 capsules from Michael Joly?

    Has anyone tried these yet? Award-winning microphone engineering from Michael Joly I'm in the market for a pair of SDC's and I'm hesitating between the trusted Oktava MK012 or getting a pair of used NT5's and picking up these capsules. Looks like it addresses alot of the shortcomings of the...
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    Need advice for recording my Upright bass

    So I tried recording the upright bass the other day and wasn't able to get it to sound good. I could do the DI thing but I'm trying to get some nice woody tones out of my upright bass and I'm getting way too much finger noise in the recording. I read through some of the threads and tried some of...
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    First attempt at recording and mixing, need help with mud

    So after reading a crazy amount of threads and a few mixing books, I submit my first attempt at recording and mixing. Personally, I find it sounds flat and muddy. I've already done a pass of Hi-passing all my tracks and it did help, however I find I'm still far from the sound I'm hearing in my...
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    Oktava MK 012 or Cascade fathead II for overheads

    I'm looking for a matched pair of mics to use mainly as overheads. I have a chance at picking up a pair of oktava's on the used market but have been reading up on the fathead II as well and they are getting good reviews as overheads. I'm gonna be recording my rockabilly band so a warm lo-fi...
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    Question about bass trap size

    I'm in the midst of sound proofing my room (which is rather small 12 x 10) and was planning on making some removable bass traps out of rock-wool. I just saw an ad where I can get a bunch of commercial bass traps for 160$ which would cover the 4 corners in my room, however they are not that wide...
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    Got a 1000$ to spend.....

    Got a 1000$ to spend.....help me spend it Hey guys, I've been building up a small studio and to date I have acquired the following equipment: Mics: Rode AT1-A AT 4040 GAP R1 active ribbon 2 SM 57 Heil PR40 Old turner mic for that vintage sound GAP Pre-73 preamp, MAckie 802-VLZ-3 mixer, and...
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    what effect will a stucco ceiling have on sound waves in my room

    I've read through a bunch of threads and got some great tips on soundproofing. This is my first post/question so be gentle :) So I'm on my way to treating my room which is about 12 x 9. Wall treatments are going up and I'm making some removable basstraps as well. My question is what to do for...
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