Recent content by 2Kickdrums

Mystery Solved - it's a Shure 585 Not sure how to trace the model / MFG of this microphone, so I'm hoping you can all lend some clues. This thing is about 15 years old (could be more); possibly made by AKG. It uses a 1/4" connector. It's a very heavy, solid metal body. Compared to some of...

These are just a couple of videos I fell upon this evening that explain in detail how to improve your home recordings. Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MEYICTqHlQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCi6cLmgiNQ

Not sure where to stick this, but here goes: I'll be moving into a new home in a couple of months and would like to get a head start on materials/ideas to build a decent studio room. I'm looking for budget materials that yield respectable acoustics for recording, as well as making the room...

I'm having a difficult time getting the kick drum level to come through in my recordings without clipping, or losing the 'tone' I'm looking to achieve. The attached link is a "live off the floor" jam with four mics assigned to the drum kit into a Tone Port UX-8 for individual tracking. The...

I'm looking for some advice, suggestions on optimizing my setup. I'm fairly happy with the tone and quality considering the poor selections of mics at my disposal, however I'm sure some of the more experienced sound guys will have something to say! This wav file was recorded using Wavelab...

Hello all, it's my first post, and I did a search...but swamped with several aimless threads. :( I'm wanting to record several tracks at once using my PC desktop computer. I have several mics, a mixer with 1/4" outputs and a Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 sound card with stereo RCA inputs...