Recent content by Bristol Posse

The one you like best has the best response and you should keep that one. If you can't tell the difference then flip a coin the charts will usually tell you how the mic performs with a 1k test tone at 1m. If you are recording 1k test tones at 1m this may be important information but otherwise...

Cascade Fathead BE ribbon mic is ~$130 it's a little outside what people normally suggest but I've been using one for a couple of years now and really like some of the sounds you can get with it It' nice and smooth, not screechy and painful like some cheap condensers and seems to me to be a...

You said you couldn't understand how anyone could possibly not find -20dBFS loud enough. I explained why it my be barely audible in some systems It' doesn't matter to you on your setup, but the OP is not running your set up and being able to hear his recording matters to him. If he has a low...

-20 dBFS is just a meaningless arbitrary number without knowing how converters are calibrated. It will give you completely different voltages at the analog/speaker outs depending on how your converters are calibrated. If you have high headroom converters then sure -20 dBFS could be around line...

I wouldn't use a condenser mic at all first choice would be a Royer 121 ribbon but assuming that money is a consideration, a more budget friendly Cascade FatHead BE ribbon would probably sound nice without all the harshness of a cheap condenser on an instrument with a tendency toward ice pick...

I've been playing around with acoustic setups getting ready for a session in a couple of weeks and I'm finding I'm liking what we're getting on some scratch tracks with a TLM102 about 18" off the 12the fret angled slightly toward the sound hole and a Cascade fathead Ribbon over the shoulder with...

Your problem is you are plugging a line level signal from the line out into a devide that cannot handle line level (+4dBu) so you are going to have to heavily pad anything ro seriously turn down the volume on the amp When you go into the front, you are sending a line level signal from your line...

Are you plugging the Line Out of your amp into the Mic/Line inputs on the rear or to the instrument inputs on the front?

What interface are you using?

I set up the guitar amp so that it sounds right, whether it be louder or quiter Then I set up a mic to get the emphasis I want. Then I play though and get the levels dancing around 0VU on my board by setting the Pres appropriately Where that comes out on the computer will depend entirely on...

I think you're unlikely to hear much of a difference adding a small summing mixer. I have a dbox for some monitoring and hardware integration purposes myself and it is extremely clean. THD and cross talk are almost non existent and headroom is very high. It's not a piece to add color although...

I'll *usually* go with pedals and record the speaker in the room for a few reasons 1) I like the sound of a mic'd guitar amp without any VST nonsense involved 2) I play differently when I have the FX going, it sounds different playing clean and then effecting rather than playing through FX 3) I...

Now that's a rip off! $40 for something that is wobbly as hell on an uneven stage, is easy to knock over or knock the amp off and doesn't perform any better than Auralex No thanks, I've been burned before

Just Picked up an Auralex Gramma Normally I avoid their stuff like the plague but since the Mopads work pretty well for my studio monitors and this was going for $40, I figured what the heck. Decouples the amp from the floor and gives you more predictable bass response wherever you are...

I don't think a desert island one exists at that price point, in fact can you even get a ribbon mic at all at that price? If I was going to a desert island with a bunch of mic geeks, I'd spend the $250 on food and then wait for someone to be hungry and thirsty enough to trade me a Royer R121...