Recent content by dverno

I'd like to suggest something a bit different... Since your friend won't open up to the mic easily, try having him use a monitoring mix with some combo of: voice EQ'd thin 'in the cans' (ie. not in the recorded version), voice 3-6 dB lower 'in the cans', have him sing using 2 mics - 1 dynamic...

My studio ISN'T built around top end mics, but I use a few of the Shure workhorses, as well as some lower end mics that have been vetted by time and experience (Studio Projects C1, AT2020, a couple of MXLs, couple of CADs, etc...). I recently bought some headphones with a free mic thrown in...

I'm definitely with you on this, Ponder. I grew up dreaming of being surrounded by racks of gear, with my hands busy trying to hit the fader at the right moment, while tweeking the effects return to catch a phrase on a delay line (for example). I'm a musician too, but my first love was sound and...

I'm a complete newbie regarding recording with computer-in-a-phone set up. I've always used a combo of analog and digital desk equipment. I just purchased an LG V20 phone. Though I bought it for its other uses, I chose this model specifically for it's quality DACs, and I'm fairly impressed with...

Several responders have made comments about the OP's "guitar amp", as though he's playing through a Marshall stack for electric playing. The AS50D is a dedicated acoustic 'hi-fi' amp, that is more like a small PA system in a box. It has various I/O options just for connecting to PA systems...

I bought and am installing some 'open slot cable trays' in my Studio. The advantage of these is that they have cable sized slots all down the length of the tray which are used for flexible routing (I'll post at a later date to let you know if it works in the real world). My studio is mostly for...

You'll need to find and download a manual online, if you don't already have one (I would first check the Fostex website, "downloads", "manuals" or possibly something like "support"). Once you have a manual, read it. Then, plug in a microphone and make a recording - making sure to follow what the...

Good advice, all that. I know you said no time for a band, but could you find time for occasional jams? If so I'd suggest hitting some and listening for anyone whose style is different from what you are used to/comfortable with. Get together with them and play together as your schedule allows...

I'm a late comer to this thread, so my input might be duplicating someone else's (I've only read 3 of the 5 pages). But I'm curious if anyone has suggested any stand alone DAWs other than the DR-40. Leon (last post before mine) was asking about the Zoom R-16, and to me that seems like a way...

What preamp are you using? Also, what medium are you recording to - computer, stand alone DAW, tape or ? Edit: Oops! I got called away from my tablet mid-post, and when I published I saw that John had already asked about preamp. I happily suggest he has much more experience and will...

Thanks, Mike. Yeah, since the original retail was about $100/speaker in early '90s, any that have survived are likely to be pretty cheap. The ones I have available to me are in very good to excellent condition, AND cheap. I am an incurable cheapskate, former dumpster diver and love to find the...

Lol! Ya, I s'pose they wouldn't.:rolleyes:

Good point. I'm sure to be checking the accuracy, and you're right of course, the FR isn't as important. I was only interested in whether or not there were big spikes or holes. I did get a chance to hear the smaller P10s in an unfamiliar space, and they sounded to my ears to be remarkably...

Thanks Dave, for the reply. Yes, I probably will pick up at least one of the sets. I was just hoping someone might have had a pair, or known whether they were intended as consumer hi-fi or low end pro monitors (after all, I have vastly more respect for JBL pro monitors than their consumer...

I originally posted this in 'Gear reviews and questions' (which would seem a more logical forum for this), but I soon realized that virtually all of the posts there were more focused on selling some piece of gear (or at least describing it and providing a link to where it could be bought and...