Recent content by gehauser

I record a lot of bluegrass and old-time acoustic instruments. With the Solo 610 preamp, I typically set the gain knob to get the sound I want, then get the recording level I need with the level knob. I generally follow the notion that 0-5 gain on the Solo 610 is “clean” and 5-10 gain is...

Hey all: I have been using Reaper with Emu 0404 USB for recording (simple stuff, 1-2 mics on guitar and vox) and recording goes fine. However, I have noticed that after I record, sometimes when I playback the recording I get no sound. I have found that if I close then reopen Reaper, this is...

During recording, I would like to set my MR16HD on a wooden stand that straddles my preamp. As shown in the pics, the stand I just built for this has a surface sloping at about 40 degrees (up from horiz) for convenient use of the recorder's controls while sitting in front of it. The stand has...

Anyone recorded one of these? I will be recording a 12-note tongue drum in a treated room that is smallish, but not super-small. I also have a larger, untreated living room with 22 ft ceiling (lots of natural reverb) that I may try it in. The drum is pretty loud when played with mallets, but...

I am about to record a male singer (solo with guitar) with a raw, untrained, but catchy voice. I set up 3 mics on his voice for a simultaneous shootout. As he was warming up, I snagged a clip out of a Wilco cover he was doing. The 3 vocal mics were, in no particular order: sm7b, at4047, and...