Recent content by James HE

I have a spirit sx. I don't think it's all that noisey. The pres and eq are usable for tracking. The master and monitor section are not as clean as the Mackie 1402 I used to have. And I just prefer the way the monitor section is laid out on the mackie. I cringe a little when ever I sum anything...

I do really like them on toms. I know where to point them and get a good sound. Sometimes on guitar cab, but I have better options and I like a condensor on cabs a lot. Can work for snare, as well as any mic can in a way, it's all about placement. I tend to like an LDC on snare.

Just get 2 short XLR cables and bring the connections to the front of the rack. I wouldn't do the Y. You'll end up sending phantom power to the outs of each pre from each pre. They might not like that. at all.

ha ha. I didn't realize this was an old thread when I posted.

I'm pretty sure you plug the mic into the interface not the other way around. :rolleyes: It will be fine. Weather or not it's "demo" quality depends on you and how you use it. The mic and the fireface can get the job done.

Mixer. All the way. Then add on some mic pre's for different colors later. A mixer can be many things even if your mixing in the box. It can be; mic pres! A monitor controller! You can use the aux sends to feed headphone mixes! you can control the outputs of other playback devices like a cD...

Man It's been so damn long since I posted on this BBS. I'm doing some preliminary shameless self promotion. Sorry. Or not. My Album is almost finished. Mixing/tweaking now. I've been working in a bit of a vaccum the last three years so all objectivity is gone. I started out wanting to go with...

EV N/D 308 or EV N/D 408 (or the new N/D 468 what ever it's called. don't have one though) really good on guitar cabs too. Lickily I really like 57's on most toms, so I still have a use for them.

The NT-1 is a versitile mic. It's appropriate for people who bitch about people not using the search function and also for people who do not get the information they need from the search. :rolleyes:

I have an Onyx 800R. no complaints. I'm loving these pres for lots of things. I have the upgrade path in mind too. I doubt I will be selling this one off anytime soon. The converters are better than my MOTU. I'd guess on par or better than the fireface. The DI channels are good. It has a MS...

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Dont give Ed a hard time. He likes it.

And oh yeah, there's really no problem not having a switch on the unit. A few of my boxes are switchless. A rack power conditioner is good to have. I just have everything on a master switch. Any power strip would work.

The MX200 can also be used as a standalone ADA converter. If you put it in "dry track" mode you can send a dry signal out the SPDIF, and send an effected signal from the analog outs. Great for getting a little verb in the phones or monitors while recording a dry track. (or just using the ad) I...

I haven't tried the octopre. I've had a 800R for about a month. I'm getting some good drum sounds out of it. I like it more for more bottom heavy sounds. Like Kick and floor toms and big rack toms sound huge and puncy through the Onyx. I like my Aphex 107 or art MP a little better for overheads...

lol i missed that. It's too easy to get those confused in print. They should have named them something else. :o