Recent content by Larry Sheehan

Does the MD8 have Digital out? If so, get an SB-Live or similar with SPDIF input. No degradation, satys digital all the way the CD.

I just ordered from them again, and they're really good to work with. They may or may not haggle, depending on what you're ordering. The free shipping alone makes them worth it even if they don't have the rockest bottomest prices. All that said, it does pay to shop around, and there's tons of...

I'd probably go for variety too. Small condensers are very good on acoustic, from what I understand it's the smaller diaphragm is quicker to respond, so more transients. Probably true for overheads too, altho I see large condensers used as well and I personally go back and forth between SM81s...

I also recommend that you visit the VS Planet website for additional information. http://www.vsplanet.com Same BBS engine as this site, and I think our esteemed Dragon has bbeen over a time or two.

I just moved my mastering from the VS1680 to my PC. I have SF 4.5 w/XFX1&2 + Noise reduction plugins, and CD Arch. Does anyone have a pointer to a tips and tricks page on the Web? Or any you'd like to post yourself?

You can download it if the problem is that it's not sold in China. http://www.sonicfoundry.com If the problem is that you can't pay from China, I don't know of anything you can do.

If you really have 24 channels of record capability, yes a patchbay and send/return cables would be one means. If you want to go cheap, the insert points can function as direct outs by only inserting a 1/4 plug till you feel the first "click". That way you haven't broken the normalling in the...

Interesting question. I've never tried it, but I bet a good boundary mic (ala a modded PZM) mounted to the ceiling around 10 feet out would be worth a shot.

How are the speakers positioned relative to the mics? For rehearsal, best option would be to have them pointing back at the band, so the mics will reject most of the signal. In a very small space, nothing is going to be able to get vocals above the band if the band is playing with their amps on...

Sounds to me like your attack may be too slow. The compressor does show gain reduction, right? You can hear gain reduction too, if you're adjusting makeup gain to compensate (which I think you said you were). Does the 166A have overeasy mode? Auto? Disengage both if they're on. Try reducing...

Another trick if you're digital is to copy the original track to another, but shift it a few frames later. Not enough to be heard as delay, just to fatten. This is better than nothing when the singer just can't get a good double.

To cut leakage into the drum mics (either from other drums or any other instrument not being recorded direct, you can look into "Noise Gates". These devices are common to find on compressors, and what they do is only pass signal above a certain volume threshold. The assumption being that a kick...

You could try Audio Accessories at 603-446-3335. They provide patchbays with punchdown blocks as one of many options (including ELCO/EDAC, Canon, and AMP connectors). I don't know anything about them, except they're much pricier than I could afford, but I'm not building a 400 point TT bay either.

Lind of like asking "which is the one true religion", but here's my opinion. If your budget is under 1000 bucks, the 1604vlz is a fine mixer. The 4 groups allow you to submix to conserve record tracks, and the aux sends allow you to put FX in the headphones without committing to them till the...

Thanks, Sonusman, are you certain about needing to reverse one? It doesn't mention that in the section on XY micing in Modern Recording Techniques p.121 about 1/2 way down.