Recent content by Neil Ogilvie

Yeah, very important you get the right Impedance otherwise you risk not only damaging the amp but the speakers aswell. At a pinch you can use pretty much any stereo amp, as you would find in seperates (I personally use a Cambridge Audio A1 - about £70 from Richer Sounds) but ideally you would...

I've used it - in fact I was using it last night at a mate who's just got Guitar Rig 2.0. He loved it but I'll be honest with you, it's not as good as a POD or for that matter a real amp. It does a good job of emulating amps and effects and has a great range of presets (some of them truly suck...

When I was about 11 I used to steal my older brothers nylon stung non-branded classical acoustic until on my 12th birthday when I got an Aria Legend J-Bass copy. Still use it for recording aswell, it comes with me to uni while my gigging bass is left at home with the band. First guitar wasn't...

For £135 you could get a pair of Tannoy Reveals: http://www.thomann.de/index.html?partner_id=97926&page=thoiw2_tannoy_reveal_prodinfo.html Which could leave you £65 to stretch to a power amp - second hand off of ebay? Alternatively, the Reveal Actives are £300...

I quite often record vocals in the same room as my computer and it produces quite acceptable results. Rather than the Sampson mic look at a Studio Projects B1 - its similarly priced.

Thanks for all the replies, although I am still a little confused as to what actually happens! It would appear to be some sort of phase-shifting thing. I applied a little to the OH's on a drum kit and it did definatly add a nice 'sparkle' to the sound. If used in moderation, I can see it being...

I've been using compression and a little widener with a touch of EQ (to bring back the bass down the centre) in my mastering but have considered trying out some Exciter aswell as I've heard this is a common mastering effect. But what does it actually do? My understanding is it is a form of...

I don't know if it's any help, but the guy from the Mars Volta plays a Variax and he gets some weird/nice sounds.

You know the answer - "There is no BEST microphone......" or do a search. How many times has this been covered?

All I use is the amp settings on the POD and my Les Paul...... Having said that, we did use the delay/swell effect the other day for a nice ambient sound.

Not that I am one to disagree with Blue Bear, but I believe the 57 is still the mic used for your Presidents TV appearances. Not the best, but still a standard.

Yep. It is rather sad when it gets that way....... I thought it was funny and I'd count myself a Christian. But then, it's always the same old people causing trouble isn't it?

I am looking to find a plugin that can autopan a stereo track so that either side is swapped over - not just one side altering in volume. I have tried using the stereo autopan plugin with cubase aswell as the other autopan plugin, but have ad no luck using them on a stereo buss as yet - only...

Jesus! How many times will this feud be repeated? I thought it had been sorted ages ago and everyone had agreed to disagree? Could we get a moderator to close this thread? This recording forum is no place for either DJL or Alan to carry this on. In my opinion, it is pretty sick. I have my...

Cheers Light! Saved me the hassle of searching for it. Thanks - I'll let you all know how it goes. Neil