Recent content by noground

the M-AUDIO card looks like the sort of thing I need (except the analog I/O's are unnecessary), but I forgot to mention that I want to put this on a laptop with no PCI slot available. Is there something similar that is USB compatible?

I've recorded all my tracks to date on this Roland VS-1680. I'd like to send some of these tracks out the digital out (either spdif or optical) of the VS into a PC. What hardware do I need to turn this 24 bit, 44.1 khz stream into a wav file on the PC? I only want to send over prerecorded tracks...

yeah- move it farther away from the soundhole. If you have an omnidirectional condenser mic, try that (it eliminates proximity effect). Good positioning and the right mic need to be used. Some guitars have more boominess than others too. Acoustic guitar is tough.

thanks for all the suggestions. I'm giving every one you've mentioned a fair chance. Though it would obviously be best if I could hear them all.

I've decided I need an omni pattern for vocals. Since I love the Studio Projects C1, I was considering the C3 ($350), but I want some other options too. I looked through the entire Full compass catalog (that's a lot of mics) and only found maybe one other omni mic under $800. Is there really...

I think you must be varying things between your place and your friends place and not realizing it. One thing that sounded a little odd was the 3-6" that you leave between you and the mic. That is a very big range for a cardioid pattern. The proximity effect will cause your voice to sound much...

sorry, I misspoke earlier: the range of the fundamental frequencies for male voice is about 80 to 290 Hz.

Spinsterwun- I was referring to his a,b, and c choces in the original post. benisaloser- I'm a little confused on your theory... can you be more specific with what the difference is between winamp's response to your recordings at 24 and 16 bits. I think it's hard to tell much from that little...

guitarfreak- looks pretty sturdy. I bet there's some kind of identifying number or something that describes that particular metal mesh. It'd be cool if you knew what it was. It's not that I doubt your ear or the effectiveness of such a pop filter, but some people seem to think the nylon pop...

could be proximity effect. Try micing from at least 6" away, that should help (or roll off the bass more and more as you get closer). About the synth stuff... I don't think you're plugging stuff in wrong. Don't be afraid to turn the eq knobs as far you need to to get the sound you want. Tell me...

guitarfreak12, That's great that you found a metal mesh that gets the job done. Have you been able to make a fair comparison to nylon in its ability to both block pops and to minimize high frequency loss? I'd be interested in such a result.

none of your a,b, or c choices, I don't think. You monitoring environment is irrelevent when considering the spectrum analysis in winamp. Compression will help even out the volume of your notes, but unless it's multi-band compression used in the correct manner, it won't held reduce the mud. The...

I don't know if doing that yourself is going to work out too well. As I understand it, the idea behind those metal pop filters is that the air stream is kept mostly intact but directed away from the microphones via a very specific construction, probably difficult to duplicate unless you are a...

Industrial... that's a fine thought. If the mix knob is all the way up there is a lot of effect. But you must consider that the volume of the unprocessed signal is NOT reduced as the effect volume is increased. So it's as wet as it gets, but the effect still comprises a very small portion of the...

The drum mic set should not be your problem. The mic placement (or mode or pattern), or equilization is more likely the problem. I second NYmorningstar's notion. It's not that this is exactly what you should do, but what it sounds like once you do it will probably tell you something about what...