Recent content by oildrops

I have a gift card for $300 and plan on using it for recording software. I've been using Cubase LE5 for a long time. I also have LE9, but seem to go back to LE5. I realize I can't get all of this in one shot, but would like to kill as many birds with one stone as possible, so here are the things...

Is it possible to set up one corner of a room as a recording space for acoustic guitar and vocals? Everything else I record is di. Do I need bass traps for this? I am looking for a good DIY panel recipe, since I can't make permanent changes to my rental. I was thinking to do a vocal booth by...

I would love some help on getting great single take acoustic guitar and vocal recordings with my two channel alesis io2 express. Here is what I am doing now with my two mics. It seems to work pretty well, but I want to improve: 1: Close up vocal into At2020 condenser 2: AKG D5 on the guitar...

For an untreated room, will it help my vocal tracks to block off the back of my At2020? I will usually sing with my back to a heavy wool blanket facing the open room, but I mostly leave my mic on a desk with a lot of books and random hard surfaces. I track close vocals and guitar for song demos...

This is probably a simple question, but when I am recording vocals why should I have my back toward the treated wall in my studio, and not singing toward the treated wall? My low budget setup has all the corners treated and one wall has HEAVY blankets layered up on it. I have greatly reduced...

I am not liking my AT2020 mic for my vocals. It was a great starter mic, but I am ready to step up a little. I do singer songwriter, vocal, small body steel string guitar into an Alesis io2 express, recording with cubase le5 and Kjaerhus plugins, and sometimes run my alesis microverb in line...

I am surprised I can't find this question answered when I search. Maybe I am doing it wrong. Anyway, I am a guitar player and singer, songwriter like everyone else in the world, and I want a recording setup for: Song writing sketchpad Demos Vocal monitoring Some capability of multitracking? I...