Recent content by osus

the general consesus seems to be save up and buy better from the beginning, but since that's not always possible, i'm wondering how many of the veterans in this community have old, 'cheap' gear that you find a use for, despite owning newer, more expensive stuff. how many of you have nice...

hey gang, i've read a lot of conflicting threads about how turning phantom power on and off at different points in the setup process can damage mics--both dynamic and condenser. i can't find a thread that's dedicated to the subject, so i thought i'd start one. my process is to connect all...

hey gang, is there such a thing as a remote trigger record/stop pedal or the like for pc computer interfaces? i haven't had any luck with search engines here or at the various online stores out there, but i'd be real happy to hear that i'm stupid and what i'm looking for is right under my nose...

okay, i've spent an hour or so reading posts and instruction manuals, and i think i have a basic grasp of how patch bays should work. i have a neutrik 48 plug patch bay that i'm trying to use to route the outputs from my mixer into the inputs on my delta 1010. here are my issues: 1) i can't...

i moved. i plugged in my delta 1010. it doesn't work anymore. crap. i've checked out all the obvious stuff (computer is on, the outlet definitely works, it's definitely the same power supply i had before i moved, etc.) and i'm hoping that replacing the power supply will fix all my life's...

hey-yo, i was just listening back and forth between recordings i've done over the years (both of them) of vocals on various mics and found that i seem to be happier with the way my voice sounds through my trusty (and cheap) ev pl77b battery-powered sdc than it does through the three ldc's i've...

hello, hypothetical question: would it be possible to set up, say, an electronic drum pad so that each strike would trigger one in a series of pre-programmed midi notes or events? So, if i programmed a simple melody: A, G, D, A, i could get the drum pad to play A on the first strike, G on...

hello, so i've been hacking away at this whole recording thing more because i'm a dork and i like buying shiny expensive stuff than because i ever hope to become anything approaching a sound engineer. i'm a distrusting musician--i just want to know enough so that i can spot the difference...

okay, i'm trying to record my band practices, we use a PA and i'm trying to get seperate tracks using the inserts on the mixer, can't get it work quite right. here's the setup real quick: sax (mic), vocals (2 mics), keyboards (2) plugged into Ross Systems PA, inserts connected to M-audio Delta...

hello, i've been playing a musicman stingray 5 through a 70's ampeg v4 head into a bag end 2x12 cabinet (not sure what year or model, just that it isn't made any more and there isn't any information on it on the web). it sounds great, has always cut through the mix, and gives me the...

hey, i just noticed that those ev/blue collaboration mics (the 'cardinal' and 'raven') seem to have finally materialized, and was wondering if anyone on this forum has had a chance to play around with them? i still can't find anywhere that has an actual picture of them, even, just those cgi...

hello, i've been looking into doing some field recording (at school rehearsal studios) and had thought about using my laptop with a portable preamp/phantom interface. however, my laptop is rather venerable by today's standards. i own audition which runs beautifully on my monstrous desktop but...

hello, i'm trying to do a rough demo recording of my girlfriend singing with a pianist for some auditions. i realize these challenges have been dealt with in abstract in great detail and in practice in various forms in this forum, but i figured i'd post my gear and see what you guys would...

hello. i'm looking into buying an sdc for stage vocals as a backup/alternate/replacement for my venerable ev pl77b. i'm probably looking to spend about $200 (unless i can find something old and nice). i've read lots of good things about the sennheiser 865 on these forums, but not so much...

Hello, I've recently acquired a Soundtech ST 164 (16 ins, 4 outs) for pretty cheap. Has anyone here had any experience with this mixer? I haven't hooked it up to play around with--my biggest wonder is if it has built in preamps... nothing about it seems to indicate that it does beyond size...