I've been putting together my first attempt at a home recording studio for a while now, but I'm stymied by confusion over how everything hooks up together, and I just can't seem to wrap my head around it. Disclaimer: I'm not really a musician (just sort of an instrument...
I've got an old Shure model 51 that I need to get inside of to be able to replace the grill cloth, and to wire it for XLR. Trouble is, I can't seem to get it all the way open. I removed the combination mount/jack at the swivel, and there are two screws on the lower part of the shell that I was...
Standard disclaimer: I don't know what I'm doing; I throw myself on the mercy of the court, etc.
Now then:
I want to play some of the instruments I have (acoustic and electric), record them on my gear, and eventually make CDs of them for my own enjoyment. I've been accumulating instruments...
There seems to be a real flurry of cheap, large-diaphragm condenser mics hitting the market now, from China. Apparently, many of them are made by the same company (Tenlux: Behringer, Superlux, Studio Projects, Marshall, etc.). I was amazed to see that you can get such a thing for well under...