Recent content by Robert Moehle

There is a whole series on Youtube about a place in England that does recording very similar to what you are trying to do. The studio is called SUGAR RAY'S VINTAGE RECORDING STUDIO, Wickford, Essex.

Good track! Aside from maybe a bit of balance tweaking needed it sounds really good, not much evidence that you bounced tracks. I think the person who said it sounds like something from a soundtrack was right - this would be an excellent background piece for a film. Very good.

Have you tried out a ribbon mic? I have an Avantone CR14. The big thing is that it rolls off the high end a lot more than either a condenser or dynamic mic. But the response of the ribbon mic is so smooth that it doesn't sound like you are losing a lot of top end. And if you do try to EQ it the...

Does it make a difference if a microphone has an internal transformer? I have used condenser mics, both large and small, for many years. Mostly they have been MXL, Studio Projects, and Audio Technica, and none of them had internal transformers. I just bought a Sterling Audio ST51 which does have...

My thought, late though it maybe, is "Mix the hell out of your project." Forget the high level, and make the mix so good it grabs your ears right off. If you have mixes that are really good and earcatching but aren't quite up to commercial level, I guarantee your standard listener will go to the...