Recent content by Sax2

I'm trying to do the whole "gain staging" thing right and leave myself plenty of headroom while I'm recording, but whenever I record my acoustic drums, the tracks are hella quiet. I know that it's gonna be quieter than a commercial recording, but it's so quiet that I need to boost it a lot just...

https://soundcloud.com/shiishii/electric-acid This is only the second song I've managed to finish recording, and I'd love to get some opinions on how the mix sounds. Comments? Concerns? Criticism? Don't worry about being harsh, I want to learn. :D

(Preface: I'm new to recording. :D) I've noticed that there are plenty of condensers that are capable of multiple polar patterns, but I haven't heard of any dynamics with the same functionality. Is there something about the way dynamic mics work that makes it impossible (or impractical) for...

Hey all, first post. I want to record my drum set. Right now, I've got a Shure X2U and an SM57 that I've just been putting above and behind the throne to make rough recordings, but when I add in guitar and bass tracks the snare and kick get really buried and lost in the mix, so I'm thinking...