Recent content by TheJester

when micing drums, do people prefer totally damp rooms, or big rooms...mostly for overheads

I went into a pawnshop a couple years ago and picked up this Cinar guitar (made by Ibanez). It looked like someone actually burned the sunbusrt in ,and it has a all maple neck. Its got a fixed bridge too. This guitar is amazing. I strap .11's on it and the pick-ups seem to be a little hotter...

does freaky-ass cover/book art help sell (not make loads of cash or anything i.e $4 a cd) less than perfect quality c.d's? Would anyone be more opt to buy a demo didsc if its got lots of interesting cover art?

I have a basement band and i just put out a C.D done mostly on my 4 track. The quality is not amazing even though it was masterd and effects added on a Roland digital worstation in the end and dumped on to cd.It still sound a bit cheap though. Theres 14 songs(punk/alt)which i think is alot, and...

I have an old Roberts 1967 reel to reel 4 track (left & right, 2 inputs each), and i was wondering if they're still usefull. The heads seem to be good, it can run at 7 1/2(?) IPS, and the tape looks twice as wide as casette. I have a FOstex XR-7 which has served me well, but im contemplating...

I have all my tracks done on my 4-track and i want to mixdown it to the VCR BUT, is it worth it? Can people put VHS to a CD? Should I rent a ADAT?

I have this old traynor head. Its a 300 watt. i dont have speakers yet so i pluged it into a 12 on the back of my Fender amp, even cranked to 10 it didnt put out a lot ,like just room volume. i know its gotta have something to d owith ohmes, or impedance, so what do i put with it?

I have a Fender condenser, a Beyerdynamic dynamic, acheapo dixon and SM57. I have a 4 channel radioshack mixer, mono if used all 4 inputs. Can i reca to 1/4 into track 4 , will i get a good basement band sound on the drums. Any other ideas? Can i do it on tr 3 and bass on 2 and bounce them all...

Ive got a FOstex xr-y, almost identical to the Tascam 424's, can someone tell me how to bounce tracks, and whay i have to plug in to go to the VHS? I think i got the plugs right, but no levels on the master are showing up? The level is up. Gues no one knows whan channel 5 and 6 are for eh...

Can someone tell me how to bounce tracks on the Fostex xr-7? Is 3 3/4 speed (pitch control not avail. in this mode) better than speeding the normal speed up with pitch, i cant really tell. Can this machine go through the VCR if i read about it? CAN ANYONE SEND ME A MANUAL....please..thank you...

Would anyone say the Fostex xr-7 is better than A Tascam 424MII? Id the Dolby c better than DBX? Are any known to crap out a lot?

I have a basement band and wanted to record some stuff. I dont care if its perfect, but i want some quality (a step up from the getto blaster with sony headphones as a ex. mic)Is this 4-track any good? I havnt heard much reviews, is it used to hold up table ends or something? Is it as good as...

I just inherited a Fender mic. Its a condenser. It's a P2 (green lettering) . It has a battery compartment and a M<>V switch in it. Its 250^ imp. Is it any good? Worth ? Is the quality any good, like in the the cheaper AudioTecnics stuff, or is it a wanna be? Would it be more useful as a...