Recent content by tim_oreilly

I have lately been finding that ambient mic'ing gets me much closer to the type of sounds I want than I get with close-mic'ing. That being said, I was wondering if dynamic mics are useful in this context. I ask for 2 reasons: 1) whenever I see anyone talking about ambient mic'ing, it seems...

Hi guys, Thanks for all the replies - and thanks for the lesson, Sonusman - and hey, at least I KNEW it was a stupid question! : ) I probably should have asked my question in a more specific way. Bdemenil actually caught my drift the best. I asked the question for 2 reasons. First, I play...

People often say "some of the biggest guitar sounds come out of the smallest guitar amps" That said, I recently did some recording using a 4x10 mesa boogie cab and an sm57. I think probably a great 1x12 combo might be a better choice for recording, because you can then push the speaker without...

I have a dumb question about mic preamps: When you are recording a source that is very loud and very little preamp gain is needed, does the preamp influence the quality of the sound any more or less than if the source is quiet and a lot of gain is needed? If yes or no, why? Thanks in advance! Tim

I'm only asking because I understand that there is a difference between the current Sennheiser 421-II's and the original Sennheiser 421's. So my question is this - is there any difference between versions of 441s (other than connectors)? Thanks! Tim

I'll qualify my response with the caveat that I have very little experience. That being the case... I totally agree. I greatly prefer the sound I get without the foam windscreen. One way to avoid plosives is via mic placement - I've read about (and had success with) setting the mic up so...

This is all very interesting - thanks for all of the links and suggestions. Here's a follow-up question - are there different schools of thought as to the kind and degree of natural reverb you want in the room? I understand, for example, that Led Zeppelin got some of their massive drum sounds...

I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but I did a quick search and didn't see anything specific on the topic. The thought occurred to me when I saw a comment on rec.audio.pro where someone suggested that a pair of Oktava MC012s would sound better than a pair of AKG C1000s in a good room but...

Shoot...I forgot to ask one very stupid question... With a Mackie, can you ONLY go stereo out? Or is there way to use all four preamps and go directly out from each channel to record them on a seperate track? It appears to me that this is not possible, unless you can go out from the effects...

Well, I'd better change my handle so that way you don't go running anytime I show up ! I've done some searching on a Korg D-16 group on Yahoo and people seem to really like the DBX-386 because it has a digital out and apparently this is a great setup with the D-16 because not only are a) the...

Chessrock, you are the man...thanks for being so patient with my newbie questions and for hooking me up w/ great info! What you say makes a lot of sense to me - I noticed that mixing up mics between guitar takes vastly improved my guitar sound - so I can see how using the same pre on every...

Wow, this is awesome. Thanks for all the rec's. Unfortunately, I know more now than I did when I started, but I'm still just as confused. On this thread, Empty Planet recommends that if you can't do it right, don't do it at all, because using the same cheap preamp on all the tracks will...

btw, Roel, thanks for the link, those vox sound great

Great stuff. I have a 3000b but I have never had the chance to compare it to a C-1 or a AT4033, so that was really the origin of my question. With that disclaimer, I would second Track Rat's finding that it is a little harsh on guitar cabs. I got a guitar sound i was pretty happy with using...

Thanks for the reply! Very helpful In terms of my second question, then, is it fair to say that what an outboard preamp would give me vs. the built-in preamp is simply better tone, solid state or tube? And here's another question: are there any solid-state preamps that are in the price...