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Anybody have any idea how a pair of 603s or NT5s would fare on about 3-4 feet on either side of a 12 gauge shotgun to capture the sound of it firing?

Talk about beating a dead horse. :eek: Over in this thread (https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=310322) I was "testing" my drum recordings by putting a little jam around some recent drum tracks. The thing is--all the guitars were DI and modeled. I hadn't messed with mic placement and...

I got ahead of myself and posted some drum tracks from my new room the other day--I was just excited to have something (anything!) from the new space. I thought they sounded good, but without a doubt, the true test is how something sounds in a mix. So I wrote and recorded a little jam and...

My daughter and son-in-law came over for BBQ today. Since my son-in-law is also my go-to drummer guy, I was ready and waiting. Here's a little funky drum work from the first drum session in the new room. (I know, it doesn't matter until you hear it in a mix, but lots of folks have worked with...

Now that the studio's done, I'm having fun tweaking mics and dialing in sounds (and messing with superfluous buttons and lights). Worked on the Legacy today. Thought I had it dialed in before, but I was using 3 mics then--seemed like overkill. I was pleased to get what I think is an even better...

In case you haven't seen my studio construction thread, I'm nearing completion of a studio in my house. While I expect to record others, mainly it's my little paradise--so it's a one room setup; no control room. It's 16 x 26. My desk is such that when I'm leaned back in my chair, my ears are...

There's a little plastic disc on top of the capsule, covered by a thin piece of clear plastic. These discs are prone to coming loose. The mic still works but any touch at all creates a rather boomy "shorting-out" noise, as the disc rattles. This has happened to mine. The clear plastic film is...

Saw Chicago & The Doobie Brothers last night at the local amphitheater. Been so busy lately that I forgot we even had tickets--so it wasn't even on my radar. In other words, I had no expectations. In short I was blown away. I love to see the "old guys" (i.e. like, just a bit older than me)...

[Sorry for the extremely long post. I'm posting up a double CD here, and I figure the back story's gonna help it make some sense. And I'm a wordy SOB.] Yeah, I'm breaking some clinic rules with this thread. For one thing, I'm posting 24 songs. I'll at least break 'em into categories so you can...

As you may (or may not know) I'm not a drummer, but I have a kit in my studio. I'm really happy with the sounds I get from recording it, but I want another snare option. The current (and only) snare that I have is a metal Slingerland. It's got a great "smack" sound that works for a lot of...

WhiteStrat's completely biased concert review of the month: Yep, I'm a child of the 70's and 80's. My wife and I (and my daughter and her husband) took in the triple bill of Styx, Foreigner and Kansas 'bout a week ago. As a kid, my favorite band of all time was Styx--so that's why my wife got...

I've heard the horror stories about dimmer switches in studios, but is the problem caused by proximity or circuitry? In other words, can I use a dimmer switch without interference if my lights are on a completely different circuit than any of my sound gear? Or will it still emit it's bad mojo...

Here's a thread I didn't think I'd be creating any time soon. A couple weeks ago I was going on about how I had completely re-wired my studio with a 32 input set up and now I could rule the world--or at least record whatever I wanted without switching up a bunch of crap. What I didn't mention...

When I was a little kid, my brother and I loved to play Hot Wheels—our name for creating and living in an imaginary world defined by small die cast cars. The problem was “setting up.” First we had to find all the cars, then line up all the cars, then pick which ones we each wanted (not unlike...

I've got a new interface that's 32 in and 32 out--4 banks of 8 in and 4 banks of 8 out--all via ADAT. I'll be running it as a 32 in, 8 out setup. I've got a total of 32 pres all coming in through ADAT converters, and I'll have a single 8 channel out box connected via 1 of the out banks. I've...

Thanks for all the input over in the original thread. Finally finished taking it to the next level. Same rhythm and chord progression, but expanded a bit so everything is retracked. The track has some holes so there are chances to hear different parts more clearly: clean guitars, heavy rhythm...

DISCLAIMER: This isn't a song or a mix to evaluate; more a test of a lead tone on which I'd welcome opinions. Still this is the best place to post it, so... I find it easy to record rhythms with an amp and a mic. But as much as I love the sound of a wailing lead through a tube amp, I find it...

Check this out! My brother and his 12 y.o. son, Jack, came over to play in Uncle Strat's studio today. They both play guitar and I guess my little dungeon is a bit of a playground to them. Anyway, thought we'd have some fun and do some tracking with Jack. We picked some drum loops and he did...

Lame name, I know, but I do name my guitars, and well, it's quite goldie. Here's the body construction thread if you'd like to review: https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=273765 The neck came in Friday night, and I had a birthday party to attend, so I waited until today. Sorry, I...

Oh and by the way, I favor: Intro verse prechorus verse chorus verse bridge chorus outro. All sprinkled generously with guitar solos.