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Sorry for bothering you guys over here in this fine percusion forum, but I need to know, and though I've already asked it, I'd like to ask again in hopes of more input. I am getting ready to finalize a loan on my 401K (no penalty) and buy my son some drums and my daughter a viola, among other...

This is off topic, here in the fostex forum, but.... My first "gig" in several years is this coming saturday. Nothing big, just a "small" bar, but it's something more than I was doing 6 months ago, we gotta start somewhere :D Unfortunately, it's not original material, I have succumbed to the...

I can't find the thread now, but I remember reading a while back that slightly overdriving a tube amp combined with a distortion/overdrive pedal ahead of it can produce some nice tones for metal. Does anyone do this? How much of each? I know that there are so many variables that the...

Hello fellow N-users, Been a while since I've posted, but once again I am in need of information/assistance... I've been messing around with the settings in N-tracks. There was a huge lag in the meters. The bass would hit, and nearly .5 seconds later the meter would respond. I played around...

Exactly what is the difference between a pop filter and a wind screen? Is one the foam crap that comes with some mics, while the other is the clip/gooseneck/nylon stocking type stuff I've seen around? While I'm asking about windscreens/pop filters, is it necessary for me to use one when...

It's almost Christmas shopping time, and I'd like to get my kids some instruments. :cool: I gave them an open-ended invitation to tell me what instrument they'd like to try out, and they were very enthusiastic. Daughter wants a bass, she's a lefty though... could be hard to find in our price...

How many of you cringed? Yes, I have a "Y" splitter 1/8 from integrated soundchip to 2-1/4 (Yorkville YSM1P monitors). At the time I considered it a temporary fix, but it slipped my mind (it works well enough for my purposes), and finances being what they are I don't have money to get a real...

How do you get a chord, once beaten, to sustain? I'm trying to get a very simple 2 chord rhythm to sustain while the "lead" rhythm plays out. and inevitably it dies before I want it to.... Any tricks to gain sustain? Is it a matter of compression? Do I need new pickups? Crank the shit out...

I think I have my decision down to the above two pre-amps, but was curious as to how the actual pre-amp of the TAMPA compares to the DMP3? And while I'm at it, how "user friendly" would a n00b find the compressor on the TAMPA? I think it would be a good introduction to the wonderful world of...

So how is service pack 2 working out for everyone? It's been a while since I've read anything here about it. I finally got my SP2 disc in the mail from Bill, and haven't messed much with my puter since I installed it last night. Does it only "upgrade" the XP firewall? My AV popped up and...

Choice of preamp and mics Need some advice (as always), and hope you guys might point me in the right direction. I’m going to take out a loan, this will be my expenditure for probably a year (six months if I can sneak it by the wife though!). Not to worry, I’m not going to spend beyond my...

Thank You for enduring my neverending questions, I have yet another; :D I pretty sure I'm going to get a M-audio DMP3. The question is, when/if it becomes necessary to record more than one source simultaneously, will I still benefit from the better pre's of the DMP3, routed through my mackie...

Does anyone use these together for micing distorted guitar cab? Can anyone give me a good starting point/set-up for the two? I messed around last night with several set-ups, but between the two differing tones of the mics, was not able to find a good A/B set-up... :eek: The SM57 was on the...

How does the E609S rate? Used to be that all I ever heard about "sticking in the grill" was the SM57. Obviously, it can't be TOO bad for around $99.00, but how versatile and useful is it??? Is it comparable to the SM57 in it's versatility???

Does anyone have a Mackie PPM series 808M (powered mixer)? I have the 808M, and am trying to record a drum machine's left and right channels simultaneously, but seperately (two seperate .wav files into my Fostex MR8) using the Mackie to boost my levels. The drum machine (a Zoom) has some...

Would any of the Studio Projects mics be useful for micing distorted guitars? I've been considering buying one for vocals... If not, is there another somewhat inexpensive condenser that would be more fitting? Preferably $100-$200, but at any rate not exceeding $300.

Why do they put metal grills on cabinets? Is this as bad as it would seem (for recording)? I am not yet comfortable enough with my "surroundings" to permanently remove the protective grill, but should I concern myself when mic'ing it? I will try to cease with my questions, I promise... :)

I'm curious what possible benefits running a 4x12 cab in stereo would have? I don't have any stereo effects. Would the impedance be preferable (8 ohms as opposed to 16 ohms)??? BTW, this is one of those, "oh wow, I can do that with this thing I've had all of these years" questions. -Thanks

SUGGESTED MICROPHONE PLACEMENT: 25 mm (1 in.) from the speaker, on-axis with the speaker cone. The above is from a popular (though overpriced) online gear source. My question is, how do they reckon the distance? Are they calling it 25mm from the center, or 25mm from the outer edge???

Maybe off subject... But maybe not... So I'm finally back into the loop of jamming, or trying to get there. I'm back with a drummer with whom I've played, and last night we tried out a bass player (or so we thought). It's a guy who was in the last band my current drummer was in, they just...