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I don't mean the new little ones, which look vaguely like a 4033 with a gold grille. The mic I'm talking about is enourmous: the body is black, about the size of a can of malt liquor, and side address screen is either dull silver or dull gold. I've recorded on one twice at a local studio, and it...

I've been in the digital domain so long that I'm showing my newbie analog ass here, but here goes: I record a lot of piano with the following signal chain: '37 Baldwin 6'3" grand -->(2) M-Audio Luna mics in x/y config --> DMP3 --> Soundcraft M12 direct outs --> MOTU 1224 --> DP4. I love mixing...

I do a lot of stereo recording of grand piano and archtop guitar, and the players I play with and record have an astounding ability to spike tracks with sudden transients even when I've asked them to pound as hard as they can when I set the levels to try to err on the safe side. So it looks like...

I'm looking to upgrade my grand piano mics on a budget, and will be testing mics in the next few days. Currently, I have three pairs of mics on loan from a local retailer*: (2) M-Audio Novas (2) M-Audio Lunas (2) Blue 8 Balls I have until Tuesday to return them. I own two DMP3 pre boxes, so...

My apologies if this topic has been done to death, but the searches I tried didn't turn up much. Lately I've been recording a lot of acoustic duo stuff (mostly jazz related) which involves one stereo source (grand piano or archtop guitar) and one mono source (double bass). I seem to get the best...

Has anyone tried or used both enough to make a comparison between the sound of these two mics? I absolutely LOVE my Solaris for jazz double bass recording, and if I had $600 to toss around, I'd buy two more for grand piano. However, due to the nature of my music room setup, I pretty much need to...

I've just started recording with my new Masterlink, and I'm very impressed with the unit so far. The interface is taking some getting used to, but overall, I'm very pleased and can see myself using it every day. About the DSP - there are four different types, and I've used two successfully so...

I hope I can explain this withou recreating "War and Peace"... :rolleyes: (sorry if I'm in the wrong forum!) Basically, I've got a couple of things I do in my studio/music room: 1) Make good demo and up quality recordings of acoustic instrument groups in Digital Performer through a MOTU 1224...

While I'm pretty happy with the sound I'm getting in my music room/studio setup, I occasionally get static pops on recordings, and I'd like to eliminate these if possible. At first I thought the problem might be my mics, but it seems to happen with any mic at random intervals, maybe a couple of...

I've got a Sony MD deck with optical out, and a Sony CD burner with optical in and out in my office at the U. What kind of cable do I need to connect them, and where can I get one? Also, is the transfer with this type of connection in real time, or can it be done quicker?

I love my Spirit M12, but would like the tactile sensation of mixing on a desk when using Digital Performer. Is there such a thing as an analog board that doubles as a DAW control surface? I was looking at the Yamaha digital boards, but don't know how the pres compare or whether I would miss the...

I've got an old Yamaha MD4s that I'm going to keep in my office at school for recording student groups from time to time. The machine has preamps that are fine for what I'll be doing, but no phantom power. I'd like to get a couple of inexpensive-but-not-godawful condensers to use with it so I...

I keep seeing all kinds of gear ads for expensive "Channel strips" which usually include EQ and compression as well as a pre. While I'm no expert on recording matters (to say the least), I have done a fair amount of studio work, and in my experience in that capacity the engineer who gets the...

I'm probably going to pick up an M-Audio DMP3 today or tomorrow to act as a temporary preamp to use until such a time as I can afford to take my Soundcraft M12 in to have a buzz in the phantom power section repaired. Based on the reviews here and elsewhere, I understand that the DMP3 is a...

Just had a question about optical and S/PDIF connections. I'm recording a lot of rehearsal stuff through a Soundcraft M12 (which has SPDIF out) into either an MOTU 1224 (into DP on a quicksilver 800), a Sony minidisc recorder (actually sounds surprisingly good), or into a cheapo TEAC standalone...

OK, I've reread THE BIG THREAD, and checked out the FAQ, and have also done a search - this last turned up little more than members bitching about who's a troll and who isn't. After all of that, I'd still like to learn a lot more about how to handle proximity effects of LDC's. Here's my setup...

What's the difference between "Starved Plate" TOOB gear and "vintage" TUBE gear? I've been curious about this for a long time. It seems as though every time a new piece of gear comes out with a tube in it, a bunch of people jump in with a "starved plate TOOB crap" monologue, and yet there are...

Sorry, I can hear the collective groan as a new preamp thread rears its ugly head. :D However... In This thread, I've described how the phantom power on my Soundcraft M12 has just gone out of commission. While I'll probably see about getting the board repaired, I am curious to find out if there...

I've been recording with the following setup for a while now: Condenser mics---> Soundcraft Spirit M12 board---> MOTU 1224 ---> Digital Performer (Quicksilver G4). I've always gotten decent results, and had no problems with this setup. Just today, I was getting ready to record an acoustic...

I've been asked to consult for a purchase at the university where I teach. The tech person, who is really a computer specialist, has been asked to buy 10 standalone CD recorders, and equipment to allow the applied faculty to record their private lessons. She has no idea about any of this stuff...