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ok im a newbie so if this is a dumb questoin i appolgize. anyways ... i got a sm57 and was told that the top is supposed to spoin because it has an effect on the polarity of the mic. what does that mean? does it mean if i spin it to a certain point it'll get more range? or am i just way off...

large or small for drum overheads?

which one do you recommend more as a bass drum mic and why?

ok is there much of a difference between these two? i was looking at the 66 on the m-audio page but i thinkt he picture is actually a 44. does the 66 have 6 inputs?

ok i have an old fostex 280 multitracker with 4 tracks and 8 channels. it also has 4 outs on the back as well as a AUX send which i plan on using to send a feed out to a delta 44 which has has 4 inputs. I currently have a sound blaster audigy platnium which has 1 input on it. Idealy when i...

what does it really do? i've tried using it a few times and it doesnt seem to make any noticible changes at all

has anyone tried these? what do you think? im thinking i'd use them more for toms. i already have a 57 to mic a snare but im looking at tom mics and these ones are really cheap. i found them for $60 canadian. im just looking to do some demo work for now but i'd still like something i wont hafta...

ok im new at this so bear with me if this is a stupid question... i understand that compressing reduces clipping and can add some dynamic sounds to a wave but if you use hard limiting on a program such as cool edit pro 2.0 it boosts everything (which i tend to think makes everything sound a bit...

what does everyone think of this mic? is it good quality? what's it good for? i found one the other day at a music store for $140 and it looks like it'd be a good mic. how does it compare to other large diaphragm condenser mics?

is there a certain directory that you need to instal directX plugins in in order to get them to work. i know aobut the refreshing thing but i cant seem to get them to ever work

is it possible for a mic to die? i was recording and then right in the middle of my recording my shure sm57 completly cut out. i checked the cables and those are working but for some reason the mic isnt. all im getting now is a loud buzzing sound from it

i seem to find that there arent enough headphones with wires that are long enough. how do people get around this problem? im using my mixer upstaris in my house and recording the band in my basement. is the only way i can give the band playback by either moving my computer or getting wireless...

the other day i was trying to get some demo stuff done using a shitty MXL Fox supercardiod dynamic mic. i noticed that whenever i used it to mic the bass or toms i was getting a lot of static. for the floor tom i had the mic about 6 inches from the drum and had the mic aimed at the hoop of the...

Hush I.S.P. Compressor / expander, zoom studio 1202 fx unit, Alesis NanoVerb fx unit i need to know what everyone thinks of these cuz i can get them for cheap and i dont know too much about any of them. im especially interested in the compressor. do you think it would add a lot to the sound...

what exactly is phantom power. i understand that it requres another source for power, but what does this source have to be?

this is gonna sound super dumb but i wanna get it clear..ok i understand that compression gets rid of all the peaks, makes it clearer,and that kinda stuff but what else does it do? also what do you use to "compress?" is it like a switch? does it take a bunch of EQing or does that take place...

stupid question ...but what is a preamp? i keep reading all these threads that mention them but i have no clue what they are. are they always necessary? i use my fostex 280 by directly plugging in the mic to the mixer and it works perfect. is this a bad way of setting up?

ok i know its one of the pet peeves here but i have a connection question... anyways i am trying to figure out how i can conect my fostex 280 analog mixer through my soundblaster audigy in such a way that if i plug a bunch of mics into my mixer when i hit record, each track on my mixer records...

im having a problem where I'll: - record track 1 -take the record button off track 1 and select record on track 2 -attempt to record track 2 (while playing back track on super low in headphones so that the mic cant possibly pick up any sounds) -when i look at track 2's waves it has everything in...