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    First Hard Rock Mix

    I just mixed this for a friend. Never really mixed hard rock stuff. ussually I do acoustic guitar and bass and just starting to record drums. He recorded and brought the tracks to me. Hows the mix sound? Its short about 2 minutes. It was actually a 58 on kick, 57 on snare and some consumer...
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    Anyone have experiance w/ Avant CK-1's? Karma k10's? Equation cmi.103's?

    I'm in need of some less expensive SDC's. I have a pair that are currently out of commission. Uses will be overheads and acoustic guitar. $300 pair The avants seem like they would be the best mic. At 300 per pair they are more than the others I've listed. But they look like a painted 603 or...
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    FS/FT: 16" Zildjian Edge Razor Crash Cymbal

    Good shape, not abused. Just not the sound Im after. I'd like to possibly trade for a thin crash of some sort, or full crash. Or around $100 or best offer. -Josh
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    JM27 Upgrade Advice?

    Hey guys, Got a pair of JM27s with modded Capacitors, but they are both rumbling and popping and have the blowing noise going on. I traded for them so im a bit disappointed. However the PO made good and said he would fix them if I sent them back. I figure I might as well do a better upgrade this...
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    Help Split Acoustic Electric to A/B signal chains (dry/effects) then join into DI?

    So basically this is for live shows not really recording. I play Acoustic electric, and use various effects once in a while, mostly gain stuff like lite distortions and wah and whatnot. Right now I just run them right through to the pedals like this GUITAR 1/4>WAH>SANSAMP GT>PETERSON STOBOSTOMP...
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    Oganizing plugin menus??

    Is it possible to organize the plugin menus so I can have easy and quick access to the ones i use most instead of navigating through all the sub-menus?
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    Single Tom. Too much strain on bass drum?

    Hello, I have a sonar kit that has the double tom mounting hardware on the bass drum. It has been mostly recently been being played with only one mounted tom. We took the other one off. Does anyone know if this uneven loading will cause some stress to the tom mount and/or bass drum? Or am I...
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    Cheap SDC's; Behringer B5 / ADK SC-1.. Should I bother?

    I told the ladyfriend I wouldn't spend any more on recording gear for a while. But I am in the need of a few more mics and wanted to get a pair of SDC's. I have a pair that are exhibiting some self noise (rumble, pops, clicks) and need something while I get them sorted. Something in the cheap...
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    Drum Mix .. opinions?

    Hello, I've just been doing acoustic guitar recording for a while. Today I decided to try out recording my kit. I'm not a drummer, the kit is there for my drummer to use at rehearsal so I dont have any real drum skills, so forgive the timing. I'm curious of how everything sounds? I am using...
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    How would you mic a kit w/ these mics

    Just curious to get some ideas. Here is what I have in the closet 2 ADK Hamburg LDC 1 Studio Projects B1 LDC 2 JM 27 (modded) 2 Naiant X-Q matched (omni) 2 SM 57 1 SM 58 The Sonar kit sounds pretty good. It has one rack tom and one floor tom. I was really hoping to capture the deepness and...
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    Splitting acoustic guitar pre-amped signal for live stuff

    Hey Guys, I've got a Cole Clark fat lady with onboard preamp (1x1/4 out). Its a transducer/peizo and I've got a few pedals I like to run through it. I want to split the signal out of the guitar send signal A right to my strobostomp DI, send signal B through some effects pedals and then to a...
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    Plugins: Can I install to one OS install partition and use on another?

    I have two XP installs on my PC. I have a partition for each. the first is my regular XP install, the second is a stripped down DAW install on the other partition. I can chooses which to boot into at startup. I have Cubase installed on each. Would it be possible to install my plug ins to the...
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    FM modulation for wireless in ear monitors.

    Im just looking at this in theoretical terms. Would it be plausible/useable to make a setup like this or has anyone tried? I dont care to hear about the legalities of such a device. aux out from board>compressor/Limiter>5w Stereo FM modulator>portable mini fm reciever>in ear phones I know...
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    best place to put mixing desk?

    Hey guys. I've got a rehersal space I will be doing some small recordings in. Its a basic residential 2nd story bedroom measuring 12X14X9.5h. Walled with 3/4" sheet rock. Was wondering where the best place for the mixing desk and drumset would be? I drew up some NON scale drawings. The...
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    Stereo Tracks, or mono? Help me out ;)

    For some reason I always select stereo when adding a track. The stuff I do is your basic acoustic rock type of stuff. Recording acoustic guitars, vox and whatnot. Im recording from mono sources like 1 mic or DI. Here is my reasoning for selecting Stereo instead of mono. I feel that if i want...
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    Live Tracking at shows? Most light and reliable software for pc laptop?

    Hello, I'd like to make my setup a bit more reliable. Hardware: Compaq Pressario 2500 p4 2.66ghz 2gb Ram WinXP setup and stripped down for DAW usage. Presonus Firestudio w/ most updated firmware and drivers. Presonus Firesstation as 8 chan adat to feed fstudio I have cubase sx3. Sometimes I...
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    I need a good sounding, desently loud travel guitar!

    Any suggestions. Looking for something inexpensive. It just needs to be compact and light. I may add electronics to it as well, but looking for something I can take backpacking or on canoe/kayak trips. I would like one for next week. I am also considering building one. :) Any of your...
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    Acoustic Guitar mics - Help me choose

    Hey guys I know this has been beat to death. I play a Cole Clark Fat Lady. I love this guitar, its got a rich full tone with earthy low end and nice mids and highs. Not boomy, just punchy in the low end and crisp where you want it. I've been trying to find an inexpensive pair of SDC's. I've...
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    FT/FS: Firepod / Oktava mkl2500 | Wanted: sm7b & SDC pair

    Hello, Gearing up to record an album, I would like to find a good deal or trade my firepod for an sm7b. I also need a pair of SDC's. Looking for a decent deal. I also have an MKL2500 that I dont use much. Russian Mic w/ Chinese power supply, !!NO hum!!. It sounds good, I just dont use it. I...
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    Help setting up ADAT with Firestudio +Firestation

    Hello, I am having a bit of trouble setting this up. I set the firesstudio to 48k and external clock, set the Firestation to ADAT 48 INT clock, connect adat cable to OUT on the firestation and adat in on the firestudio. Both clock lights are solid (blue on the studio, green on the station)...
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