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    WTB: Shure SM57

    If someone is considering getting rid of their SM57, I will buy it right away! Just let me know what your price is and viola.
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    Laptop User Needs Help!

    Hey everyone! I have a buddy who suffers from writers block, because he, like myself, cannot write music if its flowing from my mind into those notation softwares... so I suggested that he do what i do, which is just play your instrument of choice and record it to the computer and then layer it...
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    Hardware vs Software Amp Modelers?

    Which do you guys think is more capable of producing good sounds? I mostly work with metal playing dudes and due to outsidenoise/horrible acoustics of the room I work in, micing stuff just isnt cutting it.. I got a chance to use one of the older Pods last weekend and it suprised me but did...
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    What happens when...

    you record a miclevel signal into a BEAUTIFUL PRISTINE MAGNIFICENT Preamp, and then through a HORRIBLE CRAPPY DUMPY Preamp? Say it goes Mic -> $12 Billion Amazing Preamp -> 10$ Shitty Preamp -> Computer the reason I ask is because I am looking for an audio interface for my PC, I have a DAV...
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    Preamp into Preamp = Bad idea?

    Ok, Theoretical Situation here, Say I have a Firepod with 8 preamped ins, those preamps are pretty low quality compared to say, oh I dunno, an amazing 100,000,000$ preamp. Now, this is all the equiptment I have right? my interface has built in pres that are nothing compared to my expensive...
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    Is this a possibility?

    hey everyone, I have a Fantom X7 and while I love it and its great, It was 2400$ which is quite pricey!!! :eek: I was recently thinking, it might be a lot cheaper to just get a simple keyboard that you like the feel of, and plug it into some sort of "sound-box" that housed the...
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    where to pan things?

    Ok, up to this point I have recorded 2 symphonic metal type bands, I have a thread with an mp3 for download here https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=219746 but here are my instruments, Rhythm and lead guitars, bass guitar, keyboard, drums, and vocals... now I understand that you...
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    Feedback on this Mix Please!!!

    I recorded my first band about a week ago, I spent 13 hours straight recording them (from 4:30 in the afternoon to 5:30 the next morning) and here is what its composed of Drumkit with triggered kick drum, direct in Bass guitar, rhythm and lead guitar, vocals, and keyboard (nothing is double...
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    amp modeling software

    Anyone know of a good amp modeler? I dont care about acheiving a specific amp's tone, like the fender twin blazer 120443 with the 20foot cabinet and cloth grille! I just want an amp mod software that has a lot of variables to mess with so that I can just find a tone I like. any ideas?
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    Theoretical Situation here

    Ok, just a theoretical situation, please let me know if this is possible.. say I have one super expensive preamp with only one channel, but I want to record a whole drum kit with say 8 mics total. I dont have the ability to amp each mic with its own individual preamp (just got one) and I do...
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    Analog or Digital Volume Control?

    What are the benefits of an analog knob for Studio Monitors volume over the computers soundcards digital volume sliders?
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    what is this effect???

    For any of you who have heard the band "ulver" the first song on the album "Perdition City" called Lost in moments has this hip hoppy electronica like beat, but the thing I am curious about is the snare and the bass drum both seem SUPER punchy, when i hear them i think of them as these tight...
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    When you pan something...

    say (on a 100 point scale) 40 degrees to the left, is ALL of that sound wave going to be contained within the space between 39 and 41? or is 40 where the center of a wider sound goes? for instance, if you have a mono track at 0 and its sounds extends 3 degrees both direction (so its audible...
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    Mixing Grid Technique!

    Ok, I have heard about this mixing grid several times, but I think maybe we can make an accurate example that is applicable for everyone. here is my layout.. https://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k266/darkecho_/mixgrid.jpg Now, I will be dividing up the 100% of the stereo field (horizontally) by...
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    Minimalist Mic Setup with Triggered BassDrum?

    I was reading the old thread on using two overheads to get a "phat sound" but In my particular situation, my drummer has triggers and he does the best he can to mute the bass drum.. This effectively takes the bass drum out of the equation, as far as phase cancellation and miking that is... so...
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    KRK V6s + Presonus HP4 Question

    I have a Delta 44 connected to my PC that outputs to my HP4 headphone amp That then outputs to my KRK V6s. the problem I am having is that my useable volume level on the HP4 is like millimeters of rotation... first of all, in the all the way down position, i can still faintly hear music...
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    EVERYONE!! Please listen!

    Hey everyone, I have a track for you to listen to. I want to get an all around opinion. This is along the lines of Symphonic metal, with black metal and a little Death metal influence, but please, I want to see if people who arent the usual metal heads enjoy it as well. Listen to a few...
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    Peavey KB/A Keyboard Amp?

    I found one of these in guitar center for 250.00 used and am in need of an amp for performances, it sounds loud enough, at volume 2 you dont want to go any higher or your ears hurt in GCs keyboard room. so I think it has the volume, anyone know anything about these guys? I found some on ebay...
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    Is it normal to have a small amount of buzz coming from your monitors?

    if you buy them brand new, take them home, open it and plug it straight into the wall with no signal line.. or should they be dead quiet until you play something through them? thanks
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    How do you use a DI Box?

    Ok, I heard a buddy talking about Re-amping and I wanted to use it to get a better feel for how mic placement affects the sound, So I got a DI box so that I could plug my guitar into my computer and record the undistorted guitar signal, then I was going to send that signal back out into a guitar...
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