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What's the best steel string acoustic guitar for recording under $400? Please only reply if you've had direct experience with the guitar. And for those who would say save money for something more expensive - it's simply not an option in this particular case - believe me, I'd love to spring for...

http://www.myspace.com/nuemes Recorded as follows: Vocal & Seagull acoustic > AKG C414 > Avalon M5 > Ensoniq DP4 (compression & gate) > ADAT > CD mixdown Advice?

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Need a few pair of tracking headphones for under $50 each. Please advise which manufacturer/model of phones you've had the best experience with for under $50. Headphone amp will be a Symetrix 304. Thanks!

I've spent two days with the Avalon M5 preamp. My only previous preamp experience was with Mackie VLZ pro preamps so they're my only comparison - keep that in mind! Independant sound sources: Vocals (male voice thru Blue Baby Bottle): The M5 was more 'musical sounding' than the Mackie pres...

I've been experimenting with a single C414 on steel string acoustic guitar and am curious what's been working for others who've done the same. My prefference so far has been to keep the signal clean (no or very little compression, no EQ other than using the 150Hz roll-off on the mic) with the...

Anyone here had any experience with the Avalon M-5? I've gotten recommendations from an engineer I trust on it and am curious as to other opinions. Thanks.

I've put in a fair amount of reading here and elsewhere regarding preamps and have narrowed down some options. I will likely make a purchase by end of month. Please recommend which two or four channel preamp you would purchase given the existing setup below and make a recommendation based on...

Just got a suprise $800 and plan to put it to use in a low budget recording studio. Based on the gear I own below I see my weakest link in the chain being a good stereo preamp. I had planned to get a Joe Meek ThreeQ but now that I have more to buget I'm tempted to look into something better in...

Just moved to Seattle and got the ok from my building management to finish the basement of my rental house where I'll be setting up a low budget recording environment. I'm going to have a licensed electrician install three grounded outlets to three conjoined areas this week. The basement is...

How much is a fair rate to pay an electrician to install four separate 2-plug grounded outlets in an unfinnished basement? And, while you're here, how about rates for lite construction & drywall? Any advice/horror stories on the subject are welcome as well... :)

Has anyone heard the Joe Meek ThreeQ? Can you compare it to the preamps on a Mackie 1202VLZ? I'm curious if the sound quality would be better/good enough to warrant the purchase. I have a 1202VLZ and Joe Meek MC2 compressor now going to ADAT (mics are mainly AKG414ULS & Baby Bottle)...

I plan to purchase active monitors soon and have a budget of no more than $400. Music is mostly vocal/acoustic but also some drums and elec guitar/bass. What do you recommend and why? Thanks!

I just got a Blue Baby Bottle & an AKG C414B ULS and have been testing them out on male vocal. My favorite mic is... both. The Baby Bottle gives the vocal a presence that stands it out in the mix. The C414 gives it more detail and bottom end. I recorded the same vocal take on a Baby Bottle...

After reading up here and elsewhere I'm nearly convinced to purchase a new Blue Baby Bottle this week for $499. Its use will be on a lower range male vocal folk-rock/alt country style (dynamics range from soft to mildly loud, never screaming) and strummed steel string acoustic guitar (cheap...

I have a Mackie 1202VLZ that's my best preamp right now. I've read that the DPM3 is very good here and just saw another positive review elsewhere. I'm wondering if anyone here has experience with both of those preamps and can advise if there's a big (or subtle) difference between the two...

I've noticed that most live performers I've seen recently are using Gibsons. Interestingly, in the acoustic guitar poll on this site Martins were about four times as popular as Gibsons. Do Martin guitars lend themselves more to recording and Gibsons more to live sound? I'm considering the...

I would like to transfer a few songs (on audio CD right now) to my computer so they can be turned into MP3's and sent over the web as MP3 files. Do I need a sound card such as Soundblaster to do this? Any help would be appreciated; I haven't got a clue on how to do this and a friend...

I recently purchased a large diaphram condenser mic and am not familiar with techniques for reducing siblance. I have a compressor with a side chain ducker that I've never used before (Presonus BlueMax); is this the best way to reduce siblance? If so, how does it work? Thank you!

What's the sound difference between a MXL603 & Oktava MC012, specifically in regards to recording acoustic guitar? The preamp will be Mackie 1202VLZ. Have you had luck with other small condenders on acoustic guitar in the $100 range? Thank you!