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I have bought and now decided that the Aphex 107 Tubessence is one of the best budget home studio dual preamps you can buy. It blows away any of my Presonus and dbx preamps. I picked one up at guitarcenter used for 89$ bucks and then bought a second one on ebay for 99$. I have to say that I am...

I didn't realize or see the little note as to why you removed it that is written in like .6 font. That's all I meant.

Always go ebay if possible. You can get all of this stuff at 50% and if you buy from a reputible seller, you're good to go.

I don't like to add reverb directly to drum tracks with the exception of the kick and the snare sometimes. Here is somehting that works out well from time to time. Bounce your drums down and then add them again as a whole new stereo track. Then add you reverb and other effects to that and...

Honestly, I can't say that I use the same setting for each recording. I usually do three tests to begin with and then judge based on what role that instrument is playing in the recording. After I have it where I want it, I make sure to write down the settings in case I am switching between...

Stereo matched pairs of NT5s are highly underrated. I even use them for some drum overheads because they are really versatile depending on how you place them. I'm not a huge fan of Rode mics in general but I really like both sets of NT5 that I have. They are consistent.

Oh, well. I didn't see the comment he put on his post or the original post.

Why, because you're into Def Leopard sounding designer rock drums? That's fine. I just think that type of drum recording sounds trashy. Some of the best recordings I've heard have come off of single and double mic configurations. It's amazing how much better they sit in a mix sometimes when they...

Honestly man, I don't care if he plays kazoos and gut buckets in an outhouse. I just wanted info about preamps, not chuckles or gasps or hmphhhsss. I'm sure there are lots of musical areas of expertise that I could school him in but I wouldn't make my first response to his post one where I start...

One other thing is that with this setup you need to make sure the drummer has somewhat new heads and they are tuned properly. In a more direct recording, you hear a lot more of the initial attack of the tom and less of the reverberation, thus a poorly tuned tom or hacked up drumhead wont be as...

I have to say that I kind of hate the sound of overly mic-ed drums where every drum and every cymbal has a mic on it. I am a much bigger fan of setting up overheads in a natural stereo configuration and letting the drums decide where they pan to. I might accent the snare and the kick with...

I have a set of Yamaha HS80Ms that I like becasue they don't sound great in my room (they're too big). However, having grown used to them, once I get a solid sounding mix on these speakers, it generally sounds good on most other things.

That's fair. Thanks for the info.

Ironically, I use both. I use the recorderman which places a mic directly over the snare and one back behind the drummers right sholder pointed at the snare. Then, I also have two more mics, one pointed directly over kick beater, and one about six inches above and out from my floor tom pointing...

I would certainly agree as far as the mic preamps go. the more I look into the higher end stuff the more I find out that it isn't all tubes. \ As for guitar amps, the sound does come from everything. That's obvious when you go between a Fender and a Behringer that both use the same tubes and...

I am going to go with Logic for two reasons. The basic functions of most of these are pretty similar but Logic stands out a little in two categories. 1: Ease of use. Logic is really simple to learn but can also be very technical if you really dive into it. I have yet to find anything that I was...

A 57 is a perfect mic for a general recording use of a band like in your example. It can handle high spl ans so it works well for recording anything loud like drums, bass, electric guitars. That said, it is capable of recording acoustic guitars and vocals, but it is in no way an optimal choice...

This is hands down the best technique for beginning to record drums and get your stereo phasing correct. As you improve on this you cann add a kick mic and a snare mic. Watch this video and folow the instructions. You'll be amazed at the sound you get from two mics. Then, once you add in the...

I'd think if you wanted to sing and play at the same time and also record that with a single mic, you'd want a decent large diaphram condensor mic. You don't need anything fancy and a pretty solid 100$ mic would be something like a Samson CS01. It can record a guitar and vocals and do a...

IK Multimedia allows for five licensed installs of the same serial number. I have a Mac Pro, Macbook, and Mac Mini and I am able to install all of their software on all three without any licensing issues. Logic, will allow you to install with the same serial numbers on multiple machines but...