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Which Preamp I have a bank of Fairchild 692's that are spec'd at +68dB. I also use API 312s, which are JOYOUSLY quiet. I haven't seen any 629s other than the eight that I have, but I'm sure they're out there somewhere. Any high-quality pre should have a relatively low noise at high gains...

Ribbon I just got my ribbon mic... What seems to be the best is: 1) Low input impedance 2) At least 60dB of QUIET gain

Mic Here's a quick clip from this week's session done between tracking.. A quick improv jam. All tracks are done through the Shure 330. You can hear all 68dB of gain coming out of my Fairchild pre. I reverbed the heck out of the final to try to get rid of a stinky snare sound. Drums played by...

Marik Sounds like Marik is the go-to guy for ribbons... I've seen him on the Prodigy forums. Marik, do you have a website? I'd love to know if all of your ribbon knowledge is collected in one spot! I don't think I'd toss the ribbon... The less work the better, and re-ribboning is not easy for...

The Mic Arrived! The mic arrived today! My studio is packed up already, as I have a end-of-week recording session in a neighboring town. I will post clips as soon as I get home and unpack. mshilarious, you rock! I hope noone minds - it's coming apart right away too. It sounds like something...

Acoustics I agree that the purity of the sound source is the most important - followed by the acoustics in your mixing area.

Writing Songs To write songs I : 1) Usually date women who are really bad for me. 2) Have no social hangups (hang out with anyone.) 3) Hitchike across the USA, sleeping on the side of the road or anywhere sunny. 4) Have some level of manic depression. 5) Constantly force lifestyle changes...

C1000s C1000s = I've heard them sound OK on cymbals. The real winner is the Oktava, although I have a MXL603s that is great sounding for the price range.

Frequency Plotting Your frequency graphs are much more user friendly than my Cool Edit Pro graphs! I don't seem to have that much control over zooming,etc. All I get is 'log' or 'linear' graph. :( I always get caught with my face three inches from the monitor while trying to frequency...

Alter Ego Only if you pay me royalties :rolleyes: I do have some thin thin silver foil. If I ever get good at cutting this 1um stuff maybe I'll give it a re-ribbon. Right now, I'm seriously doubting that I'll get good at cutting the 1um stuff. A Question: How do you ascertain that it is...

Jam Session When are we gonna have a jam session?

Capsule The capsule is the hard part... Everything else is pretty cheap aside from any transformers you are going to use.

Singing It's funny... I've gotten almost every band I've produced from classic jazz, black metal, and vintage rock reunion bands to start rapping as a vocal warmup. ;) If you're into yoga, look up "the lion pose." That's a good preliminary warmup, it really opens up the blood vessels in and...

Maybe Maybe he's like one of those avante garde artists who sells feces in a can for outrageous prices to thumb his nose at the stuffy art industry. Genius! (Why is it always posted in Microphones?)

Pular Tech My Pulsar Techs are gold plated, which I was looking for. They sound good. I rarely move them from mic to mic so I never even noticed if there was any problem with the connectors.

Yelling I've found that it helps to sing the songs alone to get a feel for them. Then try to take that feel to a band setting. That USUALLY prevents the yelling thing. Yes, I've had severely blown blood vessels in my head in the past.

My Studio Some older studio pics. This is from the first incarnation of my studio which was all crammed into an 8x10 bedroom. I've moved up to a 14x12 bedroom for the drums and a 12x10 control room :D I used to put plastic bags over my mics to keep the smoke out. The bagged victim in the...

Behringers I got a pair of the Behringers. This was recorded ONLY with the Behringer C2s. That means that EVERY track was an XY pair of Behringer C2 mics through a Studiomaster Diamond mixer. No they don't have the same resolution as the higher end mics, and a well-trained ear can pick out the...

That would. Make these people cry.

Awesome Thank you very much!!!! Just to be fair, all who submitted an essay get time in my studio if they are in Northern Michigan! I will surely post clips of the mic. :)