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Thanks. I didn't know about the attachments. I'll put it on soundcloud tonight.

I recorded a new banjo track, trying to make it more interesting. Also, I panned mando and banjo in just a little more toward center and pulled the level on the mandolin solo down a tiny bit.

Recorded almost everything with a stock Oktava MK319 (Rhythm guitar mk012) and Millennia HV3. Bass is a cheap Casio Keyboard "bluegrass pattern". Kinda fast-ends a little abruptly- was a challenge to play that tempo (except for the Casio lol.) Any of you guys experience the Kala U Bass? I...

Thanks for the listen, y'all. It's been a crazy week, and I just got a chance to look over the responses. My recording PC just died (what'd I expect?...it was rescued from going into a dumpster :) ) So, I'll try some edits based on the advice here and see what I come up with asap...which may...

This is a favorite Bill Monroe tune that I don't hear done that much by my bluegrass buddies. No delusions of grandeur, but I think I am fairly happy with it. The bass could be stronger, but I need a real upright player in here rather than me hunting and plucking before I would dare push it up...

Baptism of JT Lo Fi Bluegrass Experiment I've never heard this song done in this style, but it's a great candidate. I was shooting for traditional bluegrass with AM Radio playing scratchy old vinyl records production values, and I hope the extra effort to sing through my nose is appreciated :)

Ozone used to let you download a free trial that was fully working for maybe thirty days or so. That would be a good way to try some mastering tools/presets. It's a fun program to tinker with, and sometimes even an ignoramus like me can bring a mix to life...like a blind hog stumbling upon an...

Fantastic song, performance and recording. What a wonderful tribute.

Thanks for the nice compliment. My strength on dobro is making the most of all three licks I know : ) I feel the same way about your recording skills. I'm learning, too...I think....hard to say. If I lived close to you, Harvey, maybe we'd be pickin' buddies.

A friend of mine did that, and so did I, but it's a lot of work and some $ to get the outside sound down to a minimum and get the room treated well. My friend actually put more thought, money and effort into his and came out with something very nice...acoustically. I have a pretty nice dry...

I had a GB years ago...plus lots of other inexpensive hi-Z Shure mics. Not to dispute anybody, but I don't think of any of them as gritty...lo-fi yes. The grit is basically distortion, right? Seems like it would need to come from the source (chain smoking Marlboros and drinking whiskey) or be...

Harvey's "Bluegrass on the Cheap" post inspired me to steal away out to the shed and record something. It's hard to find the time, and then I usually get a call from somebody needing something right in the middle of a good take! Starting with just a guitar and vocal (no particular arrangement)...

Put your AKG up as the vocal/fiddle mic, and the MXL down low for the banjo, mandolin and guitar solos. Check the frequency response on the cheap dynamics. Whichever one goes down to the lowest frequency, use it as a bass mic...about 16 inches away pointed directly at the f-hole of the bass...

I like "Buck's Run" because of the groove/tempo...I tend to like hoedowns like "Katy Hill" and "Fire on the Mountain" that really get you moving. The band is really firing it in there. I've not heard the tune before, but I would guess it might have originated with mandolinist Buck White? I'll...

That's the best one yet.

Lolol! Now that's how it's done! I wish I could get my trio over to your studio. It's taking forever to record the guys and me over here and play and sing too. I need to bribe an engineer to come over. Got any vocal numbers from that project you'd like to share?

I've had a pair of 414B XLS and a pair of ULS. The ULS worked out the best as an all around mic for me. I record vocals, mandolin, banjo, Dobro, upright bass and acoustic guitar mostly. I could just point it at the source, hit "record" and rarely ever got a bad sound. The multipattern...

I can't count how many country and bluegrass videos I've been watching lately from the 60s through the 70s that have the band gathering around one or two EV 635a omni dynamics and another mic on the upright bass (or not)...and the sound is great.

Love it!. Sounds huge...maybe my favorite sounding bluegrass track ever with electric bass guitar. Was this captured in your 11x11 room with the cubicle dividers as treatment? How much "processing" did you do to the tracks during mixdown? Thank you for making my morning. By the way, it...

I'd like to thank you, Hairy Larry. I had to sell off some 414s and an SM7b a while back to get my family through a tight time. I've been looking over the posts on this discussion trying to find useful budget mics that will do the same jobs as some I have sold. This thread has helped my...