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Apologies if this question was covered another threads. I'm trying to grasp a little more solid knowledge about using EQ. I'm currently using Reaper and the RealEQ vst. I've read a number of tips on EQ but I wanted to make sure I'm on the right page on some points. When someone mentions to...

I picked up the 4040 last week and I can't believe how good it makes my voice sound. It sounds so full, rich and present now in the mix, and takes me considerably less effort to record a half decent vocal over the live SM58's I was using before. Picks up the full range of my voice without...

Thanks for the tips. I feel pretty stupid here. It was a compression VST causing the distortion :( Easy fix and feel dumb for not noticing it. Serves me right for stacking too many effects and being unorganized.

Just an update: I ordered the AT4040 and picked it up this evening. Gave it a test drive tonight. Man this thing is sensitive! I can stand back about 5 feet and it picks up my singing voice so very clearly and loudly, it's ike I am right in front of it. It also picks up every slight noise...

You can pick up a delta 1010lt sound card these days for pretty cheap. I bought one for $115 a few months ago. That will give you 8 usable channels to record with, which gives you more options for recording real drums with various mics, provided you have some sort of mixer as well since most of...

Sorry if this question is silly, but how would either of these mics hold up against Thom Yorke styled vocals if that makes any sense? I have an AT4040 on order but I've been considering the SM7b as well, although I'm not interested in something too dark. I love the sound Radiohead has on their...

Speaking of preamps, is anyone familiar with the Studio Projects vtb1 pre? Seems pretty resonable on the low end. How would this compare to the DMP3, paired with a good vocal mic?

There's some truth to that for sure. 1. It's damn near impossible to tell how well you're performing vocally with drums banging in your face. 2. It's impossible to practice proper singing/breathing technique sitting slumped over a kit with drums banging in your face. however... 3. Phil...

Thus is the bane of the drummer/vocalist. I too am in the same camp. I've always used a simple mic stand sitting behind me on the right hand side and over my right shoulder, with an SM58. I did use a cheapish headset mic once that gave poor results due to its inferior sound quality. My...

I wish I could look around for a deal online. I spotted the 4040 on ebay for about 200 bucks. The problem is I have in store credit with the company I'm purchasing from which I have to use there so I'm sorta stuck. Sucks but ah well.

Hey guys, thanks for the information! Totally helpful. I've just started venturing into the world of home recording over the last few months and it's been a huge learning curve but great fun. I'll weight my options on various mics and in the future upgrade for a preamp. Cheers!

I'm in the market for a some new gear for recording vocals. I only have around $400 to spend. At this point in time we are using SM58s to record vocals and a Mackie 1202 mixer, Delta 1010lt and Reaper DAW. The mics are not cutting it. I only have the budget to upgrade to either a higher...

*edited. Saw the ATM25 is no longer being made.

I bought a Yamaha Oak Custom kit last year, honey amber. I love it.

A gate on the snare should take care of some of the cross talk between the hi hats and snare.

I just bought the Tascams. These are my first monitors so I don't have much to compare them by, but the sound I'm hearing is killer.

The drumdial isn't actually a torque tool (like the ones that measure lug tension). It measures the tension on the skin near the lug, letting you get the tension on the skin even around the drum.

You should always start with your deepest tom first for tuning. When you have it sounding right, you work your way backwards through the other toms, tuning the smallest tom last. The large toms are a bitch to tune, but taking that approach should solve your problems with it being too low.

Haha no kiddin eh? It's absurd but true. I've been on a number of drum forums where 'tuning purists' have ventured into drumdial discussions to completley trash the use of the tool. Whatever works, go for it.

Something I've always had issues with was tuning my drums, even though I've been playing for 18+ years. I might get flamed for this by tuning purists, but I use a drum dial to do my tuning. If you're having issues it can really help get you into ballpark before you make refinements. I think...