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tmix, Yeah it's been a week and a half already. Fortunately my studio has power. But that's at town and I'm mostly out here. And when I'm there I'm always doing radio production which really takes the power. At least I have plenty of time to practice acoustic guitar and marimbas. Thanks for...

Hi, My posts have been less frequent because after the ice storm we've been living in the dark. Not only did the ice take out our feed lines it took out many poles in every direction. We're hoping for power in March. I've got wireless broadband now running on a car battery and an inverter. My...

Zoom H4 tasdan, I like my Zoom H4. It has several advantages over the H2 for not a lot more. Phantom power for one. I like to be able to use any mic. I use it all the time. Even the built in mics are good. Thanks, Hairy Larry

Vintage sound Hi, I wanted a vintage sound on my Hungarians CD so I used an SM56 (my 57 was on snare) and an EV RE11. The EV had more high end and more high end detail. Sometimes I mixed them and sometimes I used just the SM56. Also some tracks are acoustic...

Ev 664 WhiteStrat, This was sold as a PA mic. It is not a high end EV recording mic but it has it's own good qualities and has been used on many recordings. For years I spoke through one of these when doing voice over for my radio show. I speak in a real low voice with lots of proximity...

Blues harp chrisharris, That's why I play Blues harp. When you suck that's good. Thanks, Hairy Larry

No phantom power required Monkey Allen, The SM57 and 58 are dynamics and do not require phantom power. If connected to phantom power it will not damage these mics but they don't need it. Thanks, Hairy Larry

sound treatment on a lease SuaveRecords, A couple of hundred dollars will by you a lot of 1 inch rigid fiberglass. Cut it to appropriate sizes and wrap it in dollar a yard burlap glued to the aluminum facing. Hang some on the walls and ceiling and keep some loose to move around. To make a...

ORTF, spaced omnis, jecklin disc Supercreep, Here's a picture of ORTF. The whole article is pretty good with some mistakes. I learned x/y at 110 degrees with 90 as an option. ORTF is similar but with the mics spaced a little bit apart. One above the other in the picture. You can also use...

mics and preamps Chylite, I use a Fostex VF160 and the preamps on it are pretty good. But I like the preamps on my M-Audio DMP2 better. The current version is the DMP3. I also have a Studio Projects VTB1 preamp which I like as well. Outboard preamps like this run about $80 a channel so you...

Michael, You can buy the Beyer M400 pretty much any time for around $200. It can be had for $150 and even closer to $100 sometimes if you're willing to wait. I bought mine for $86 but this is the only time I've seen it go under $100 and it's on my watch list on ebay. So I would say a typical...

Ev Ds35 Hi, Apparently the economic downturn is a great boon for purchasers of under appreciated vintage microphones. At least it seems that way to me from my very small pocketbook. This thread is all about mics that can be had for $50 or less. Lately I've been trying to buy all my fifty...

I used to laugh dragonworks, I used to laugh when CDs came out and DDD was all the rage. They were trying to say the whole production chain was digital but I knew better. What about the microphone? Of course, now we know better. The real reason record companies went to CDs was cost...

MoDog, Speaking of Demos. We were working on the bandshell and Demo came out to the park and invited us all over for lunch. We got a table and everybody ordered and, as you mentioned, the food is great. When it came time to settle up the bill he got it all backwards. Not only did he feed us...

I knew it was a joke MoDog, I knew it was a joke and I wasn't trying to put you down or even disagree. I never use smilies. Well almost never. Salesmen sell stuff. The smartest move I ever made in my computer business was getting out of VAR (Value Added Reseller) and moving to just...

fifty dollar mics thread Chris, Thanks man. I found him on GearSlutz. Maybe I'll get some help from him. (hopefully) Michael Joly weighed in on the fifty dollar mic thread that is the parent to this thread. I found his reviews to be concise and cogent...

Not my band Dave, That's not my band. That's MoDog's band The Doghouse Daddies. I agree with you opinion on the mix. They cook. I play a lot of Blues as well as other stuff and I do play electric at jam sessions but I've gone to entirely acoustic when playing out. Thanks, Hairy Larry

Takstar SGC578 - Shotgun Condenser Hi, Review here. https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=276741 And you can get them here. http://buytakstar.com Thanks to Spencer09 for bringing this mic to the discussion, Hairy Larry

takstar Hi, These clips sound pretty clean. The mic looks like a video mic. I'd like to hear it recording some music. Any condenser mic will have handling noise. A mic stand is required. A shock mount even better. The frequency response of 50-16K would be considered an extended frequency...

Delta Boogie MoDog and all, I run the Delta Boogie website and I'm all about helping indies promote their music. http://deltaboogie.com Your hype is our content. Thanks, Hairy Larry