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Back when I was working in a professional studio, I remember using C414's successfully on piano. I would think the 214s would work just as well. The thing to be aware of with those mics is that, while they don't sound very impressive solo'd on their own, they seem to fit well into a mix. We...

I have the Hamburg and can comment on that. I had very high expectations of this mic when I bought it, but was ultimately rather disappointed with it. For one thing, I noticed that, tonally (i.e. in terms of the frequency spectrum), it sounded almost exactly like my CAD M179 which costs quite a...

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Well, I'm planning on ordering them within the next week or two. However, it might be awhile before I can properly evaluate it as a vocal mic. I've found that you can't evaluate something as critical as a vocal mic outside of the context of the sound you're going for on a particular song, and...

It just so happens that I'm planning on getting a pair of Fatheads very soon, so I'll be in a position to better compare them directly with the SM7 as a vocal mic. However, I'm not really planning on using them as a vocal mic, at least not on a regular basis. I'm seeing them more as an...

Well, the SM7 is one of my favorite vocal mics of all time. It's one of the greats. And I have always felt that the sound was somewhat "ribbon-like." I'm less familiar with the RE20, but it seems like that one got used more on instruments than vocals when I was in a commercial studio. It is...

Well, that is the problem with judging a mic from people's description of a mic's tone. While I don't have the v67g, I have the AT2020 (which is, apparently the same mic as the AT2035, minus the pad and low cut switch) and the M179. The two mics couldn't be different in tone. While the 2020 is...

It just depends on what sound you're looking for. I use several techniques. The DI built into my Mesa head gives me a pretty good picture of the sound of the amp. The SM7 does the best job of all the mics I've tried on giving me an accurate picture of the sound of the cabinet. Sometimes I will...

Well, once my band went in to record a 5 song EP at a friend's home studio. He found out that I had tons of experience in mixing and producing, but wasn't familiar at all with computer-based recording, so he agreed to let us record there for free. The deal was, he'd learn some production tips...

Well, Mackie makes the Blackjack now for $150, which comes with two Onyx pres. I don't see the point of going any cheaper than that on an interface. It is good enough that, when you have a better front end, you can still use it with a laptop for location recording. And the pres are good enough...

I'll look for that post too. Thanks for the feedback!

OK. Thanks man! Good to know! I'll make my own 128 mp3 version for upload to ReverbNation. I still want to use the site, since it's a good way to get your music out to people. The thing is, I am hearing other songs on there that sound really good. I want mine to sound good too, since I think the...

OK. I'll try that. Thanks for the suggestion. I don't remember what rate I used, but I always go for the highest rate possible, unless I'm going to email the file to somebody, then I'll cut it down. I do think that I understand dither now. In addition to the Bob Katz book, I've also read Mixing...

OK. Thanks. I'll try that. I also have learned (from Bob Katz's book Mastering Audio) that I should have used one of the more sophisticated dither processing available in Sonar, rather than a simple triangle dither. Would that have had something to do with it? p.s. I also just did a simpler...

I just completed my first mix on a DAW, and had it sounding pretty good on my two pairs of monitors. There were still a few minor issues that I haven’t quite have figured out how to fix, but I thought it was a pretty solid mix, overall. So, I uploaded it to my ReverbNation page - Brad Lee...

OK. Thanks for checking on that. Brad

Hi there, I am wanting to change my username on HomeRecording and don't know how to do that. So, I decided to contact you, as one of the moderators, for help. My current user name is Bassman Brad and would like to change it to BLUtunes. Thank you for your help! Brad Uebinger

Well, I've been using the one that comes with the E3 headphones (I think the model number is either the PSM-200 or the PSM-400). I like them and would recommend this system if somebody was wanting an IEM system. A couple of caveats, however: 1) Using in-ear monitors DOES take a little getting...

I have a hypothesis on this subject. Right now, it's still sort of in the developmental phase, but I think I'm on the right track. Anywho... I believe that a lot of what we call "the piezo quack" is actually the sound of an impedance mismatch between the guitar and the rest of the signal...

Well, although I've been playing bass for about 30 years, I can honestly say that I didn't learn to play decent bass solos until just a few years ago, when I started to seriously apply myself to the study of jazz and music theory. That made all the difference in the world to me. What I did...