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Buffalo Bob: I can agree to an extent that an audience will tell you what a good song is. On the other hand, the audience isn't without it's own biases. It's important to take into account that pandering to an audience can quickly pigeonhole you. In a strictly entertainment sense, audiences...

Dobro: I like the idea of the x-y mic technique only, instead of left and right, I'm thinking in terms of top and bottom. You said that your guitar mic is pointing slightly upward, right? Can you get a pleasing sound with it pointing slightly downward? And your vocal mic slightly upward...

I recently threw a set of Fender 125's on my strat instead of 250's. Both sets start at .10 but the 125's go lighter on the lower strings. I think the low E is .49 or something. I'm finding that the 125's seem more crisp on the low end where the 250's were kinda flabby. I don't really...

I've posted a coupla times about the way I use the analyzer. I've done mixes where I was on the brink of clipping --sometimes clipping-- to get a good punchy final mix. Then I'd listen to it and it would sound all muddy and uneven despite my attention to the meters. The spectrum analyzer...

If you're only interested in reworking stereo mixes, you could burn a CD and load it into your computer as a wav. file. Then you can tool around with plug-ins including a spectrum analyzer.. I don't have the upgrade, but it sounds killer. They really need to add a dither upgrade so that you...

You went to that show? Lucky bastard. I was in London until Thursday. Would've gone had I known about the show when I booked the trip. Since you're a fan, you'll at least prolly get this. Familiar with the song "Maquilladora?" It seems like a pretty good example of the distinction between...

I've found the EQ on DPS16 to be remarkably able for the kinds of adjustments I want/need to make. I don't really have to vocab to talk much about EQ's but the midband width (if I'm making sense) on the DPS is adjustable for notching out or boosting very specific frequencies. My working...

Jag: I sometimes have the same problem of bad intonation when playing with the band. I've come to realize two things that influence the change. The first, and lesser of the two is that holding and playing a guitar changes the way I'm moving my abdominal muscles, shoulders, and overall...

Even a pretty cheap mic is likely to give you a better, more natural sound than a pro-mag. Once the hum problem is taken care of, you might want to try a combination of the mic and pick-up. Mic for ambiance and roundness and pick-up for attack. I know Slack already answered your question...

Just to add a thought to that: It has been my experience that most of the things that jump out in a mix are better dealt with through cut eq than heavy compression. Usually there is a certain fairly narrow frequency range that will overload the signal (Ed calls these "nasties"). Even when...

Ask for samples. If its a legit business, they should be more than willing to prove themselves to a prospective client. If they want an exchange of money before you get your hands on anything they've produced....well--you should know better.

Mine has a system I trem. Like all floating trems, if you break a string during a gig, I hope you have a fast guitar tech and a back-up guitar. The fine tuners are just that--fine tuners. They'll adjust about 1/2 step. You may be able to find some combination that'll let you move from...

Psmith: I bought a standard 22 used for $175 around 1990. I still have yet to find a guitar I like better--at any price! The locking trem may look like an afterthought (particularly at the nut), but it works wonderfully. Drop me a line when you get yours. Tell me how you like it.

I have a Fender deluxe reverb II (one of the Paul Rivera designs). Recently, I read that it has a fixed bias. Presumably I can just yank out old power tubes and stick some new ones in? 6L6's if my memory serves me. I'm thinking of tinkering a little bit with the amp. Anybody ever try any...

Sondriven: I can't give any advice on that, as I haven't updated yet. I was actually going to make the CD today. Good luck. Let me know how things turn out. Reminder: When you're bouncing, remember to save the unaffected track in the v-tracks for later use or changes.

REM's Automatic for the People is one record that comes to mind for using the same kind of panning techniques even after the rules were set. Check out the Revolver-era panning on "Drive."

I started losing my hair when I was 19. I'll soon be 25 and I keep it about 1/4" long. Here's my schtick: The girls see some skinny little dude with a babyface and a bald head walking up onto stage with a japanese strat and a fender combo amp and think "Wow he must have a huge Dick!"

Anything by BC Rich--They should have a marketing tag like: "BC Rich. Putting fucking stupid looking guitars into the hands of fucking stupid people since 19**"

If you're unhappy with your direct bass sound, you can always run a direct out of your recorded track to a mic'ed bass amp. It works to go direct for the sake of convenience and to maintain focus on performance. Once you've got it, you have all the time in the world to screw with it.

Voxvender: Interestingly enough , Kurt Cobain was the first person to say he hated the sound of Nevermind. In fact, he described it as "too slick." When I first got into recording, I thought I really dug Butch Vig. Over time I realized that i just dug the bands he was working with. I...