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I have a Cobalt Co7 mic and really like it. (It is the model just below the Co9. They probably have the same capsule.) It sounds very close to the SM58 and every bit as loud. It has just the slightest bit of coloration, but not enough to complain about. A Co9 for only $30? That's a decent...

Good question. Here are my thoughts... Most condenser mics have at least two basic stages; the capsule and the preamp. It is my understanding that most capsules can take a lot of sound pressure level before waffling or distorting. The built-in preamp, however, is much more sensitive and will...

Save your money. You could always add this accessory later if needed... XLR pads But honestly, I've been recording bands for 12 years and have rarely needed a pad. Some of my tube mics do give a hot signal, but I wouldn't use them for drums or guitars. So, most of the time, the problem is...

I have a wooden shell snare drum made by Pearl. The snare beds on the bearing edge are fairly deep and wide. My technical question is...when tuning the snare head, should I try to force the head to have the same pitch at all of the lugs? (Making the head in tune with itself.) Or should I allow...

I see your point. I'll suggest to the artist that we remove it, but she has the final say. It's her song. Thanks again for bringing it to our attention.

That's a matter of opinion. There are lots of famous classics that I think sucked. Maybe some of those sucked because they were somewhat poorly mixed or simply didn't sound exciting to me. My point is that some people get their enjoyment from how well the mix sounds, not just the tunes...

The "crackling" you are hearing is a percussion instrument called a Guiro. (Panned 50% right in this song.) Played a certain way, it sort of resembles a squeaking rocking chair. A front-porch band was the feel that the artist was seeking in this song. If you can't hear it very well, perhaps you...

I mixed the same song twice using different methods. I wanted to know if I could hear any difference in the end results. I mixed them as WAV files, but converted them to mp3 for easy upload. I could upload the wavs if anyone needs to hear them. The first mp3 (below) was mixed entirely...

I am considering purchasing a Benchmark DAC1 for playback in my project studio. The 2 track digital output on my DAW is (RME soundcard) SPDIF using an RCA cable. Could I simply adapt that to the coaxial BNC connector on the DAC1? I "sort of" believe that I can connect that way, but I wanted to...

Thanks for your input. I've tweaked a few things and re-posted a second mix here... http://www.rawdepthstudio.com/songs/have_a_talk2.mp3

Opinions on the mix, if you would. I may turn down the harmonica. Let me know if it annoys you. Thanks. http://www.rawdepthstudio.com/songs/have_a_talk.mp3

Option 3: Give the money back to your wife. She needs it for diapers and bills. Don't try to start a studio and a family at the same time. Let your guitar players spend THEIR money on recording. (Hey, you did ask for more options. Just saying.) :D

I don't know why the final file sounds different. It renders all session tracks to a wav file. Perhaps some rounding error or math shortcut is taking place when I render. Perhaps because I am running a 32 bit daw on a 64 bit operating system. Maybe my daw software just sucks. I don't know why, I...

The signal path in a full blown mixer is too long, adding unnecessary noise as it passes through all of those extra unused stages. A summing mixer is designed to be short and sweet for a reason. No manufacturers took advantage of me. I did my research, read reviews, tested, and seeked out the...

You make it sound as if using a summer is a waste of money and only for the naive. On my system, the difference between digital and analog summing is day and night. Even my 7 year old niece can hear the improvement through the summing box. I'm not saying that it is for everyone. I'm just saying...

I custom built my own recording computer with only one fan. That single fan runs so slowly that you have to be within one foot of it to even hear it at all. From six feet away, it sounds completely silent. If it wouldn't be for the computer monitor being lit up, I couldn't even tell the machine...

It sounds like your everyday run-of-the-mill emulated electronic kick, (maybe with some reverb added). If you want us to tell you exactly what kind of drum was used, that's impossible. There are so many emulated kick samples out there, they just get lost in the crowd. If you need to duplicate...

Define DJ mixing. I know a DJ and all he does is fade out one song while the next one fades in. A five-year-old could do that.

I am not certain, but this is my best guess. Studio mixers usually have channel inputs and outputs to create a recording loop. That is, each channel has a direct out (split) to send the incoming mic signal to a tape machine. The return (playback) signal from the tape machine gets plugged into...

Unfortunately, that is the nature of the beast when using compression. It works by lowering the loud parts of the audio so that the softer parts can be boosted. Breath noise just happens to be one of the softer parts that is brought to the foreground so-to-speak. One thing that makes the...