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I recently recorded uku with both a mic and internal pickup. The player kept hitting the wood with his pick on the down strum causing a click or knocking noise, so the mic'd track was rather annoying. The knocking noise did not transfer to the pickup very much so, that track was more usable. I...

Oh yes, Farview was right. I suppose I was speaking about VU readings. I use an RME HDSP9652 interface which I have expanded to include 8 analog line-ins. I use those for external mic pres. (It also has ADAT ins which I use with my Octopres and such, but they have their own converters.) The RME...

OH. Are they not the same thing? (0dBu and 0dbVU)

I looked in the manual for my A/D converter and it says, Input level for 0 dBFS = +12 dBu (You've got to consider that analog gear is designed such that when the signal is at 0 dBu, it is the loudest it can be driven without any audible distortion. If it is pushed above 0dBu, distortion becomes...

With that gate plug, you can set it to listen for certain frequencies. STEP 1: Make a duplicate copy of the track. STEP 2: On copy one, set the gate to listen for 80Hz, thus opening for the kick but not for the snare. Bounce to a new track with the snare gated out, (i.e., removed.) STEP 3: On...

You should probably learn to use the forum search feature. I just answered a very similar question last week. Scroll down to about post #7 at this link... https://homerecording.com/bbs/general-discussions/mixing-techniques/please-help-trying-gate-improve-snare-track-351377/

That's right, 1 inch, (not 1/4 inch.) This is a brand new, unopened, unused reel of Studio Master 468 high bias. RMGI SM468 10.5" reel, 1 inch wide, 2500ft. RMGI Product Code is 35320. Asking $100, I'll pay shipping, will accept PayPal or cash face-to-face if you are local, (south-central...

More computer memory, perhaps? Quit playing games while recording? Tweak Windows for better performance? Run a few malware removers? Use a machine that never gets on the Internet? Upgrade to a faster machine? (Just a few stabs in the dark. Did I hit anything?)

No, as I mentioned in my first post, it is simply my opinion. I don't believe the thing works. I don't believe that it does anything except maybe fatigue the wood and ware out the instrument faster. I DO, however, believe it does one thing successfully...it separates the gullible from the...

My point is that you cannot accelerate the aging process with any silly vibration device such as the one mentioned in the first post. I was being careful not to dispute the fact that the sound of some acoustic instruments may change over time. No one seems to be able to prove that part either...

What you need is a noise gate that can focus its attention on one certain frequency. There are several around, but here is one that is free and I really like it. Go to digitalfishphones.com and download a plugin suite called The Fish Fillets. It is a small batch of VST plugs that are all pretty...

There may be some sliver of merit to the assumption that as an instrument ages its sound undergoes minor changes. It is known that wood has a tendency to dry out, lose its elasticity, (associated with fatigue,) and experience some degree of solidification on a molecular level. As the wood...

Has anyone heard of the PrimeVibe guitar seasoning system? I'm sorry. Complete crapolla! Don't fall for it. 1. I don't believe it works and there is little to nothing anyone can say that will make me believe it works. (Much of my college studies included strength, physics, and behavior of...

Very cool for you. We are glad to hear that you have been re-inspired about recording. You are not alone, though. Thousands of people use "only" samples for a lot of instruments. Thanks for the update. What software are you using to arrange/create the beats? I've never done it before. I've...

Lately, I've been experimenting with using the limiter for dynamics control on individual instrument or vocal tracks. I chop the peaks down to where I want them and then push up the fader if needed (or normalize to raise level.) I don't notice nearly as much artifacts as I do with the...

Well, the brownish plastic disc which covers the holes is off center. Excuse my ignorance but, I don't know what it does. Is that the actual diaphragm or is that just some kind of dust cover?

Yes, it is. Here is a pic. The diaphragm is a bit off center. Do you think that matters?

I am able to get close to the sounds I seek, but I usually end up pushing a few "tight Q" peaks to achieve it. I have pushed up certain spots as far as 12dB or 14dB in order to get the power and fatness that I want in the track. My drum room is well treated. In fact, it is nearly dead. I've...

Upon opening the mic, I cannot see anything obviously wrong inside such as shorts or damage. As I said, the mic seems to work fine with the exception of its terrible DC offset. Or, what I thought was DC offset... I went back and took a closer look at the waveform. This is what I see. (This is a...

Yeah, I gather that the OP is trolling for another argument about the intelligence of drummers. He hinted at it twice.