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Practice, practice, practice... no way around it.

That exciter is pretty cool right?

Glen, So I was recording an "electronic musician" ok well basically this dude has a Roland groovebox and Ableton Live and does many gigs and get paid really well for them too! He plays parties, weddings, you name it. I really dig his tunes and he seems to know quite a bit about theory/harmony...

the best plug is a Neumann into an SSL... but you might want to check these links before: http://www.vstplanet.com/ http://www.audiomastermind.com/browse-free_vst_plugins-5886988-1.html http://www.stormrecordingstudio.co.uk/

I'm a guitar player and I use 3 pedals before the amp. All from BOSS. First one is the GE-7 (EQ), then to the OS-2 (Overdrive Distortion). finally the CS-2 (compressor). I do this because the dynamics of my distorted signal tend to differ from those of the clean one... and because that's the...

Cutting 100Hz and below is great for eliminating a singer's foot tapping the rhythm of the track as well as the occasional tractor.

What's you budget? Maybe you would want a mic that could do multi polar patterns so you can use it as omni or figure 8 for m/s... something like this mike: http://www.humbuckermusic.com/msomi2frcaan.html

In my experience, the least amount of mics you use, the better the microphone should be. I've recorded a drum kit with only one mic but a good one (a Neumann U47 FET), and the quality of the room is crucial as well. I would recommend spending the 300 Euro (pretty much the same as 150 pounds...

Shure SM 57's tend to get the job done pretty well on bongos and congas. Sennheiser MD 421 might work well on bongos but much better on congas. SM 57 again for the snare. If you can, use one mic for each bongo and one for the snare. Both my suggestions are dynamic cardioid mics.

drossfile, Thank you for listening. I agree with you in that the room is the weakest link. I recently rebuilt my tracking room from a 3,5m X 2,35m room to a 3,5mX4,75m room and moved up the ceiling about 20cm. Next on my list is acoustic treatment, more treatment and more treatment. I'm not...

As I said, the tracks are raw. Only thing I did was gate the toms and kick. Mic's used were: Shure KSM 32 for the kick Shure SM 57 (x2) on the Snare and Tom 1 Shure 52 on the Floor Tom AKG Perception 100 as OH's Cheapo Samson 58 looking mic on the HH.

I'm no singing teacher or vocal expert.... All I know is from some years experience working with singers but here's the serious answer... I doubt that alcohol can do anything positive to your vocal strings. I doubt that alcohol can affect your diaphragm or lungs. When singing, your air is...

Here it is: http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?id=12560

I'm on it... I'll get back ASAP

Given he has a Midi Keyboard that can connect via USB yes. If he wants to use his midi controller via MIDI I/O then he should get a soundcard.

I think that single malt scotch is way better than bourbon. The Macallan, Dalwhinnie, Cardhu, heck even Glenfiddich... then again, good vodka does the trick as well... good russian would be best, but even Finlandia, Grey Goose or Absolut might do the trick!

FWIW I have used all these mics and have gotten great results. The ECM 8000 are really flat and work really nicely but being omni, you should only use them if your room sounds good. The AKG perception 100 are pretty good even if the room is not that great; especially recorderman/glyn johns.

I love the 57, however, If you're planning to buy 3 SM 57's, one for snare and 2 for OH you might want to consider other options for OH. 57's might not good for that... although I've never done it. In any case, you might want to consider these for OH...

I thought that the whole landing on the moon thing was staged somewhere in Arizona or Nevada... ripingguitar: Pitchshifters in Sonar might sound fake, but if you track the same take a few time and only shift each track a few cents (both ways high and low) you will get the chorus effect without...

Vodka.... mmmmm vodka straight is goooooood!!! Vodka makes certain type of effect with vocals sound SOOOOO much better!