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As a plucked string causes the guitar body to resonate, it seems to me that a resonating body would also cause a non-plucked string to viberate. Maybe this explains some of those "ghost notes" we all hear from time to time.

Just an idea, but, you might be better off to put the vocalist in another room. My thinking on this is that when in the same room as you, you will be hearing both the live vocal and the vocal comming through the monitors, this could be confussing to your ears.

My main tracking room is 13' X27' with 9' ceiling. This works well for 3 or 4 piece bands, more than that and it starts getting crowded, most musicians seem to preferr having some space, and too much gear or too many people gets cluttered very quickly. Rooms of this shape tend to be "boomy"...

Deciding what I need is easy, finding it at a good price is the hard part.

Think about what you really need before you stare making any real plans. For example, how much room will you expect to need? If you only plan to record one or two guys on acoustic guitars you wont need anywhere as much space as you will for entire bands. what instruments do you plan or expect...

I try to avoid putting anything (amps, drums, singer etc...) in corners. It seems there are always reflections or something that makes corners just sound bad. This is the case whether faceing into or out of the corner. From my experience, 2 places to avoid are 1, any corner, and 2, the exact...

not only will raising an amp off the floor make a difference but other things will too. Try setting the amp at different angles to the wall, this makes a big difference if you are trying to capture some of the room sound. You might also want to try tilting the amp so it faces upward a little...

As already said, don't bother trying to glue it and unless you have had quite a bit of experience with guitar repair don't try it yourself. The nut is a very simple part but unless it is cut, slotted and seated properly it can cause other problems. Plastic replacement nuts are cheaper than...

For me there is one simple rule I all ways follow... Try it before you buy it. I've got a room full of junk that I got before I started to apply this simple idea.

Styrene foam is great insulation against temperature but not good insulation against sound. You sure a 6X6 room is going to be big enough for a drum room? That seems a bit cramped even for a practice room to me.

Those foam panels are nice but bass traps are more important. The panels only help with upper mid frequencies which aren't anywhere as much of a problem as bass frequencies. The foam panels wont hurt, but they probably wont help as much as you might expect.

I play guitar/sing in a three piece band. We have been together for quite a few years so we are pretty settled in our style, only so much that can be done with just guitar, bass and drums. Both myself and our bass player do vocals, our drummer just makes funny faces. Lately a couple of guys...

If the song is in C, the bass or lead parts can be played in Am (the relative/harmonic minor.)

Don't underestimate the use of "cheap mics." I picked up several really cheap mics at a flea market kinda on a whim. Their sound wasn't totaly bad but a bit tinny for most things. I tried them on cymbals, you guessed it, they worked surprizingly well. Another mic trick (for bass drum) is to...

Turn up your playback/monitor volume. You should never clip the input signal.

Audacity is a good place to start, it's easy to use and gets you going into recording fast. Works well with almost any pc or laptop and yes, it's free. You will need a better mic than a little computer mic, maybe even a preamp to get a decent sound. There is quite a bit to learn, just don't...

Use a little caution when making set up adjustments. I've done a lot where someone with little or no experience tried first and really screwed things up. I suggest you get someone else to do it, watch what and how they do it, ask questions. It's not really hard to do once you know what you...

I've got a DOD FX7 multi efx pedal, picked it up for less than $100. It it a little noisy for recording but works fine for live (where a bit of hiss doesn't matter as much.) It covers the efx I need, and about 60 more that i never use. So far no problems but I'm pretty gentle on gear, I don't...

The bridge height adjustment bolts/nuts should just raise or lower the bridge (saddles) allowing you to raise or lower the action. This adjustment dosen't affect tone greatly. However the height of the string above the pickup can cause some variation. Different brands of strings do vary a lot...

Thanks Ethan, as always any advice from you is "taken as gospel." I'll give your set up a try. I may have to vary it a little just for additional space in the room but I'll try not to vary too much. I'm still hoping to hear from a few others who are working in a similar environment and learn...