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I know it's been a while since you posted this, but one thing I have figured out with the US-800 is that it doesn't like any other USB device on the same USB bus. I have several USB devices - memory sticks, hard drives, wireless receivers, etc. If any of these are running on the same bus as...

I skipped ahead to answer (so others might have said what I'm going to say), but there are some good short-scale options. In addition to the Squiers, Gretsch makes one that's a little kooky looking for a kid but I've always kind of liked them. G2210 is the model I think. Also, Ibanez makes a...

Another option is that if you know how you want the toms panned, run all of the tom mics into the mixer and run a stereo out from the mixer to the R16. Your R16 Channels will then be OH left, OH right, kick, snare, toms left, toms right. EDIT: Derp. RAMI said it already. I'll rep him 'cause...

If two different mic sounds are panned to any width, there will be a difference from right channel to left channel and you will have stereo information. This can be very subtle (two similar mics each close up on two different speakers in the same cab) or very obvious (a close mic on the cab and...

I didn't read through all of this yet, but it sounds like a mono source is the problem. Unless you're recording a large acoustic instrument or a drum set, you're pretty much working with a mono source of sound. The room might make things more interesting in stereo, but there's only one...

Thanks! Of all the people who could have responded, I'm glad I got the expert.

I don't really want to mount treatment directly to the wall, though I sometimes could use a little to cut down on flutter echo. So rather than permanently mounting foam on the wall surface, I have this crazy idea of permanently mounting it to something very thin but stiff like a piece of...

Challenge accepted!

Have you seen the Gen16s? Here: Gen16 Acoustic Electric Cymbal Box Set - 13" Hi Hat, 16" Crash, 18" Ride | Sweetwater.com The drummer I play with says he hates them because they don't feel like real cymbals, but I'd bet $5 they feel waaaaay better than rubber pads. Although I don't like...

Greg, Just for you: ELECTRIC KAZOO - Elderly Instruments Cheers!

Digital's greater headroom doesn't come from it being able to be "louder," it comes from the lower noise floor than analog media. Not to be nitpicky, grim, jus' sayin'. Either way, it's a sad state of affairs for digital. Either it's shooting itself in the foot or, as I would put it, all of...

Let's say you've got a vocalist with a wimpy voice, but who writes tunes that work best with a little more edge. I good example would be something like Dinosaur Jr., where the vocals are quiet, choked, and anything but powerful - but the band breathes fire. (Not a dig on Dinosaur Jr., they're...

I agree with Greg that too much guitar bleed can be a mess, but one of my favorite sounds from my early days of recording everything live was hitting a big, ringing guitar chord and having the snare wires go apeshit as the feedback took over. It was totally obvious it was the snare rattling and...

I've had pretty good success with one of these (I have one with a phono input, but I gather it's just the preamp that's different and I can switch it to "line," too): Behringer U-Control UCA202 | Sweetwater.com It doesn't have the 3.5mm jack, but you can get the cables that go from 3.5mm - RCA...

I like the descriptions here. Polyvalent. Heh.

Two mono. The risk you run with two mono is that they won't be very well matched, but you get a lot of flexibility. You can record with just one if you want. Or you can do XY. Or ORTF. Or a spaced pair. Or any other number of techniques. When the two capsules are in the same housing, you...

^This. Also, this: Slipperman's Recording Distorted Guitars From Hell

I just like the tone of that bass in the context. What kind of bass is it and is the plugin a copy of the Tech21 SansAmp?

Sounded pretty good to me, but I think you would benefit from at least trying mjb's suggestion of cutting the gain. Especially if you're double tracking, the sparser clips on the guitar signal will actually sound ballsier. Not smoother, but more ragged. What's the bass chain (instrument...

At least around here, you can find old American-made Peavey basses for $150 or less. These things are well made and sound pretty good. Do not make the mistake of equating monetary value with instrument quality on the used market. Sure, you usually get what you pay for to a certain point, but...