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The differences between a "regular" electric guitar amp and an "acoustic guitar amp" can be fairly disimilar. For example an acoustic guitar amp is more like a PA. I does not have a distortion channel, they tend to be solid state, and the speakers are designed more like a PA or bass amp...

Hello everyone. Does any one here have any experience with East West's products and/or the Muse Research Receptor rack? I picked up an older version of the Receptor (light blue faceplate), as I really like the concept and think it will work great in my studio, however I haven't started...

I have the Eleven Rack hardware, and I like it a lot. I haven't dealt with Amp Designer so of that I have no opinion. What I can say is that with the Eleven Rack you can use it without your computer, and go take it out on a gig. While it is a single channel USB interface, you can make use of...

Yes the Presonus 1818vsl, the Tascam US1800, or the M-audio fast track 8, would do what you're looking for. If you do a 4 mic set up on the drums (kick, snare, left and right overheads; or kick, snare, mono ovverhead, and room), that would leave 4 more inputs for say 2 guitars and a bass, or...

I think the best thing going at the moment for those interested in Pro Tools has to be the Eleven Rack. Right now the 11R sells for $700 (it cost me around $1,000 when I bought mine), just like PT10. The cool bit is that the 11R comes with PT for $700! It's like buying PT and getting the 11R...

Ok now with less pics... I live near the Carvin factory and have had the chance to go there often and meet the owners at various points in time. I think Carvin makes a great line of products for a reasonable amount of money. The build quality that I've encountered has been top notch...

I've been using Carvins for years. As far as the instruments and amps go I do not see them as "cheap", but "affordable". I'll give you an example. Several years ago, when I bought my first Carvin guitar (a C66T), I ordered it with a mahogany body, quilted maple top, ebony fret board on a...

Yup, get yourself an interface. There are some fairly affordable options out there. A good number of them even come with their own DAW (digital audio workstation)software. Obviously there is some great info to be had here, but here is an article that I've spread to all my friends that are...

Lanky Dwarf, Don't worry, we'll help you out as much as we can. You've got some support here. In addition to this site, as a forum reference, I've been getting a ton of information from Graham Cochrane, a producer, engineer from Orlando Florida and his site The Recording Revolution. The...

Mic position? Just an idea. When I first started reading I was thinking "crap-hats" but after seeing what you're using, that's deffinitely not the case. I'd just try the simple stuff first like repositioning the mic as even a 1" difference can make the difference.

Are modules going away? The short answer: YES; well sort of... However if you're looking for rackmount hardware modules, you can pick them up for fairly cheap these days, but I have another option for you: The Receptor from Muse Research. If you are not familiar with these they are...

Good for you! Seriously I found my self in that "blah" rut for a long time up until recently. The way I got out of it was to get out of my cave and I went to Guitar Centers "Recording Made Easy" classes for ProTools and Garage Band. I did this primarily to have something to look forward to...

Good info. I added my XP80 back into the mix as a controller board and sound source, and ditched the Keystation 49. M-Audio MIDI to USB adapter to the rescue! I am having the same issues you described getting a MIDI track to work so we'll see how that turns out. I only spent about an hour...

Yeah Sheenamaroo nailed it. Need a bit more info. I will tell you that I recently had a related conversation with a friend of mine. She's a singer/keyboardist who's into the more ambient stuff. She asked me to critique her music so I did. Although the general idea was there, she didn't have...

Another NT2a owner here. I haven't messed with the sE2200a yet so I can't really say anything about it other than on paper it's fairly similar, however the Rode looks to have better stats. I'll admit to being somewhat biased as I've had the Rode for several years and I'm still liking it...

Hello RAMI, Thanks for the posting and info. The mono mic thing is not an ideal by any standard, and is not my first choice for doing an "actual" recording session. It was simply me and a friend goofing around. The first mic technique I want to actually put some effort into is the Glyn Johns...

I had the opportunity to "baby sit" a friends grand from 1913 or something like that, complete with real ivory keys. Needless to say my pair of Roland keyboards didn't get turned on for quite some time. I lost the couch to make it happen but it was totally worth it.

THE INITIAL TEST: Was anything missing in my little test? No not really. That’s what I found as a nice surprise. I wasn’t’ surprised that it worked, just that the levels seemed good across the kit. Like I said, the only real issue was that the kick was too boomy. I just need to fiddle with...

Hello there! A drummer friend of mine was over last night and as we're both new to this whole recording thing (well sort of, I owned a VS840 at one point) we tried to throw up a mic and record the kit. We only spent 10 or 15 minutes on this as he had to go... but hey. The room is my untreated...

:facepalm: AAK! You got me! That's actually the same article I got the initial info from. Great site by the way for those that aren't familiar with it. Anyway I've been YouTubing a bunch regarding drum mic'ing in the last few weeks so I guess the Glyn Johns and Recorder Man setups got...