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I may sound superficial, or untrue to the Spirit of HR, but I think a label called anything like "Home Recording" doesn't exactly attract anyone other people who are home recording artists themselves. So a name and slick-ass logo are absolutely mandatory. When this thing has a pretty face it...

The C2's for sure. They sound good and they're cheap, you can't really go wrong with them. Not much reason not to buy them, I felt. I don't regret it. They're good enough for me to record my whole kit with (with snare and kick spot mics), they do a great job. For things like recording just a...

By tuning the guitar, surprisingly. After every few songs he quickly tuned his guitar, which was especially needed after rocking that whammy bar a bit. But yeah, this is admittedly ridiculous. Aside from being overkill, and probably making even the most gearslutty geeks chuckle - this is one...

Yeah I figured as much (hence the ":p" in my post), but sadly the OP failed to provide me with the option of 4 tracks. That's why I cleverly merged the two mono tracks into the one stereo track for this poll, thus staying both close to reality and within the confinements of this test. In the...

Sounds like fun! Bring a camera please, I'd love to see a real snuff film some time. Anyway. Returning slightly to the pre-flaming part of the topic, in response to the statement that people have rhythm or they don't: everyone develops a sense of rhythm and timing, but it's like learning a...

I doubt it's the signal chain, as it's guitar>cable>amp/pedal. Besides, it sounds like the treble pickup clips even with the volume turned down. I guess I'll have to start experimenting when I get home tonight. On that note, is it dangerous to adjust those middle screws on the pickups to adjust...

I recently got a Gibson Les Paul Studio, with the standard 490R and 498T pick ups in it. I love it, the way it plays and the way it sounds is pretty much exactly what I want from it, but I've noticed two things: even playing through an overdriven tube amp the volume roll-off is doesn't happen...

I use 3 tracks, but 4 mics. :p (Close mic on the snare to one track, close mic on the kick to another track, and the two overheads to one stereo track.)

When playing a 1/8 pattern on the hi hat I usually either revert to playing every other note a little softer (like XxXxXxXx, if that makes sense), or not opening the hats all the way. I love the sound of opened hats, but the trick is to make them not be too in your face in the context of all the...

Oh man, I gotta hear this, as soon as I get home. But err... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_VI ?

My first guitar ever: a crap nylon string acoustic. My first 'real' electric guitar: 2005 Fender Stratocaster, Sunburst finish. My first 'real' acoustic guitar: Washburn D10S. My second electric guitar (got it just a few days ago): Gibson Les Paul Studio Ebony. This is all disregarding the...

The same goes for getting your hair like that. Aside from growing the required amount of hair, obviously.

This guy seems to be able to set up his drumkit in a fairly traditional way. These are of the really deep kind of drums. No need to pull any of these weird trick with double kick pedals. :rolleyes:

The amp. That's what translates whatever tone you get from your guitar, into what the audience hears. If the amp is crappy, your beautiful guitar tone will basically get lost in translation. My brother's Gibson Les Paul sounds mindblowingly crappy through his Roland Cube-15, but through my...

I use a scale as a way of easily finding a note with a certain feeling. I don't think about the name of the scale or anything, but I know that when I play a certain note, and then I want to go to another note for a certain feeling, I pretty much instantly know how and where to find it. That's...

I've been recording drums with a classic 4 mic setup with great success now, Glyn Johns, Recorderman, or putting the SDC's on the toms as close mics. Although it sounds pretty good, I'd like them to sound a bit thicker and fuller. How would I go about make them sound punchier, with this 4 mic...

My overheads/tom mics/sdc's are the ubercheap Behringer C2's (try to contain your stomach's contents, they're actually really good). The actual volume or spl in the close mic position is actually hardly any more than the good ole overhead setup. I'll post a sample when I can, because the results...

I've been getting great results with a 4 mic setup, using dynamic close mics on the snare and kick, and small diaphragm condenser microphones on the toms. Because they're so sensitive they still pick up a lot of cymbal sound, the perfect amount of cymbal I want, really. I still have a beautiful...

I've been getting great results with a 4 mic setup, using dynamic close mics on the snare and kick, and small diaphragm condenser microphones on the toms. Because they're so sensitive they still pick up a lot of cymbal sound, the perfect amount of cymbal I want, really. I still have a beautiful...

Thanks for the replies! Muyuguki, I actually thought about that one for a bit. Then I realized I didn't have enough inputs for that. :o Snellular, it's a small room so there's still plenty of the snare in the overheads. Just not as much, so that takes away the boxiness. It really sounds great...