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For $299 I think you'd be happier in the long run with an sm7b or even an mxl v69me. If I had a vocal to do tomorrow I'd use either of the above, the mxl 960 or even the Audio Technica atm410 before I'd sing in the ksm27. The 27 is good for some other things but if your buying for vocals only(or...

The important thing is to make the best decision you can for your current circumstances and then not spend your time obsessing about what you could have bought. You can go pretty far with a 57 and a cheap interface. I'm not familiar with that particular interface but if you're just starting, the...

I hear this a lot but I think it's an assumption from people who don't use both mics. I would never go back to singing through a ksm27 after buying the 44. For me, the 27 is too stark and the 44 sort of smoothes the rough edges. I can't imagine that these days you can't find something as good as...

Just wanted to add that you should try as many mics as you can get your hands on. Try them in your space with your equipment and listen in context of a full mix. Too much detail is sometimes a bad thing and I find myself singing through a SM7 or a 441 more times than not.

The Ksm27 was my first condenser. At first I was wowed by the level of detail but after living with it awhile, I liked it much better on acoustic guitar than on vocals. Owning half a dozen other condensers now, the 27 is the last one I would sing through. I think you could do better for the money.

The 960 is still available at Musicians Friend.http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/MXL-MXL-960-Tube-Condenser-Microphone?sku=273101

Glen, what causes the wave to be larger on one side when no dc offset is present?

Harvey, You're the only reason I look at this site. I'm just a weekend warrior, dumbass who knows less about recording than anyone here but even I know Daisy/Chess is full of shite. Ignore him like the rest of us do. Ive yet to see a useful post by him. I've valued your opinion greatly in my...

Is this still available?

For th record, I've had less issue with off axis coloration using dual 8's than any other method. The thing is, everything Chessrock says is true of any 2 mics you use. There will always be off axis coloration in the other mic. Every suggestion here can and has worked for people. Try them all...

My best luck, so far, has been to put a fig.8 on the guitar with the null facing the singer and a fig.8 on the singer with the null facing the guitar. You can also use a dynamic on the voice. You'll still get some bleed but you'll maintain enough isolation to control the relative levels(not...

Yes but op is asking about a firebox, not a behri. I know the firebox and firepod do not have the same pres but when I went from behri to firepod it was night and day. I suspect the firebox is miles above behri, as well. I am VERY capable of noticing huge differences in mics with the firepod. I...

I own a firepod and my first mic was the ksm27. I later bought the 44 and I must say it was a drastic difference. Even in cardoid, the 44 sounds better. I would say mainly smoother. I have also made lots of use of figure 8 mode. It's a great mic and you will notice a difference. When I borrowed...

Look at the tuning tips at Musicxp.net. They make a difference.http://www.musicxp.net/tuning_tips.php

I don't know Sound Forge but I assume you have the ability to monitor your levels prior to recording. Also make sure your software mixer is set for unity gain on both the channel and the main. I'll bow out now and let someone with SF chime in.

Of course you're hearing a lot of noise at this point, The gain is WAY too high. Monitoring with just the peak meter on dbfs you should adjust the gain to average -18 which should give you peaks of -8 to -12. This is all the gain you need.

I'm asking how you can have high peaks while not reaching -18dbfs?

This is confusing me? Can you explain if there is only one meter in question?

I think you're looking at 2 different decibal scales between software and this mysterious vu meter. The firepod has no metering so what else is in the chain? You want to average -18 dbfs on the SOFTWARE meter.