Brian,
Welcome to the forums!
Honestly, I had not heard of "Sequel" until your post. The MI4, though a little dated*, should work fine with any of the popular software programs out there, provided the Mac can recognize it and assign it as an input device. My understanding of the MI4 is that...
The Royer's are great mics. But remember that the mic is only part of the equation - if the room, instrument, or performance doesn't match the quality of the mic, then the mic is pointless. An amazing mic in a poor room will still sound like a poor room...
Almost. The Royer's have a Figure-8 pickup pattern, so they could be used to record, say, two vocalists facing each other. But they're not stereo - unless you use two, of course. :)
Tough to see it at first, but there's actually a pair on the guitar in an X/Y pattern (the camera is at an odd angle; the second mic looks like it's down by Dave's pant leg). I agree with the Royer supposition - the back of the top mic looks like the rear of a Royer R-121. Incidentally, the...
I'll second that. I have a Black Panther paired with my pro-m kit - not only does it sound great, but it'll accept a fairly wide tuning range. I'd go with the BP.
Please take this as constructive, but the quality of your skill (and ultimately your sound) will go much farther to boost your image than your gear list. Quality gear is important, thus my previous post, but I gather from some of your previous posts that you grasp the need for fundamental...
Smart call.
We played with this a while back in the Logic forum: https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=276480, working out what (at least I) would pick up on a $50k budget. I would be careful with some of the gear you have listed... If you want to treat this as a business endeavor...
^ That could happen (and does) with standalone hard-disk recorders, as well.
You make a good point regarding latency potential with computer-based systems. The latency will depend on a number of factors, but you've pointed out that you're using a quality interface on a fast computer with...
Antonio,
Sorry no one responded to your post... did you try saving the whole layout as a Logic template? Creating a template should save everything, not just the main channel strips.
There was a discussion started over at the VO-BB not long ago discussing remote options for various recording software, and I thought it might be useful to the users of this forum to repost some of the topics as they might apply to those who often are wearing many hats at once (performer...
First, on the muting, I can guarantee that the setup is easy, as I use it myself. It's a simple configuration option in Maestro, where you select what happens when you hit mute. When configured as "monitor mute only," the headphones stay live no matter what you do, and hitting mute simple...
In fact, the control panel is imbedded in both Pro and Express, as well as in GarageBand.
I believe you are correct in regards to the headphone/monitor level - I'll need to check this today. In my case, I have an independent level control on my monitors, so I've never run across it as an...
Sorry, just pointing out the correction. Lafontaine used a Manley reference cardoid for voiceover. He may have done something on a 103 from time to time, but it was certainly not his usual mic.
As someone who also works in voiceover, I agree with most of the recommendations here. I think...
I currently use an Apogee Duet on my mac in my home VO studio. The Apogee is rock-solid. Great preamps, amazing converters. All the stuff I need and nothing I don't. Plus, the software integration with Logic is great (Logic has a software control panel embedded, so you can control the Duet...
Good point. I never thought about it, but I'm always on-line, since most everything I do is submitted over e-mail or ftp upload. Yeah, you could just disconnect the internet connection on one machine to run it on multiple computers. (Whether or not that conflicts with your own ethical...
Completely agree. I have my Duet set up such that I'm running at 24-bit, but always at either 44.1k or 48k sample rate.
To the OP: focus on the quality of the conversion along with a solid unit with solid drivers. You'll find that in the Apogee. The 192k stuff is fluff.
David,
Is there specifically something you don't like about your 27? There are many here who don't love it as a vocal mic, however I've owned one for a year or so and it sees regular use. Seeing from your other post that you also record acoustic guitar, I would think that the 27 would be a...