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Audacity is fine for what it is but lacks in a couple of key features - ASIO driver recognition as Dave mentioned and real time non destructive effects processing. Those features are usually standard across most other DAW platforms and key to having a better experience recording and mixing music...

Moving coil (dynamic) mics have their uses where they excel, so that's not to say that one type of mic is "better" than another. Having said that, moving coils typically get used in near field applications where the mic is very close to the source. There can be exceptions. Ribbons (also dynamic...

I remember reading a number of articles from over 20 years ago that explained dither very well. Somehow that got lost on some people. Dither randomizes and decorrelates the LSB from the signal which results in a miniscule amount of noise similar to white noise or tape hiss, but it also preserves...

There was AAD, DAD, DDD and of course ADD. Things sounded better once the industry had a while to figure out how to use digital. Some of the earliest CD releases I had were mastered at line level, probably compliant with RIAA curves. Technology has improved since, but towards the latter end of...

Different streaming platforms will want to see different numbers for LUFS and max. true peaks. Knowing that, you can give them what they're looking for so they don't need to turn it down or process it. To take it a step further, there will be different codecs used for lossy compression. If...

If it sounds okay to your ears that's the main thing. There aren't any rules for what the dynamic range should be. The screenshot of the WLM plug shows the true peak limiter is on and registering -4.1 dB gain reduction. The Master 1 meter shows clipping. I'm curious about the -11 LUFS target...

A lot of it depends on impedance relationships. A 1/4 line input will be high impedance compared to an XLR mic input. Instrument inputs are higher impedance than line. An input on a guitar amp for example might be 1 or 2 megaohms, or "very high". Sometimes you can switch a 1/4 input between line...

Distortion is one of the main things that sets different preamps apart from each other. If you have something along the flavor of an API, Neve or Trident with transformers in the path and a hefty price tag, the differences will be more aparent if you intentionally abuse the thing. It's not...

Plain nickel wound Slinkys or similar other brands work fine for me, with a decent lifespan. I'm not one of those players that exudes caustic sweat that kills strings on contact, in which case perhaps one of the coated offerings might help. I don't have much experience with coated strings other...

There are a number of different kinds of flats out there. It depends on what kind of sound you want. It's not uncommon for flatwounds to have a long break in period followed by an extremely long lifespan. Flats typically don't produce as much harmonic content through the upper midrange as...

Unless there's a specific reason why you need to spend a grand on a DAW and plugins, Reaper is something like 200 dollars for a commercial license (if you're making more than 20 grand or so annually with the studio) or around 60 dollars for a personal license. The demo is fully functional, so it...

Just don't make it too tight otherwise you might need to go the other way.

I don't know what you're using to mix, but most digital workstations will have a control for displaying a volume envelope. It puts a horizontal line across the graphic waveform that you can click on to add control points. Then you just drag the line up or down to automate the volume. Here's a...

I like the changes you made. Guitars are much easier to hear. To me, this is definitely the kind of track where you have a great vocal and you want to feature it as the main thing. This might seem counterintuitive, but the vocal is definitely out front through the whole song. There are a...

I thought everything that wasn't vocals or rhythm section was hard to hear. It's especially noticeable on the guitar solo at the end. That should be much closer to the energy of the vocal. I'd say dropping the vocal down a dB or 2 might help, but the balance with the rhythm section seems to be...

Are you just recording dry and doing the amp sims/effects after, or are you hearing the modeled sound when you're doing the takes?

How so?

Yeah, phantom doesn't go to the 1/4". Let us know if you get it going.

I'm pretty sure Leo designed these guitars with the mindset that they were modular, so if you broke the neck or wore it out or something you could just go get another one. I do think strats and teles have the same scale length and heel/pocket dimensions, so they should be interchangeable. Steve...

You need to use an XLR cable into the Focusrite to get phantom power, and the switch has to be on. Sometimes it can take a couple of seconds for it to light up a condenser mic. Provided both of the XLR cables are good, it would help to be able to test the Durham with some other mixer or mic...