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Sort of. You get what you pay for, to an extent. ZBT's or whatever might be preferable or even tolerable compared to the brass cymbals that came with the cheap drum kit that actually dent when you hit them. B8 is the name of a product line from Sabian. It's also the name of the bronze alloy...

Sabian B8's are sort of okay if you're not expecting too much. They don't compare favorably to any type of cast cymbals I've tried. "Tolerable" is subjective. B8's and similar offerings from other companies (that I haven't tried) like ZBT's or Meinl HCS are cheap stamped cymbals aimed at...

The trinity would have to include Vox for that ear splitting "top end boost" sound. Honestly though Mason, you'll get way better suggestions if you can answer the questions in post #13. $800 opens up your options a lot. If you can wait for the right deal to come around on the used market that...

Boss Katana 1x12 100 watt is a decent amp. I don't own one as I have a number of other amps I like, but the Katana impressed me more than similar offerings by other companies. The 100 watt Katana has a bigger speaker enclosure than the 50 watt version, so power requirements aside (50 watts might...

An example of where you might use a pad might be something like a close mic on a trumpet bell or snare drum that can get extremely loud. 135 dB SPL is way loud enough to cause deafness with enough exposure. A wound out Plexi might not need a pad if it's not overloading the preamp or something.

What Is Phase Cancellation? - Produce Like A Pro

Supercardioid and hypercardioid are basically cardioid patterns that begin to make a slight transition to figure 8. As the polar plot shows for the Beta, the null is 120 degrees off axis rather than 180 and there is a very small pickup envelope at 180. You can expect rejection at the null to be...

Yes! It's one of my strongest pet peeves! Behind you isn't much better except that you can flip the interior rear view and the outside ones (mostly the driver's side) are motorized. It's thoroughly distracting and annoying. I guess if I wanted to be a total prick I could aim the light back at...

Anything is legit if it gets results that work. There are a lot of rules to recording. Once you learn all of them and research what others have done you start to realize that just about every "rule" has been broken at some point. Sometimes there's merit to keeping things simple. Using multiple...

Direct sound from a close mic is going to give you a detailed and articulate capture of the guitar, but it's dry and a bit unnatural. Not necessarily "big". Getting the core sound you want (the source) and the mic placement correct so that your monitors are making the sound you want is critical...

The idea with the Focusrite is that it replaces the function of your computer's native sound card. It has left and right line outputs for connection to a pair of powered monitors or the playback system of your choice. You should still be able to use the computer sound card for playback if you...

I'm going to guess that a 421 wouldn't fit in that dual clip. That might actually be a good reason to tape it to a 57. That mic clip on the 421 is like Ikea or something, except they don't stock replacements for when they break. Read something a while ago about taking a regular plastic mic clip...

Some people just tape the 2 mics together and use one clip.

Which one? What source? Interesting. The RE20 has a fairly flat response and a wide frequency range. The "Variable D" cardioid pattern reduces proximity effect and has excellent off axis response (unlike the 57 or 421), making it behave a bit more like an omni than a cardioid. They can be good...

Cheap instruments especially can sometimes work surprisingly well with a good setup. Especially if the bass has a P style pickup, you should be able to adjust the relative output level of each string individually, somewhat. It's not uncommon to find an instrument with setup issues like this...

What kind of bass is it? What you're describing is most likely an issue with the pickup height/balance of the instrument. It's possible for certain specific notes on certain instruments to jump out almost at random, due to an instrument that just isn't well balanced. Not much you can do about...

There's also this: https://www.zoom-na.com/sites/default/files/products/downloads/pdfs/H_and_F_Series_cannot-output-sound-on-Windows-PC_en_1.pdf

There are a number of settings inside the Zoom for audio interface connection. The manual can walk you through it. Windows also requires drivers for the Zoom. Mac does not AFAIK. I would expect a "Zoom H5 ASIO" or similar option to select as a device. I had a weird issue with my interface...

Could be the cable. A lot of those old mics didn't use XLR connections, so it might be a bit more tricky than ususal to swap out if there's a screw on connector to the mic. If the mic's response cuts in and out and you can manipulate it by wiggling the cable around that might be an indicator...