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Which means that I am going to have to go and demo ones in my budget range when it comes down to it. I guess I can make a day of hanging out at guitar center, and bugging the ever loving shit out of the guys in pro audio, listen to a lot of different sound, and take none of their advice. Lol...

I personally like tube stuff to add flavor. I run my pre through my interface without using the preamp functions on the interface. Just sounds better to me. I personally run a Bellari MP105 with the Sovtek tube swapped to a Tung Sol... but being a minor gear nerd, I want to give a few other...

Interesting read Glen. So, if I want something to reference close to a home stereo system, get the Yamahas. Lol. What about KRK monitors? They seem to be popular with the membership here. I figure there is a reason. When I get around to monitors, active I think is about the only way to go. My...

"once you've found a good falsetto "placement" (aslo known as up and back) try to sing your lower notes from that "placement". it won't be exactly the same but better, clearer, and more intelligble " Interesting. This is something I have never heard before. I'll have to work at that. Anything...

It seems mildly challenging to find a distributor in the US. Most of them are farther east. Lol. I am really interested in the Groove Tube mics, so I sent a PM to Miroslav, as recommended by Moresound. Nothing wrong with adding an upgrade to the cabinet, and the versatility that comes with it...

Those wouldn't be the kind made by Vicks would they?

Can't say that I have heard of Sontronics... of course that doesn't mean they are bad by any means. I notice that some of the Groove Tubes mics fall into this budget range, and one that I have read as a great all arounder for a little more. Any opinions on the GT mics?

Now, this is about the gutsiest for the moment. I have attached a short 30 second or so MP3 take. This was done with my Mp105 tube pre, run through an ART interface. Used a smidge of 'verb, a low pass filter, and some compression. You can hear a little of my stuffiness in the lower end here, but...

Well, it is still there on the low end, but not nearly as noticeable. It might be possible that I am pushing too much through the nose to get the sound on the high end, but it doesn't *feel* like it. I sound stuffed up when I talk too. Lol. Maybe I'll get gutsy, and post up a .ogg of some takes...

Hey all. This seems a little silly, and perhaps it is. The only aspect of my voice that I am generally unhappy with is that I sound stuffed up almost all the time (and this is true in physical terms...I really am). It only becomes noticeable when I start hitting middle voice ranges. If I stick...

Ok, so more issues on hand. The MXL 2003a seems to be causing a bit of a stir on the boards here. Seems it's the nazz in that price bracket. Other MXL models that have my attention are the V88, which I heard some demo videos on, and it sounded very nice. Hard to find on MF, but they are around...

The MXL 2003a is wired with a Mogami cable... that is the odd ball 7 pin cable isn't it? Seems like a high end feature for what is called a budget brand most of the time? What about the BLUE Spark? I've been itching to give BLUE a try for a while. I imagine with a rep like that, they're doing...

Yeah, I'm having one of those. Thinking I might want to upgrade away from that Samson. It sounds alright, but it's not the best. I am sure that I can get an ok enough sound out of it for a while, so this is not a hurried debate. I can also get a nice enough sound out of my Ev as well. Big soft...

"why can't someone just record one vocal track with one mic and then merely DUPLICATE that recorded track (an exact recorded copy) to a new blank track in your recording program? That way, you will have two exact replicas of the right take you want." -Because when double tracking I am assuming...

In my experience, RODE makes some damn fine mics. Not as big a name as BLUE. I used to own an NTK, and and NT3 and *really* regret ever selling them... those things were beautiful. I think a good quality condenser should be able to reproduce most anything faithfully. Not directly related to what...

Been using Reaper the past couple days.... and *really* liking it. A friend of mine has Cubase, and I can find very little to fault that program for. I see it is one of the more popular DAWs based on the poll. This I imagine comes from it being a pretty nice program coupled with a more modest...

I leave a bunch of shit open, including crap like iTunes, Firefox, some word docs, as well as some PDF viewers, and my machine doesn't bog. Lol. I *have* thought about building a budget machine solely for the purpose of recording though. It's really unnecessary... but from a gear nerd standpoint...

Also, PJB, I notice that if the other vocal tracks sit too high in the mix, you will get a strong chorus effect...which can sound a little robotic to my ears. Maybe that is part of the equation on your end?

Dynamics can get you a pretty good start at a modest price. If you keep your eyes peeled on the used market, even more so. I like Electro Voice mics personally. I had a few difference Shures (still have one)... the SM58, Beta 58, BG1.0. and the 588SB. All were good, but the beta was a hot one...

Well, my interface came in today. So I naturally had to try it out, and mess around a bit. I have found that the best all around sound comes from my Ev Co9. It spanks even my condenser going in raw, or at least sounds that way to me. I tried a triple track. I panned the two other takes left and...