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Jason, 1) do you have any strong feelings re: Mac vs. PC? 2) are you interested in MIDI capabilities, or only audio? 3) do you already have any familiarity with any recording products (portastudios, mixer/tape decks, etc)? This could help to narrow down what software you're looking at. Many...

So, I'm probably going to be moving some time in the next couple of months, and hopefully relocating my bedroom studio into a space that I'll be able to do something with. One of my primary concerns is to acoustically treat the room, for mixing. I've read some of the literature from RealTraps...

Agreed re: monitors. As for CPU, if you're feeling savvy, I'd just go to tigerdirect.com (or the retailer of your choice), and start selecting components, and build your own system. Price will be a little cheaper than buying a system, but the real advantage is that you have total control over...

MIC PLACEMENT!!!!! Try something radical, like NOT close-mic'ing everything. The distance of a source to a mic is part of what is captured when you record. Drop your backing vocalists 2-3 feet off a mic. Record drums with an OH mic, and mix that with light input from the spot mics. Record...

It's also pretty important to not forget where a lot of people are coming from. The first time I plugged in most of my stuff together, it didn't work. And everything I tried didn't seem to help. So I got some help. Then it started to work. For me, it was a fun challenge. But to some folks...

Doug Q is right, it's all about throughput. SCSI was the choice because it's HD's spin at 10k RPM. The faster a HD spins, the shorter the seek time, and therefore, the easier the data is to access, and write. With 7200 RPM IDE drives, most folks can handle audio on their drives. But when...

Well, the way I see it, if you've only got $100-200 to spend on a set of monitors, I'd stick with a set of consumer stereo speakers, and a nice set of headphones: Headphones would be used to check frequency (since they're bound to be more level than a cheap set of "studio monitors"). You'll...

would you rather mix on shitty monitors, or on decent headphones? I'd vote headphones. Of course, you're going to need to check your mixes many places with either option, but I'd rather have good frequency response to start, and work from there. -mg

since "best" is really subjective, I've voted for what is definitely the best for my small project studio (no drums), and that is the Event EZBus. There's no question that the flexibility of an audio interface/MIDI control surface/digital mixer, all wrapped up in one, has been perfect for me...

the best cheap monitors are going to be a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones. You won't outgrow them, and you can mix on them until you can save up for a pair of monitors you won't regret within a year. ----------caution, controversial statement about to appear----- or go on ebay, and pick up...

Oh my! You've gotta get that to Martins Saulespurens! -mg

Harvey, as always, thanks. for those looking for the "matching mics at stores" thread, here it is: http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?threadid=38175&highlight=matching+mics+at+stores If Alan or Brent is reading this thread, I'm still wondering about the Studio Projects "colored...

I haven't heard it, but I think that I'm going to bite the bullet and buy this, just to check it out: http://www.pomona1.com/ It's like an e-book on CD-ROM, with audio examples of what they're talking about. It's a great idea, I just don't know how well they pulled it off. But it's run out...

I've read about it in 2 or 3 different places, the most recent being in the last issue of TapeOp. I think that it was in an issue of EQ or Recording last year, as well. The mics were gated, so that the quiet passages were only in the close mic, the louder passages turned on the second mic, and...

Thanks for the response, all. Harvey, I've got a question, based on your order of importance. If the sensitivity is the least important of the 3 characteristics, then is the Studio Projects "colored dot" method of "matching" mics worth much, to those interested in matched pairs? The way I...

LOL

Is this what you're looking for? It's on a Tape-Op mod for Radio Shack PZM mics. http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?threadid=44997&highlight=PZM+mod -mg

the phantom power is used to power a circuit which will supposedly keep a constant impedance load at the mic output. I think that there's a picture somewhere at www.bluemic.com which shows it mounted on a stand. My interpretation was more of a baseball-size. -mg

Just FYI, for those who are eagerly waiting, you can now get BLUE Balls over at Sweetwater. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TheBall/ good god, I've been waiting to post that for a while ;-) -mg

So I was browsing the Sweetwater Tech Notes archive, and came across this one: http://www.sweetwater.com/insync/techtip.php?find=06/09/1999 Basically, they state that matching was really important when all mics were made by hand, but nowadays, it really doesn't matter, and is pretty much a...