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That would depend on if its a solo piano being recorded, or if the piano is being recorded live in the context of other instruments playing. Huge differance.

barcus-berry piano pickup. sounds great and is very versatile. I tried pzm's, condensors, dynamics-in a loud band situation, none were great for recording or PA use. Barcus berry!!!!!!!

There does seem to be some magic (or not so magic) point where if the amps volume and distortion become way fricken loud, the subtle differences between quality mics becomes less obvious. If the distorted guitar is playing at a kajillion db's, then its really only splitting hairs. If the...

I was once trying to explain to one of my professors in art school why my painting was good in purely conceptual terms. He said to me "How many times can you look at that damn Duchamp urinal? " He was right.

Yeah, I'm sure they could give you a real honest review. Such as ---- "Honestly, we tried it out, and it needs about 6 tons of gain for it to work. Also, with a lot of gain it becomes allmost useless for quiet applications due to it's self noise. We really think it's kind of crappy, but it...

Saw this on ebay today, so they have finally made it to market. Has anybody seen a review or tried one of these puppies yet. When this was discussed earlier it was only conjecture as to the quality of the mics's innards. Could be cool, could be crap...

I have used C4's for both drum overheads and recording an upright bass, and have been pleased with both scenarios. I do not have the Rodes, so I can't give you a sound comparison. I do have Rode NT1 and I think it's a great mic for the price. However, in terms of features I believe the C4's...

wow, guess I need to brush up on my math skills. I was wondering why that moron shoe I put on this morning fit so well.

Why doesn't my wood xlr cord work? Remember, the bigger the grill, the bigger the sound. The smaller the grill, the smaller the sound. By the way, what's this phantom power I'm always reading about? Is that the best way to record spooky sounds or to emcee a D&D convention? How does a 9v battery...

Speed is part of a vocabulary. It is important if its part of everything else serving some purpose. When I see these guitar player magazines out there they seem to spend way too much time blowing themselves over who the latest chop monster is. All I am trying to get at is that in order for me to...

Yeah, but Johnny Cash doesn't play real fast, so technically, he's no good. I mean come on, Steve Vai can play circles around him!!!! That's why you did not see Johnny Cash dueling Ralph Macheo in that Crossroads movie! Hell, who needs a good tune when you can play that fricken fast. Those...

I do a lot of recording with treated horns (playing sax/bass clarinet through effects like delay and reverb). I've gotten real good at creating sax choirs with overdubbing reverbed out sax solos. Here's the situation I want to record. I have access to a building lobby space that has mind...

All over the fuckin' place. That's what I like too see. Good man!

Shellac "At Action Park" It literaly blew my speakers at work. Steve Albini's guitar tone could split atoms. http://www.webinfo.co.uk/crackedmachine/shellac.htm

Come on guys, let's stick to folks that most folks know. I can name every obscure guitar player in the world, but it's not really answering the question. Also, how the fuck can Steve Vai be an underated guitar player? The dudes on like every cover of every guitar wank mag ever made. He's the...

Depends on the can. May I recommend- http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3918&item=6111315390&rd=1

With no consideration to sound quality issues, what do you guys think is the coolest looking mic made today (no vintage, that should be a differant thread). Those odd looking blue mics? RE 20? Coles ribbons? That Rode stereo mic? etc.......................

It is one of the coolest looking mics out there not including vintage types.

mostly voice/singing. of course, other applications when they suggest themselves.

So many folks on this board rave about these two mics for voice/vocals. I have used the re20 at the radio station I work at and think it sounds great. These seem to be similer mics in terms of size and application. Is there a major differance between the two, and if you were to get one, which...