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Agree with Lt. Bob - the Petersen StroboStomp is the way to go if you want the bass and guitars to really be in tune. I can't tell you how many times a guitarist/bassist has come to the studio and used it for the first time - they all say the same thing: "Holy $#&*, I've never been this in...

It's been said many times around here - the best improvements can be made by focusing your attention on: The Room The Mic Pres The Soundcard - So find an acoustician to enhance your recording room(s) with bass traps/taming reflections and flutter echos, etc. - Start upgrading your mic preamps...

Although I agree the BLA mode is a great upgrade to an existing product, I still think the RME would be the way to go if you want to buy something new. I have the Fireface 800 and a friend has upgraded his soundcard with the Black Lion mod and we both agree my system still sounds better. Now...

The best way I know to straighten a cable out is to leave it laying stretched out in the sun for an hour or so (depending on how hot it is that day).

News Flash - Misinformation With all due respect to your in-depth knowledge and skills, I must disagree with you Blue Groove. The ONLY time dents appear on tom heads is when people don't know how to hit the drums properly. And believe me, they get hit pretty hard around here. But I agree...

I'm not sure how LE runs things, but on the SX versions, you go to the effects tab (F4), add a new effects bus, and select a new instance of the reverb in the pull down menu. Usually Cubase renames this for you "Classic Reverb2". The you go back to your audio track, hit the "e" button and call...

You can just call up another FX send channel and select a new instance of the reverb (rename it to avoid confusion) or just use one as an insert effect.

All great advice so far! I'd like to add some tips on preparation. For the next few days before the audition, it's a good idea to spend a few hours working with a metronome at different speeds. Play your basic rock beats as solid and groovin as you can. I'd say do at least 5 minutes each at...

Hopefully you have a good set of iso headphones so you can listen to what you're doing when setting the mics. I would favor a room that has some "hard" sounding ambience. A dead room will not allow the sounds to "bloom". Also, do not record them in room that has carpeting!!! Use hardwood...

Now that's true - we definitely DON'T need another sample rate debate. Sorry, what I meant to say was "I disagree" with you. Cheers, Rez NYMorningstar- there are other instances where you might "need" to record at 48k. One for instance would be related to clock sync with certain devices...

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Actually that's a pretty decent budget for a kit. I hate to make things more complicated for you but if you're going to be paying that much for a kit I think you owe it to yourself to research more options. For instance, TAMA and Mapex make great gear in that price range that will SOUND...

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You can register the dongle on another computer and move it over to your DAW. I believe you can now use the donlge on different computers too. -Rez

Good for the price Ozone 3 can be very helpful for a lot of things. I think the best benefit for me was learning so much about how each device works - including dithering. They have good info in general and you can check out the manuals w/o buying the program (check their web site). I learned a...

Hey BlackHawk- here is my limited experience: My bassplayer is also a drummer who borrowed my kit (vintage Ludwigs) until he could afford his own. He first bought a Pacific kit, which sounded OK for the small gigs he was doing, but he soon outgrew that kit (his words) and moved up to a DDrum...

Actually, I've played some very small clubs/bars where we used a mic in the kick drum and an overhead and it sounded great FOH (both SM57s). Oftentimes even just an SM58 laying in the bass drum can help. Especially if the drummer knows how to "play to the room" this could be help it sound more...

Hey crew, I'm always on the look out for cool percussion items to add to my collection. I figured I'd pass this along in case anybody else is interested in this stuff. Check out the Hammerax web site: http://www.hammerax.com/products.htm I think my favorite so far is the HellBell. Cheers, Rez

If you're looking for a cool sound and portability, you should check out the GigPig too. Not crazy 'bout the snare sounds but the rest is cool: http://www.gigpig.org/

I really enjoyed listening to this! Ultimately, that's way more important than how well it was recorded/mixed. Which it was, BTW. Kudos to all the players. Although a little sloppy at times, I really dug the drummer's snare rolls. Not an easy thing to do. Maybe if he tightened the head...