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Good point, Fletcher. I'm just a jerk with an ADAT and a few mic pre's that I bought off e-bay, should my advice be weighed the same as someone who runs a studio? Probably not. Signature lines help with this, I think. And doesn't a signature line help us learn who may or may not have an...

The advice above is good, but I wanted to add that I too play mostly acoustic guitar and was at the same point as you were a few years back. I got a Boss BR-8 (like the "all in 1's" that you are looking at), and although the overall sound was pretty good and clean, it really was much better for...

I realize that this is not a popular opinion on this board, but I really like the SM58 for recording vocals (more than my GT tube consendor mic) - and I like the 58 even more with a semi-decent pre behind it.... ------------- Originally Posted by rsolinski Ok..time to kill the urban studio...

I find this last post interesting in an odd sort of way. Sure, close mic'ing with isolation is going to be a more deliberate sound, but a "room sound" can sound just fine. It depends on what you are after. Rudy2, my humble advice is to get a couple condensors (the mic's that you bought are...

....and you may want to post what kind of style you play...finger-picking, alt-acoustic, rock, slide, etc. I like much different mic's for playing hard with a pick than for soft finger-picking. You will probably get better advice on what people like. smt

Keep in mind that I'm a home studio guy, not a pro, and that I love drum sounds that are like old jazz records, nice airy sound (seems to be exactly the opposite of what you are after). I don't think that 57's are going to get the job done as overheads though, condensors should be much better...

As someone who has done much goofing around lately to find a vocal set-up and acoustic guitar set-up (with less money to use on mic's and pre's), my humble advice is to get a new pre first and see how your mic's sound. Different pre's give mic's a whole new character, who knows, you may really...

I think that there's a loop in one of the Orchestral sets in ACID that is just one note, when looped, it is just that one note for an infinite length. And I remember it sounding pretty good. Or I have a Korg sound module that has violin-type sounds.... send me e-mail at k@smalltimecharlie.com...

....people seem to be more or less upset about spam on these types of boards based on who posts it. When a member's first post is "Buy my recording info tapes!" they generally get very rude responses. If a more well-known reseller or manufacurer posts information about their products, that...

Yup, I've had this problem on a lot of guitars - I came to the conclusion above about intonation. At one point, I had a habit of putting the capo on at a slight angle (not quite parallel to the frets), which I thought helped at the time. It may be a good idea to get your guitar set up if you...

fat finger: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/420270/ Yes, I thought that it was highly suspicious when I first saw it too, but it works. It's not going to be a night and day difference, but this mixed with having your guitar right next to your amp should be...

...can you go to a music store and listen to a POD just to see what it sounds like? That may be a good way to rule it out. I don't have a POD, but my uneducated opinion (I don't run a studio, I'm a home recordist with budget gear) is that micing your amp will be better, especially for clean...

Keep in mind that I am in the home recordist category with modest gear - and I'm not typically shooting for pristine studio sound, just a good sound that doesn't get in the way of the performance. As people have mentioned above, you will probably get the best results if you get the drummer in a...

The advice above seems to be much better educated advice. But since I'm definitely in the low-budget home recordist category and don't know what I'm doing (I'm just tinkering, which is different than shooting for great sounding recordings), I thought that I'd chime in. I too have gone through...

...I'm a lurker too most of the time. But I really like this song. There are lots of great songs posted here, but this is *my* kind of song. As for the mix, I could just listen to the song, there wasn't anything in the mix that distracted from the song. The only thought that I had was that...

Ugh...this again. I agree with Chessrock about 3 pages ago.... I am also not a lawyer - but this seems pretty cut and dry to me. It is standard practice for any reseller or cooperative advertising arrangement to have "hold harmless" language included in their contract. Meaning that a...

I, for one, appreciate your thoughts. I think that there are alot of people reading this forum who are a one-person-show....meaning that there isn't anyone else around to run a board and pay attention to the sound going to tape. I have alot of trouble with thinking that tracks sound good as I...

I used to record drums with 2 mic's. I ended up putting an AKG 2000 directly over the kit pointed straight down (about 6 - 7 feet above ground). Then putting a AKG 1000 about a foot or two in front of the bass drum at the height of the snare drum. I positioned it so that it was right next to...

You guys are killing me with these songs. This is the kind of song that just can't be LOUD enough. I keep playing it over and over, a bit LOUDER each time....and it just sounds better each time! You are planning on 20 songs? I'll be deaf and without working speakers by then! I love the "4...

Yeah, so I think that your answer is yes. I find that there are some guitars that find names, and some that do not. And I find that the ones that do not have names eventually get traded or sold...but the ones that do have names stick around for a while... The three logical conclusions here...