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I really recommend the Oktava MK-219. I have a matched stereo pair and they work well on practically everything. I use them for vocals, drums, organ, piano, guitar amp and loads of other things and they always produce a great sound.

I've been playing around with the sound for a while now and I've managed to get a sound I'm pleased with with only one mic. I've set the amp (Blues Deluxe) up in another room as before with the bass and middle on zero and the treble about half way up. I've then mic'ed it with a single Oktava...

I'm fairly pleased with it. I just think that maybe it could have more 'drive' or 'impact' to it.

The Oktava MK219 is a great mic. I use it on pretty much anything that isn't a close miked guitar cab or drum and it always does well.

I've played around with close miking before but I've not managed to get good results. I'm going to do it again thought as it seems to be a very common method so I should be able to get a good sound out of it. This is the sound I'm getting with my current technique...

Hi, I'm currently recording a new album with my band and am trying to get the best bass sound I possibly can. I'm playing a Hofner violin bass (with flatwounds) through a Fender Blues Deluxe. I've got the bass sounding great though the amp but am having problems capturing that sound. My current...

I always try to get clean recordings. I record to a Tascam MS16 with DBX. I don't try to push everything into the red to get that "analogue" sound.

I've always thought that it's not much to worry about since the equipment has a fuse on the inlet anyway.

It was certainly complicated. It had the most ridiculous (and seemingly prone to breaking down) routing system ever. The R8 and 812 combo was a very good buy, I made some great recordings on it. I've upgraded to an MS16 with a studiomaster 20/16/2 desk now. The quality is noticeably better than...

I bought a used 688 a few years back. Worst buy in the history of the world. It turned up ridiculously late and didn't work at all. I took it to my repair man who diagnosed it with a broken capstan motor. I then had to wait about six months for a capstan motor, capstan and pinch roller to be...

I've already got a 16' x 20' room for my studio so I don't need to use the garage. I'm planning on converting the garage to a bar when i get the money though. That's kind of an extension of the studio :)

Hi, I've just bought all the parts to build a two channel, four band parametric EQ according to this design Simple, Easy Parametric and Graphic EQ's, Plus Peaks and Notches. Has anyone had experience with this circuit? How does it sound? The parts didn't cost very much so I decided just to give...

Yep, that's just how it works. A lot of machines do that. I think the idea is that there's no lag whilst it gets up to speed when you press play. It's always seemed a bit silly to me.

Hi, I currently mix to a Sony RCD W100 CD recorder. However, I can notice a drop in quality when listening back compared to the music coming straight off the tape. I'm thinking of buying a Mytek stereo96 converter to improve the quality. I'd run the output from the desk into the converter then...

Sorry, I forgot to find out where you were. I live in Hastings so he drove down and did it on site. Obviously if you live up north or outside of England it may be more of a problem!

He's an audio technician. He's basically THE MAN for tape recorders. He's got a website.

I've just had my MS16 set up by Clive Kavan. It has made a difference to the sound and I can thoroughly recommend his services to anyone who wants their machine calibrated professionally.

so what are the advantages over the MK219s?

I've heard this from lots of people so I'm very tempted. How does the sound differ from the MK219s? Also, is it worth getting the omni capsules? There's quite a price difference.

It seems almost impossible to find demos of things recorded with ribbon mics online. Also, I've read that the TBone RB500 is the same mic as the Nady. Would this be a good choice? The price is very good.