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I gotta' know: Where did you place the place the PZMs and how many did you use? The sound is killer. The track is stereo, yet I'm not hearing stereo separation.

For anybody actually responding with numbers: When you guys are hitting against Cliff Lee, what are the general bat speed and timing settings? I'm looking to hit the ball on a line roughly 20 feet off the ground over the left side. Nothing fancy. I never really want to hit it anywhere else...

Ok. Over it. It's a fun contest. Can you guys post a list of tracks? I need to start planning how I'm gonna' compress 36 down to 24.

I dunno. Seems like an invitation to fire up the cookie-cutter factory. And a mix CAN'T be technically bad if it is awesome to listen to. If you "fixed" the Stooges, they wouldn't be as awesome to listen to. Anyway, the one that bothers me the most: Separation - everything clean and audible...

Criteria 1-3 are made irrelevant by criteria 4. And none of that bullcrap aside from 4 matters anyway. Simplify this thing. What one you like the best and nothing else.

I'm entering.

The answer is simple. Does the band perform the song better with a click? If yes, use a click. If no, don't use a click.

Record a scratch track for everything first. If it can't be done live (and these days it usually can't), then lay down what you can and overdub scratch tracks for everything. Since they are scratch tracks, the order doesn't really matter. That way you can: *See if the arrangement even works...

Can't go wrong with a Shure Beta 52 for kick and a 57 on snare. My other favorite is an Audix D6 on kick. The Sennheiser MD421 can do wonderful things on any drum. For room mics and overheads there are way too many options to list without really thinking about it.

Why mess with compressors in the hands of the public when we can just release two masters of every song? Instant solution right there, and nobody is doing it. On a side note: Wow, I can't stand this nested-scrolling thing the board is doing for longer posts. Breaks iPad browsing, and is...

Advantages to "on the way in": *You can't change it later. Yes, that can be an advantage depending on how your brain works. For some it helps focus the project. *It can also help with overdubs since the existing sounds will never change to possibly clash with the overdub tone in the...

I love the cry of "audio snob" echoed throughout the internet. It's like being branded a food snob for asking to go to Boston Market instead of McDonnalds.

A long, long read, covering many techniques that none of us can use in a home environment, but full of essential knowledge. It's an amazing window into the work put into killer heavy guitar sounds. Slipperman's Recording Distorted Guitars From Hell Set aside a few hours and have fun.

EQ on a bluegrass banjo? First you have to find a bluegrass band that will permit you to close-mic and overdub their instruments to begin with.

Not only is it not necessary to mic the bottom, it's not necessary to mic the top. Some genre's/songs/productions get along just fine with the overheads alone. As far as brightness goes, even if you do use a bottom mic you will get large amounts of snare brightness from your overheads or...

It's not that simple. It's a chicken and egg thing. 20 years ago, people listened on decent home systems. Studios made music that sounded good. These days people listen to mp3's on the worst speakers/buds imaginable. Studios make music that does not benefit for being played on a decent home...

Rupture More Speakers Rats, Mine's Softer Retarded Marketing Strategy Ruin My Song Rubin's Musical Signature Really Mushy Sound Rampant Mastering Stupidity Rendered Mostly Square Ram! Mash! Squash! Ready for Mediocre Systems Ritalin Music Society Remove Most Sub-bass

You got into trouble as soon as you looked at the wave form. If there is no push and pull, if the wave lines up perfectly with the grid, the performance will suck. Now, I have no idea how good your performance actually is. You might very well need practice. But you will know you got there...

A fun and useful read: Slipperman's Recording Distorted Guitars From Hell

You can record killer tracks with little Pig Nose amps or even the clip-on battery powered practice toys. It all depends on what you're trying to do. I've got one amp I love, 3 amps that are kinda' crap, one amp that's total crap, the above mentioned battery powered guy, and a modeler. In...