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Thank you. Rod Norman Engineer

I started with the Sony 32 track digital tape machine. At home, I ran Performer linked through MOTU timepiece to a 24 track tape machine. Later I moved to Pro Tools at home. I had no trouble running through an interface and patch bay for the instruments and off-board effects. Then I ordered the...

When Hal Blaine was recorded on one session, they used over twenty mics. (he had a set of rack toms all over the place) I've done sets with only two, an overhead small diaphragm condenser and a Bass Drum mic. Other times I used between six and about ten. The rule I use is this. The Bass drum and...

What a great post. A musicologist I worked with in NYC gave me something similar. Thanks. Rod Norman Engineer

There is a difference between downloading free software and downloading software for free. Remember the axiom: You get what you pay for. Software like garage band and a few others (do the research) will get you started. I found the Adobe Premiere Production suite for sale by Adobe and saved a...

Most software have effects available in-house. You won't need the compressor unless you like compressing during recording and want to put it in-line. (I had a lot of rack mount devices from my tape studio, but if you're starting digital, don't worry about it.) There are good effects that are...

This is a good place. Ignore the trolls (people who use the internet to annoy others with useless criticism) Check out Into The Lair and Recording Revolution tutorials on Youtube as well. Good Luck, Rod Norman Engineer

Questions Mark, I have a few questions. Here's my email. rodjnorman@yahoo.com Rod Norman Engineer

It's easy to get confused. Each sound starts as monaural. That is a single sound source that sounds the same no matter where you are relative to the room. AS you move away from the sound source, the room's characteristics come into play. Few rooms are entirely and perfectly symmetrical so the...

I'm going to amend this in this way. If an output is a digital signal, you should not allow that output to clip. Some of the other replies deal with the specific levels and the dBfs issues. If that confuses you, just watch your meters. Don't everdo one and try to fix it with the other. Suffice...

Clipping on an output usually occurs at the speakers. The inputs are where clipping is occurring that you can't get rid of. Gain staging is your friend. Inputs should always be set so the levels do not go over yellow and the output can be as high as you want as long as your input doesn't have to...

Wow. I don't know if the OP realized what a chord he struck in all of us. The idea that we should always seek to do what we love is the best. I have a few friends whose wives eventually told them to get back into music just to get them out of the house. LOL But what a great woman to have. One...

I don't see anything in the answers I can ad to except maybe one thing. Dynamic mics are usually designed with abaffle cehind the diaphragm. That is to reject sounds coming from the audience or other instruments not directly in front of the tip. You might try turning the set up around so it...

Here you go Jimmy. You're right. That doesn't mean anyone else is wrong, but what they are saying is just more stuff for the OP to consider in other situations. I'm also a drummer, so I'm used to playing to a click. The rule is, if you can hear the click, you're off. But most songs with...

No, I'm not joking. You should finish your mix then send it along with the individual wave files to a mastering engineer along with a sample of a commercial CD you want your music to meet. Make sure its similar to your music. They will use your mix as a guide to what you want to stand out. They...

A very thoughtful reply to a real problem most home recording studio face. Everything you added would do a lot to squash the problems but you practically turned your room into a professional studio. You mentioned covering the windows. I always worried about ventilation until I read a science...

Pretty was never the desired end result. And if putting anything up caused spiders to start crawling than every studio would be crawling with spiders. And the operational word in your reply is the word "worked" It worked for a reason. And if it worked in the sixties, that doesn't mean it will...

Thanks for adding that piece of information on frequencies vis a vis absorbation. As I had said, placing what were intended to be "clouds" directly on the ceiling would severely reduce their effectiveness but primarily in the low frequencies. The draped porous soft fabric like a fleece or felt...

Personally I'm a mac user, but when I upgraded to an animation, film and recording system, I had a computer built for me, so it's a Windows. I agree with a lot of the comments. The last thing you want is for the system to get in the way, so use whatever you're familiar with. Mac is considered...

Thanks for providing this service. I hope people will be able to get access to it easily. When I post items on eBay now, I post them at the price I paid for the kit (styrene models) and the buyers get the assembly and painting for free. Still, a lot of people seem to be looking for things at far...