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DO NOT become enamored with a compressor. If you are not really sure what a compressor does then use it sparingly if at all. It can be a marvelous tool for shaping the sound of something but using it as a repair tool leads to many 'other' problems

The $64 dollar question. How much is not enough and what to do about it??? Arrangement arrangement arrangement......There's some great information the posts already. Not sure I can improve on it. It's really hard to separate yourself from things that you have played into an arrangement of...

This is my problem with you. I have heard more SM58's than you can imagine. YES they all sound like SM58's. No they ALL are not the same and in MOST CASES the differences will be subtle. It is a mic that boasts particular characteristics and are fairly consistent from mic to mic. That's why they...

? You continue to insist that someone in these posts has suggested that one SM58 is "BETTER" than another or that 'their' particular SM58 is better than yours.......Not sure where that is coming from.....I can't find that reference at all. I DO entirely agree with Snow Lizard on the fact...

You really don't understand what I'm talking about. Most multiple mic situations are out of phase as well as out of time as Jay suggested. MOST if not ALL are less than 90 degrees out of phase and flipping polarity is not the way to fix it. Phase is something that isn't talked about much because...

I listened to all three tracks. I have one word. Phase. Don't understand how phase affects two separate sources? Research. Johnathan Little is a good place to start to understand what phase does to signals. Most people will try and add and subtract with EQ, compress, gate, slapping a distortion...

While I do NOT understand your reluctance to "learn" something I do understand why you maintain that in a side-by-side comparison of several modern (for example) Fender DRRI amps that the sound of each would be very very similar in it's nature. And ,yes, it is a sound that the engineers and the...

The TLM 102 is a very clean and clear mic. It handles a lot spl and sounds excellent on a lot of sources. It is a 50ohm output mic so for some mating's with transformer front-end preamps it may sound a little brighter than it actually is. But with most modern gear it shouldn't be a problem. If...

The word "compressor" kinda says it all when looked at in context. Use of one when tracking a source is always going to be a matter of choice with any engineer. Part of the beauty of doing so is to have several different flavors of compressor to choose from. Each type of compression...

Yes. It certainly goes beyond the OP's post regarding budget. My point being there does seem to be a particular type of kit that the pro V.O. people tend to gravitate to. Another thing that I have learned about the 'bigger' VO projects is there are almost always auditions for them. The number...

The few V.O. projects I have had in last couple of years the producer and the artist all chose either my U87 (old version) or My Bock/Soundelux U195. I have friends who travel in international VO circles and their set up is a Manley Reference and a Redd 47 preamp. According to them, this is the...

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Yeah....where in the world did THAT list come from?? For the uninitiated wanting their FIRST mic for acoustic guitar, the Shure SM81 is straight-up the easiest to use. Doesn't seem to matter what preamp/interface you're using until you get into the really expensive....Some folks would call them...

You close mic with a HPF and roll out the lows that are characteristic in the proximity effect of the mic and not really a reproduction of real information in those frequencies.

A variable high-pass on the input is your friend. Always. Close micing requires a signal chain that doesn't add to the things you are trying to eliminate. This is where the high-end preamps, compressors and real electrical circuits come into use. A couple of stages of tube goodness or high-end...

A quality amp simulator cannot be picked out of a listening line-up with an entire mix going on......no matter how good your ears are and your level of experience. That being said.....what CAN be picked out is the guitarist reacting to the sound they're producing in their playing and how that...

Since we are letting out secrets....Miroslav......The AKG D1000E has been a secret weapon on HiHats for years for me. The roll-off switch is kinda magic....

When you say "fizziest and thinnest of all three" you are telling me that all have the very thing in their sound that you are trying to eliminate. And there is a very old saying in this business from an engineers standpoint....MIC DON'T LIE......If YOU hear that kind of sound coming from your...

The closer you get to the dust cap the more treble you'll get in the mic. Being "skeptical" of the 'less is more' mantra isn't going to get you anywhere. It is a MANTRA because it works and has for years. Placing the mic closer to the grill cloth gets more proximity effect 'bloom' especially...

You have to ask yourself if there's going to be an usable information below 100hz and if so don't high-pass going in. Otherwise ALWAYS high-pass.