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I've got the Toft, and while I've not used that particular Meek, I am familiar with other Meek strips. The Toft, to me, is clearly the better choice, unless you love the Meek color and want to commit to that. Fletcher and others have said that the Toft pre isn't too hot - and it (and a lot of...

Seems like the 57 gets a lot of unfair criticism - personally, I think it's ideal for a heavily distorted guitar cab. It's like having the right amount of eq right at the source.

See if you can first place your mics where you need next to no eq when mixing. Usually, I like to either add or take away some click on the kick drum, but generally won't do much more eq'ing unless I'm going for an effected sound.

My room is a little bigger than yours (about 15' x 12'), and I've got a Yamaha Stage Custom I'm recording. Two things have helped me tremendously: bass traps, and relying less on my overheads and more on my close mics. I try to get a solid kick and snare sound, and use my overheads for some...

Not to be rude, but why are you looking for eq tips when the sound is fine already?

You absolutely cannot go wrong with an RNC compressor for the price. They are extremely uncolored, and can really be pushed and still be musical.

Not sure if I've already posted in this thread or not, but here goes: AT 4050 AT 4033 ADK v51s MXL v67g ADK sc1 (x2) Audix D2 Beyer m69 Shure sm57 I'm lacking a dedicated kick mic, as well as a tube / ribbon (i.e., "color") mic.

Studio Projects VTB-1 can be had for dirt cheap these days. Spend an extra $10 on a better tube, and you've got a pretty cool pre on your hands.

Yep, like others have said, a room of that size could bring out some problems and it'll be in the overheads (vs. the close mics) that you'll notice it. I'm in a similar situation - in a small room - so I use my overheads to just pick up the cymbals and give the kit a little bit of space. Since...

kick drum mic I've had some luck lately with a somewhat strange setup...a beyer m69 maybe 6" from the beater, slightly off axis, and an at4033 3' outside the kick, 3' high and pointing at the middle of the kick. The beyer gets a nice low-mid thump and some click, while the 4033 picks up a...

I'll second the 163. I've got a 164, which I think is the stereo version of the 163. Awesome, colored, somewhat noisy compressor for cheap.

Beyer m69...and it can be a great Neil Young / Harvest-era kick drum mic, too. FWIW, I really like c1000's as a compliment to a LDC on acoustic guitar, especially for arpeggiated stuff where you want some bite. I know of at least one very respected person who uses them as go-to mics on guitar...

I've become a big fan of an at4033 about 5' high looking down toward the guitar, mixed with something like an adk sc1 about 8" off the 12th fret. Pan them however you like, and you've got a nice Tom Petty sound going.

I'd describe mine as being forward-sounding, but not in a way of giving of false high end. I find it more pronounced in the upper mids, really.

And I like it better as a DI, FWIW. I changed the tube to a JJ Tesla, and with my P-Bass (w/ a reissue '61 pickup in it), the VTB is my go to bass DI. I find the preamp to be fairly forward, and maybe a little harsh in the high end but handling lower frequencies fine. It works well on snare w/...

Sorry is this has been covered... I'm pretty new to recording drums, and am having a problem removing some ringing from a snare. It is a steel 14x5.5 yamaha from a stage custom set. I've replaced the top head with an Evans ST dry, and have that head tuned up pretty well (I think). The snare...

my rack Small but does the job: Behringer patchbay Aardvark 24/96 interface dbx 164 comp rnc 2 x Studio Projecs vtb1 (w/ Tesla tubes) Toft ATC-2 stereo mic pre/comp/eq Rocktron 310 mono limiter Peavey vtb-1 (w/ Mullard & EH tubes) tc electronic m300 lexicon mpx110

I've been happy with my Toft ATC-2 on kick and snare, FWIW. The EQ is priceless for my purposes.