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It's fine to use headphones when tracking - it's during MIXING that you really need to use monitors, for reasons explained fully in other threads... (try the "search" function...) - Wil PS: You might want to track everything with no eq or fx (i.e. as "dry" as possible) and add whatever is...

The sound from the underside of a snare might be out of phase with the sound from the top. By changing the polarity (phase) of one of the microphones, there is less chance of phase-cancellation, and you will get a better ("fuller", "beefier", "nicer", "richer") sound. (Tip: use the "search"...

2 PZMs taped inside the closed lid... - Wil

No Highs! All Lows! it must be a... With Bose it's all in the marketing, and the fact that many ignorant people have far too much disposable income. I bought one of their Bose-boom-boxes (way back in the early 1980s) and although the idea of the folded-labyrinth-ported-speaker-thingy was...

B & K Demo disc. Lots of different types/styles/genres - all done with B & K mics. Pretty damned good! - Wil (for B & K read DPA)

Two double-basses One electric-upright-bass Fifteen electric-basses http://www.k1wd.com/music/bass/bass.htm - Wil

Here's a link which might inspire you... http://www.taynet.co.uk/users/mcgon/ Good Luck! - Wil

Pardon the interruption of an interruption, but there is a thread in the Analogue forum, which dealswith the problem of oxide-shedding, and how to deal with it. The solution offered really does work - I've resurrected many tapes using this method. - Wil Here's the thread...

We've made pretty good recordings by running the output of the board to a DAT or a CD-RW recorder, but getting the audience ambience by mixing in the input from the ambient mic used for eq-ing the hall. If you want even better ambience, use a pair of omnis at about 8-10 feet near the back of...

I'd leave it exactly as is, although it sounds as if the clamps on the singer's testicles are starting to come loose at about 1:01 - you might consider tightening them at that point - I think the best bit, by far, happens just at 2:16... er, that's it... um, have a nice day! - Wil Oh shit...

How about one of these? - Wil

Look around for a used Revox B215 - they're Swiss-made, and they're built to last. I've had mine for nearly 20 years and it's still going stong. Another name to consider is Nakamichi. - Wil

I was under the impression that most of the Goon Shows were done with a live audience - at least many of the earlier ones were. They were broadcast and recorded, and later re-broadcast. The sad thing is that due to a tape shortage at the Beeb, many of the tape of the early shows (early 1950s)...

Wow! I haven't thought about that song for years! Brings back lots of memories - I remember thinking that Chicago's arrangements sounded pretty cool - better actually than the songs (IMNSHO)... Perhaps I'll look on amazon for a "greatest hits" or something - anybody got any suggestions? - Wil

Well, I thought the recording was OK, and she has a nice voice, but her diction leaves a lot to be desired. On the recording, she was all vowels* and no consonants. She slid into most of the words, and I couldn't help but feel that it sounded like a 15-year-old kid trying to sing like some of...

$10,000 !!! Ha! Ha! - it never ceases to amaze me, the things that people would rather have than money! Time for a parable, I think... a parable... Byeee! - Wil

Nice link - thanks! - Wil

Grand piano, or upright? There are many different techniques, here's one:- Grand: one (or two) PZMs taped to inside of lid Upright: move piano about 18" out from wall, place 2 PZMs on wall, about four feet apart, at about half the height of the piano, centred on the middle of the...

If you really want to know, you might find this site useful - http://www.cdrfaq.org/ There are others... - Wil

Hey, man - I've just checked and the unit you describe is available from 8thstreet.com for $3095 (base unit that is) and comes with a manufacturer's warrantee. Good Luck - - Wil