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Yeah, with model T's with running boards and tommy guns! The difference is- then, it was Bonnie and Clyde. Now it's- you didn't mow your lawn.

Not to mention the Spanish Navy, which bailed out the Continental Army's ass pretty well. And yeah, guns. Most of the expert shooters in 18th century England were gentlemen, always a minority, and some professional soldiers. The average colonial American was simply a better shot than the average...

One suggestion is to always check the used cable box at Guitar Center. They often use really good cables for stuff like "Guitarmageddon", and then sell them at massively reduced prices. I picked up 8 20' B.L.U.E. Kiwi quad cables there for $10.00 each! I couldn't build them myself for that...

My read on it is this, and I use both the C414B-ULS and Rode NTK, which overall, are pretty similar mics to the ones you are asking about- I'd use the C414 in a heartbeat, if the vocalist is really, really, good. You can't hide behind a C414. It flatters no one. If you have a Freddy Mercury, a...

For huge inventory and great pricing, 8th Street. For flat-out customer service often at a slightly higher price, Sweetwater. For high end boutique gear hard to find anywhere else, Mercenary Audio. One of those three is usually right for whatever I need.

No, Henry. Here, we play the Scottish Archery game. We start with a toy bow with suction cup arrows (real bows are right out for this game). We put the little target on a table. If both archers hit it, we move it 4" farther away and continue. If both archers miss, we move it 4" closer and...

You know where to find me. Good luck.

See what I mean? Mo Fleming-Mullins, one of the vocalists on my first album, a contralto, didn't like the Kiwi. She recorded her entire first album, "Dreamers" using a U87, and loves it. Mostly now, she uses Rode NTK. My wife (alto) didn't like the Kiwi, and wound up using Oktava MK319. Carolyn...

Just for everybody's amusement/education, Scott PM'd me, and I'm copying my answer here for any value it may have: Yo Scott! The Kiwi, if anything, does have a little midrange boost, and it's simply a great mic. So- I have good news and bad news for you. First, the bad news- Vocal mics are like...

Yo JHutch! Welcome to the board! You have already done well by admitting you might have violated protocol, instead of just giving us a bunch of attitude. Here's the deal. This is a forum for learning about recording, and sharing what you've learned. There are a few legitimate experts here, and a...

I mostly agree with Miroslav. I used to use a set of M-Audio SP5B's which were the predecessor to the BX5's and BX5a's. Their bass port was in *the back*, which is fairly unusual. According to the M-Audio rep, they were designed intentionally to work with a sub. They were perfectly good...

I've had pretty good luck with this: M-Audio SBX10 | Sweetwater.com But- this might match as well to your mains: KRK KRK10S | Sweetwater.com Yeah, you can mount it on a stand or mopads right between the mains, but the wave lengths are so long that you could put it almost anywhere, including...

If you can make a decent hook, the ribbon should be a pretty good fishing lure. If I was on that budget, I wouldn't be buying a ribbon mic.

I'd choose B if I was in a nice soft practice room, and A in a big hall with a lot of room reflection. A little natural reverb can be OK, but often the echo-chamber qualities of a big hall sound good live, but are a pain to manage when recording. My best advice- listen to the room.

OK Rea. I'll be the Wizard of Oz. There are lots of aspiring artists and would-be "stars" out there. What have they got that you don't have? Hype. What is that, you ask? Hype is when somebody spends a ton of money to make you "a star", whether or not you have any talent. And who is the person...

I'd use a pair of small diaphragm condensers on the orchestra and on the piano. The same pair could be used on both if they were recorded separately. The C2000B's would work fine for either application. So would the Rode NT55's suggested above. Given your somewhat larger budget, I would consider...

Have some rep, Frits! Thanks for your kind words. This is an easy one, because when I started, I was pretty much where you are now. I was older though, and that has its up-side and down-side. The up-side- I had thirty years of performing experience, and a realistic budget. The down-side? I have...

I'd go a step further and spend a little more for a ton of versatility: Zoom H4n | 8thstreet.com | Call 1-800-878-8882 | Most Orders Ship Free!

Yo Frits! Ah- the learning curve. More hats to wear. You thought you were a singer-songwriter. Then you thought maybe you'd be a recording artist. So- you discovered that you would have to be a recording engineer to do that. Now you're finding out what a producer does, because- poof!- you are...

Essentially, no. Headphones are one component of checking a mix, but headphones just aren't real. Tell me about the sounds in the real world that you can hear in one ear, but not the other. Mixing with headphones is like trying to build a model of an MS Escher painting.