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I have a good deal of experience recording strings, including violin, viola, and cello. I wouldn't think twice about buying a pair of these- They are discontinued, and are being blown out by Sweetwater at an unheard-of price: AKG C 2000 B | Sweetwater.com 2 is much better than one, especially...

As far as mics go, I'd add: 1. A matched small diaphragm condenser pair- Check Oktava MC012 at "the Sound Room", Shure SM81, Rode NT-5, Studio Projects C-4. For expensive-Josephson C42, Neumann KM184. To die for- Schoeps, DPA. Any of those will do the job. 2. A multipattern large diaphragm...

Or- as I did it. I spec'd gear for a year, then spent 8 months laying down the guide tracks. Then another 6 months of overdub sessions, followed by mixing, mastering, original cover art, artistic design, and duplication. Ha! Want to drag it out further? Do just one cover, and figure out how to...

Yo Ill! Of course you can record an album on your own, and I agree with the statement that your mic locker is missing some important tools. The Duet also limits the number of tracks you can record simultaneously. I recorded my first album, starting with less gear and less knowledge than you have...

The Grateful Dead often used them for live vocal mics. They are particularly good on horns, sax, and djembe.

For most voiceover work, unless I'm really cramped, I just use a short boom, like they use for a kick drum mic. This will not let you down or drop your mic, unless you do something pretty stupid: ProLine MS112 Desk Boom Mic Stand | GuitarCenter If you really have very little desk space, you...

Reality check time- Mics are made to pick up sound. Mics neither know nor care what the sound is. If it can pick up your voice from a foot away, it will pick up the noise also. The only real solution to noise is to get rid of the noise. Use a wireless mouse and an external monitor, use longer...

Try this: Studio Projects SP-MPF | 8thstreet.com | Call 1-800-878-8882 | Most Orders Ship Free! Good luck.

AKG C2000B- on sale at Sweetwater-$99

App/DAW nonsense. Stereo recording is not an electronic decision. It is a way to use 2 or more mics to create a model of what you would have heard, with your 2 ears, if you had been there when it was recorded. And- it's just a model. If we do spaced stereo recording, with the mics 10' apart, you...

I have used the M300 extensively, and occasionally still do. It has served well not only as an FX unit, but also as an A-D converter in a pinch. If you feed it a line level signal, it'll put out a digital signal by S/PDIF. I used it a lot to feed a Roland V-studio with an analog preamp to bypass...

Yo Ignatius! I think they are doing this the hard way. Here's the easy way: Ebtech Line level Shifter | 8thstreet.com | Call 1-800-878-8882 | Most Orders Ship Free! It changes 2 channels of +4 to -10 or the other way around, and accepts balanced or unbalanced 1/4" inputs. If you give it an...

I agree that you need a stereo pair. If you're happy with the one you have, by all means, get another. I like the idea of a ribbon, but I'm not a big fan of the cheap Chinese ones, like Cascade Fathead. I wouldn't get into ribbons until I was ready to lay out the bucks for AEA or Royer. I don't...

Do a search on "The Mic Doctor" in Florida. No guarantees, but he does a lot of work on really old Shure mics, amphenol cables, etc. If he doesn't have the parts you need, he might know who does. Good luck.

I'd brighten up the final mix to draw your voice out more. Don't be afraid of it! Your Aiki-jutsu does honor to O-Sensei.

Neither one. I'm sorry you got that response. Things must have changed a lot at that firm. I'm sorry that's your experience. Seriously, they treated me rather well, but it's been a while.

I know this is a radical suggestion, but- after I checked the circuit with another mic, to make sure it wasn't a phantom power or cable problem, I'd get on line and get the # of B.L.U.E. USA technical support. I've found them very helpful and responsive in the past.

And- if you are playing outside and it really is windy, you can always put a windscreen on the 57. I think the problem is that the OP is trying to go into the board without a DI box.

Picture of pickup, please. This is functional for cheap: Shadow SH B1 Twin Disc Transducer for Banjo | Musician's Friend I don't know of any preamps specifically marketed for banjo, but you would generally only use one for tone shaping when you don't like the sound of the pickup, and you'd...

Yo Leftenant! I do everything as you do, except I really never have been able to do the pick and fingers thing, partially due to habit, and partially due to severed tendons with a really bad attempted repair to my third right finger from an old knife wound. I'd really like to see a video clip of...