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Sure you can get decent monitors used. However, if you spend the entire theoretical budget of $400 on the used Mackies that leaves $0 for room treatment.

I'm not disagreeing that monitors are better. Like I said, I mix on monitors. However since this is home recording we're talking about, there could be a lot of reasons for mixing on cans. Budget - $400 buys much more quality in headphones than it does in monitors and room treatment. Room...

Hi-Fi speakers are designed to flatter the sound. Monitors can sound quite boring in comparison. However, the monitor (if its any good) is giving you a far more accurate representation of the sound. If your speakers are 'enhancing' the sound and hiding problems from your ears, you can not...

If I were you, I would do the following: Drums. look up The 'recorderman' and 'Glynn Johns' drum miking techniques. These are 3 or 4 mic techniques which are tried and trusted and truly work. Invest in: 1 x 57 for the snare, 1 x beta 52/akg D112 for the kick (arguably the kick mic is the...

I guess the industry standard is quality full range monitors behind the console, and reliable/well known nearfields on the meterbridge. BUT the most important factor is that it is done in a well treated (most likely custom designed) acoustic space. Of course quality headphones are also used...

Sorry man, I guess I was having a bad day. I regretted that post almost the instant I sent it. I meant no offense.

Or he could record clean and experiment and learn about compression during his mixes.

This thread was started with this: He then went on to say Then we had My responses about the wisedom of compressing on the way in were directed at these guys. Chibi Nappa - Do you honestly think a guy asking what compressor settings sound good for 'a vocal' has a distressor kicking...

If there is a distressor or A.N.Other piece of high end gear available for tracking but not mixing then I'd do the same. However, there is a world of difference in using a quality piece of outboard for the vibe and buying a budget hardware unit because you feel you should compress on the way...

And what benefit does that give you?

The one and only benefit of compressing on the way in is to improve your s/n ratio at the converter. With modern 24 bit and even good 16 bit converters it isn't necessary. You can ruin a great once in a lifetime performance by compressing it badly on the way in. You can get the same results...

Not quite. The standard 58 rolls off frequencies under 100hz but the proximity effect can affect the tone well into the mid range so I often find I need to take a few dbs off from around 400hz on a vocal recording with a 58. Also, it has a presence peak around 8k but it has a sharp roll off...

A Beta 58 is going to lack the high end air and sizzle of a decent large diaphragm condenser. Of course, some voices really suit the 58, I've heard and read that Freddie Mercury and Bono have recorded keeper tracks in the studio using a 58. However, in my experience, most vocals benefit from...

Recording bands live is one of the things I use it for. Each track is stored as an individual wav. when you import it to the daw it is labelled track 00 and so on. So if you've mic'd the snare then you have a snare track etc. I've heard that the included mics on the r16 make pretty good...

Yeah that's why I like it. It's portable, so I can record drums in a good sounding hall or room, I can record any gig anywhere. I never use it for mixing though, I always transfer to my computer for mixing on Sonar - the lack of dynamics on each channel and the grainy reverbs make the zoom a...

I use the older Zoom HD16 and I love it. I've recorded a few albums on it and a lot of live gigs. It's never let me down and I've always been very pleased with the sound quality. Check out a review of the R16 at Soundonsound. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep09/articles/zoomr16.htm

A DI box converts an instrument level signal to a mic level signal.

If you sing close to the mic then it can make it sound boxy as well. The proximity effect will come into play and the vocal certainly won't sound open. Room modes can over emphasise certain low mid frequencies which will contribute to a boxy and dull sound. Ideally you want to get a bit of...

In Sonar (and I thought all DAWS) it is simple to make a mono track stereo. A click of the mouse achieves it. Commonly things like amp sims will prefer a stereo track if they do room or ambiance modeling.

Right, people have different preferences but all techniques are valid. Shouldn't the recommendation take account of music type, budget and the particular situation? Just cause you prefer a guitar amp to DI modeling doesn't mean someone making demos in a shoebox studio apartment should crank...