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the first song i've ever had complete control over at every stage of creation. writing -> tracking -> mixing -> sort of mastering let me know what you think? harsh criticism is absolutely welcome. the song is known 'round these parts as "november."...

I've heard the Events and the Mackies compared a lot, but I haven't heard a definitive (or even vague, really) statement of superiority from anyone I'd trust. Has anyone around here tried/used either or both of these monitors, and can they testify to their strengths and weaknesses? I'm leaning...

I'm almost done with my latest goal: a strings and vocals song. Lots of strings. Orchestration style of George Martin imitated, albeit badly. Care to critique? It's called "Yay" so far. The melody will be vocals one day, but midi vocals are too terrible to subject anyone to. I haven't even...

So I have a 002 and I'm thinking about buying a Mackie Onyx 800r for pretty drum magic. Should I use the 002 as the master clock, or the Mackie?

So I've just recently bought a lot of new equipment, and I tried most of it out yesterday for the first time. I bought the stuff to be able to record drums myself. Let me know how I've done? Mics: AKG D112 on the bass drum AKG C460B on the hi-hat Josephson C42s as overheads Sennheiser MD421...

I'm hoping to record some string quartet stuff this summer (for myself, not for a client) and I don't have a particularly good setup for ensemble recording. Nor do I think I can even convince a string quartet to get together, learn my stuff, and play it as an ensemble. I can probably manage...

For stereo piano and drum overheads, which of these is the best purchase? Shure SM81s, Josephson C42s, or AKG C451s? I have access to a Kawai baby grand in a decent room, and I record with some pretty dark, dry old Zildjan cymbals on a 70s Ludwig set. Merci.

I'm having a ton of trouble deciding where I'm going to get the best bang for my buck. Will a nice mic pre-amp improve my sound the most? More microphones? More acoustical treatment? A bigger room? A better monitoring system? I, for one, haven't much of a clue. This is what I've got...

This is what I have: Gefell M71 AKG C414 B-ULS 2 Oktava MK012As 2 SM57s 1 Beta 58 AKG D112 AKG C460B This is what I plan on buying soon: Shure SM7B Electrovoice RE20 Beyerdynamic M160 Sennheiser MD421-MkII I'm trying to put together a good home studio mic locker, with a fair number of colors...

Are the RPG Modex bass traps any good? I need to bass trap a fairly small room and I can't really order Real Traps due to the shipping cost (I live in Alaska and it's something like $70 per trap), and I've not heard great things about plain foam bass traps. What are my best options in this...

I've read a lot of great things about both the Avalon AD2022 and the Great River MP2-NV but I can't decide which I would rather have in my home studio. Right now all I have is the pres in my MBox. Where is my money better spent?

I'm going to be setting up a live room across from my current control room (bedroom) soon and I was wondering what the advantages of absorption (foam/fiberglass) are as opposed to diffusion (ala the rpg skyline and other products). It's a relatively small room, maybe 15' by 12', and I'm going...

I want to buy a high quality vocal mic for use with a high quality preamp like an Avalon M5 and I was looking at the Soundelux iFET7. I listen to a lot of bands with similar wail-ish vocal styles, i.e. Queen, Muse, Radiohead etc. Is there a better choice for the money?

I'm going to be buying some stuff soon, and I was wondering if someone could help me out with the purchasing decisions. I listen to a lot of british music--radiohead, muse, queen, the beatles, coldplay, and play music similarly. My voice is kind of muse-ish. There are some crappy recordings...

There seems to be a lot of animosity towards Digidesign, Pro Tools, and units such as the Mbox and 002. There also seems to be a lot of rave reviews of these items. I've heard loads of contradictory information on both sides, often with little justification. I'm curious to hear people's...

I currently am running a home studio with a Digidesign Mbox as the core with no outboard processing aside from, occasionally, a Presonus Tubepre. I use a rackmount Alesis Multimix when I need to record drums. I have a decent set of mics at my disposal (AKG C414, AKG C460, 2 Oktava MC012s...