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Cool, thanks a ton for the advice PDX. I don't think I'll be able to put 2 mics on the snare due to input limitations on my sound card, but if I can find a way to do that, I will. As for the vocals, I'm not really that concerned with it for now, but in the future, I'll definitely pay more...

I'm not scared of lawsuits at this stage...I'm scared of having a crappy-sounding demo, though I appreciate the attention to our legal matters ;)

All this is great feedback guys, I really appreciate it. The Nirvana comparison is obvious, and our singer has had these songs with him for quite some time, so they are a bit dated (not the recording but the songs themselves). Our newer stuff is straying a bit from that particular sound and...

Scope it out with your noble ears, gentlemen, and tell me what you think about the mix. I did all this through Cakewalk Sonar 2 and 3 (got 3 midway through the mixing process) on a Layla-20 sound card with one input broken (so 7 inputs) with SM57s on snare and toms, kick drum mic on kick...

Cool, thanks a ton man. I'll relay the information to my singer and see if we can do something about it...maybe up the dry mix some...thanks!

HAHAHAHH! I love hearing peoples' reactions the first time they hear an awesome bluegrass player! Those banjo and mandolin guys that can REALLY get after it are something to behold....the cool part is that most of the really awesome ones you can see these days are over 60 years old! And some...

My band Hagelaz is trying hard to get our foot in the door. All we have right now are these homemade demos made on my computer and 20 bit recording card with Sonar 2. Dallas is so overcrowded with hard rock and metal bands that most go unnoticed. We're looking to do something a little...

something makes me think that guy's drunk ;)

Rule no. 1: Don't listen to the singer for the time. Listen to the drums and bass. The singer isn't really bound by time, as he's the melody and is able to just improvise over the top of the band. If you've ever heard anything from Tool, you will probably understand this. Rule no. 2: Use...

Well, it makes my amp sound not-so-crappy, and it opens up the sound of recording tracks.....and they're cheap! Which of course, means they're in my range! ;)

haha, i've asked my singer how he does that, and he just says with a coy smile, "Drink a lot of beer and smoke plenty of cigarettes..." I make him go outside to his car and scream at the steering wheel and smoke a cigarette before we play a gig... ;) Thanks for the comments HevyD! Keep em...

just snagged a copy of that alicia keys song....here's what i've found initially.... the bass line follows basically A major (isn't that the title of her album? Songs in A Major? or something like that?)...first full measure of the verse starts on a B minor or dominant (probably...

ok, thanks Bill! Never think that your opinion is not valuable to me! Anything is appreciated....even, "Your band sucks, get out of music while you still can!" ;)

done and done. thanks for the newbie advice! :D

It was recommended that I re-post this in this forum, so here we go. ********************** Greetings, Homerecording.com'ers. I've read some threads on this board and found out that you guys seem to have some real smarts among you, and I wanted to help and get help as much as I can. Let's...

I play through a 5150 (not II) and a matching 4x12 cab. I love that sound that it makes, though it has a little too much noise for me. One of my friends has a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier and with his particular setup, it sounds phenomenal. The price difference can make or break an issue like...

I've recorded a college choir several times, and while I didn't get to pick my equipment (I was part of the "Recording Crew"....), we got the best results with about 10 feet from the choir and even with the head of the topmost person in the choir. A very important thing you want to find out...

too late to turn to turn back now, i'm running out of sound and i am changing, changing and if we died right now, this fool you love somehow is here with you i won't deny the pain i won't deny the change and should i fall from grace here with you would you leave me too? Smashing Pumpkins...

my only complaint is that it rhymes too much. Rhyme schemes are fine and dandy, but only when they're used in moderation. Also, I guess it depends on your musical tastes...for instance, listen to Counting Crows "August and Everything After." Fan-freakin-tastic lyric writing, and hardly any...

i feel like such an ass....i just realized that i didn't respond to your question at all! To break down beats, all you really have to do is exactly what you said....break it down. Use basic mathematics. Instead of counting like this: ONE and TWO and THREE and FOUR and ONE... count like this...