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dickchocolate
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i have just today crossed over to the dark side. yes, i have made my transition to a pro tools-based interface, using the Mbox as the preamp. i have a microphone question, and a related preamp question. i'm certainly going to buy at least 1 SM57, as i have used them in the studio before (i am using the mbox solely as a means to facilitate my demos for pre-production on my records... i'm a singer/songwriter who plays all of the instruments [www.myspace.com/suchgreatspeeds]) but i'm not sure about what kind of overheads are best suited for my system. i know enough about recording to know that if i by a $3000 ribbon mike, it's not going to do jack for my system, as the mike quality is obviously limited by the pre's, the converter, the compressor, etc. what is the best idea for miking a drumset with 2 mikes? i am influenced by the beatles and the beach boys (as i think every recording enthusiast should be) and i am not afraid of mono drums, nor am i afraid of mono drums double tracked and hard panned (gotta love the click track). i would ideally like one 57 (for the meaty guitar sound) one large diaphragm (for the vocals, for the high, sparkly guitar sound when i double mike my cab) and 2 overheads for the drums. if possible, does anyone know how to go about connecting an extra 8 channel preamp into my mbox? is it possible? i'm told by the Mbox info that you must have a digidesign hardware running in order to use protools (in this case the mbox), so how can i expand my multitrack possibilities to have the fullest drum sound i possibly can?
so my questions:
1) what mikes should i buy?
2) can i expand by using another preamp? if so, how?
2a) what mikes would you recommend for my system, since i would not benefit from higher end stuff...
so my questions:
1) what mikes should i buy?
2) can i expand by using another preamp? if so, how?
2a) what mikes would you recommend for my system, since i would not benefit from higher end stuff...
