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I began (out of necessity) using a mis matched pair to say the least: a FatHead over the snare/high tom, and a Sterling over the floor tom. It actually creates a cool mismatch in top end naturally, and helps the stereo image a bit, if that's what you are into. Using a couple of ribbons gets some goo...

One of the additional benefits of this setup, along with the previously mentioned aural reasons is that it does demand something of the drummer, to make it work as well as it can. It actually benefits dynamic independence in the drummer (where each limb can play different levels of volume, treating ...

Hello all. i just came across a free, albeit old and out of use RTR (Teac X7-R MkII) i was wondering if anyone around here had manual info, maintenance info, and advice on how best to clean it and set it up. as of right now there seems to be no problem with it save for the play motor seems to be ino...

i am also curious about the M-Audio Sputnik (i am cynical, but hopeful) and also about the opinions of you all about the Studio Projects C3, and/or their tube mics. seems too good to be true and i should just go with the AT 4050 or similar, but it would be nice to balance the budget of the SP mics...

using a laptop live is not as scary as everyone says. there are a lot of things to go wrong. this is an issue. but you just have to trust and optimize. a few notes: Ableton Live is an essential live tool, it is fairly good on cpu (sans too many effects), easy to use, and clear in the interface. that...