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Thanks for the suggestions, I'll be checking these out for certain.

To complete my very rudimentary home studio setup (cubase le) I need monitors. I have been playing loud rock & roll for the past 25 years, however, and I have pretty bad tinnitus. I have heard that B&W speakers are a good low fatigue choice but have no idea what model would be good for a home situat...

Another vote for the Shure SM7b It fits the requirements listed in your original post exactly. Not only that but it's very forgiving if you don't have an ideal room to sing in. It's also the mic Michael Jackson used on Thriller, if that means anything to you. As mentioned previously, very versatile ...

Say what you want about the guy but I've always thought that Billy Joel wrote great bridges.

I think of: My Life, Still Rock & Roll to Me, Pressure, Don't Ask Me Why, New York State of Mind, Allentown, Only the Good Die Young...

...this guy's got a million of 'em.

I did something similar recently with what I reckon to be excellent results. My setup is cheap and simple as a necessity. I have put most of my money into mics (pair of GT67 tube condensers, AKG D112, AKG D790, BLUE cables). I am using Cubase LE and a Tascam 414 for recording media. Since I can't re...

Listening to those Loveless tracks the vocals aren't exactly up in your face and the lyrics are very hard to decipher. But the vocals are just another texture in the overall fabric of the tunes and, though they are a little obscure and a little buried they work really well that way. But I think the ...