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I always mic the bottom. If I get tracks from somebody with no mic on the bottom I re-amp the snare track with a snare drum sitting on top of a Fender Pro Jr and mic the snares there. I almost always have an 1176 plug on the bottom snare fast attack/slowest release. I'm gonna try that compression i...

FWIW, and on the inexpensive end (as always), I have a Yamaha PM1000 pre racked by someone here, really like it on guitars. And the ISA One is said to be a Neve design - lotsa options and it's wonderful with ribbons, too. No idear how close they are to 1073's. the ISA's are great but I think far aw...

After some talk at another forum I went with an LG widescreen that fits between my monitor speakers. I put it on an arm, but don't often pull it toward me. I really like it, and I've considered another one, that would be on top set for vertical dual screens, but I'm OK using option+ and going back a...

Unless you're running a studio that is catering to freelance engineers and producers, you probably don't need to have real deal vintage 1073s. As Mike mentioned, I'd rather have things that are less 'particular' on the maintenance field. I had an Aurora GTQ2 for a few years and it was great, but I d...

This is sad news. I'm so glad he had someone to pass all that knowledge along, who wants to continue the legacy.

I mic the snare bottom in a similar way to how I mic a tom. It's not pointed at, or right under the snares themselves, but pointed at the head a little ways in from the rim. Blend varies. Not unlike T-rex, it's kind of a 'miss it when it's muted' thing than an "OH WOW" sound. “but once I take it awa...

There's a professor here in town who makes speakers as a hobby. 2 years ago I asked him about making smaller 3-way near fields. The result was a design with a sealed woofer and dipole ribbon mid-range and tweeter. A Dayton Audio DSP/crossover feeds the tri-amped system, The drivers were chosen speci...

Look at the "Stereo" waveform. Is it truly Stereo? Many, and I mean MANY amateur recorders, even pro musicians, record stuff in "Stereo" but with only one mic. There are also DAWs that you set if they record in Stereo or Mono, and the artiste may not know that is happening. Whatever the case, when ...

If I go spaced it's usually toward the outside of the set, and I drop a mic cable too the floor to make sure then they are off axis for anything. I'm not understanding this. Sorry, late night. you don't want your spaced pair's capsules "looking" directly at any drum or cymbal? That is correct. Cymb...

I'm mostly an ORTF on an angle bisecting the BD and SD. If I go spaced it's usually toward the outside of the set, and I drop a mic cable too the floor to make sure then they are off axis for anything. I have been thinking about trying a 'close spaced pair' with a slight angle outward. It's somethin...

I bought some monitors from Mitch Easter recently and that rabbit hole brought me back to the TOMB for the first time in several years. An article about Mitch mentioned the news about Chris. I mainly knew him through the forum but one day on a whim, I bid on a Topaz board on eBay and won it. Realiz...

Losing Mark is huge. He was one of my dearest friends. I put a thread on the Creative Recording section that has more details. He had pancreatic cancer that spread to his liver.

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Thanks, man.

I love that one too. The picture is great, and a total Mark thing.

I once bought him a photo book called "Extraordinary Chickens." I gave it to him at a conference, and later that weekend when we played together, we called the band Mark Rubel and the Extraordinary Chickens.

easyrider wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:11 am

drumsound wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:46 am

Yeah, it's a good one. I've been using a '69 (same compressor but has pres, a DI and only BIG only works in stereo) for for over 20 years.

Are they still made in UK?

I couldn't tell you. I'm sure a dealer could.

mjau wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:56 pm

Lovely remembrance, Tony. I only had the chance to meet and talk with Mark a few times, but knew instantly what a kind and generous person he was.

Yeah, he just oooozed kindness.