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junkshop wrote:I have a modest garage studio. It's in a 1 1/2 car laneway garage (that means it's behind the house n a separate building). It's pretty small but I've done full band recordings there. These days I mostly use if for overdubs and mixing.

whoa, that's a nice place...

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Introduce yourself to the band with a smile and a firm handshake. Ask about their lineup, the number & type insturments, number of vox etc. Try to make them feel as comfortable as possible. Let them know up front that you will do everything within your power & the limitations of the house pa to get...

Interesting commentary- no one wants to buy music, but everyone wants to be a rock star...so that they can then sell no music...where does the 'Rock Star' enigma come from? Right. Except, maybe everybody just wants the superficial sensation of being a rock star which is apparently sufficiently achi...

this is not directed at anyone here, but just a general statement: artists are at where they are at. some folks can only give you so much as far as a performance. our job as engineers is to archive that. if you want to sit in your pride and be critical or dishonest with someone, dont expect any retu...

dude, after a ton of research for a small all tube combo, i chose the super champ xd by fender. it's a super fun guitar amp with a great sound.... very affordable and all tube. dont let the dsp stuff turn you away, as it's just a switchable effects processor, and it actually sounds really good. i th...

my guess is that no one has ever heard it, but - the band: the black peppercorns the album: "tumbling ground" Producer: Ethan Johns with The Black Peppercorns Recorded at Record Two Mendocino (Comptche, CA) Engineer: Ethan Johns Assistant engineer: Philo Hayward Mastered by Doug Sax at Mastering Lab...

dude! is it just me, or does james have some gray within that bleached do?

ive made quite a few great albums on the old black face adats back in the day. after a few years, the transports started going bad on them.... oh well, it wasnt fun while it lasted.

i have used the Heil pr40 for kick for about a year now. before that i was using d112's. ok, the Heil is a really great mic for kick. i have used it in several different locations on several gigs and sessions, and so im very familiar with it. i have found that generally speaking it's really good for...

Micsi wish I knew more of or could afford to but on a whim. That ugly Samson ribbon. the Sennheiser 906 (I think its a 609 with a 421 style filter on it?) anybody use the ATM450 (side oriented SDC)? Or the Pulsar II (Maudio SDC) or anybody try any of those Heil mics on kick? I am just dying for a n...

losthighway wrote:

Recycled_Brains wrote: None of that honky shit that 57s have.

In fairness, caucasians are not the only demographic with an erroneous love of the sm57.

TOO FUNNY!!!