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I often use my console pres for everything, save for vocals. But I've actually used my Great River MP2 a bunch lately on guitars and it's sounding great. It's one of the old white faced model that Dan Kenedy said became too expensive to continue producing. There is a 2 channel and a 4 channel on Rev...

FYI Sweetwater has a demo for $200 less than regular price.

It looks like a pretty cool piece.

Two years today. I still miss Chris very much,

I don't like micing the bell of saxophones, because it's often a pointy sound. I like an LDC or ribbon miced from the player's right side where it's getting the sounds coming from the places air escapes from open pads and the off axis bell sound.

If you can either make an offer, or go a little over you $2K limit there is a Great River MP4 on Reverb. https://reverb.com/item/73012975-great-river-electronics-mp-4-microphone-preamp-4-channel-rare-awesome That's the original GR, not the 'Neveish' model they currently sell. I have the 2 channel ve...

markjazzbassist wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:28 am

i like a mono electro voice 635a on overheads.

One of my favorite records I ever made has a mono 635a overhead.

Colorblind wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:49 am

I'd say Coles 4038 as well. But yeah, pricey. The first time I put up a pair I couldn't believe how big and full the toms sounded. No close mics required.

Ribbons are really good for that type of capture. They pick up the beefy toms in a really different way than condensers.

It's more efficient and budget conscious to spend time setting up and then working on getting basics for multiple songs. As you mentioned, getting phase relationships and tones for drums is quite time consuming. And learning the space as you go will have its own bit of challenge. Ultimately, you may...

There's a million ways to go on this. What does the space sound like, what type of drum sound are you looking for and what kind of money do you want to spend? Some inexpensive but good sounding options include sE X1R ribbons, Muro Acoustics AC-7 SDC (I've not tried their LDC the AC-8 but am tempted)...

A couple years ago John B reviewed a commercially available piece that locks the 421 clips in the Magazine. my 441 is missing the clip. meant to find a replacement but I have been using some shockmount thingy probably meant for an SDC... but it sorta works. There's now a clip made with a square hous...

I'm not sure if I posted this, but a few months ago I bought a pair of Muro Acoustics AC7 SDCs and I quite like them. I've been using them a lot of overheads, and I really enjoy the imaging. Recently they sounded quite nice on acoustic guitar as well.

Less of everything in general, but on the upside a rather significant health issue is finally diagnosed and being treated. I hope for the best for you in regards to this. Thank you! Let's just say that thanks to very modern science it's really not bad at all, versus the "possibly very bad" of only ...

I'm terrible at doing this. I know a few things were finished and released (one released on Jan 1). Several little 1-3 song projects. A few EPs from soup to nuts. A few clients tracked with me and mixed on their own. A couple where I tracked basics and the rest was finished elsewhere. One record by ...

That is cool.

Nick Sevilla wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:01 pm

You could jury rig a circular railing with bearings, smooth and well oiled ones, using a silent electric motor,
as silent as possible anyways, and have the mic inside the frame, with its null cancelling most of the motor noise.

Yeah, but who's got the space for such a contraption?