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  1. Okay. Here's another opinion for you. (to be treated as such). Fletcher is a purist. He talked me into spending too much on a preamp. Then he bent over backwards to give me the best price he possibly could, and that preamp was one of the best purchases I ever made. But I can't always afford to follow his advice. I have a number of mics. None are really high-dollar objects. I try them all out and often find one that gets the sound I'm after. My best bud doesn't mess around like that. He buys fewer mics, but better quality. I went to his studio, and he set a Neumann U87 up for my vocals. Then he left it in place for acoustic. Then we used it for the shaker. While none of those tracks are stellar, they all sound great, and we didn't spend hours trying out different mics. That U87 is very close to the neutral, all-around mic you sought in the first post. It is not cheap, but what you seek is not available for cheap. I AM cheap, and would try using my Cascade Fathead at two to three feet distance. Then I would try the CAD E200 very close with the pad engaged. In the end, I will make a good recording and have lots of fun. I can afford to try different mics all day because I have no paying clients.
  2. Another vote for FF800, here. It's just solid. Having pro quality in your project studio is not a bad thing.
  3. Hi, al12. Today I retreived the "big monitors" from storage. I listened to your song again, this time on a credible system, and it only got better. Compared the the dinky-bad speakers in the office, the real system only added detail. I like the balance, there is not too much bass. There is still a quarter-taped-to-the-beater sound on the bass drum that bothers me, but that's a matter of taste. The bass sound is excellent. You are all really good players. Regarding imaging: The drums are still distinctly spread accross the stereoscape, but now the guitar feels too lefty-righty, with a hole in the middle. That's my whole critique now: Remove the quarter, and bring the guitar back into focus. You're "jam" has jelled into a very cool piece.
  4. al12, this is some comments on your recent post. First, let me say that I listened on some very lowly "office" type multimedia speakers, through the PC's built in sound. That said, I loved it, and would aspire to make similar recordings myself. I do wonder how it was recorded, and would love a more detailed account. The first thing that occurred was that I could hear many individual things quite distinctly -- so distinctly that I'm guessing these were electronic percussion? Panning is very distinct for each sound. Nice sounds, though (with the exception of the Bass drum, which had too much beater sound for me, something that could be caused by my speakers, I suppose). But overall I like the whole drum set sound. If these sounds are samples, would you mind letting me know what kind? On the guitar I am guessing that there is a good deal of direct sound from a good set of internal pickups. Again, I'd love more details on what was used. Bass: makes me want to give this song a listen over my studio monitors. Good punch, and I suspect the tone is nicer than these speakers will tell. I'm guessing this also was recorded direct to mixer or through a preamp. The balance is so good on these speakers that I suspect there may be too much bass... I need to hear this out in the studio!
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