I don't have a 4040 but it does have a good reputation- have you tried contacting AT with the problem? There might be something wrong with it...

blown headphones?

I figured out my distortion problem.I was using pioneer headphones that are either blown or the wrong spec's .the output being extremely loud should of been a dead giveaway, but once again because of my inexperience I jumped to conculsions that either the mic or the ghost were shot.for some reason the headphones sound fine on everything but the ghost, so I thought they were fine just real loud.the ghost headphone output is spec'd at +14dbu at max.what headphones should i be using for tracking and mixing?

I'm a big fan of the 4040. It works well on a variety of sources and is transparent enough to be used on a lot of tracks in a single project. 8-)

Wes

Re: blown headphones?

billblues wrote: I figured out my distortion problem.I was using pioneer headphones that are either blown or the wrong spec's .the output being extremely loud should of been a dead giveaway, but once again because of my inexperience I jumped to conculsions that either the mic or the ghost were shot.for some reason the headphones sound fine on everything but the ghost, so I thought they were fine just real loud.the ghost headphone output is spec'd at +14dbu at max.what headphones should i be using for tracking and mixing?

senns 280's are great for tracking- for mising you should get a good set of monitors 8)

I have a set of monitors{event tr8's} but there not set up yet i'm waiting on pedestals, that i've recently ordered on line. obviously a pair of headphones will be on the next order thanx for your speedy response

I am having good results with the AT 4033 I just bought, here is a song of me singing into it.

Signal Chain:

Voice -> AT4033 -> Mackie 808s Mixer -> Tape output to computer (Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card) -> Mackie Traction software to record.

No EQ, just a bit of reverb on guitar and vocals. Guitar pickup is plugged directly into the Mackie 808s input.

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Hope that helps as a reference.

Rick
Great recording! Do you have a good acoustic environment? I have a couple of mics from the 40 series, but not the 4033. Very nice sound!

John Stafford

Hi, actually I have a high two-story ceiling in my living room, which I have always thought was echoey, but it doesn't appear to affect the recordings. There is wall-to-wall carpeting which helps, but overall no special setup for sound really.