I just bought my first mic, a AT2035 ldc. It has a bass rolloff and -10pad.

When and where would I use those separate functions?

Thanks!

Hey, I recently decided to get some passable recording equipment, so I got a Focusrite saffire interface. Of course, it's completely useless without and equally passable microphone.

I'm going to be recording some pop songs. I don't have a very smooth voice, but it's not really harsh either.

looking to record more room mic ambiance. not looking for brands, or models, just looking for type, such as dynamic, ld condenser, sd condenser, ribbon, omni, cardioid, fig eight?

I have been putting my RODE K2 on a [url=link removed A50[/url]. I noticed on another thread someone calling the K2 a "boat anchor" and I quite agree. The A50 does a great job keeping the K2 nice and stable, but it takes up a lot of real estate in my small studio. Does anyone have a suggestion for a stand with a smaller footprint that's still pretty stable.

show me what you've got. i'm very interested in hearing the differences between some of these:

sm57
beta57
md421
i5
e609

on sources like these:

electric guitar or bass
hand percussion
acoustic guitar
brass / winds

so who has some extra time today? (y) thanks in advance

Just wondering what you folks with good ears would suggest.

Hello I am recording using an mxl 909 condenser mic connected to a samson c-valve preamp. I think my vocal tracks sound good overall but I am getting terrible and annoying "sss" sounds everytime I say a word that begins with the letter S. I'm recording rap vocals.

I've been shifting away from electronic music and working on more indie/shoegazey material as of late, and I've been fighting my vocal takes tooth and nail. I've been using a Neumann tlm-103 and have also tried an AT-4040 and the results have been less than spectacular.

My band and I have just purchased Pro Tools 8 and the Digidesign 003 interface to record our own album. Now it's time to buy a good vocal mic. My budget max is about $1200. Everyone I have talked to says the best way to choose a vocal mic is to try them all. My vocals are comparable to Shine Down, Candlebox, Chris Cornell. Any suggestions on some brands and mics to try?

I don't have a professional recording space, so my vocals come out with a lot of background noise. I have an Audix i5 dynamic which is meant to mic guitar cabinets so the amount of gain I have to put on in post-production just to hear it is ridic, this also boosts all background noise.