OK, I swear I'm not trolling here. I know these questions are asked all the time. I've been writing music in Cubase for years but all in the box. I want to expand to be able to record bands at my studio. What I'd like to know is, in the range of say $2500, what would be a good mic/channel strip combo. The main focus is to have something that will capture pro sounding vocals.

ok, this might sound really stupid, but I'm just curious. I was wondering what would happen if, using a simple 2 XLR input m-audio interface, you were to : take the incoming XLR input, send it out if the TRS line output to whatever processors you had, then send it back into the 2nd XLR input? once again, I apologize for the stupidity, some friends of mine were debating. So, is this possible?

I'd like some suggestion for Micing a mandolin live. The mando player in our praise band has been using an Ovation mandolin that has a pretty usable pickup system. Unfortunately he likes to jam with people down by the New River and ... well to make a long story short we are going to have to mic another mando on Sunday.

Hi guys!

Hello, I'm new to the recording world, but here's my problem. I have a Yamaha AW 16 G in my basement, and I get great clean sound out of my guitar just plugging my amp directly into the machine, but whenever I get distorted, the distortion sound I'm getting from the machine is FAR different from the sound out of my amp. Amy tips? Thanks alot!

For acoustic guitar / vocals, should I get:
A single mic
A matched pair?
Condenser over dynamic?

The mic is strictly for recording purposes

We are going to be recording software tutorials and so it will be voice only. The problem is that the pc's being used to record are small form factor with limited ability to add a sound card. So this brings us to the question, for voice recording is the internal sound card good enough or would a external USB type sound card worth looking into? Our type internal sound cards are:

Hello my friend
I remember you always commenting I should buy the best set of monitors I could afford.

Hi, everyone. I recently set up a small studio in my apartment for recording vocals. I have a CAD GXL2200 mic hooked up to an ART Tube Preamp. The phantom power is turned on.

I am opening up a recording studio with a modified 003 console from black lion audio. I am in the process of purchasing the remainder of my equipment. I recently sold off my old RODE K-2. I have around $900 to spend on a mic. My first pick is the Mojave Ma-200. Has anyone heard this mics' character because according to reviews it has one ? Thanks.