Hi, I'm new here. I'm a drummer looking to mic my drums for recording.

I've read that a rule of thumb is to spend at least $500 per channel.
I currently have about $1000 to spend and figured it would be better spent on 1 or 2 good channels rather than a bunch of drum mics.

With that in mind is it better to spend more on the mic or the pre?

What mic would you pick to capture a breathy, inimate vocal performance ala Dianna Krall. The budget is $1k and for this excercise assume you have a preamp and monitors that are up to the task.

I was wondering if any one knew where to get a mic stand 5/8"-F to
1/2"-M NPS pipe thread adapter for RCA & R44
Microphones. I have a 74B RCA mic and I lost the
adapter.

I'm trying to find one or two mic stands that are telescoping to record live concerts from a small recital to full size orchestra or band. Just wondering what other people use and which ones are sturdy and transportable, and if some are better for stereo recording.

Kevin

Along with the Apogee Big Ben, I purchased what may be the best value in a tube mic on the planet ($499.) the Cascade v55 valve tube mic is nothing short of amazing and truly able to keep pace with name brands costing well over $1,000.

Curious to know most widely used bass recording technique used in pro and semi-pro projects: DI vs Mic vs Both?

99.9% of sessions and original projects I work on use DI. In fact I can't recall ever using mic on my rig (or brining my rig) during a session.

Hi..everybody...This is my first post in here.

Please let me introduce myself.

I am from China...I like euro dance music...I want to study how to mix music. so,I bought RME 9632 in 2004.

Now..I want to recording Vocal for dance music. so,I want to buy mic preamp.But, I don't know how to choise.( a lots of brands)

Didn't find any mention of this anywhere in a search but apologies if it's already been covered here. If this thing sounds as good as it looks it's gonna be real tasty:

Shadow Hills Golden Age Mic Amp

Does anyone know if there is a Digital Microphone Compressor program for Windows. I dont want the hardware, I would rather have a program for the computer.

Dear RO brothers (and sisters, if you're there),

I just posted a thread in the Vocal Booth section concerning a new microphone, but since it's really a hardware issue, I thought I'd toss a link to it here. Very appreciative if you had a peek:

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