I have seen a couple of guys who will combine two different mics using a y-cable claiming that it helps correct phasing issues. There are no resistors inline. I don't think "phasing" is the word they were looking for, but I can't figure out what the actual purpose of it is. (Its not for saving inputs). Thoughts? Benefits or drawbacks of this technique?

I recently had a ska-blend band in to do rhythm tracking, and will be overdubbing horns next week.

For the 'bone, I'm pretty much settled on using my Fathead.
The other horn is a sax... which has been a bit of a bugaboo for me.
I'll begin by echoing some thoughts I found while searching this subject.

Hello everyone! First off, I hope this is the right section to post this, if not I apologize.

Now then...
I have searched everywhere and I cannot find out how to set up two USB mics to record at once but with two different levels.

Software I have to record are...
- Sony Vegas and Sony Sound Forge
- Reaper
- Audacity

So I am looking to "slowly" build an arsenal of mics for recording SFX mostly outside, where the environment is obviously not controlled.

This is mostly for my own personal use, but the hope is to eventually be able to use or design things for commercial use in the future. I am new to this, so any and all suggestions are welcome...

I'm interested in seeing what other peoples favorite mics are and why. I am slowly building my tool kit of recording gear and the more I can have that can be best for certain situations, I'm sure will help me out a bunch. Let me know what you guys think, I'm just curious :)

It's a bit interesting at least.

I'm looking to mic a jumbo body acoustic guitar. My initial thought was to use a large diaphragm condenser near the sound hole and put a dynamic on the fingerboard.

Just bought one of those snare/tom mics with a short stand off a guy for 20 bucks. Are they any good? They seemed to sell for like 350 new for the kit of 4 mics and they are built and look similar to the ATM line {like tanks}. I might buy the rest of the kit off of him if I like. Thought I couldnt really beat the price i am on a very very tight budget.

Hello all,

I am in the market to purchase a matched pair of condenser microphones. I do not have an incredible budget and have been looking around for mics that suit my needs.

Alright, there is some technical stuff I would very much like to understand, but the information I've found so far doesn't seem to do any one explanation justice. I'm going to use Audio-Technica mics as sort of the reference for examples here, as the AT's and Blue Mics comprise all of what I own in the condenser world.