Im using an AT 3035 Audio-Technica. is it better to have the capsule pointing up or down?

I love the sound that Layne Staley got on 'Dirt'. How, besides reverb or delay, is he getting that 'bigger than life' vocal sound?

I recently switched over to the Mac world to do some video and music recording and have begun with a little iMac 1.8 G5 and 1GB of ram. I picked up an EDIROL UA-25 for the USB music interface and have been mucking around with garage band etc. playing keboard and guitar through it.

I just bought one of these and cant get it to work.
There are LEDs on the front of this unit for each analoge channel that are supposed to light up when there
is an audio signal present (from mic or line) but they don't
light up at all. Would they light up reguardless of the optical cables being attached?

I don't have a patchbayright now, and I was hoping someone could offer some suggestions on how to route my gear. I just got two new pre's, two compressors, and an ad/da converter. Should I connect the compressors to use them while tracking with the pre's, or route the ins and outs to the converter so I can use them as inserts while mixing?

Hello all,

I am working in a room that is about 12' x 12' and am trying to decide between Dynaudio BM6A and BM15A studio monitors.

Im getting into vocal samples in my beats. I wanna kno if anybody knows a plugin or...technique that can get out background mucis and make an acapella. Please help me out.

I'm looking for a high-end converter unit to use as a front end for a PC native DAW (SONAR.) It's my understanding that...for such a device (Lavry, Apogee, UA, etc.) to interface with a PC DAW...I would need a PCI digital interface (e.g., AES/EBU.)

Is that correct?

Hi, I'm just starting out and want to exclusively record solo violin. I wondering if it's better to record it in stereo or mono? Considering that I'm just starting out, would it wiser to spend my dollars on a better quality mono setup or a lesser quality stereo setup. Thanks.

Hey guys... first post of many on here for me i presume...