I just read this funny post on GS :

''The Upgraded TAB 57 captures more warmth and detail, where that extra detail is rolled off on a stock 57 to cut production costs.''

I think Shure either decided that the sm57 would sound like this or with the construction, it happened to sound like this. Now this price/detail Relationship theory is very funny ;)

hello i have standard tape deck (not reel to reel) type
and wish to record my old cassette tapes and save them on my computer as mp3.
that`s simple part i have two dbx 150 units and if possible? like to use one as a encoding machine.
from my tape output to one unit and the other is in decode mode to decode on fly if possible?

I have to confess that I am so ignorant of this stuff that I am likely asking the all time dumbest question ever... but here goes. I have a pair of monitor headphones (Sony) and shoot and record video. I'm upping my game a bit and wonder how best to monitor the sound recorded once it's in the computer so it's not colored by base boosting etc.

So I cut a track of acoustic guitar using a stereo pair of RODE M5's . And I can hear my mouth sounds and breathing. My room is not ideal - there's noise anyway but the mouth sounds. Bla! I'm about 2 feet from the mics and about 18 to 20 inches above them and have my head cocked to the side breathing away from them. (So maybe 36 inches away).

Hi guys,

Ive got a digi 002 rack and Im thinking, should I buy a ribbon mic or get a new interface .
The problem is it would have to be around the 800 dollar mark.
Is it worth looking at second hand stuff on ebay ?
I do need 8 inputs .

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Hi,

I found these speakers in an old studio that is not being used anymore. I got to borrow them and man, i was in heaven listening to music from them. Not sure though if they where the 1031A's or the 1032A's.

There’s a new free App out called Rocking All Over The World which is looking for music fans to send in any music landmarks they might know.

The App shows landmarks of historic gigs, festivals, stars' birth places, locations of a famous album sleeves, video shoots, gravestones etc.

Hey all,

I've been writing songs for some time and am now looking to get into recording them myself. I'm aware of the various tools and such I will need, but I'm just gonna go one at a time, starting with a computer. There are so many options out there with so many different pros and cons, I feel as if I am drowning in information.

I ran into an old engineer friend last night at a gig, he had just returned from doing some tracking work at a studio in Florida, and of course, the talk eventually got around to gear... in particular, to preamps.