Hey all,

I know Mr Foster speaks often on this topic . . . but here it goes anyhow ;). If anyone has knowledge bouncing software vs track summing in hardware or any other related advice, it would be greatly appreciated.

Hi, i wana know what kind of mic can i use (200-400$) beside the SM57 to record snare in my home studio, i found that my snare doesn't have hi end. and i know how to tune and hear a good snare, this is not the probleme, i'm just wandering if there is another mic that i can use.

Hello all,

I'm ordering custom made 19" case for my preamps,headph amp, sound card,... no power amps.

how deep(profound?) should it be for preamps, and some 'breathing space' for valves? ? (in cm preffered, but inches ok)
they asked me, 40cm enough?

thanks-

Since moving to mixing in my DAW flavor of the day (currently DP but my soon to accomplish os X port might change my choice) I find myself missing the old days of closing my eyes and EQ'ing with my ears not my eyes. Paragraphic EQ's can be a wonderful ancellary visual tool but a dangerous distraction as well.

I was wanting to know if all soundcards mantain the purity of digital signals fed into them ?

Say I have an entry level 4 I/O recording interface. (I actually have one) which has SPDIF input and output. I purchase a good 2 channel ADDA external converter. Feed the soundcard with this converter and monitor off it too.

I've been recording on my pc for a couple of years now.
I've been doing it all through the factory sound card.
I've got everything tweaked just right...most people can't even tell. But I'm very limited by all of this.

I am a budding recording enthusiast with a relatively small collection of toys, er... I mean gear. I have no Sonadores, Brauners, DPAs, Josephsons, Schoeps, Gordons, DW Fearns,... you get the drift.

However, in my modest 'bang for the buck' world things are improving. I have sold a couple of things and purchased my first pair of omnis - Avenson STO2s. Has anyone here tried them?

Recently I have decided to make an attempt at coming up with enough equipment to run a small home studio. As of now I am on a fairly tight budget. I currently have several mics and all the computer/I/O hardware that I need. As for mics I have several sm57s, a d112, a pair of AKGC1000s and a Blue Dragonfly. I need suggestions on what I should do for preamps .

Hi all;

This time I'm the one looking for ideas and mic suggestions from anyone and all, regarding mic choices, experience, etc. I have my own ideas, but i'd welcome any one else's thoughts as well.

This will be a studio recording, no audience. The space is a trapezoidal room, roughly 20x40, 8' ceiling at one end, rising to 10' at the far end, hardwood floor.

Hi,