Just curious on some schools of thought for what would be the absolute best mics for recording various parts of an arrangement. Vocals, (best kinds for different types of songers) Kick Drum, Snare, Acoustic Guitar etc.

Just looking for opinions.

Marcus

Hey all ... I am TOTALLLLLLY newww! Yes.. I'm newer than you can imagine ... so my uncle gave me a Waves Diamond Bundle v5.2 pack...its full of plugins that sound pretty..errr..professional...i've never mastered anything as such before cuz i never had anythign to master with...but since now i do have this thing. so i figured why not learn abt it or teach myself how to do this stuff...

I tracked some drums recently, and the cymbals came out really 'wishy washy' for lack of a better term. Not sure how to explain it, but it's basically the sound changing from the cymbal rocking back and forth on it's stand.

how do you get that old anolog tape pitch wobble without actually using tape? i ve tried using a doppler but it doesn't have the same effect. i love the sound how do you make it?

hi guys! I was wondering which program was good for converting .wav files into mp3 for loading to the web...

thanks

I was wondering how to route signal for this problem:
A vocalist wants to hear reverb whilst singing, but I don’t want to hear it and I don’t want it on “tape”.
And...

I just got a great Tama rockstar kit. In the shop i listened to it and i fell in love with the great sound it produces. Now i'm no expert drummer so i bought myself the Tension Watch. The values it advices for the snare are pretty tight for the bottom head. Is this normal. It feels like i'm torturing the snare or does it need to be very tight?

Has anybody ever encountered a change in the pitch of the instruments as a track was fading out? On a few ocasions I thought I heard a pitch change as the music got softer, especially with headphones. I think I have heard it during live performances also. Am I hearing things?

What works best for you?
Thanks Roly

Hi, I hope this question isn't to vague.

Mastering is where I'm going, what set of monitors should I buy first?