Hi gang...

I need my computer savvy friends here to explain to me - preferably in the simplest terms, ( don't rule out using hand-puppets as learning aids if necessary) about the Microsoft Cloud... or about any virtual backup/restoration system...

i have three choices
i need a new vocal mic
just all around vocal mic, form a to z

my choices are:

1. mod my r77 that i already have
2. get a sm7b
3. or get a cad e100s

Describes the action of a compressor as the signal level crosses the threshold setting. A compressor functions by processing a signal above a certain threshold. Without a soft knee setting, the compressor would immediately begin processing the moment the threshold was reached. In fact this is how a hard knee setting works.

Hi everyone, first post here, hopefully you can help me out a little. I have a fair bit of experience doing amature recording, and am pretty well versed in the use of audio gear, and the physics of audio (the old Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook is my bible), so I don't think this is a total newbie question.

when i sing quietly, really close to the mic, i get a good warm/rich sound

but when i move away to belt-out the vocals it sounds tinny.

is this all about the room and treatment?

So here's my situation:

I've been using a cheap $30 computer mic for recording and finally decided to use buy a real mic. I also own two mics which I used for live performances (Sennheiser e838 and e835), and I should mention that I've never actually tried recording with them.

These are questions I have concerning "in the box" mixing, since I've never heard them answered satisfactorily before:

I have Reason and Fruity Loops but the drums don't sound all that hot. What do you suggest?

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to get that smooth high frequency pflumpf (did I spell it right?) of the bass drum in professionally mastered songs. Is it just an artifact of a really expernsive volume maximizer with soft clip? Or of tape saturation? Do my ears deceive me that the soft clipping is also a bit wider in the stereo field?