I know that guitar is sometimes double tracked (what I understand as recording the same part twice) to fill out the sound or add a kind of chorus effect. Is this commonly done on bass as well?

As different vocalist needs different headphone volume/reverb while tracking,
are these parameter can be changed by the vocalist in tracking room by putting some gears(like headphone amp, mixer...) in it?
Or these should be controlled by the engineer in control room?

If by the vocalist,
what equipment should I need to do this purpose?

What is the logistical difference between side-chaining a compressor through an equalizer to compress only certain frequencies versus just applying a multiband compressor affecting the same frequencies? (for instance when tracking vocals)

This question arose from Dallan Beck's book The Musician's Guide to Recording Vocals

Looking for opinions on tracking to 2" at 15ips with Dolby SR then transferring to Pro Tools HD vs. recording straight to Protools, from people who have experienced it. Does it sound better?

Name the most essential pro audio product(s) you are most interested in adding to your recording chain and why?

How do you usually record bass?. I remember reading a post here where this guy was giving some tips. He was always using both DI and mic`ed up cab. Then he would compress the DI signal and boost the low end on the mic signal (or vise versa)... And then blend the signals... I tried to search for that thread with no luck.

Next weekend my band wants to do some rough recordings of our songs so we can start pre-production on them. Of course drums will be first, and to a click but I have some questions about recording them into my mbox2.

I recently, with notice of the PreSonus firepod being phased out and replaced with the same thing 100 dollars more, invested in one. I am starting to put recording equipment together but have come across some hopefully fixable (if thats a word) problems.

Computer/hardware

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forums, and somewhat new to recording, i recently bought a multitrack recorder with 2 inputs.

I was wondering if it would be a bad idea to try and record a stereo track of an entire band, and then go back and re-record each instrument individualy. I have an 8 channel mini mixer i can sub mix the stereo track in.

Which tracking or mixing comp/limiters are out there that can still be had at a decent price . That have good performance and cool character to them.