So what microphone am I seeing in the kick drum around 1:40ish - i think i see a Senheisser 412, but what's that skinny almost rectangular microphone in there? Any idea? I see about 3 microphones the 412, the AKG D112 stuck just in the hole and then that skinny unknown microphone

Hey there,

Sometime soon my band will start recording a album and I'm wondering weather it's worth tracking drums at a studio on 2" tape. I would get the tape transferred to digital format so I could load it up on Pro Tools and do everything else at my studio.

ive got a Korg d8 and audition and i cant figure out how to import all 8 tracks as 8 tracks in audition please help!

Hey, I have been rapping, recording and mixing myself for a couple years now and I am always looking to better my ears and my technique. Even if you may not like rap my questions are pretty general. First of all, we only have one vocal chain available to record through (very basic home setup) and we record in a treated room so the vocals are pretty dry (no room acoustics).

Is it considered a valid option to track heavy and distorted guitars clean, leaving the option to choose a sound at a later date?
Say for example you've got the riff off to a tee, but you can't find the sound
straight the way.

how much do tracking and mixing contribute to a recording?

50:50?

i seem to think tracking is a lot more important than mixing
ive heard some awesome music at the studio as it is being recorded
some of the best stuff ive heard
completely unmixed

I use Adobe Audition 2.0.

My Computer is:

Pentium 4 3.2
512 Ram
Windows Xp SP2

Recording Interface:
PreSonus Firepod
Shure SM57

I'm looking for a good program (not audicy or sound forge)

Something that would work on for everything.

I have Cubase sx3 but i havent planned on using it.

Thanks!

Does anyone use a program that is designed to track only? Making the switch from Sonar to logic express is turning out to be quite a challenge for me. And since I am planning on mixing in Sonar anyway...was wondering if there is anysuch software someone can give me feedback on.

It might help to clarify this a little...I record on a macbook and then I do my mixing on my PC.

I want to play my guitar in my control room. I dont want my Amp anywhere near my control room. I would like to mic my amp in the farthest room in my house and play my guitar in the control room hearing what the mic picks up on my monitors. 3 part question: 1.Good Idea Or Bad Idea? 2. Can I do it like this?

Due to complaints over noise restrictions in my apartment complex I can no longer play louder instruments (recording-level guitars and drums) at all, so I'm trying to find a room to rent primarily for tracking. My criteria are that the space: