do you guys think the C414 is worth the retail cost?

i know they're a staple in many studios but are there any other alternative that may even surpass the mic and be more afforable?

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Awesome! what's a good type of material to cover the wood with? any suggestions?

Since I have a small live room (half a garage) i need to make some gobos for isolating during live tracking.

have any of you had any experience building Gobos?

here's another one, in regards to placing a mic 3-6 ft in front of the kick so that is still captures the entire kit.

how would you EQ this post? already sounding great with a dash of overdrive.

Audience perspective is the norm. Absolutely. But I personally can't stand it. As a drummer I find it totally distracting. I usually talk to the band that I'm recording and find out which they prefer but if it were up to me it would be drummer's perspective, always. i agree whole heartedly! thanks ...

I’m currently mixing a project and was wondering which methods were primarily preferred by the "normal" audio listener as opposed to an audiophile or "elitist"... So the question is when mixing drums, do we like audience perspective or musician perspective? I've noticed that most...

2 part question, first off... how would you guys rate grace design 101 groove tubes "the brick" aphex 207d presonus eureka Mindprint Envoice MkII compared to the mic pres on a Mackie 24x8 mixer. secondly, for $1000... what can i get that would be a quality mic pre or even more bang for the...

what type of mics were used on the drum kit Bass drum: RE20 Snare drum beyer 201+shure sm98 (top) no bottom mic Small toms AKG C451 +CK1 top & bottom Floor tom AKG C414 top & bottom Stereo room 2xAKG C414 in M-S Mono overhead Crown PZM (not used much) No limiting. Occasionally a distant roo...

steve has previously posted the drum setup for surfer rosa. you can search for it on the board, i reckon...

been using a pair of echo laylas. they're served me well over the years too! i just got a digi002 and the laylas definitely kicks it's ass!