what exactly does an outboard do and is it necessary in a home recording studio?

I heard somewhere that this microphone works well on bass drum, is this true, if not what is a good bass drum mic no more then $900.00

What about the shure ksm44, i read that it's the next best thing to a u87 and it's only $700, does anyone know anything of this mic?

Hi, i've heard great things about the legendary Neumann U87 and i was wondering if it would work or a guitar amp which is primarily on the clean channel. I have a small home recording studio and i just ran into a lot of money, if the U87 isn't for guitar what is the best mic for a guitar cab i could...

ive done this before and i was extreemly dissapointed with the results. It's not bad if you use it while on a clean setting but it will take out almost all of the low and and you will have a hell of a time trying to get it sound right. Miking a guitar cab with this using distortion is pathetic, get ...

I was wondering if a mixer that is not in good condition would have an affect on the sound quality. I bought my mixer used and it's not really in great condition. I get a bad sound through it and my microphones are decent. I heard the same class of microphones through a new mixer and it sounded ten ...

i have found that one of the hardest things to do in a home studio is to get the drums to sound nice. I've tried many different positionings and other methods. I am close to dead in the water so if anyone could make any suggestions on how to mic the drums, please share. My current drum mic setup: MX...

For a studio microphone i would suggjest a MXL V63M studio condensor. It's a cheap microphone (you can get it on musiciansfriend for 80 dollars) It sounds like it could sell for a lot more. If you don't have much money and you're starting a home recording studio this is the mic you should get.

that makes me feel a lot better, thankyou. If any of you need to stock up on tape they still have some on www.musiciansfriend.com i just bought six reels on there which should hopefully be enough

what's the smallest more impractical car you've ever fitted your bands gear in, i've got an el camino and it's going to be pretty fucking packed