Spinoff of the aligning capsules thread... I'm curious about what some of the people here have to say about listening for and fighting against unwanted phasing in stereo mic arrangements. I'm definitely trying to develop a sharper ear for catching this stuff so I'm interested in hearing some more ex...

I'm looking for someone in Chicago who can help my brother Gabe. Gabe is canvassing for the Obama campaign this winter (in Chicago, then in Iowa for the January caucus) and flew out to Chicago this morning, only to find out that the person he is supposed to stay with has bounced out of town without ...

I've found from recording heavy bands, that in the mixing stage its useful to gate the kick drum. Get a lot of room ambience on the rest of the kit, and the gate gives the kick just a little more knock and a little less bleed. Very satisfying for the client who wants his or her kick drum to hit hard...

Seeing that dude talk about the horrors of analog recording was eerily similar to a Fox News hit piece segment opposing a reasonable claim by smearing it with 50 false reasons to be scared of it. They would have had to do an equally lengthy segment to debunk all that bullshit. Also its hilarious tha...

If you are scrounging for recording gear, I wouldn't go outboard just yet. As much as I hate cheap plugins, a small budget like this sounds like an "in the box" type project if you're doing it in a computer. Split that outboard money between a better mic (personally I'd find a used Sennhei...

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