benadrian wrote:Lonesome Bulldog wrote:My question: proper angle of rim-mounted SM57s on toms?* Facing dead center, or??*I know I know, the correct answer is "in the rubbish"At risk of sounding like a dick, the proper angle is the one that you think sounds best.Generally, I start wit ha 57 about 3 inches above the rim and pointed toward halfway between rim and center. Then I move to taste.BenNo dickery perceived! It's just a pain in the dick to "tune" the setting by myself, running back n forth to the drum to set the mic, then hit record, then run to the drum and hit it, then run back and press stop, then listen, then repeat. I know, it's part of the learning process. But I think I need an intern. Thanks benadrian and burndaddy

owen wrote:i have started to do some songwriting with a drum machine as a way to demo new songs for the band. i have never really worked with a drum machine before, but i like the idea of communicating what i see for the new song in this way. the problem i am having is: i record my basic guitar part, but because there are no drums to play along with i go off time. so when i program the drum beat it gets off. i don't believe i am a good enough "drummer" to program the drum part first, but i am willing to work on it.do you have any advice that would allow me to record the guitar part first and add the drums? metronome? any songwriting with drum machine advice would be welcome.The best thing you can do is overcome that obstacle of programming the drums first. You're a smart guy and you don't need to be a drummer to figure it out, just let your ears guide your intuition. Doing otherwise involves an elaborate scheme that's always gonna fall short of just having that drum track to play to.

Just keep it crazy simple, like kick, snare, done. Then do your guitar over that. Then you can go back later and add all the other drum stuff, hell change it completely. But you need that basis to start with.

It's ok to run a 16 ohm speaker with a head that does 8 or 4 ohms right? The only thing I need to avoid is a 2 ohm speak on a 4 or bigger number head right? God damn I learn this shit and forget it a day later. Need a tattoo or something, to replace my missing brain.

benadrian wrote:Lonesome Bulldog wrote:It's ok to run a 16 ohm speaker with a head that does 8 or 4 ohms right? The only thing I need to avoid is a 2 ohm speak on a 4 or bigger number head right? God damn I learn this shit and forget it a day later. Need a tattoo or something, to replace my missing brain.Tube or solid state?SS

hbc wrote:Lonesome Bulldog wrote:SSLet 'er rip.Maybe you should just get that tattooed on your arm.So tube heads are no good with a cab whose ohmage is a bigger number than stated on head? I thought tube amps were more tolerant than SS.

We may have to set up a scoring system to rank the MVPs in this thread. I mean most have already sealed their status throughout the Tech Room since the forum was created, but hell I am not going through 6 years of posts.

i have started to do some songwriting with a drum machine as a way to demo new songs for the band. i have never really worked with a drum machine before, but i like the idea of communicating what i see for the new song in this way. the problem i am having is: i record my basic guitar part, but because there are no drums to play along with i go off time. so when i program the drum beat it gets off. i don't believe i am a good enough "drummer" to program the drum part first, but i am willing to work on it.do you have any advice that would allow me to record the guitar part first and add the drums? metronome? any songwriting with drum machine advice would be welcome.

Lonesome Bulldog wrote:owen wrote:i have started to do some songwriting with a drum machine as a way to demo new songs for the band. i have never really worked with a drum machine before, but i like the idea of communicating what i see for the new song in this way. the problem i am having is: i record my basic guitar part, but because there are no drums to play along with i go off time. so when i program the drum beat it gets off. i don't believe i am a good enough "drummer" to program the drum part first, but i am willing to work on it.do you have any advice that would allow me to record the guitar part first and add the drums? metronome? any songwriting with drum machine advice would be welcome.The best thing you can do is overcome that obstacle of programming the drums first. You're a smart guy and you don't need to be a drummer to figure it out, just let your ears guide your intuition. Doing otherwise involves an elaborate scheme that's always gonna fall short of just having that drum track to play to.yeah i had a feeling. at this point it just feels really foreign to me, i guess it's just a hurdle i need to get used to.

Lonesome Bulldog wrote:Just keep it crazy simple, like kick, snare, done. Then do your guitar over that. Then you can go back later and add all the other drum stuff, hell change it completely. But you need that basis to start with.yeah i think that is the best strategy. damn it, now i just want to leave work and play with the drum machine all day.