Nothing scientific but I've recorded a cover of "Pillowtalk" by Zayn with these two mics hoping, to find the right microphone for me as a Male vocalist up in the tenor range and seeing which mic I should keep/sell.

All recordings were made in an untreated room, about 4 inches away, and the vocal chain is basically straight from my MOTU M4 to FL Studio running a compressor and stock reverb. The only EQ I have is for a high pass filter on 40Hz. I've tried to gain match them as best I can. Any feedback is appreciate!

I’ve been alternating between two condenser microphones (MXL V67G + Oktava Mk319) to track my vocals and live instruments in my bedroom/home studio for years. Lately I’m realizing how much legwork goes into fixing issues that I don’t think would be a concern if I were using dynamic mics with less sensitivity (room reverb, background noise, asmr mouth clicks, etc).
I’ve found messing with condenser mic placement in an untreated room to be tough, because when you add proximity from the source you inevitably introduce more room noise, so everything normally needs to be really close to capture a clean-ish signal. The flexibility doesn’t seem to be there. I have to turn off my AC and anything that buzzes to capture a recording. And I’m not trying to do the “Dijon thing” all the time even though in some specific instances it works.
Any of you that have tried using both: what do you prefer for home applications and why? Explanations of different contexts are very welcome.

Hi, I need help with my studio setup. I'm more of an artist than anything else, less on the technical end. My studio is for recording, mixing & mastering.. I guess you could say melodic rap or hip-POP vocals but without auto tunes. Maybe alla Travis Scott, Juice Wrld, Drake type of vibe..

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‎What I have is a intel Core 2017 27-Inch iMac that runs Ventura 13.6.7 & has 64gb of RAM. The first 5 yrs I had my iMac I didn't use it much so it runs great. I also have Logic Pro 11.0.1, a M-Audio Sputnik, a pair of Yamaha NS-10 Audient iD14 MK2 & the Sennheiser HD-25 headphones. I do have a pair of Behringer Truth 2031A monitors too. I would just need to get one of them fixed, but I think I'm covered without them seeing as how I'm focused on vocals at the moment, but they might be good as another reference point in the future.

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‎What I think I'm sure I need & that's within my budget hardware wise is the Sennheiser HD600 headphones. The HD600 headset & NS-10 monitors should work well together & do the trick headset & monitors wise. The Truth 2031A monitors could hypothetically be helpful on the low end in the future? I'd also need the Art SLA-1 power amplifier for the NS-10 monitors & the Audient iD14 MK2 would be my audio interface since I'm just focusing on vocals.

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‎I'll be going with a lot of plugins w the remainder of my budget to cover as many bases as possible. I think these are the essential plugins I'll be getting, using, that fit within the remainder of my budget, Pulsar 1178, Tube-Tech CL 1B, Soothe3, Valhalla Vintage Verb, Sir Audio Standard Clip & Voxenga SPAN is free.

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‎These are the rest of the plugins that are outside my budget currently, but that I think I might need, FabFilter Pro DS, FabFilter Pro-Q 3, Fab Filter Pro-L 2 Synchro Arts VocAlign & Soundtoys Decapitator.

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‎So I guess why I'm making this post is to try & get some help about if I'm going in the right direction with everything or right about my thoughts with the software & hardware I'd be getting. I have a good ear & I have taken classes in regards to this subject but it's been a while & I'm far from a expert. I'm just confident once I get what I need I can get caught up & make everything work. I'd also be happy to explain why I think I need or I'm looking into all these specific plugins. I just didn't want to make this post any longer than it already is. You can def correct me if I've gotten something wrong about why I think I need all these plugins though. I'm super open to suggestions, like if there's a plugin I should buy instead of another, I'm all ears. I guess I'm hoping that I can somehow cover all my bases with maybe free plugins as far as the remaining plugins or switch things around or as I said, I'm all ears to any other ideas that are outside the box. I def appreciate any help anyone can give. Thanks & I hope everyone is having a nice day 

So I have a Fostex D108 with some recordings I’d like to transfer to pc before the 20 year old hard disk dies for good.

I’d prefer to do this digitally, either ADAT or exporting to .wav. From reading the manual the wav option seems to involve an old school scsi drive which I’d then need to interface with apc so I’m not sure that’s an option.

I have an IDE to SATA and usb interface so cloning the drive is an option, but it doesn’t sound like the disks are formatted in anything I’d be able to read in windows.

Which leaves ADAT. Any recommendations for a budget usb interface with ADAT in? Everything I’m seeing that’s affordable is either FireWire or Thunderbolt which sounds like a headache to connect to a modern pc. Focusrite 18i8, Audient id14 and Behringer U-phoria UMC1830 all fit the bill but are all in the £2-300 region secondhand.

This is for the nostalgia, so I was hoping to spend under £100 to do the transfers and then sell the interface on. Any suggestions for other interfaces I’ve missed?

hello everyone, does anyone know what is going on with EVO software, i cannot anymore open the mix, and it is nowere to be found, was working fine until yesterday and now also the pop up window is changed.

Hi all, just wondering if anyone had any sort of information (preferably a PDF/ physical manual they are willing to share or sell to me) for an Otari 54 series console, as I just joined a recording arts workshop class in college and would really like to get ahead on knowing the console as I have no experience with it and cannot find any information online. I would be greatly appreciative to anyone that can help me, thanks!

Hey all - I have a regular desk, not a studio desk. It's a sit/stand, and I want to add a pullout for a MIDI keyboard.

The main options are to drill in or clamp on a pull out drawer. Drill in is a no go, as it's bamboo and only ~3/4 in thick, so not much room to screw. I did find a decent clamping one on Etsy but I realized if I had a drawer right there, it would kill my leg room unless I kept the desk at an uncomfortable height.

So I'm looking at alternate options.

The best I've found yet would be to use something like a Z-style keyboard stand on casters that I could pull out, and when not in use, could push far enough back that it'd be out of my way. Otherwise, find a cart with a tray top for basically the same type of use, almost like a medical tray.

I think those options would work, but want to see what others are using for this. Maybe I'm missing an obvious workaround.

What do you use if your desk isn't amenable to a proper slide out drawer?

Hey guys! i recorded this at home, take a look, give opinions!

im kinda on low dudget:

Interface: Behringer U-Phoria UMC22
Guitars: Jackson JS22 Arch Top, Epiphone LP Special Vintage Edition
Keyboard: Casio Wk-1200
DAW: Reaper + Audacity
Plugin: Guitar Rig 5

I know it's a mess.

MPC One +. Korg 88 Krome. Shitty PC.

Just out of frame is my SM7B.

Hello! I recently was given a tascam 512 and Tascam 38 reel to reel and am a complete noob to analog equipment. How would I hook these up to my computer to record? I have a macbook with logic and an SSL 18 interface as long as a behringer UMC404 interface.
Where do I start?

I have a 4-year-old Tascam Model 12, used mainly for live. Meanwhile, I see folks using an old Tascam M30 for recording in the studio. Do the old m30 pre-amps provide a vintage color that the newer Model 12 wouldn’t have? Which pre-amps are better? Are they different?

Hello! I want to make music. I don’t care to record or produce or anything other than spend time being creative. I have a bass guitar, electric guitar, a Mac book, and equipment I’ve collected, but I need some direction. I play bass, sing, harmonica, and want to do some back beats. Ideally I would want to distort vocals and have an eerie back vibe. I need to invest in an amp and a mic. And probably something else I don’t know I need. Looking for recommendations on your favorite software and set ups to get going with something simple. I’m smart and can build from there. 💕🙏

From looking at what I have, where would you start?

Anyone else think this audio interface is terrible for sound? I can't get anything good out of it