Shopping for a talkback mic should be a breeze. It’s a lot easier to shop for one than it is to shop for the mics you use to record—and it’s certainly a lot cheaper, as well. Because you don’t need the sound to be of recording quality, you can get a mic based on value, […]
Continue reading →So why get a floor tom mic? Well, the basic mic setup for a drum kit consists of a matched pair of dynamic mics positioned overhead, often with individual mics for the kick drum and snare. While this is sufficient to capture the groove and overall sonic picture, the low mid-range sound of the floor […]
Continue reading →So why get a drum mic? Well, percussion can be a tricky thing to mic, especially if you want to do it on the cheap. To capture a full, realistic drum sound you need all the frequencies, from the lowest rumble to high, shimmering harmonics. The sharp articulations and high dynamics can damage more sensitive […]
Continue reading →So why get bass traps? Well, if you have all the money in the world, you can build a recording studio from scratch that is perfectly designed to give you the ideal acoustics. For most of us, though, we’re limited to the pre-existing spaces in our homes or offices. Acoustic panels attached to the walls […]
Continue reading →Trap music, also known by the name EDM music, gained a lot of momentum in recent days thanks to the resurgence of the dance music culture. The genre is hardly new but there are many producers who haven’t had experience with the genre until recent years because of this uptick in popularity. If you’re looking […]
Continue reading →Which RCA cables you buy to hook up your turntable to your speakers is probably one of the last things that you think about when you’re putting together your audio set-up. In one respect, that’s perfectly understandable; changing your phono cartridge or upgrading your speakers is likely to give you a far more noticeable improvement […]
Continue reading →Microphones and vocals in general, are probably more dependent on the quality of cables than any other position in a modern band. It’s partially due to their construction and partially due to the length of your average microphone cable. With that said, there’s a whole market for XLR cables out there, filled to the brim […]
Continue reading →The turntable vs. CDJ war is still going on, with many people joining both of these camps each year. With that said, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that CDJs are simply more practical. This is especially true if you consider that most of the modern DJ equipment is digital in nature. If […]
Continue reading →Headset microphones for singing, while less popular than their handheld counterparts, often make more sense when you’re performing onstage. Not everyone can perform comfortably with handheld mics, after all, especially artists who have their hands busy with other instruments. If you are a drummer or a keyboard player, chances are you will need a more […]
Continue reading →Drums are great acoustic instruments but there are some limitations to what a drum shell can do, especially in terms of volume. Every larger show requires some sort of amplification, even for drums. In this particular case, a series of microphones are used to amplify the sound of certain drums, which go directly to the […]
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