How many mics can I plug in? Seems like it's got 8 inputs but why do they say 18 inputs? Sorry about the noob question people

Hello everyone

I came across a guy once, I guess on YouTube, who offered a free home recording course. But I don't remember his name.

The videos are not on YouTube, they are on his page I think

He was a really nice person.

He mainly focused on recording vocals and acoustic guitar.

Any help would help me

Thank you!

When I played in a live band, we absolutely had our ‘signature’ sound, just like any other band.

What made our sound definitive in a live setting was:

• Marshall Mode 4 pushing the lower end, rhythm guitar.

• Vocals (sounded like Hetfield) always opting for the trusty & dynamic Shure SM-58.

• Drums, just a solid beat needed, for which my brother brought to the table.

• While other elements like bass and lead guitar were nice, they were never a very strong part of our musical identity.

With that said, I just received my interface so I’m about to start my venture into home recording (in lieu of fronting a band) and as much as I would like to just recreate my old band sound and emulate that. I know that just won’t work here because I don’t exactly have the space to belt out loud, aggressive & constant vocal practice. Or drums for that matter.

So at this point I am starting to wonder if there’s much purpose in using my Mode 4 amp head for recording. I know a lot has changed in the world of home recording. Do these amp heads have much place in creating original content these days? Or has amp emulation taken over to become the standard?

Of course the M4 amp head is rather large for a desktop. I’m sure I’ll at least integrate it eventually at some point. But do many people really utilize their amp heads for home recording, especially as default?

TL;DR I’m setting up my little beginner’s home studio. Would my Marshall Mode 4 serve much purpose?

Thank you!

I'm in an upgrade phase right now, new house and opportunity to upgrade my home studio setup. I'm considering a KUBE diamond booth or a combination of their VO desk and something like a Blue Frog room kit. My space is a 225 cm x 415 cm office on the second floor, with a medium sized window on the 225 cm wall opposite the door.

Does anybody have experience or knowledge to advise on these options? Am I being seduced by novelty?

Thanks for taking the time to read! :)

I currently use a Scarlett 6i6 2nd gen audio interface and a pair of Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO headphones. I can't get enough volume from my headphones while recording without cranking to the volume to nearly maximum. I'm wondering if a headphone amp will solve my issue and I would like to spend no more than $200, if possible.

Can anyone help me?

Interface Specs:

Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz, +/-0.5 dB Dynamic Range 108 dB (‘A’-weighted) THD+N < 0.001% Maximum Output Level (0 dBFS) +13 dBu, balanced

Headphone Specs:

NOMINAL SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL96 dB

250 OHM

I know the real answer is “Do what you want to do!”

So, in the late 90’s my father and I turned the basement into a studio. For about 15 years used it to record demo’s for my bands and many friends bands. It turned into a great space where anyone was welcome and we just ran the board all day, recording everything.

Everyone grew old and moved on. Now, my father uses the space for his band and they do the same with recording practices. I’m regaining interest in music and have started visiting often.

The frame work of the set up is a Mackie 24x8 recording onto an Alesis HD24. I still have all 3 ADAT’s that predate it. Plenty rack effects, preamps and whatnot, as well as a very impressive collection of microphones.

One of my customers has offered payment for services (I work on high end bicycles and take side work) in the form of a new Tascam Model 24. I see they are $1200 new on Sweetwater. I played around with it and it’s cool I guess. The value of work I’ll be doing for him is $500.

I’m not doing any crazy recording, it’s just a hobby and the gear I have works. Would moving to a modern setup be a game changer or just be new shiny stuff? My financial situation is fine so the money will just get put away. I am also aware that all of my gear outside of microphones and my drums don’t hold much value. Not worried about that part at all.

Thoughts?

Hey quick question..

I was tracking the other day with a guitar player in my ears and there was a noticeable delay while I was drumming. Nothing crazy but something was off.

I have a Focusrite 18i20 ran to a Behringer ada8200 Through ADAT

I had the guitar input on like the 7th or 8th preamp of the Behringer. My sample rate was at 128. If I go much lower than that I get the clicks and pops. So I’m wondering if the latency is because of the ADAT conversion? My computer is a decent one. Acer with I7 core. If it is ADAT causing the latency does anyone know what the fix is?

(Hopefully this isn't a stupid question)

I record a lot on a laptop at home with an interface that is surprisingly good for what it is.

Am I right in thinking that active basses have an advantage over passives in this scenario? Do active basses give more warmth to amp simulators in a DAW?

IT'S LISTENING PARTY TIME~!!!11 I'm glad you could make it! hehHA.

Today, I've got six (6) instrumentals for your aural approval, and I'll be posting links in the comments so nobody has to ask for one and then worry about never, ever getting back to me. See? I'm a thoughtful cuss. The songs are for Brian P. Easton's most excellent Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter soundtrack.

(I normally don't do instrumentals, but this time, stuff felt right. And, you know, he had some public domain music already picked out, so that felt VERY right, heh. All of them leaned into my strengths as an arranger, too.)

THE SONGS:

BLOOD AND FEATHERS: This is for the portion of the novel, early on, where a young Sylvester Logan James has to track and get the approval of a wounded owl as part of his vision quest. He suffers dehydration and illness himself. This track would not be as eerie and weird as it is without the help of the Acidgrass man, William Todd Rose.

THE HEAVY TEAM: Part of SLJ's Vietnam experience, full of tension and uncertainty. I have reunited with Dave Green, and that is fitting, because we are also the heavy team, hehHA.

IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING: This is for SLJ's encounter with the Louisville Wolf, dun dun dunnnn

DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Chosen for SLJ's encounter with the darkest wolven in Siberia. I thought a Russian composer would be perfect, and the entire passage in the book made me think of the Master Chief facing insurmountable odds in HALO, so that's from where the flavor of the arrangement came.

HYDROPHOBIA: There's a rabid werewolf in New Orleans targeting practitioners, and Sylvester is there to put him down. Again I'm teamed up with Dave Green, and I think we got the mean sound we wanted.

WINTER I: Near the end of the book, where SLJ has wandered into the Canadian wilderness and finds himself hunted by the Windigo.

Hello guys, I would like to recreate the sound of Johnny Cash's vocals that you hear in his early recordings, like I Walk the Line or Big River, etc. But I'm unsure whether it's reverb, echo, or delay that I need. Thanks for any insights you can offer.

Thoughts and opinions about picking this up to add drum tracks to my guitar playing/recording. Nothing serious, just for my own enjoyment for now. I know it's an antique from the 20th century.

I use Loopcloud and many use Splice, but is ADSR popular for samples and sample packs?

I love ADSR Sample Manager - been using it for years.

I just want to share my opinion on why your music career isn't as "big" as some major artists. But is that really important? What is important actually?

I tried to explain in a comic/meme way, this is not a tutorial or anything serious, just for entertainment purposes.

The link: https://youtu.be/6fnXbdOgsFA?si=i5TFxYmTzFJAZKLB

Love my cats but they upset me when climbing on my gear and getting their butt everywhere. What are y'all doing to make it stop?

I am looking for someone who has a home recording studio to do some small projects.

I placed a Zoom G2 between my guitar and laptop. The multi-effects box is connected to computer with a USB cable. There is a noticeable delay between plucking the strings and hearing the results on earphones plugged into the computer. Same guitar/Zoom effects plugged into amp at end of chain, no noticed delay.

Is this normal?

We all have a copy of this amazing plugin, and we probably use it in 99% of our productions. But when we do, we always use other third party presets that we got from some packs etc.

But are the stock presets inside serum good enough to make a banger? I made a video trying to make one... Hope you're gonna like it! The result came out nice.

Ps. It's a meme/comedy sketch type of video, not an actual tutorial✌

Link: https://youtu.be/x6NFOsQFjbU?si=xqCo9pDW2bDFsGMh

Greetings!

I've been volunteered by my boss to be in charge of our non-profit's recording studio, which I know next to nothing about. We have a Sure SM7B, a pair of Rode M5s and an inexpensive MXL condenser running through a Focus Clarett. All the mics seem really quiet... I have to crank the preamps all the way up to get a signal at around -18dBs, which doesn't seem right. What can I do if I want more headroom? I checked the phase on the Rodes and the phantom power for the MXL.