Show 025 – Subtractive EQ and the Electro-Voice RE20

This week Jon buys a used Electro-Voice RE20 and does a review.  After we did the show and thought that the mic sounded a little weak in the bass, it was compared to two other identical mics.  Jon got the dud.  Ryan answers a listener’s question about using subtractive EQ to fix your mixes.

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Links:

Electro-Voice RE20

Shure SM7

Heil PR40

Sennheiser MD421

Jonathan Roberts’ page

Show 023 – Great In the Box Guitar Sounds and An Interview About Working Professionally In Sound

This week Ryan interviews Jesse Zoller, a listener of this show, about working as a professional sound engineer and Jon demonstrates several techniques to get the most natural and best sounding guitar tracks all inside the box.

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Links:

Guitar Cabinet Impulses

Digidesign Eleven

Jesse Zoller

Show 022 – Kick Drum Micing and Getting Out of the Box

This week Ryan experiments with different ways to mic a kick drum and Jon talks about many of the ways to get sound in and out of your digital workstation to incorporate all of that great analog gear that you hopefully still have.

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Show 021 – 5 ways to get more out of your mics and the Yamaha PM5D

In this episode Jon shows 5 ways to get different sounds out of the mics you already have. Ryan shares his experience with the Yamaha PM5D digital mixing console.

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Show 020 – DIY Ribbon Mics And Pro Tools 8 Reviewed

In this episode Ryan interviews Rick of Rick Shaw Records on the topic of inexpensive Ribbon microphones you can build yourself. Jon gives a brief review of Pro Tools 8.

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Show 019 – Profire 2626 Review and Getting Good Vocals In Your Bedroom Studio

In this episode Jon reviews the M-Audio Profire 2626 Firewire interface. Ryan shares some tips on getting recording vocals in a bedroom.

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Happy holidays and we’ll see you in the new year!

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