Key Of Grey

Photo courtesy of Rode February 3rd, 2010 - Darren sent me an email asking for condenser microphone recommendations he could use for recording vocals; he wants to spend between $100 to $200. As I was writing a response, it occurred to me that others might be looking at buying microphones as well. So thanks to Darren for the question, and I hope it's alright that I posted it up! Since you're looking at recording vocals, you'll want to look at condensers with large diaphragms. ... Read More

Photo courtesy of Tim O’Brien November 11th, 2009 - Thomas K. asks "I read your article on school and audio engineering. I'm just wondering where you went to school, where you first started out engineering, and how you made that transition. I'm currently going to school, and learning about audio production, and interning (for free). I have pursued a lot of what have turned out to be dead ends in my search for employment in the field of audio production/engineering. I'm sure you're ... Read More

Photo courtesy of Tim O'Brien July 29th, 2008 - Shav737 writes: "Hey. Love the site. I’ve been playing guitar for as long as I can remember but I’m brand new to recording. A friend hooked me up with Cubase SX and told me to play around with that for a while. I rapidly found out that I have no idea what I’m doing, and my computer mic isn’t cutting it. I’ve looked into MIDI interfaces for guitar and mic but don’t even know ... Read More