airtaco

Hi Guys

I'm trying to get a better idea of which types of microphones should be used for recording a particular instrument. My studio-savy friend says this combination is the best:

Drums: Large diaphragm condenser mics; overhead: dynamic mics

Guitars: Dynamic mics (sm 57s)

Vocals: condenser mics

Do people agree with his? More imporatntly, I would like to know the major characteristics for each type of microphone and why they are suited for recording a particular instrument. I don't need an essay, but I've done some reading, and every explanation has been wayyy too scientific for me, so I'd appriciate any explanation in layman's terms. Thanks a lot!

Just last night I was thinking how Thunder Road may well be my favorite lyric of all time. Then I thought about the rest of BTR and The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle.

i just can't stand the strings or Bruce's voice (mostly how low it is in the mix, but still), it sounds so overproduced and fake to me.

 

it suffers from the Aerosmith soundtrack song-itis.

I thought this was the song you reffered to as terrible. Yea, I'm with tongue-tied - I really see nothing disagreeable with the strings. I like the bridge as well; the timpani almost gives it a Pet Sounds feel.

To echo the majority of the previous responses: This is a mixed bag for sure - def front loaded. Livin in the Future is the highlight and prob will be a high point on the tour. I would say the high points beat the best moments on the Rising - but like on that album, a few of the songs are just too mid-tempo rock songs that never really go anywhere.

Am I the only one who's really digging Your Own Worst Enemy?

SWEEETTTTTTT!!!!!! Any one have on sale dates???

PM?? Pleassse

How has no one mentioned Sinatra?? Have you people no class??? Anything off of In The Wee Small Hours; Only the Lonely; Where Are You; No One Cares, ETC.

How about Ol' Blue Eyes?

 

My favorite album of all time. But I just bought Only The Lonely, so we'll see if it changes things....

I bought Fisherman's Blues about two months ago, and the first six songs are so great. It's a pity the rest was just okay. Is the one before it, This Is The Sea, better?

Is there anywhere else I can find the single? The provided link isnt working for me.

edit: A nice little rock song indeed! Def hearing Tom petty, though I also hear TP in some Pearl Jam, so maybe everybody's a little right.

Those three would be great to start with. Great band.

If it makes it any easier, I agree with those three as well.

A couple of thread you could posted this in.

 

It is never going to be legal to snag music without paying for it - outside of a band letting people download songs with their permission.

Perhaps ONE of those threads applies to my threads' subject matter; the rest either have to do with Oink invitations or subjects having nothing to do with the one at hand. Lighten up.

I'm gonna have to disagree with your opinion on Fricke. I think he's a huge tool. He also gave the new Linkin Park four stars, btw.

Hi guys;

My friend just gave me an Oink invite - and it's great. The ease at which I've gotten these cds is nothing short of mind-blowing. But I have to ask: how is this any different from download sites such as Napster and Lime Wire? Do people from Oink get fined by the RIAA? Thanks.

One of my favorite Wilco songs.

What was the first Kinks song being played? The more up-tempo one.

Murmur

Reckoning

Automatic

Life's Rich Pagent

Fables

New Adventures

Document

Reveal

Green

Around the Sun

That's all I've heard, sorry! Their IRS albums and Automatic all have a very special place in my heart, though.

So what exactly does it sound like? Song-oriented, experimental???

I certainly expected and wanted to love the Rockpile record, but just do 50's rock/60's pub rock. Is Jesus of Cool similiar?

I've been interested in getting Pure Pop for Now People, but it's out of print. I did buy Rockpile's Seconds of Pleasure and didn't enjoy it too much, though.

These artists are using their popularity to do good. Why are people criticizing them?

It is one of the in-store plays at the Barnes and Noble I work at, and it wasn't good at all.

It doesn't really matter who wrote what or how well he could play bass and sing backup vocals...sometimes all the weird little dynamics that make a band work with a certain line-up end up not clicking with different people involved.

 

Hell, Matt Sharp in 2007 may not work with that band either, but I'd certainly be interested to hear what they'd come up with. I'm not at all interested to hear a follow up to "Beverly Hills" though.

This is a good point, though in Weezer's case I disagree. I've watched a lot of video interviews/dvd footage from the era, and Matt, in general, seems a jerk who wasn't a positive influence*. Then again, perhaps this inspired Rivers artistically, but I don't really think negativity leads to great results.

*I'm well aware Rivers has been just as bad, if not worse.

I think Pinkerton is at times hysterical. "The Good Life", "El Scorcho", "Why Bother", and "Pink Triangle" are all clever and witty and pretty damn funny.

 

"I know I should get next to you

You've got a look that made me think you're cool

But it's just sexual attraction

Not something real so I'd rather keep wackin'"

Gold, Jerry!

Ceratinly out of context these songs are funny, though in sequence I feel they just show how emotionally tortured Rivers was while he was writing.

My take is that Matt Sharp is actually the song writing connoiseur. He left Weezer after the Pinkerton album, and so did the whimsical tunage (there are a few exceptions ie "Island In the Sun"). I think it's apparent when you listen to the 1st Rentals album that he was definetly the witty specialist.

 

p.s. Pinkerton is my fave Weezer album

I've seen many people on VC imply that Sharp was the reason for Weezer's brilliance, and I strongly disagree. It is well known that for Pinkerton, Rivers essentially became an autocrat. No one but him was allowed to write the songs; essentially, as amg describes it, Weezer became a vehicle for his songwriting. And as far as wittiness is concerned, I mean, yea, Matt's vocals are funny in El Scorcho, but Pinkerton in by no means and funny album.

And while most would say that TGA and MALA don't hold a candle to the first two, there are plenty of examples of pop mastery. Island, Photograph, O Girlfriend, Dope Nose, Slave, Keep Fishin, December are only a few songs that come to mind. The lyrics are rather phoned-in, but there's an obvious reason for that.