http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Richard+Marples Entertainment Richard Marples Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=340088&ca=Entertainment The biggest problem with many amateur guitarists is poor tone, and that's the first thing you might want to correct before you start placing a microphone for recording. Get down and listen to your amp and guitar combination on microphone level - that is where the microphone would be placed when reco... Entertainment Richard Marples Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=340258&ca=Entertainment Most guitarists know that to hit the “sweet” spot of your amplifier it has to be a fairly high volume, but the question is; how do you achieve those high studio volumes when you’re living in a house with other people or in an apartment block? Well, there are a few different ways. One is to create so... Entertainment Richard Marples Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=340259&ca=Entertainment The signal that a microphone picks up is actually very low, and needs to be boosted for it to be used with your recording device. This is exactly what a microphone -preamp does; it boosts the signal to a level that is useable for recording. Initially, you'll probably want to use the pre-amps built i... Entertainment Richard Marples Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=340261&ca=Entertainment Monitors are basically speakers that you use when mixing down, also known as "studio monitors". Studio monitors are designed to create an accurate audio image of your track, with no unnatural emphasis of particular frequencies, whereas hi-fi speakers are designed to make all audio material sound qui...