Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

we use nuendo and pro tools hd, though 40-50% of our operation is analog tape.

cloth it at the end of the show. simple. me and my guitars stay dry and relatively unsmelly.

nah. on tour, i don't wear shirts while playing because i'd sweat all over them, and we only do laundry once every two weeks. this allows me to wear the same, relatively clean shirt 5-6 days at a time, and i can pack lighter. it's pretty economical!

here's three from a semi-recent tour with one of my mapleglo 360s...

you'll need a line-in on your soundcard (most stock cards at the very least have an 1/8th inch "mic" input. of course they sound like hangovers feel) or a s/pdif digital input. if you don't have the line input, or you'd like to try it with the s/pdif, soundcards come in pci cards or outboard boxes ...

If you're not looking too much into crazy effects, the sansamp guitar preamps are great, and more "true to life" than any of the line 6 stuff, in my opinion.

M-Audio interfaces do not have Focusrite preamps. The original MBox had these "preamps" which were not much more than a combo connector and a chip that said "Focusrite" somewhere inside. You have to take into consideration that the power supply is a vital part of a mic pre, and to have the MBox or ...

Though it can be theoretically different with every session, my method of recording bass guitar is pretty much the same 90% of the time.

I track bass direct into one of a handful of mic preamps that have an instrument input. Some of my favorites here are the Groove Tubes ViPRE (or it's little ...

I'm well aware of Tony's presence, just figured two heads and two opinions can be better than one in a situation like this. Happy to help either way.

My favorite recorded ALBUMS:

Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I - clean and punchy, great stereo imaging, great tones

Fugazi - Argument - lo-fi vibe, hi-fi presence, incredible songs and performances

Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth - genius.

Tom Waits - Mule Variations - this album ...

Hey there. Though I don't think anyone on THIS forum knows, I'm actually a professional recording engineer working out of Queens/Manhattan. I frequent some other boards and really enjoy helping out folks who are confused/lost/in need of information or recommendations. So I figured I'd give it a shot ...

TERRIBLE. HORRIBLE.