Shure SM57 vs Fame MS 57: Do you really have to pay more?

Ok, they say that you get what you pay for and that a cheap copy can never beat the original and blah blah blah. But through years of recording i stumbled upon lots of exceptions to this statement. I heard some cheap condenser mics beat the hell out of some neumanns, heard some cheap preamps to sound on same level with expensive ones, cheap guitars that sounded better than their 2000 € equivalents and so on. Since i am using some Shure SM57s for recording drums, guitars and sometimes even vocals i was always wondering if those 30 $ copies can be nearly as good as the original. Every time i visited the Musicstore in Cologne i looked at the Fame MS 57 and asked myself if they could be any good? I heard different opinions ranging from "peace of sh*t" to "even better than the original", so one day i just decided to pick one up just to solve these questions once and for all.

Behringer FCB1010, ENGL Savage 120, TC Electronic G-Sharp easy MIDI setup guide.

Midi is a great thing to have in a musicians arsenal. It could make life so much easier, if you only knew how to deal with it? If your answer's "yes" then this article is for you my friend! Uncle Eugene spent a whole night (well actually it took like about half an hour, but it was really late at night) to understand the complexity of setting up MIDI devices to work together andthen explain it to you! Today we will learn how to setup an ENGL Savage 120 guitar amplifier with a TC Electronic G-Sharp effects processor and the Behringer FCB1010 Midi foot controller. Althought this tutorial is about these particular units it still might be helpful for users of ohter amps and effect processors. Read on!

NEWZ UPDATE

Hey, just a small NEWZ UPDATE here!


1. Mental War recording sessions started this weekend. We recorded the drums with Mental War's drummer Magnus. Managed to nail 10 Songs in just two days. Guitars & Bass recording sessions coming up next!

2. Last week the vocal parts to Sariola's new single "From the dismal Sariola" were accomplished with some great results. Not only Loreley has done a great job on the lead vocal parts, but also added some great backing vocals and schizo effects to the song. We also started to record the vocals for the new song "Hexshadowed".

3. The filming of the video-clip to Sariola's new hit-song "Hexshadowed" is planned for July-August 2013.

4. Vredesbyrd's drum and bass guitar tracks are finished for all songs for the upcoming album "Imminent conflict". Guitar tracks for two songs are done as well.


Stay tuned!

Behringer BTR2000 review

Today i'm doing a review on the Behringer BTR2000 19" rack tuner. This device received very mixed critics, so i just had to check it myself. The price (69 €, new) is unbeatable in the rack tuner range and there are some unique features to the BTR2000, but the question is: is this a good piece of gear or just a cheap piece of frustration?

We'll find out!

Behringer announces new Nekkst monitor series

Behringer anounced the very new monitor series designed by the founder of the reknown studio monitor manufacturer KRK. Nothing special? New monitors come out every day? Yeah, but these got some really interesting features that i'd like to write about. Read on!

The most cheap GOOD sounding home recording studio.

Hey folks!

In this article i'd like to tell you how to arrange a decent home recording studio. Homerecording is very popular nowadays and since there are tons of hard- and software out there that is more than affordable almost everybody willing to record their music or audiobooks can jump in quite cheap. I'm going to show you a few ways to "build" your home studio on a budget and also give you some tips and workarounds to save the cash and still maintain quality and comfort.

Eugene Getman's audio production diaries: Sariola's unpublished insturmental soundtrack

Eugene Getman's audio production diaries: Sariola's unpublished insturmental soundtrack: Hey there! Got a new/old Sariola instrumental soundtrack for a phantasy book here. Published for the very first time! Check it out ...