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[challman]

Hi I have really learned a lot from you people. This is a great website. I personally wouldn't call myself a musician, but I have lots of friends and a Girlfriend who are. I play hand drums (poorly) and I am a drum maker, I specialize in ashikos and Djununs. I presently maintain all my friends drums as well.

I am a Data communications networking and voice networking engineer for a very large Medical testing Laboratory by day. And have always been an audiophile. I feel that adding the fact that I have a degree in electronics makes me qualified to learn audio engineering.

I was drawn to this board because I read a lot of Brandon's articles, and they smacked of truth to me. I know from all my electronics training that an amplifier can do 1 of 2 things, either be extremely accurate which most are, or offer coloration (pleasant or not). I don't believe that the amplification or for that matter the codecs make much of a difference in the final project to the normal listener on a normal stereo, which is after all, who we are recording for., unless you want a vintage sound. I believe 1st have something good to record 2nd know how to place mics on the instruments and people in your room, 3rd have a good room, and 4th mix well, then comes mic quality then lastly the amps and codecs. (as long as you are using something fairly modern.

Having made the above statement, I am willing to admit I might be wrong, but I don't think so. I intend to prove it with the assortment of equipment I have.
So I will learn as much as I can and post any new music I can with the artists consent. And MAYBE, I can prove myself right.

I started recording when my wife was invited to join a local hand drumming group called Rhythmworks!. I have been buying eq and treating my room every since. I have a Phonic Helix 24 FW, various preamps. A Trion 8000, a trion 6000 several sm57s, a beta 57, an AKG Perception 100, an AKG C5, an audix I5, a couple of SM58s, 2 pg81s, and a set of pg drum mic's and others that I can't remember at the moment.

Having spent a lot of time trying to record hand drums (never any overdubing) has made me a little more savey on how to mic noisy environments and have the least about of bleed.

I am still a rank beginner, but I am getting some pretty good recordings. My biggest problem is mixing. I have for the last several projects mixed for days, and then finally taken every effect off and started again, I just did so with hummingbird wings which is posted on bash this recording under acoustic/folk.

Glad to meet you all. I have been sort of watching in the background, and have finally decided to start participating because so many of you are so skilled and knowledgeable, that I just had to start having actual dialog. So I will thank you all for all the info I have gleened from this site already

[jjb]

Welcome, challman. Sounds like you're not as much of a beginner as you think. Listen in and speak out!

jjb