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Both actually. The Beta58 & Beta57 have a stronger presents to the mixing board (less gain required). It is noticable but I don't think it is worth the cost. This is just an observation from live gigging. I can't say if they are worth it in the recording field. Tom

My company has the same anti-porn policy!

Cool. Never heard of that name before. Is it s copy of a Numann? By the way, I used an SM58 for years live and believe it or not, the cheaper SM57 is a better overall mic. Congrats man. Tom

Way to go John! The dude just contacted me and wants his 20 bucks back. Sheesh!

This is all fine and dandy, but where does that other sock go in the wash? I mean......really!

Thanks John, Christmas was pretty good. The kids had fun and that's all that matters. I should point out that the reason I am waiting for a multi-channel is I like to run keys through those units when needed. By the way, my eldest daughter is getting married. Looks like I need to work on a special song for her. Without her knowing of course! Oh, I should mention I was 13 when she was born. Take care, Tom

I'm sorry. As you may have noticed my contribution to SongStuff has amounted to nothing more than a hill of poop. Anyway, here goes. The brands that I have heard include the following. APHEX Focusrite AVALON DESIGN PreSonus ART UNIVERAL AUDIO I am a proud owner of one of the cheap models which go for about $200 and has an actual worth to me of about $5. Cheap = Junk as I have learned.....the hard way. What I have noticed about the ones that really turned my crank is they have the following controls: Tube ot tube emulation compression. Limiter Parametric EQ - overlaping = probably made the most difference. Mic & line inputs. Now, before I go any further I'll tell you I don't own any of these..................................yet. The only reason I haven't purchased one yet is because most in my price range are single channel. As time goes by the stereo or multi-channel will eventually come down to my level. You may find one of the above for slightly under $500 if you look around. Other can go for much, much more than that. Myself, I am leaning toward PreSonus. Hope that helps. Tom P.S. Some of the above brands also make low end models so beware.

At the moment I can't give you any names (at work), but as I have found out through visiting some studios, you get what you pay for. The high end models are light years ahead of the so called affordable ones. Some of the cheaper models do little or nothing, at least for the average listener. Tom

Now you know how I live my daily life!

Not fair, you snuck in here!

Well, this ol' dog must be doing something right. I was just e-mailed and told the versions with my piano and my mastering work are being used for promotional purposes. I was not that happy with what I did but the main artist (Jim) was. That's all that counts I guess. Tom P.S. The best part is he is flying up my way in 2 weeks and he's buying me a few pints.

That's what she said!

P.S. The Rave Bar in Milwaukee isn't too far from me. I should call them and see if that part is true. As far as I have ever seen the RAVE only has bands I have heard of......and I'm not one of 'um.

I'm sure they're legit but the site they found me on is very old (mostly junk) and it says in bold print, "ONE MAN BAND" Brother.................................. I'll book when I can afford to clone myself 6 times over.

This is a message for ATom2 from Sigourny Kilvert <sigourny@emergenza.net> Hello Sigourny from Emergenza here. If possible, I would like to book ATom2 for the Live Festival. Helena or Erika may have already contacted you so I apologize if the invitation is doubled up, but we're working with few different lists. If the band is already booked in the festival then you're all set and I wish you a great show!! If not, well then here's the scoop: I am now booking 900 concerts in 112 venues across the US and Canada including Earthlink Live in Atlanta, Paradise Rock Club & Avalon in Boston, Double Door and Metro in Chicago, Liquid Lounge in Dallas, Magic Stick in Detroit, Rave Bar in Milwaukee, Webster Hall in New York, Backbooth in Orlando, 12 Galaxies in San Francisco and the 9:30 Club in Washington DC. This is a contest for bands with 1,000,000 US$ in prizes courtesy of Ernie Ball, Crate, Ampeg, Sabian, Mapex, Remo, D'andrea, Sennheiser and Regal Tip. We provide support slots at the Tweeter Center in Boston (30.000 capacity). 6 weeks free professional recording, songs on nationwide/European compilations and submission of your material to our label and management partners. The best bands will fly to Germany (all expenses paid) to play at the Taubertal Open Air Festival with many international acts (this year, our bands played right along with Bad Religion!). To get your band in, go to the Emergenza website http://www.emergenza.net/eng/book.asp or give me a call at 1 888 923 2263. Looking forward to working with you guys, Sigourny Kilvert mail to: Sigourney@emergenza.net Emergenza US Entertainment 666 Fifth Avenue, Suite 341 New York NY 10103 - USA Toll Free 1.888.923.2263

With technology the way it is today and has been for the past 20 years I would say in many cases the answer is yes. Many times you only pay extra for the name. Kinda like drugs. Tom

As I was perusing, I new someone would say this!

I think I said this in another post, but I lined my entire studio (walls and ceiling) with those egg carton looking bed covers. I bought the Queen size sheets and it only cost me about $80 to do the whole thing. Works just like the foam crap you can buy from music outlets, for a tenth of the cost. Screw them! Tom

Wow, he's cooler than Bruce Springsteen!

After some discussion (and disagreement) between the moderators, I have put this post back to it's original state. Songstuff neither supports nor denies the validity of this producer.

Grand Piano. I played one many years ago at a music store. I don't remember the brand, but it was jet black and the sound was unbelievable. Just then a salesman came buy and I asked him how much. He said $18,500. I promptly wiped my fingerprints off and carefully stepped away. I've got an console and many digital pianos. They're nice, but nowhere close to the above.

Sorry

That's it Lazz. I am naming you Songstuff Legal Department!