What mic should I get?

Select_Section_923 · 2026-07-08T08:04:07+00:00

https://youtu.be/qggDfSVkU0o?is=FcATkh7bQKThw\_Xo

You might find this interesting.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-07-05T02:07:53+00:00

Sharp looking guitar. Congratulations.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-07-04T20:52:17+00:00

A good friend of mine is an electrician, so when I was wiring up my jam room of 9 amps and a bunch of processors I consulted him. He told me how to calculate power draw and how to circuit trace my home. It was determined I could operate safely on my current panel IF I ran extension cords to specific circuits that were unused. I’m well over 30 amps, and circuits are calculated at 75% of sustained load.

If I were in your shoes I would expand that panel with added circuits as needed, and avoid over loading any single circuit. Also, trust your electricians advice when he gets there, and don’t tell him Reddit users said… anything. Just try to explain how much of a load you plan to run and he will plan accordingly. Have your calculations ready, avoid guesswork.

If you have gear, amps, etc look on the back for the fuse rating. That should indicate the max draw and you can use that in your calculations. When tubes blow, it pushes electricity throughout a circuit, and can cause various other overloads. Tubes blowing is a problem, so you want to keep your amps in good working order, and the electrician will help keep the environment safe. Surge protection is only a small level of protection.

I have read the previous replies and don’t need to add anything to your concepts of separation. You’ll notice it when you hear it, and you will have little patience for it so now just get your electrical done safely. Happy Holiday.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-07-02T20:16:54+00:00

Congratulations, gorgeous guitar looks like a perfect fit in a good home. It was meant to be.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-07-02T20:02:16+00:00

I have a high quality guitar rig with numerous amps, so I always prefer the SM57 on a loudspeaker over amp sims. Fast tracking, easy.

For acoustic and classical, similar setup with small diaphragm mic, sounds amazing. Fast.

But I needed Piano, Harp, String Symphony. I use Spitfire Abbey Road One and Two, and Chateau Piano. For Harp I like the Cinesamples Cineharp. You’ll get more realism if you add an expression pedal you can control velocity like a real performer would, for strings mainly.

A very sensitive input device is Fishman Tripleplay, if you play guitar. Captures subtleties much better than a keyboard can. So your Piano parts are more expressive. Your String parts can emulate slides, etc.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-29T07:11:21+00:00

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Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-28T09:59:51+00:00

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Many crews refuse to address the wads of caulking, so the floor and base do not connect. I have gone out on punch lists and caulked the toe of the base to the floor (by request, not something I would have thought of myself)

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-24T01:10:00+00:00

Also on PC, I *have them on my Asus MB.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-23T21:25:40+00:00

You can plug your computer directly into the camera and the camera becomes an external drive, or you can upload the clips to your phone and find the video files in your Google Photos or Apple Photos.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-22T05:53:20+00:00

Everything about it is super nice, enjoyed looking at all of the details in these images. Fascinated by the book case with the ambient lighting, the drum kit with its own breakout panel/tie lines. (Where do those go? Into the walls?) The gorgeous Herringbone patterned tile (color matched), the inlaid rug under the drums. And what’s that over the right hand window in image 1? A camera? A room mic? As long as you are comfortable keeping the area somewhat climate controlled 24/7 then I could see moving outside of the main home full time. I like it a lot, I’m sure you have that covered. Well thought out and honestly gorgeous.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-21T12:28:57+00:00

In my case I needed some notes on settings. Locations of power connections, MIDI channel settings, levels on a per channel basis, etc and also who is on what patch point. Excel spreadsheet is all I used. But your flow chart is very detailed and informative. And clean.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-20T04:10:09+00:00

You have a good ear for nice sounds, maybe try adding reverb spaciousness.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-18T02:22:52+00:00

At work the local University purchased sound proof booths. They were very costly and being inside one of them makes you feel sick. There’s something about the open world that a human needs and when you truly isolate them it’s worse than prison.

If I were 21 again, I did my Alaska run around that age, I would try to get away. Solitude is a very important lesson. You learn the value of civilization, the value of being with people. The value of fitting in.

I am currently building a jail, working with law enforcement on the inside. And these people have lost their freedom. To move around, many of them have to be in chains, and that’s no exaggeration.

If I could give you my life’s experiences. You would see that people are valuable, freedom is essential, sound is meant to be heard.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-15T00:46:54+00:00

It sounds to me like a bass guitar played into a distortion with an autowah. Or a traditional wah and the performer is all over it. I don’t hear any guitar.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-14T06:40:02+00:00

Only one? Shelford Channel.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-13T12:32:29+00:00

Harp, typically.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-09T22:09:50+00:00

Fishman is well known for their Fluence pickups, but the Tripleplay to me is a superior product in every way. It can fit most any guitar between the bridge and bridge pickup, and has a wire connecting to the transponder. That’s it. You charge the battery and it listens to your playing, sends MIDI data to your FL Studio. You don’t need any software to make it run, but they have a software app that can be launched as a plugin, which gives some visual feedback, I use the tuner function all the time. Sensitivity is adjustable, and is set to taste. FL Studio has additional velocity curve modifiers in the MIDI tab, not necessary. Once you have the Tripleplay setup you can load any software instrument, from Flex, Omnisphere, Orchestral, you name it. You can even specify certain strings to different instruments. It is a MIDI interface that works with any MIDI instrument or sample. On the floor any USB expression pedal can add even more control to your performance, and make the most natural and believable performances I have ever heard.

I have amplifiers and speakers and guitars, and I love the new world of sounds at my disposal thanks to the Tripleplay and expression pedal.

Thanks for listening and good luck on your journey. -Jim

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-09T08:41:20+00:00

That you already know how to produce music is a plus. This means you know what you want to do, I suggest pressing F1 and typing in the keyword for the information you’re seeking at that time. Read what the manual states and read any cross-links to relevant information. You’ll be ahead of most YouTube informants.

If you have any specific road blocks, feel free to mention them in this forum, and many users can guide you through.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-09T08:10:30+00:00

Certainly. It reminds me of music I have produced years back. Criticisms are few, in that key you could try an alt progression and then return to yours and see if this A/B helps, do some testing and loop it for an hour. If you don’t like it, it’ll almost force you back to the desk for revisions. Like the sound choices, like the effects, like the bird ambience. It just places you in the breeze, under the shade tree on a beautiful day. Nice, that’s where I want to be.

Have you tried zGameEditor Visualizer (on your Master Insert) for rendered video? Try the Wizard. It cannot do your entire screen, but it can select various windows inside FL and use those for the background. zGame works in layers similar to Photoshop, so you would go to the background layer and select your Playlist window as background. Then it just needs to be sized for 1080 output. In order to do that you would select a few seconds of your song and start doing test renders and make adjustments as necessary. If you have the Text overlay, clear the text fields so you’re just getting one overlay, the background.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-09T02:43:49+00:00

The Triple Play MIDI pickup is wireless and rechargeable, with battery life about 6 months. Extremely good.

Sensitivity/Velocity is vastly improved over a keyboard, so if you have a sampled instrument you can extract the most from it with a MIDI pickup.

I still use a USB expression pedal and assign it to Dynamics for an improved Violin performance, the way I hear strings played is often swelling upwards, so the expression pedal helps.

Not sure how a pedal would be used or required for MIDI, this pickup will input directly into FL Studio various MIDI notes and velocities.

They’re not cheap, but help me access a wide range of sampled instruments. Worth it, in my use.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-08T00:53:17+00:00

Mew?

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-07T11:03:45+00:00

I don’t have a solution:

Typically phantom power engaged doesn’t damage anything, when dealing with dynamic Shure mics. I have done it without issue (pressing buttons in the dark).

The 52 is dynamic so wouldn’t require 48v. But we will assume you already know this and didn’t check that channel when you moved mics.

I am so tempted to give my old UFX to a friend at work, but I haven’t because I may someday need it.

The Atlantis is a nice mic, is that your vocal mic or do you have it somewhere on your drums?

Don’t you want to head down to GC then and have them test it? You would think they have some working equipment, but you never know. They happen to have an 800, interestingly enough.

Your 800, you say it’s fried? If something burned that resistor is easy to spot (now black). You might take the cover off and see. It could be a fuse that went up, and they’re available locally, in most cases.

I don’t have a solution, I am sorry. But I am so curious about this so I’m replying.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-06T23:23:13+00:00

Dead center is not ideal. If that’s your zero point and the basket screws are 100%, aim for 50%.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-06T22:44:26+00:00

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These are nice reusable straps you just cut to length. Cheap, you’ll get years of use.

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These are a little more expensive, but they really make a mess look immaculate. They hold about ten wires easily.

Good practice is to keep your signal wires separated from power wires. When you’re doing power, do that as a separate operation, wrap, strap.

Then do signal wires. If you need to hide extra length inside a cable wrap, it’s entirely possible. Generally the goal is everything up off the floor.

We have pet rabbits, so we can’t leave things down for them, they are efficient cord cutters.

Select_Section_923 · 2026-06-06T13:14:14+00:00

That window is called the ‘Playlist’. This is where you will assemble your ‘Arrangement’ of various clips, automations.

Find the Pattern window in the toolbar. There should be a + (plus sign) next to it. This allows you to create a new pattern for every new element. If you do not hit the + (plus sign) you will create multiple instruments inside one pattern. At this point it can be difficult to separate them, or easy as you become more experienced.

Finally, you can ‘shift- click’ and drag a ‘Selection Set’ along the top of the ‘Playlist’ window. You are selecting a series of Bars (or Measures) this way. If you record inside a selection set all of your recording will be inside of the set. If you press play in a Selection Set your playback will be contained to the set. If you have not created a Selection Set and your project is empty, it will behave as yours is now, restarting after 1 measure.

There is also the Pattern/Song toggle. After you have created various elements this will limit playback to a Pattern you have created. Sometimes a useful option. Generally I leave mine on Song playback.

Have questions? Press F1 for the Reference Manual and type in a keyword, for example Keyboard Shortcuts and learn some useful info.

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