Got A New Mic! Rode K2 Tube Condenser!

Awesome mic! 

Home Studio - Rode NT55 Condenser Mic Unboxing & Test

In this video I unbox and test out the Rode NT55 on all settings of the Pad and Cut switches using the cardioid capsule. Clean recording.... No EQ, Compression or FX. Recorded with AudioBox 22VSL interface and Studio One Professional 2.5.

Rode NT1-A Condenser Mic Overview NT1A

New EP Session 7

We finally put the last touches on my son's new tune. Started recording an acoustic version of a song from his first CD. The song is Live Along Dream. We finished tracking it yesterday and began mixing today. We used the Rode NT1A mic for the acoustic. Mic placement 6" from the sound hole the point at 12th fret. Sounded so good that it doesn't seem to need any EQ! That NT1A is such versatile mic.

We used Beatcraft again for drums rendering each drum instrument separately.

Three more acoustic tunes to record then we can start mastering the EP.

My Home Recording Studio Set Up

My set up is simple but effective.    Here's the list:

Dell Studio 17 Laptop (iCore 5, 6GB Ram, 500 GB Disk, Windows 7)
Presonus Studio One 2 Producer DAW (will be upgrading to Pro soon)
Presonus AudioBox 22VSL USB Interface
Acoustica Mixcraft 5.2 DAW (migrating to Studio One)
Acoustica Beatcraft (drum tool)
M-Audio AV-30 Monitors
Rode NT-1A Condenser Mic
AKG D9000 Dynamic Mic
Marshall MG30 Guitar Amp
Beringer BHL450 Bass Amp
Casio CTK496 Keyboard
Audio Technica ATH-PRO5V Headphones (for mixing)
Sennheiser HD202 Headphones (for artist playback)
2 Tama Stagemaster Boom Mic Stands

Here's a video tour...