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Heil Sound Introduces the PR 48 Kick Drum Microphone

By Big Al on Sunday, December 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Bob Heil is up to his dynamic microphone shenanigans again. His company, Heil Sound has introduced a new dedicated kick drum microphone, the PR 48. It is, of course a large diaphragm dynamic microphone. Here’s the low down from the official web site: The Heil HDK drum kit series is a culmination of over 2 [...]

How Vinyl Records Were Recorded In The Studio

By Big Al on Sunday, December 13th, 2009 | No Comments

This is a great mini documentary of how recordings used to be cut (literally) in one pass in the studio for the purpose of manufacturing vinyl records. (Thanks to Don Dawber for sharing this with me!) It features one of my all time favorite jazz greats, Duke Ellington. Using a screen reader? Click here for [...]