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What can you expect to find in each BlueMic newsletter?
Check out the three sample articles below for a taste...

Spotlight on Electric Guitar by Ross Hogarth
(R.E.M., Jewel, Motley Crue, the Black Crowes)

BLUE: Is there an absolute starting point you go to every time you begin the process of achieving a good electric guitar sound? What's the most important element in getting a good electric guitar sound overall?
ROSS: As is the key to almost all recording, the sound starts at the source. No amount of alchemy in the world can turn feathers into chicken...or, as the old wise sage says, "You cannot polish a turd." I make sure that the source is what is intended by actually putting in my earplugs and going out to the amp and making sure it sounds the way we want it to. I then make sure the microphone placement is exactly where I want it to be on the speaker cone. I am very detailed, I use a flashlight and check distance and such very carefully on every mic.

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Recording Drums, Part 1 (The Snare) -- by Jerry Finn
Engineer/producer (Green Day, Blink-182, Sum41)

FINN: Over the years, I've used many different mics and techniques on the drums. On my most recent recording, I found that the following combination gave me the best-sounding results for the snare drum. I used a large-diaphragm condenser on the top head and a dynamic microphone on the bottom. After trying many mics, I found that the Blue Mouse mic gave me the sound I was looking for from the top head.

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BLUE: What's the most important element in getting the right sound for toms?

JOE: The key to miking toms is getting the right balance between attack and tone. This is determined by the tuning, the choice of mic and the placement.

BLUE: What kinds of things do you listen for in the microphone you choose?

Click here to read his answer.

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