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Posts from April, 2011



Sabra-Som SSM-1 Review

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 | by matthew mcglynn

I first used the Sabra-Som SSM-1 Universal Shockmount when Michael Capella pulled one out during our BLA-mod Digi 002 DAW shootout. We needed to put two SDCs as close together as possible. The SSM1 let us do it without resorting to duct tape. I bought one of these shockmounts after that day, figuring it would […]

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iPhone User Survey

Thursday, April 21st, 2011 | by matthew mcglynn

We’re researching the possibility of creating an iPhone app for the Microphone Database. If you think you’d use it, please vote below so we can try to predict the audience size. The idea of the app is to create a literal pocket reference for 950+ microphones. Each mic profile in the app would contain the […]

Posted in Colophon | 21 Awesome Comments



The Frankenstein Loops Pack

Thursday, April 14th, 2011 | by matthew mcglynn

All the songwriters who are constantly asking me for drum loops will get a kick out of the new Frankenstein Loops pack from Dublin’s Creamy Sonic Studios. I put together a couple samples: [audio:http://recordinghacks.com/sounds/samples/frankensteinb.mp3] [audio:http://recordinghacks.com/sounds/samples/frankenstein2b.mp3] Check out the crazy drum kit! 22'' x 34'' kick drum 14'' x 12'' snare 16'' x 14'' snare 20'' […]

Posted in Drums | 3 Awesome Comments