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Love the Far (without compression). HUGE! The Near also sounded great both with and without compression.

Thanks for the review! Mine arrived this weekend and I just used it on a trio, cajon, bass, guitar/vocalist- I’ve used a few great mics in my time but none have astonished me as much as the R88A, the stereo spread, the width, instruments sound larger than life, what a revelation…love it! 😊

Dickheads and talentless idiots who haven't the money to pay the studio bills but have enough money to buy dope. If their recording sounds shit it's because you run a crap studio!

I'm dreaming of a room who sound like this but mine is small ....414's sound incredible in this room !!!

Man I love your studio. Such a calm vibe

Great Demo..Love the R88 on so many sources being a string player(Violin viola Upright) Curious what pre's or console your using with the AEA R88? 😄

Such a sick mic. I could imagine scenarios where the only other thing I'd want with it would be a kick mic lol

What pre-amp you use the r88 for drums ?

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Love it!

Great review! I'm on my second R88 (sold the first one, got sad about it, then bought another, lol) and I couldn't love it more. A question about how you tracked these files though - looking at the waveforms, everything looks really balanced between left and right. Did you set the preamps to get snare peaks at roughly equal volume between both sides or did you set each preamp at identical level? I always set mine to be at the same gain level and usually have the snare peaking at a much higher volume on one side.

Well, one thing I'm taking from this studio tour is cymbal bins. Having them readily available instead of hunting through different bags is a win. Nice construction.

Simple suggestion to prevent gear migration: label everything, and have it itemized for insurance. I not only label but also color code my gear. My business color is teal, so anything I care about has something teal on it. My XLR cables have teal sleeves, and color coded rings for length, as well as an ID tag. Power strips have teal labels. Mic stands have teal knuckles and a label. So far in two years since going crazy labeling and coloring gear, nothing has accidentally walked off.

Nice video 👍This is how I record all of my rock guitars when using my amp. Makes life so much easier!

Hey, had never thought to use the DI signal to help with editing in post production before, super helpful hint 🤓👍

super helpful!

Hope this tip was helpful! Let us know in the comments if you've got any tips or tricks for guitar editing!✂

First off jealous of your room. Second -- great demo (one of the best I've seen on RUclips) for the R88 on drums. I've watched a lot of demos of this mic on various sources and I'm very close to pulling the trigger on it. I have some Stager ribbons I used in my room that do a great job but would like to add this as well. It's a bit more versatile overall.

I love the compressed near room and hallway sounds. I think it really depends on what close mics and overheads are used which one I'd prefer, but it just sounds nice and full. Thanks for the comparison!

great comparison - near room sounds amazing!

Thanks for watching! Any particular favorite among these 4 positions? Let us know in the comments!👇🏻

"bloomline" :) greetings from germany

bro looks like he dyes his beard

A great engineer named Tom introduced me to these at Roundhead in NZ!

the R88 is amazing, doesn't sound bad on anything - great showcase on drums! more of this stuff please!

which position was your favorite? any other placements we should try next? let us know!👇🏻

important stuff!

i love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

loved this shootout - more please!🤘🏻

Some great things to think about. Love the vid. I lived in Nashville for 13 years, had a pretty successful painting business, went to school for computer IT/Networking, the SAE for studio tech. Recorded a few kick artists in my little home studio, but really fell in place as a FOH engineer for live shows. Now 20 some years later and living out near Asheville NC, im building a small mix/mastering studio. Was planning on tracking live at rehearsals or shows then mix and produce at home. But had a stroke last summer and probably wont be doing that. Rather now im thinking to offer mix/master services to artists that bring me multitracks or stems. Never know what quality source material id get, but i think i could transform about anything into a tight powerful master. Minimal equipment and focus on mix is about where i am going with this. But i do need help with the business aspect of this endeavor. I will be watching for more of your vids. Thank you for sharing your insights and experience!

Great 👍 video. I’ve subscribed.

Good points. However, "seasonality" is not a word. Seasonal is.

Been running our studio coming up on 6 years now, took me 5 years to understand #3! So glad that was included in the video.

Be ready to teach, produce or add your own ideas. I do plenty of freelance recording and as engineers we'd prefer to stand out of the way and capture an incredible performance. But on almost every project there are rough ideas that may be vulnerable spots to the musician. If you are quick on your feet to offer ideas that fall in line with their vision, you might end up altering the entire song from their original vision to something even better to them, as the project seems to further cement an identity. I would love to see more content regarding how you financed the building of your studio and acquisition of your gear. Not many people discuss how much they charge for recording and how they keep clients booked in a way that can support multiple employees, great gear of all kinds inside a lavish space that's custom built. And probably built to a more extensive degree, for soundproofing and acoustical purposes.

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Friends and relatives want you to record them for free when nobody offered to help me get the gear to make the recording or to pay the huge electric bill and I’m only charging $100 a song now because it’s a new studio and at that rate it’ll take 15 years to break even

I was glad to see, 2 of my fav singer on your studio. Cece Winans and Brian Courtney Wilson.

#3 is massive - more on the business-ish side of studio world please! 🙏

Were any of these 6 surprising or insightful to you? If you run a studio, what have you learned in YOUR time as a studio owner? Let us know in the comments!✨

every. time.😓

LOL love this intro!!!!

This is an underrated topic! I’ve been looking for better ways to store my mics If anyone has suggestions please lmk

Enjoy the vids brother! I've almost rented you guys on Peerspace etc in the past. I'm in the Mt. Juliet area. Hope to cross paths sometime

What velcro ties are you using?

Great videossss, pls make more videos like this! Studio tour, gear you use etc. thank u very much, lights video is cool, drum room mics is cool too, have a great day!

You have an awesome studio. I saw the tour that Andrew Masters did, and was wondering what updates have been made. Great video!!

Such an important video! Love the XLR cable/hook system you have

The Rubbermaid bike hook is excellent for hanging stands and the satisfaction of seeing them off the floor and hanging straight up and down is really great. It's a one for one item but it is totally worth it to have them off the floor.

Cody! Just stumbled on your YT, super great video! Been using the FastTrack system for years, it cannot be beaten!

I love the production value of your videos please keep them coming