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Over the summer and into the fall I’ve been doing a lot more mixing projects for people, and I keep seeing the same problems with vocal recordings. I decided to make a post about some of the most common vocal recording mistakes to help people get better results before they send tracks off for mixing. Vocal Recording Levels First off, let’s talk about recording levels. It’s a common misconception that with digital recording, the level should be as loud as possible on everything you record. In a perfect world, where tracks didn’t need further processing and the level coming in was completely predictable, this would be fine, but we’re far from a perfect world. Have you looked outside lately? The reality is that vocalists are dynamic and sometimes unpredictable. Who can say how loud that last part of the verse before the chorus will be when you’re really getting into it? It’s always good to leave yourself a bit of headroom while recording in case that happens. Unlike t...

APEX 460 Capsule Mod Welcome, this page was created as a visual guide to assist those of you who want to mod your Apex 460 tube microphone with some of the great aftermarket parts available. This tutorial in-particular will be dedicated to changing the stock capsule to a Peluso CEK-12 . Please note that I am not a professional in the electronics industry but merely a music producer who wanted to help out others with these mods. Do this mod at your own risk and only if you have experience in basic eletronics and soldering! Below is the  Peluso CEK-12  as it was delivered. When I spoke to the Canadian distributor of Peluso products he said that this is the one that most people get. It is a re-creation of a capsule from the AKG CK-12 Microphone. There are also other options as well such as the CEK-89 which is a re-creation of a Neuman style capsule. The first thing to do is unscrew the bottom off the Apex 460's casing and slide the long tube off. ...

APEX 460 Transformer Mod Welcome, this page was created as a visual guide to assist those of you who want to mod your Apex 460 tube microphone with some of the great aftermarket parts available. This tutorial in-particular will be dedicated to changing the stock transformer to a Cinemag CM-2480. Please note that I am not a professional in the electronics industry but merely a music producer who wanted to help out others with these mods. Do this mod at your own risk and only if you have experience in basic electronics and soldering! The first thing to do is unscrew the bottom off the Apex 460's casing and slide the long tube off. The Apex 460 without it's protective casing. At the bottom of the mic on either side are 4 tiny screws. Remove them. After the screws are removed separate the bottom casing to reveal the transformer. You'll find the transformer in the top half of the casing. You won't really be able to access it properly until a...

Welcome, this page was created as a visual guide to assist those of you who want to mod your Apex 210 ribbon microphone with a new transformer. Please note that I am not a professional in the electronics industry but merely a music producer who wanted to help out others with these mods. Do this mod at your own risk and only if you have experience in basic electronics and soldering! Our subject, an Apex 210 microphone While not necessary it'll be easier to take the mic's mount off to get it off the way. Simply unscrew the thumb screws and pull the mount off. There are three screws around the mic. Unscrew them to remove the blue base of the mic. Gently pull the base off the mic's pop screen. The transformer is mounted behind a pcb board in a metal cylinder. To access this cylinder you have to uncrew it from the board. It's attached with two screws. Pulling off the cylinder from the pcb board reveals two screws holding the top of the cylinde...