Virtual Showroom

Join us in the studio for a livestreamed recording session. We'll hear multiple Roswell mics on the same sources, compare them solo'd and in the context of the mix, and discuss the mics' voicings and how to select a voice for any given source.

If you'd like to nominate an artist or band to be featured in an upcoming Virtual Showroom series, get in touch!

Stuart Hamm has been innovating on bass guitar for over 40 years. We are honored to host him for a livestreamed recording session -- which includes performances of two songs from his new album, "Hold Fast."

Meet the band:

• Bass - Stuart Hamm
• Drums - Chad Wackerman
• Guitar - Toshi Yanagi

Mics Used: Mini K87, Mini K47KD, Delphos II, Aztec, MicParts SDC84, MicParts S25-TT, AKG D112 (the only non-Roswell/MicParts mic on kit).

In this session, we'll solo the mic(s) on Toshi's guitar cab, Stuart's bass cab, and Chad's DW drum kit.

This is our 13th livestream from Ultimate Studios in Los Angeles. These events give you a center-console seat during a live recording session. Questions and comments about the gear and techniques will be answered in realtime by Matt McGlynn (founder of Roswell Pro Audio) and Charlie Waymire (owner of Ultimate Studios). Find all episodes in the "Virtual Showroom" playlist on Roswell Pro Audio's Youtube channel.

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We welcome a star of stage, screens large and small, and the VO booth too: Danny Cooksey! Danny Cooksey made his first album at 5, and toured with Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton. When one of his tours passed through LA, an unexpected audition opportunity launched a TV and film career that included roles on the Dukes of Hazzard, MacGyver, Diff'rent Strokes, and Terminator 2. Fans of hard rock will no doubt recall his band Bad4Good, which toured extensively (opening for Joe Satriani) in support of their debut record, "Refugee." His current project, The Shelter Dogs, is a collaboration with former Steve Vai band guitarist Mark Cimino. The first album features Brooks Wackerman (Bad4Good, Avenged Sevenfold), John Spiker (Tenacious D), and Devin Townsend. See two Shelter Dogs music videos here: @mawkcimino

Microphones used in this session: Mini K47x, Mini K87, Delphos II, Colares. The two Mini K models were used on voice. The Delphos II was used on acoustic. The Colares was sort of used for both at once.

This is our 12th livestream from Ultimate Studios in Los Angeles. These events give you a center-console seat during a live recording session. Questions and comments about the gear and techniques will be answered in realtime by Matt McGlynn (founder of Roswell Pro Audio) and Charlie Waymire (owner of Ultimate Studios). Find all episodes in the "Virtual Showroom" playlist on Roswell Pro Audio's Youtube channel.

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We're excited to welcome Drew ofthe Drew & Tammy Infusino to the studio for our 11th livestream broadcast!

Mics used in this episode: Roswell Mini K87, Roswell Mini K67x, Roswell Mini K47x.

This is our 11th livestream from Ultimate Studios in Los Angeles. These events give you a center-console seat during a live recording session. Questions and comments about the gear and techniques will be answered in realtime by Matt McGlynn (founder of Roswell Pro Audio) and Charlie Waymire (owner of Ultimate Studios). Find all episodes in the "Virtual Showroom" playlist on Roswell Pro Audio's Youtube channel.

(The Youtube video description has a clickable TOC to allow navigation within the stream.)

We're excited to welcome singer/songwriter Craig Stickland (@CraigStickland) to the studio! Craig performed two songs on acoustic guitar, and three on electric. Craig played a Martin OMJM acoustic and a Fender Telecaster. The Tele was run through a Catalinbread Topanga Spring Reverb pedal, into a Bugera BC30, miked with a Roswell Mini K67x.

Mics used in this episode: the Roswell Delphos II on vocals and acoustic guitar, the Roswell Mini K47x on vocals, and the Roswell Mini K67x on electric guitar.

This is our 10th livestream from Ultimate Studios in Los Angeles. These events give you a center-console seat during a live recording session. Questions and comments about the gear and techniques will be answered in realtime by Matt McGlynn (founder of Roswell Pro Audio) and Charlie Waymire (owner of Ultimate Studios). Find all episodes in the "Virtual Showroom" playlist on Roswell Pro Audio's Youtube channel.

(The Youtube video description has a clickable TOC to allow navigation within the stream.)

We've talked about this technique for years, but never actually used it. This video presents the technique of using two condenser mics in Figure-8 to capture the voice and guitar simultaneously, with better isolation than Cardioid mics can provide. It's not the same thing as Blumlein, and it's not a stereo technique at all -- rather it's a way to leverage the behavior of Figure-8 LDCs to yield better isolation than you might expect.

Mics used in this episode: the Roswell Delphos II (in Cardioid, Figure-8, and Omni)

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We had so much fun with Charles Ruggiero (see Episode 6), we invited him back! He brought some celebrities from his touring circle: Ralph Moore on sax, Larry Goldings on piano, Mike Gurrola on bass.

Mics used in this episode:

• Drum overheads - Roswell Mini K67x
• Snare - MicParts Snare Mic
• Kick - Roswell Mini K47 KD
• Bass - Roswell Mini K67x
• Sax - Roswell Mini K87
• Piano - Roswell Delphos II pair (cardioid)

(See the full mic listing, the track listing, and production notes in the video description on Youtube.)

If you've never heard a ukulele trio, this will be a treat. Multi-instrumentalist and composer Abe Lagrimas, Jr played drums and ukulele, accompanied by bassist Gary Wicks. Abe and Gary performed a song from Abe's new solo record, Beyond Words (a record we own and enjoy!).

This session provides a deep comparison of the Delphos II and Mini K47 on two ukuleles, and a great discussion of how mic choice is influenced not only by the sound of the source, but the context in which it would be heard.

In our most fun livestream to date, we hear Charles Ruggiero (drums), Peter Smith (piano), Trevor Ware (bass), and Doug Webb (sax) play jazz -- four guys at once, live in the room. We talked about mic choice and placement, and bleed management.

Mics used in this session:

• Sax - Mini K87
• Bass - Mini K87
• Piano - Delphos II pair (cardioid)
• Kick drum - Mini K47 KD on kick
• Overheads - Mini K47 pair in ORTF
• Snare - MicParts SDC-84 "Snare Mic"

Glen Sobel has toured and performed with Alice Cooper, Tony MacAlpine, and Hollywood Vampires. He joined us in March, 2021 to help demonstrate a full suite of Roswell and MicParts microphones on drum kit.

This episode features Gabby Gordon on piano and vocals. Gabby performed two beautiful original songs.

Mics used in this session:

• Piano: Colares pair, Mini K47 pair (hear both, independently)
• Vocals: Delphos II, Colares (with and without saturation)

This series features artists Adam Gimenez and Anthony Nino Salazar of the band Iron Point. We tracked acoustic guitars, cajon, acoustic drums, vocals, guitar, and bass.

Once the production is complete, we will post downloadable tracks.

See the two completed music videos for this song on the Iron Point Sessions page.