[ukejon]

Thanks again Fran. As you well know, the nice thing about recording solo instrumentals is that dynamics really can be a good thing. Compression and limiting is definitely a fine art and dangerous in the hands of recording amateurs like me. Certainly it needs to be used very judiciously on acoustic guitar and uke (my other instrument). Didn't know that small rooms accented low-end noise, which I always have to EQ down. I've been doing some recordings in a closet with rugs on the walls, ceiling, and floor. My biggest recording problem is living right along the shore of Lake Michigan, which is noisy! That surf will cut into any recording except on the most still days. Its like a low-end hum.

As for the wall wart, the guy who suggested it (who is a good sound engineer) said that it might help a little bit (meaning I won't have to crank the gain on the mic pre-amp so much). I'll try it and report back....