Recent content by bball_1523

I just moved my PC from my school to my home and all the sudden when I reconnected my M-audio firewire solo, it stops working properly! Here is the issue: I plugged in the firewire solo to the firewire port before turning on the computer and tried to play a song and it just gave me a beep...

How long does it take you all to record a perfect take of your tracks? Especially recording rhythm guitars in stereo with screwing up the timing on both tracks? It takes me forever. I was wondering if any of you have any tips to practice better?

Here is a short riff I made with drums and keyboards. I want to make a song out of this, but first I want to know how I can mix and master this song better so that it will both sound mixed well and sound louder. I use Sonar 6 HSXL, Reason 3, Boss gt-8, ibanez gax70, and my PC w/m-audio firewire...

I recorded a rough take of the rhythm part to a metal song I am writing. I noticed it sounded very raw and boxy, as well as bassy. I tried to EQ it, but with my tiny knowledge in EQ'ing and mixing, I seriously suck at making this rhythm stand out. I want my rhythm to sound more punchy and...

I have been looking at the features cubase se has and I think it would be a good buy for $99. I've already used Cubase SX 3 and enjoy the features, but I am concerned about the features of Cubase SE and have questions before I make a purchase. Before I list the questions I just want to give a...

I just recorded a brief riff with drums and a synth pad. I am a beginner at mixing and making all the instruments blend well together so I want to get some tips on making my track sound better with all the included instruments. here is a clip of the track...

I have had trouble recording my guitar tracks with accurate timing. I try to use a click track at 4/4, but I seriously suck at recording overdubs. For example, I will record a fast heavy riff at 120 bpm 4/4, and then when I try to record the 2nd take for the overdub, I am ALWAYS OFF! It's so...

I've been trying to learn how to make certain sounds with Reason, but haven't been to successful trying to get what I want. So I've tried to emulate other bands' keyboard sounds. I was wondering if some of you can give me a few tips on getting these sounds, according to the samples I've...

I was recently trying to record a piano sound through Reason with my acoustic guitar and I noticed that the piano sounded funky and out of tune even though it's part of Reason's 'tuned' patchbase. I was wondering what the deal is and how I can fix this? Here is a sample of the problem. The...

I have been wanting to get pro tools because I want to learn it inside out so if I ever intern at a recording studio or help bands record, I can refer them to the "industry standard." I can get it for $150 through an academic store and I already have an M-audio Firewire Solo, so it will work...

I'm pretty much a beginner at recording and combining different sounds and I find my songs all muddy when they are processed together. Here is an example of my work I recently did: http://streamer.soundclick.com/jerry_DL/14/05/freemp3/apband+weirdatmospherespreview.mp3 I was wondering how...

I was wondering what type of features you look for that are important to you as a keyboard player when purchasing a keyboard? I am going to be purchasing an 88 key weighted keyboard mostly for midi with pc programs, but I wanted to get an idea of what most keyboard players look for in a...

I was wondering if any of you have tried this keyboard (Kurzweil pc88mx) and if it's worth purchasing? I just need an 88 key midi controller with good weighted feel (better than m-audio, as good as yamaha), pitch/mod wheels, sustain pedal jack, and whatever else is good to use with Reason 3.0.

Hi, I am going to be learning the basics of piano at school this semester and I am also deeply interested in purchasing a keyboard for my own personal use and practice. I was wondering what you guys think I should purchase since I am completely new to piano/keyboard playing and the technical...

I have a problem where I will record a rhythm guitar track and double track it. Then when I record a melody or lead, the volumes just won't match with the double tracked rhythm, even if I double the lead. I try to mess with the volume for each, but I have a hard time matching. My gear is...