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    The Saga of the Newbie, Recording Included

    You are right jjjtttggg, Kristal really is pretty lacking. It's free and has good community support but I've switched to Cubase LE4, which was also free, and it was indeed a big upgrade. I'll have to look into Reaper sometime, though... I do hear a lot of good things about it. The OP is...
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    The Saga of the Newbie, Recording Included

    An Update Hi guys. Sadly I haven't had as much time to work on recording as I'd like, but I thought I'd update with my progress so far. I took the conventional advice and got an Audio Interface and some monitors. I settled on Cubase LE4 (came with something, I forget now) - I'm pretty happy...
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    The Saga of the Newbie, Recording Included

    I like what I see of the Izhaki book. It should be here on Saturday :) I'll give it a read and see if I can fix the OP mix. Currently it is plugged in via USB and I'm using the regular Windows USB drivers. I tried a while ago to plug my speakers into the board but I was getting really loud...
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    The Saga of the Newbie, Recording Included

    Thanks the the replies, guys. I looked up "tracking" and did some research on proper levels of db for recording. Also, I have a few questions: 1) I have an Audio Buddy pre-amp from a long time ago that I totally forgot about, so I just plugged it in. It isn't a Brick but it is relatively...
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    The Saga of the Newbie, Recording Included

    W/ Vocals: http://fippy.home.insightbb.com/Hitman.mp3 No Vocals: http://fippy.home.insightbb.com/HitmanNoVocal.mp3
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    The Saga of the Newbie, Recording Included

    It's time I stopped messing around and actually learn how to record things properly. The information overload really kills me, though, so I was hoping some knowledgeable people could give me a kick start and then I can take it from there. Here is my current set up: Shure 58 Alesis iMultiMix8...
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    Which comes first, the music or the lyrics?

    I think it's most natural to start with some music, but a lot of times I go back and change the music after I write some lyrics and know what the song is going to be about. I agree with this. Often, habits -> boring music.
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    MP3 file uploads now enabled

    Hi! I can't seem to upload anything more than 3 mb or so. Is this due to my low post count?
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    Recording with a USB Mixer as the Soundcard

    I'm running XP 32 bit.
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    Recording with a USB Mixer as the Soundcard

    I just bought an Alesis iMultimix 8. It's plugged into my computer via usb and is basically working as a soundcard - I have my speakers plugged into it etc (and it sounds great). However I can't get a signal when I try and record with it. I go to adjust audio properties -> Audio and under...
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