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I'm looking at a bunch of headphones, looking to buy at least one pair for recording purposes. I notice that some of them are advertised as "monitor headphones". (I started my window shopping at websites like Musician's Friend, etc.) And some of them are just called stereo headphones. My...

Hiya, 2 questions that I would love to hear any input on: 1) Any opinions on M-Audio Studiophile 2.1 monitors? 2) the difference in structure or usefulness between open-back and closed-back headphones? -E.

2 questions: 1) Any opinions on M-Audio Studiophile 2.1 monitors? 2) the difference in structure or usefulness between open-back and closed-back headphones? -E.

Hi, I'm starting to shop for samplers. I really just started looking around so I know practically nothing about what's good, what's not. I do know : (a) I'm basically looking for the capability to store and sample phrases from line or mic and have them playable at the touch of a button...

Has anyone heard anything about Fostex coming out with a new model? I was in a music store today, to ask about their price on the VF160, and the guy told me (apparently repeating what the Fostex company had told him when he called) that there's a new model that'll be available in under a month...

Does anyone know about issues of compatibility between digital multitrackers and external CD-R drives? Is it common for a recorder to have only one type or a few types (i.e. brands) of Cd-R drives that are compatible? I read somewhere that Fostex recorders (before the VF160 and the inclusion of...

Hi everyone I'm going to ask what I feel is probably a question with no good answer, but I'm gonna ask it anyway... (what you think of that?) I'm interested in comparing different digital multitrackers purely in terms of sound quality. Meaning, for one thing, the quality of the AD converters...

Hi do any of you own Roland Juno synths, and/or have any experience fixing them? (Any of the Juno series, but especially a Juno-2)?

Hi everyone I'm looking into buying a digital multi-track recorder and I'm looking for some advice. The situation is that I *probably* can get a Korg D16 (16-trk digital recorder) for well under the list price. (Although I think they discontinued it, which makes list price meaningless.) I am...