Recent content by FullSailer

Whats up everyone. I have a simple question When micing something "off axis" does that mean angling the mic or does that mean placing the mic straight forward off center of the speaker? Im assuming that it means angling the mic. If this is the case what is that used for? Anything will help...

Hey guys, another question. Ive heard that it is a pretty standard practice to DI the bass guitar. When I DI the bass into my audio interface, it sounds pretty noisy. Im assuming this is the DI on my amp that is making the noise because nothing else sounds noisy. I get a much better sound...

Guys whats up. Ive got a guy coming over in about 3 hours to record some drum tracks. The problem is that I only have 2 mic preamps. I have the AKG d770 and the Audiotechnica 4040. Where is the best place to place these 2 mics for the best sound, or should I say, most true sound. I was...

Hey hows it going. Just a quick question that could possibly have many different answers. I am micing a guitar cabinet with 2 12s. I have a akg d770 that I have heard sounds excellent for micing a guitar amp. I also have a audiotechnica 4040 condenser. Are condensers tipically used for...

Hello everyone. I just bought a Digi001 and I am getting alot of latency....about .5 to 1 second. It is just me recording on it so I do alot of overdubs. It really throws me off with the latency factor. What can I do to get rid of that? Someone told me something about decreasing my buffer...

so basically if I can find any mixer with inserts, I could use them as direct outputs?

Whats up guys. This is a question that probably has a easy answer. I have a Digi002. It has 4 xlr inputs and 4 1/4" inputs. I want to record a drum kit so I dont have enough xlr inputs. Im wanting to know the easiest cheapest way to be able to plug xlr cables into the 1/4" input. I...

Hello everyone, here is my question. I am in the process of setting up a digital audio workstation on my mac. What im wondering is if I can still use outboard effects processors while recording and mixing on my computer. Like for instance if I just liked the way a certain Preamp or reverb...

Whats up guys here is the deal. I just installed Cubase VST 5.1 on my PC today. I was playing around with it and I noticed that when I record, the monitering is majorly delayed. It actually has about a 1 second delay. I also have been doing some recording on Acid Pro 3.0 just to see if it...

Ok Ive been reading through these threads and I was wondering about a couple kinds of software. First of all I was wondering what the MAIN purpose for ASIO is.....(ASIO SUPPORT...is that software?) Also what are VST instruments....is that refering to something having to do with MIDI? Im...

Hello I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with the MOTU 896. I was considering buying it to be the first piece of of gear for my home studio to be. Any comments would be greatly appreciated considering $1200 is quite alot of money. Also I was wanting to get some different...

WHATS UP GUYS, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. IM LOOKING AT BUYING A NEW COMPUTER STRICTLY FOR RECORDING MUSIC ON....PARTICULARLY ROCK BANDS. I AM GOING TO BUY A POWER MAC G4. WHAT IM WONDERING IS HOW MUCH RAM DO I NEED. ALSO HOW LARGE OF A HARD DRIVE SHOULD I GET? I WAS THINKING 1GB OF...