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I want to lower the action on my steel string acoustic. To do so, do I adjust the truss rod clockwise or counter clockwise? Thanks

Help! I have been trying to get the lead guitar sound from Niel Young's song "Cortez the Killer" from his Zuma album. I have a GT-6 and a Washburn DL-64. It seems like a pretty straight ahead sound, just some distortion and some occasional feedback but I can't seem to get it out of my setup...

What do you guys think of Nady mics? They seem to have the cheapest tube mic out there - TCM 1100 for $200..... and one of the cheapest multi-pattern mics - SCM 1000, $150 + $30 for a mount........ and the cheapest multi-pattern tube mic (although they switch the pattern using the power supply)...

I am looking to get a tube mic. It appears to me that the Rode NTK and Marshal v69 present the best values. I will be recording mostly vocals (my own, I am a tenor) and acoustic guitar. Any opinions out there? Price wise the v69 of course, is cheaper.... The Rode you have to add $80 for the...

Can you use a mic pre-amp in place of a direct box? I'm running my guitar straight into my mixer and was wondering if you could do this to boost the signal... also I have a tube mic pre and was hoping to use that 'warmth' on the guitar.

Anyone out there build a hushbox for your computer? I just bought a new Compaq Athlon 1700 and it is LOUD. Even if I were going to use it for word processing I would want to quiet it down. It is not just the noise level but also the frequency, higher than my old one. This will be dedicated...

Anyone out there using Motormix or Dashboard? How do you like it? Does it increase your effiency or make your software easier to use? Any noticable latency? Worth the money? Any comments appreciated. I will be using it with Sonar 2.0 XL.

I have a Motif 8. I am currently listening to it through my Yamaha MSP 3 monitors. The piano patches sound flat through the monitors so I routed the Motif directly to my stereo and it sounds a lot better. What I would like to do is route the Motif into the mixer and have two outs, one to the...

Hi - I'm new to recording so some of my questions are pretty basic. 1. I'm getting Sonar. I've heard the effects, especially compression/limiting, are weak. If I get an outside multi-effect and compressor/limiter, how would I set up to record? Would I record the track dry then add...

I am getting back into to music after a 10 year hiatus. My recording background, limited as it is, is analog. What I want to do is create music, write songs, and not spend a lot of time figuring out how use hardware/software. I just bought a Motif 8 and the on-board sequencer is so difficult...