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Anyone have an idea for a B section that works well with a basic 12 bar blues rock form?? Boy this place has changed...its been some time since ive been here Heat //

I am borrowing an AT 4047 to track some acoustic guitars. I am looking for ideas on mic-placemant....and found I am a total idiot for not knowing this..... When you say I point the mic at the 12th fret towards the sound hole or at the bridge...or wherever which way do you point it?????? What I...

I am using Cool Edit Version 1.1...and running to a Tascam TMD-1000. I am running the outputs from My Event Layla to the inputs of my mixer for my mixdowns. The problem i have is when I select my output ports on Cool Edit lets say Layla 3/4 output....I can only use one of the ports....let me see...

Hey guys..it's been a while.......... I have been searching the archives in search for a good..multi use microphone.....I have heard alot about the RODE NT-1....mostly good..a few bad........I am wondering......If the NT-1 is all that......How is the NTV??? I am considering a tube mic for...

When Orgy redid the song Blue Monday...they have some very synth sounding guitars on the tune.....It sounds to me like they are probably using a Roland VG-8.... Does anyone know what they are using......can I get this sound without a VG-8...it sounds like they might have a pre-delay or...

I'm thinking of using a compressor on my drums ( drum machine really ) prior to going into my soundcard and mixer. Anyone else do this..I think it might help fatten up the sound..... Behringer Composer is what I am going to buy....tell me what you guys use... Mabye this should go in recording...

For those of you who helped in my last thread...Mackie VS Behringer...I really appreciate your help!! Funny thing though i ended up buying the Tascam TM-D1000.....funny how things work out... I need help getting the right connections for this thing....I have to admit, I have never used an...

I recorded some acoustic guitar tracks for a friend the other day. When I went to begin editing them, I found there was a lot of hiss ( i think from the piezo pickup on his ovation ) i did not catch while recording. The level that got recorded was also low for some reason. I plan on...

I am trying to purchase a small mixer for my home studio. I am doing digital recording...and have never before used an external mixer. I have narrowed my choices betweeen a Behringer MX 1804x, or a Mackie CFX series. At this point I am not to concerned with number of inputs, outputs...

Ok so I am not really a drummer...i use a Boss DR-5..on recordings....so i hope i dont get crucified in here........ Any ideas on how to warm up....or make my drum kits sound more natural......anyone who alos uses this machine..which kits do you use for recording...and also what is your...

I am burning my wav files to CD from Cool Edit....I am using adaptec Cd creator for CD burning. My problem is any wav file I burn to CD, volume is very low....ive read other posts on this...and have already normalized it to near %100 before burning.....when i play back my file from the...

I am using a Layla card, and i am trying to patch in effects on some of my wave files...I do not use an external mixer...only the mixing software that came with Layla......what I am doing is patching the track from outputs 1 & 2..to the effects rack....and then back into inputs 1 & 2..and...

I am using an IBM PIII 450, with a Layla card, and running CEP ver 1.0. My computer came with a Sony CD RW, and I later installed a second CD Rom for CD duplication. My problem is CEP will only recognize my CD ROM drive, and it does not have an audio connection to my computer (my...

Hey...I am wondering if it is possible to take an existing song off of a CD and take tracks out of it..i.e.(take out the vocals, or guitars) ive heard it done before on local radio stations to make a spoof off of a song. I'm trying to make a practice CD for guitar..and dont want to go through...