Recent content by jpb123

Hi , I've got a focusrite forte interface and it's been working quite well for the last few months. However the display has gone and the interface is no longer recognised by the laptop !! I have contacted the place I bought it and focusrite , they said they would take it back and the shop has...

Hello Everyone. I have an M-audio Fast Track Ultra and was wondering if anybody could point me in the direction of a decent budget mic pre to use with it. I find the mic pre's in the FTU to be clean enough but I wouldn't mind trying a preamp that was a little smoother through the highs for...

Hello, I'm a pro muso not a pro recordist!! I have recently moved my gear to a different area in the house and ever since have had no joy with anything I've recorded !! If anybody with recording experience could listen to my last recording and tell me ( In there honest opinion ) where I am...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there could tell me the best way to set up a " talkback mic " for when I'm recording vocals. I have an M-Audio fast track ultra interface and would really like to be able to talk to the vocalist from a mic rather than run through to my tracking room or as we...

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone could help me. I am trying to achieve that 70's style backing vocal technique as heard on all the pop rock hits of the time . It's the " Pad " style backing vocal technique I'm trying to achieve with the up front breathy style ooohhh's and aahhh's ( If...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone can help me. I am trying to re-create that 1950's style crooner vocal sound. Like Dean Martin's Volare etc etc I'm using my GAP R1 Active MK3 ribbon mic and have got the sound realistic but I'm having trouble with the reverb , I have Waves R-Verb and the stock...

Hello, I'm in the market for a new laptop and would like a bit of advice. I've got an Acer with an Intel I3 370M processor and 4 gb of ram I use Cubase and find that after 4 or 5 tracks of audio my system is struggling especially when I use a plugin that's quite heavy like izotop Ozone the...

Hi, I have a m-audio fast track ultra and since moving to my laptop it has been very unstable. Whenever I rewind Cubase or start to clean up tracks the screen just goes blue !! I have contacted avid and in all honesty it has been a nightmare. I think there are only 2 people who work there and...

Hi , I have a fast track ultra on my core i3 ( Win 7 SP1 ) laptop and mainly use it for midi however , I am doing some vocal recording at the moment and whenever I stop or rewind Cubase it goes straight to a blue screen. I have tried to contact avid support which has been about as pleasant as...

Hi , I use Cubase on my laptop ( Core I3 370M , 4 Gig Ram , windows 7 ) and it's always been very good with Cubase. I have an LG external 500 GB usb drive that all the audio goes onto. My problem is that I am trying to do a project with about 7 audio tracks , when I'm mixing these tracks for...

Advice needed on " Step Up " Mic..........not just the usual NT1A Se220a debate Hi Everyone , I've already asked a question this week and had a on of great replies so I thought I'd try another one !! I'm looking for a mic that's a step up in terms of " Smoothness " and ease of use. By ease...

Hi, Don't know if I'm in the right place as I normally only ask questions about technique etc but, I have these monitors Citronic UK Dealers CITRONIC ST5 MKII ACTIVE STUDIO MONITORS - PAIR And although my room is treated (slightly) I'm not getting very good translation of my mixes at all , I...

Hi, My 8 year old PC is just not up to running my Cubase set-up anymore. I use the M-audio delta 66 sound card. It's a pci card , I've checked out other PC's and they seem to have pci-e or pci-ex sockets inside. I'm no computer expert so I was wondering if anyone knows if my delta 66 will run...

Hi , I make backing tracks in my studio for lots of singers . Recently however I keep getting asked if it's possible if these artists can come and record there vocals at my studio to put on a cd to sell at gigs. I'm fine with the recording bit.......it's just the mic , I really need a mic that...

Hi, I have a need for a mobile / portastudio and have used Tascam way back when it was cassette tape. Reading reviews on various shops ( Zsounds , musicians friend etc ) the tascams are very well thought of so I thought I would give one a try. I am looking to record keyboards and vocals ( Not...