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Again, thanks for the feedback everyone! All of the observations and and suggestions were very helpful, not just for this song but the project as a whole. Here's the final mix:

Hi everyone. This is my first try at mid/side on acoustic guitar. I'm not sure about the balance between the acoustic and electric guitars. Most of the acoustic tracks are doubled on electric, and the guitarist keeps wanting the acoustic turned down to where I consider it basically inaudible...

OK, to make a short story long... I currently use a pair of MOTU 2408 MKII, giving me an I/O count of 16. These have been great interfaces, and I will continue to use them. However... My poor PC is at it's limit. It's old and tired. I have a new PC, but my old PCI card is incompatible with...

Brilliant!!!!

I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on an ADA8000 to be able to add 8 channels to my MOTU 2408. I understand the pros and cons of using it in that fashion. Basically I'm only going to use it in situations where someone wants, for example, an insane number of mics on the drums for recording...

Need some advice/reviews on mid-priced mic stands. Specifically looking at the On Stage SMS7650 and the Ultimate MC-125, or something else in the below $200 price range. The base needs to be large and heavy enough to be stable with a tube condenser mounted and the boom extended, yet small enough...

OK, just saw the pics in this thread. Years ago, I repaired tape decks for a living, and occasionally saw machines that looked like the one in that thread, as far as oxide buildup. I got out of the business several years (actually almost a couple of decades) ago. Are all of the old tapes...

Not necessarily, but... Way, way, way back when I did some work at a studio when Pro Tools was pretty much brand-spankin' new. We set up four Mac Quadras with a few racks of Digi boards, and a very, very, very early Pro Tools System. I want to say that was back in '92 or '93. Since then I...

This one's been driving me nuts! At first it sounded all dark and boxy, so we re-tracked the guitars, replacing the Les Paul with some jangly Fender goodness. Then bass sounded too thin, so I replaced the Fender tracks with an old Gibson EB3. Then it was missing something, so I grabbed the...

I've been playing around recording at home for the last 10 years or so. Started with a MOTU 2408MKII (still use it and love it) an Alesis Studio 32 mixer (still use it and love it) and Cool Edit Pro (probably the best $400 I spent at the time). I still suck at it, but it's at least a higher...

I got a call to go record a choir later this week. This will be my first time with choral music. Evidently about a dozen singers, a piano and some canned music. Anyone have recommendations based on what's worked for them in the past? They'll be singing in the music room of a private school...

Been doing a bunch of reading and studying lately, mainly due to the advice available on this site. It's a little overwhelming, but little by little, I may be starting to get close to understanding what a clue is if it steps right up and punches me in the nose. That being said, we tracked some...

Anyone in the Nashville area who is a motorcycle enthusiast is invited to come on out to Nashville Superspeedway this weekend. It's time for the spring Nashville WERA round. There will be a lot of really fast guys out there road racing. Uh, and I'll be there, too, LOL!!! Practice starts early...

Just ordered a Tascam US-1641 to use with a laptop to take to shows for live multitrack recording. Anyone with experience with one have any useful tips?

I picked up some Behringer MA400 headphone amp/mixer units the other day. While they don't have the greatest sound in the world, the "more me" feature is really nice, and they get the job done. Pretty much. They work great with dynamic mics, but produce a hum with phantom powered condensers. I...