Recent content by mjhigg

Here's a stupid question, and I'm sure it's on here somewhere, but couldn't narrow it down enough. I've got one of the DMP3 mic pres, and I'm wondering if I turn on phantom power for a condenser, will it affect a dynamic SM57 plugged into the other channel? I mean, I know it will affect it, as...

I been using nTrack for years on a crappy Win98SE machine. I finally got sick of it (Win98 that is), and built a new machine. 2.6GHz, 1.5GB RAM, Echo Mia soundcard, WinXP. Verrry nice. Except now nTrack is acting quite wacky, crashing and what-not. I can't use the "Live" mode to play guitar...

I have a couple of digital audio questions that have been nagging at me..... 1. I seem to remember reading somewhere that when converting analog to digital, it is preferable to go as hot as possible because lower volumes are actually recorded at a lower bit rate. Is this true, or has Geary's...

Anyone have any experience employing room mics? I prefer an ambient sound over using digital reverb any day, particularly with acoustic instruments and vocals. My living room sounds great, with plaster walls, wood floors, lots of windows, and just enough stuff to damp the sound so that it's not...

Hey all. I am auctioning my funky Blue Ball on eBay. Blue Ball

I am selling one of these used on eBay.... Sonic Maximizer

Any recommendations on a good quality sample bank CD of strings/orchestral stuff that doesn't cost an arm AND a leg (actually I'd rather give up the leg, so I could still play my guitar!). I know there are tons of them, but I'm not looking to buy a $500 multigigabyte collection that all of the...

Been using Cake PA9 with Win98SE (PIII866MHz, 256RAM, 20GB5400HD) for a couple of years now, mostly for audio. Now I'm thinking I should get WinXP (heard it's more efficient and doesn't seize up quite as much), and get in on this low latency WDM, DXi, and real-time audio processing thing that...

Hey all! I am a guitarist/singer/novice keyboard player. I've been recording audio with my computer with Cool Edit for a couple of years, and I recently purchased the latest version of FruityLoops Full. In FL, I am just getting into using my basic Yamaha PSR-282 to control VSTi and DXi...

I am using SoundForge4.5, Cakewalk9, and FruityLoops for drum tracks. I am trying to use SoundForge to doctor up my acoustic drum sounds, and I'm familiar with the Pitch Shifting function, but I'm not sure how to go about tuning the sounds. Should I just play the sounds through my monitors and...

Well, I've pretty much got everything that I need, I think! I've purchased a Rode NT1, and an ART Tube MP to go with my PC, and Lexicon Core soundcard. The only other thing I need is another preamp, or a cheap mixer for my two Shure SM57s, for stereo miking. The ART is mono, so I'm out of...

Well, I made the first big step toward having a decent PC recording setup, I bought a new PC to replace this Packard Bell PIECE-OF-*%&$!! Now I'm in the market for a soundcard, and a preamp. OK, Soundcards. Which one will it be? I haven't got much $$$ Right now I have a regular Creative...

Hey all. Quick hardware question here. I recently started using Cakewalk Pro Audio 9, but I have found that when I try to record and play at the same time, I get almost unintelligible garblydygook! I have since found that, although I have a 300MHz processor, it is a Cyrix, which have been...

Anyone out there know a good place to get drum samples from the internet? I know, there is really no replacement for a real drummer. Although I know this to be true, I do all of my recording at home, in my 500 sq. ft. home, that is. I had been using a DR 5, but I like the FruityLoops thing a...

I've got a technical question that I'm sure has been covered in the BBS somewhere, but I haven't been able to find it, so here it is... I am a singer/songwriter/guitarist type who has been recording on a Tascam cassette 8-track for years, and recently, I started sending the stereo mix from my...