Recent content by nickjc

ok, so I've seen this debate rage a coupla times on this forum, nd I don't wanna start on fussin an' a fightin, but I wanted a reccomendation. I am cuurently using Cool Edit Pro 2 and an M-Audio Audi Buddy with a Nady SP-5 mic and a crappy soundcard. I wanna upgrade to either an EMU 0404 or...

may be a stupid question, but I just thoughyt I'd check if anyone had any major problems with compatibility? If so (or even if not), any reccomendations for a smiliarly priced card (mainly recording acoustic guitar and vox) cheers heaps in advance :)

got a new song posted - called 'took my love to the liqour store' any comments are greatly appreciated - mainly looking for stuff on the song itself, and how to improve it (I think it falls off a bit at the end - any suggestions on what to do?) here is the link: took my love to the liqour...

hey!!! I finally got around to designing my own website, rather than using bollocks soundclick or something. nickjc.ww.co.nz lemme know watcha think - I ain't no web designer or anything but I work for an Internet Service Provider, which is how I got the hosting for FREE !!!:) it's not all...

ok, so now this is the singer's forum, who's your favourite singer of all time? couple of my favs, in no particular order: Jeff Buckley - the man!!!!!! Bono Ryan Adams Little Richard John Lennon The guy with the deep voice from Jurassic 5 - although I guess he's an MC, whatever.

hey all, haven't been around for a while as I've been taking care of things in the "real world", but I wanted to say cheers to the whole crew for all the help. A couple of months ago I posted a song "satisfaction guaranteed", and got heaps of useful feedback on it. I went away, and...

I'm looking for a starter condesner mic for vocals and acoustic guitar. Looking for a MXL V67 or Nady SCM 900 or something of that class. price range up to about US$50-$60. I live in New Zealand, but I'll pay all the postage and evrythang of course. so, anybody looking to pass on their old...

Marshall MXL MCA Sp1 and Sp2 are these mics any good? I'm looking for a cheap condesner to complete my starter home studio, and I was looking at these on ebay. are they actually any good or would I be gettin stiffed? just looking for a budget condenser that will perform well enough for vocals...

are these mics any good? I'm looking for a cheap condesner to complete my starter home studio, and I was looking at these on ebay. are they actually any good or would I be gettin stiffed? reallt grateful for any feedback

ok, so this is probably a really obvious question, but I'm just starting out qith MIDI, so here goes . . . I have a Yamaha PSR -2?? which I borrowed from a friend. I'm trying to use it as a MIDI controller. My friend gave me a cable which runs from the keyboards MIDI ins and outs to a...

can anyone recommend a starter MIDI controller for me? I really don't know much about what I'm doing - basically I just want to be able to add keys to my guitar-bass-drum-vocal arrangement. any recommendations? price is DEFINATELY an issue - doesn't need to be anything shit hot - I reall just...

I'm looking at a couple of different soundcards at the moment. I want to record guitar and vocals, and probably a bass or 2 (although this could be done through software), over-dubbing all parts as it's just me on my own. My motherboard has a built in soundcard, but I'm not sure of the quality...

ok, quick question time. can anyone reccomend a good (realistic) program for creating string sections amd horn sections? any suggestions or points in the right direction appreciated indeed :D

hi, quick question all, anyone know a program that will give good (realistic) brass and string sounds/samples? preferably easy to use, but hey, I can learn . . . :) thanks

hi, I got an awesome response to my last post on this board so I thought I'd ask you guys again :D I have finally got my hardware up and running but now the software is trippin me up!! :mad: ok, maybe I'm stupid, but here's my problem. I can't get windows xp to boot on my system. I have...