Recent content by OldCopper

Sorry for the newbie question. I tried over in that forum but didn't get an answer to what seems to me a straight forward question. Maybe it's a REALLY stupid question... I'm using Vegas. I can use the FX compressor there for mix down edits but not tracking. (TRUE?) Would it not be to some...

I'm shopping for a decent mic pre. Takin' my time, checking it out. It's a big purchase for me. Anyhoo, I keep finding references to Class A amplifiers? What does this mean. What are the characteristics of these units? I also see occaisional references to Class B amps. So what's the diff? Also...

Is there reason or value to run through a rack mount compression unit before going into the soundcard? That's as opposed to using disk based FX compressors? Thanks!

I posted a message a while back about the issue of recording in the same room as a rather vociferous (three fans and a hard drive that sound like it's tapping morse code when it's being accessed) DAW. I did try a Silencer 275 power supply from PC Power and Cooling Inc. I'm disappointed in that...

Now that we are seeing digital output mic pre's like the DBX 386 I wonder how that all shakes out in relation to A/D conversion. Is there a difference in the process or componentry between one of these amps and a Gadget Labs or Delta card? It seems like it would be one less task to ask the...

I've gotten it into my head to get a mic preamp to interface with my DAW instead of going through my Mackie 1604. I'm using a Rode NT-2 mic. I started looking at Pro-MPAs and DBX 386s which are way cool and in my price range. But in tripping around the web I've found old Ampex 350 units...

I've had problems since I got my Wave 496 with pops and stuttering (just a single stutter, and not just on playback, it's really there in 0's and 1's). I did all the stuff they tell you to do in troubleshooting. I've got tons of memory and disk space. I'm using Vegas version 1.0a. I contacted...

I'm using Vegas to multitrack and clicking on Sound Forge XP to open up files for editing while still running Vegas. Very handy. I just started using a 24 bit card and now I can't open up my 24 bit WAV files in XP. I guess it's 16 bit only? So what do I do for an editor? I think the standard...

I'm buying a mic for both PA and recording applications. We're going to do the 'one mic' stage set up that a lot of bluegrass ensembles are doing. I've seen the AT4033 and AT4050 (also have reports of Pro 37R) mics used for this. I'm wondering if I could consider a Rode NT-1 or NT-2 for this...

A lot of bluegrass types have moved to using an AT4033 (or similar) mic for performances, with the entire ensemble gathering around the single mic. I've had the opportunity to do this a few times and love it. So I want one of these mics for my own PA set up. I see that these mics are supposed...

I've got a dual Pentium machine so I've got three fans going during recording. The logistics of my location will not allow me to move the box into a different room than I'm recording in. I've been through the archives but didn't see anything that seemed definitive. Since a whole lot of us are...

I'm straying from the newbie section for the first time. I just ordered my GL 496 and Vegas Pro and I am psyched. Question on FX: since these DirectX packages are standardized to work with various vendors' software are there solutions that are better than those offered by Sonic Foundry? Thanks!

Newbie question! My recording 'studio', AKA my home office, is pretty reflective and smallish and semi-full of stuff. I know 'deadening' will help but I really think I'm going to need some EQ to get it right. (I'm using OK mics: EV 857's and Shure BG 4.1's to mic voices and acoustic...

I'm looking at buying a software package to both record and mix down mulitiple tracks. I'm going to get a Wave/424. I won't be doing Midi, just recording voice and acoustic instruemnts. My first instinct is to get Cakewalk Pro 9 because I see so much discussion of it here and elsewhere. Is there...

I am going digital. I'm getting a Wave/424 and Cakewalk Pro 9. I'll mix down to my CD-R. I'm currently recording with EV 857B (vocal) and Sure BG4.1 (guitar) mics into a Mackie CR1604-VLZ. I feel like the somewhat noisy mixer with just-OK preamps is going to be my weak link. (I'll upgrade mics...