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Just curious..... has anybody tried out, bought, read reviews of, or know anybody who knows about the SX-1 recording system. I've seen it advertised but don't know anything about it beyond what the ads say. Oldie

I need another preamp for my VS studio. With 2 kids in college I've got to keep cost down so..... What's the best preamp I can get under $200? What about DBX 286? Is the Behringer stuff any good? Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance for any help.

My current home studio consists of a pair of vs880s synced together. I'm ready to upgrade and have an opportunity to purchase a 2480 for about $3000. I'm a little cautious, however, based on some of the posts I've been reading hear about considerable bugs in the 2480. I'd like to know what...

I posted this in another forum and was advised to post it here where the real midi maniacs reside! Hope somebody can help! I've got a little home studio out in the middle of nowhere in which I record mostly demo stuff. Still, I want the drums to sound as good as possible but getting a live...

I've got a little home studio out in the middle of nowhere in which I record mostly demo stuff. Still, I want the drums to sound as good as possible but getting a live drummer in is out of the question. I've messed with drum machines and like em to a degree. I've got an Alesis SR-16 and right...

I have a couple of 880EXs with non-backlit displays.... really hard to read unless you get just the right angle. The manual says that the 880 should sit flat, or at least not at an extreme angle. Any idea what an extreme angle is? It would be helpful to be able to tilt them slightly to make...

I picked up an Ensoniq ZR76 last spring and I'm totally in love with it. You don't read much about them and they are surprisingly hard to find, but I think it gives you a lot of "bang for your buck". Great Keyboard sounds especially, as well as a pretty user friendly, integrated drum machine...

I've got a couple of 880s that I sync together. They are great except for the lack of back-lit displays. I know the manuals say they should sit flat but it would sure be helpful to be able to tilt them a bit to make the displays for readable. Is that an absolute "no-no"? Any ideas? Thanks

I'm technology impaired and need HELP! We just picked up a second VS880 which we are syncing to another 880. Everything works fine except we haven't figured out how to get audio from the slave to the master and still have 16 usable tracks. Manuals aren't much help.

Need some help... I need to be able to put some solid drum tracks on my home recordings... I'm not a drummer so some sort of preset patterns are needed... Currently have an Alesis SR16 which works for some stuff but would like to try Midi sequences. I've looked at Drumtrax and Beatboy. Are...

I'm thinking about getting an Ensoniq ZR76 keyboard for my home studio, for live performance and as a traveling workstation. Any thoughts from anyone who might have one? How good is it? How good is the Drum Machine and sequencer? Strengths? Weaknesses, etc.?

My situation in a nutshell... basement studio (Vs 880, Mac running Master Tracks Pro Sequencer, EMU Proteus Sound Module... Living in the boondocks where drummers are rare (especially good ones). I've looked into Drumtrax and Beatboy programs. Can anybody tell me how good are they? Are there...