Recent content by ryansanders

Hey guys. I am trying to figure out how to add drum loops without a midi controller. I want to add the drums.. then play the song with my base instrument. Then go in and tweak the drums.. add fills or change the drum beat, etc. Any plugins that I can use to do this? Any tutorials out there...

This is a cover of Hackensack. This is my 2nd recording with the presonus firebox. All the other songs on my myspace (besides the one that isn't me) was done with just the onboard sound card... terrible quality all hte way around, and was done about 2 years ago or more. Let me know how the mix...

Ok. I bought a Presonus Firebox for $50 from my friend and another friend and I decided to record for fun... All we recorded were vocals, keyboard, drums, and electric guitar. We didn't have our bass player around. We had to record everything seperate pretty much.. and he tried playing to a...

I just bought this.. and I have some issues.. Mostly just recording level. I haven't bought a mic yet.. but I have my acoustic guitar. And I am plugging straight into the Mic 1 (tried Mic 2 as well) with the +12 db enabled. My problem is that I can't seem to get enough volume. Its VERY VERY...

I should be buying a Saffire LE sometime this next week.. and I will need a firewire card for my computer. Do you guys have any brands that seem to perform better than others? Or does it really matter? Sort of like most basic network cards.

ok. i have tried for 2 days to learn how to use the drums. I have Sonar 7 with Session Drummer 2. I figured out how to map out drum beats.. but do you have to make each transition yourself? I am also trying to figure out how to loop it.. its hard. Is it usually this hard to do drum beats? I...

My dad brought home some foam the other day from his work (for a guitar cabinet of mine). Its like 4 inches thick or so. He said they throw the stuff away up there.. I told him to keep bringing it home. So my question is.... How could this foam be used for home recording? Are there any things...

If you guys were starting out in the home-recording world, and had $900 to spend. What would you guys buy and why? Would you lean more toward gear or maybe making the room sound better?

We just recently built a house and right now, the upstairs part is not finished at all. The rooms upstairs will be fairly small, with low ceilings. I have decided to turn one of the small rooms into a treated room for recording and stuff. I don't know the dimensions right now, but I will try to...

Wanted to post 2 songs that I have written. Just want to get some kind of criticism on them. Mostly just an acoustic/voice recording, although I did add guitar for a break on 'Living On My Memories.' Critic my singing too. I love constructive criticism. Living On My Memories...

Ok. I've been thinking about playing in the jazz band and stuff at my college, and tomorrow is my decision. Basically, I am getting $1000 in cash from it. Anyway. If I go and spend some money on decent recording gear and what not.. Will it even matter? Sure I might could get a nice quality...

I have about $550 to spend. I am really really thinking about buying some "decent" recording gear. I am just using my internal soundcard right now. I looked at the Saffire LE earlier this year, but decided not to get one... now I am looking at it again. I will also need a few mics. Saffire LE...

Great condition. 2006 Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 100 The amp head is in perfect condition. Nothing wrong on the outside or inside. Sounds great, but quite frankly, I don't need it. I am playing Praise and Worship music and I have a Rivera R-100 to cover that. Many people love this amp, but I...

Ok... I am in the process of venturing away from Soundblaster... and now ready for much better results. After looking at soundcards and preamps, and preamps and soundcards. I have decided to go for a sort of All-In-One type thing. I found the Focusrite Saffire LE...

Ok. I am also venturing into the world of home recording. For now, and for a while, I only plan on recording bass, guitar, and voice. No drums.. that would require me to do a lot of construction work at the house. =D I have searched around on the forums and have read posts from 2003 to 2007...