Recent content by solo.guitar

I ordered an Audiophile 2496, but it won't be coming until around Christmas time or a little after. So until then, I'm stuck with a SoundBlaster Live 24-bit. I want to record 2 tracks at once (a stereo recording of guitar). I'm not concerned about quality, just want to try it out. I have an...

I'm about to convert a mixdown of one of my songs to MP3, and was just curious about the difference between stereo, joint stereo, and dual channel? I'm using dBpowerAMP. Thanks.

I currently use either Power Tab Editor or Guitar Pro to arrange/transcribe my songs before I record them. I also use them to export a piece as a MIDI file which I then run through a VSTi and into a WAV file. I do this for piano pieces, synths, or drums, since I don't own a piano or a drumkit...

I have a song I'm working on with several synth/pad parts in it. It's also got 2 guitars and a piano. The song and the mix sound okay, but the synths just stand out too much and don't seem to fit right no matter what. Is there some kind of filter I can add to all tracks to make them seem more...

Sorry, posted this in the wrong forum before on accident. I have 2 tracks. Both are 16-bit/44.1 The first is a MIDI track that was run through a VSTi and rendered as a 16-bit/44.1 stereo WAV file. The second is something I recorded over the first, and it is also 16-bit/44.1, but it is mono...

I have 2 tracks. Both are 16-bit/44.1 The first is a MIDI track that was run through a VSTi and rendered as a 16-bit/44.1 stereo WAV file. The second is something I recorded over the first, and it is also 16-bit/44.1, but it is mono. (I even tried recording it in stereo and I still had a...

Is there another program I can use to simply import a MIDI file, run it through a VSTi instrument, and export as a WAV file? I've used SynthFont which is free, and works good on some VSTi's but not on the ones I need. I've also tried MiniHost but that doesn't seem to let you import MIDI files.

My friend came over the other night and this is something we recorded on the spot...one mic recording in mono. We don't rehearse or anything before we record we just try and come up with stuff on the spot and record that way because it's more fun. He's playing the rhythm and I (tried) to come...

Any ideas on how to get this, or a similiar guitar "tone"? I'm talking about the rhythm guitar in Learning To Fly by Tom Petty. It sounds very "thin". I tried some EQ, which I'm not really good at, and it just sounded bad. :( Here's a real short sample (~400 KB)...

I just started using Reason the other day. I still don't really know what I'm doing... This is a backing track I made of Let It Be, for which I will later record a guitar part, and maybe some vocals. I don't have a MIDI keyboard so I had to write down everything to a MIDI file then import it...

I want to buy a new acoustic, mainly for recording. I've been using the same one for about 5 years now and it's starting to sound a little harsh to me, especially the high E string. The A string is also pretty 'boomy'. For finger picking it sounds good but is also pretty quiet. I want one that...

I'm going to build a computer from scratch for recording. I will only be recording up to 4 tracks at the same time. I won't be running any effects until after the tracks are recorded. I'll be using Adobe Audition 1.5, and I may switch to Cubase SX3 because I've heard a lot of good things about...

I'm writing a song, and the chord progression goes something like this: Em7/B, G, Em7/B, G, F, C, F, C....then starts over. I'm trying to come up with a lead over it, but can't seem to find a good note to play over the Em7/B chord...which is: (low to high): x-2-2-0-3-3 The closest I've...

I've heard it's almost impossible to get a good sounding room if it's small. So what is 'too' small? My bedroom is 12'x10'x9 (12' wide, 10' long, 9' ceiling). Would it be a waste of time trying to treat it? I record acoustic guitar. Thanks.

After reading a lot on Binaural recording, and on the MSH-1A microphones, I figured they would work perfectly. They're omni-directional, they're small enough to fit inside a dummy head, they're inexpensive, and from what I've heard they're very accurate and detailed. I've been wanting to make...