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Sorry, forgot to ask this. I have bought like ten new recent books on home recording/composition. Most (copyright 2010-2008) mention a lot of great software out there: Sonar, Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, Reason, Acid Pro, Sound Forge, Ableton Live, Sequel, GarageBand, etc. Yet NONE of them suggest...

I have created my own audio samples with Cakewalk Home Studio2 XL (yes, I know it's outdated). But it does have a great loop creation program. The problem is this: I have created a lot of loop samples there but you can only get a 16 bit recording from them. Now that I use Reaper as my software...

Hi! I really am beginning to love Reaper after I have had Cubase LE for awhile. No complaints about Cubase, just like using Reaper better. I noticed that after I installed my Reaper program, it says it is about 28 MB in size. My Cubase LE says it is like 150 MBs in size!! Ovbiously, Cubase LE...

Just bought Reaper and love it compared to Cubase LE I was using. I am experimenting with creating audio samples from pre-recorded songs. Hope to create my own one day playing my own instruments. I took the beginning opening drum pattern from The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman" and...

Hi! I'm a bit confused on mono recording vs. stereo recording. The books I've read (and comments from those here on this forum) have stated that most instruments and vocals are mono signals, mono recordings, mono tracks in your project, etc. They have said that if you choose to record a track...

Miking & Speaker Choices For My Electric Keyboard: Any Advice?? I Want Audio Tracks I have a Yamaha PSR-90 electric keyboard. I can (and have) recorded performances from my keyboard to my computer direct via my MIDI cables. Not bad. But sometimes the various instrument choices I use (trumpet...

I would like to send my 4 separate recorded tracks from my TASCAM port-a-studio to my computer, save them to hard drive, then import them into my Cubase LE program as SEPARATE tracks like I recorded them on my TASCAM cassette recorder to begin with. Is this possible? Or will everything I send to...

I have several mics at home and I'm not sure what the difference is between them. One is an SM57: the standard one-directional dynamic mic good for miking amps, bass drums, snares, certain types of vocals, etc. I also have a new SM58 which I haven't used yet. Is it basically the same as an...

I'm confused about something. When you bounce your tracks for a final mixdown, send it to your hard drive for storage as a single, stereo file compatible with burning onto a CD, is that CD recording a digital or audio recording? I know you can save to wav, mp3, wma, etc. as the format for your...

Hi! I've played around with EQ settings and here's what I seem to notice. Whether it's on a car stereo system (with basic low, mid, and high adjustments), my amp (same thing), or my computer software program (more specific editing capabilities, parametric settings, Q, etc.), it all seems to boil...

I understand that my interface (TASCAM US-122L) has a sound card built into it, AD/CD converter. pre-amps for each input, input level controls, all that. It is a 2.0 version (lowest of latencies, fastest speed). So if one has an interface like this (even though it's only two line-level inputs...

Hello. I've asked a few questions before about input levels and the responses were really helpful. Now I am confused about another area with level balances in the signal chain. I understand that you need to get as high an input level as possible when recording without going over that 0dB...

I have a lot of hardware effects processors (foot medals, mainly) for guitar/bass/mics. Old habit from the live playing days, I guess. If you record in a small or medium-sized room and you want a good crank our of your guitar or bass without blasting your ears out in the room, is using a pickup...

I have separate volume control knobs on my amp head for my individual guitar input channels (jacks). Then there is a "master volume" knob too at the far right. If I'm just recording one guitar through my amp (miked), what's the difference? Do I just use one or the other or both? I don't...

Hi!. I've been playing around with my Cubase LE for a few months now (got it as bundled software with my TASCAM Interface). It's limited but I can't afford the full versions yet. I just downloaded the free Reaper program that everyone here talks so much about. I guess it's limited too but all...

Hello! I have a medium-sized basement room for my home recording. I have two different amps set up in there for guitar: a Fender Music Man (twin reverb/tube/single cabinet/2 12" speakers) and a big Crate solid state system (2 cabinets with 4 12" speakers in each). Overkill for a medium room, but...

Hello! I have been doing a lot of experimenting with my recording lately (I use Cubase LE). It seems most books on the subject encourage one to record the drums first (alone or with the bass track) to get that foundation/rhythm part of the project down first so everything else you record later...

Just wanted to thank each and every one of you who spend so much time helping others here on this forum: myself and everyone else. To give of your time selfishly to help others is beyond words. Yes, I played 1.500 nights of music, lead singer/guitarist, etc. Yet it's only been the past 4-6...

In the old days, great singer/songwriters (solo) often sold their songs with just their vocals and guitar or vocal and piano. What they sold was the song itself. Of course, the song had to be GREAT: commercial, tightly constructed, great hook, great lyrics and melody, and so on. Is that possible...

I hear so many people talk about using compression on vocals, bass, guitar, etc. while they record their original takes. Apparently, this keeps all your tracks smoother as you go along, with a more overall balanced dynamic range for all of the parts (especially if you "mix as you go along,"...