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  1. mark4man

    SPL Test Question

    hello again... (haven't been here since 2017?). The Yamaha monitors in my studio do not have graduated level controls...so when I set them up, I did so by ear. I've now moved to the mastering stage on my forthcoming CD; & really need to have those monitors calibrated correctly (I know I'm real...
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    Long Time (Old) SONAR Man needs Drum Sampler help

    HELLO AGAIN (after many, many years)... Don't know if u guys remember me...been using Cakewalk music creation software since Pro Audio 7. The old SONAR Forum at Cakewalk is a real mess (or non-existent)...can't get in. So: I created my own SNARE samples...from a ROGERS PowerTone 5" (circa...
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    Monitor Upgrade...Rockit8's to 20/20's or NS-10M-T's...???

    hello again... the problem: my KRK Rockit8's have absolutely no bottom. for years now I've had to rely more on auditioning my bounced mixes on various stereo systems than on studio monitoring. The bass response of the rockit8's is at least 3 - 4.5 db below norm...so, of course, my mixes always...
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    dbx DRIVE RACK PA+

    dbx DRIVE RACK PA+ Used...but in excellent condition...utilized 3X in clean studio enviornment. Comes in original box w/ all packaged accesories & manual. $350 For Features, Specs & Overview...go here: DriveRack PA+ | dbx Professional Audio sonic.max@verizon.net
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    dbx 1046 Quad Compressor/Limiter

    dbx 1046 Quad Compressor/Limiter Used...but in excellent condition...utilized perhaps 3X in clean studio enviornment. Comes in original box w/ all packaged accesories & manual. $375 For Features, Specs & Overview...go here: 1046 | dbx Professional Audio sonic.max@verizon.net
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    Birds & Ringing in my Piano Tracks (???)

    what the heck... seems like all digital pianos are guilty of this phenomenon...which I (THINK) are BEAT FREQUENCIES...whereby there is an annoying overtone created that sounds like chirping, new born birds in a nest. sometimes, I find myself cutting the output to listen for my cell phone, which...
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    Hip Hop Songwriter/Song-Creation Software...any such animal...???

    friends... most of the artists into my studio over the last two years are rappers. what they always seem to do is bring mp3's from youtube & expect to overdub vocals on top (i know, i know). recently, I aquired Band-in-a-Box 2012...& realized that if there were more hip hop & rap styles, I...
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    Installing ONLY Session Drummer 2 from SONAR 7 disc...HOW...???

    folks... 1) I need to install Session Drummer 2...from the SONAR 7 disc...on my machine...so I can use it in SONAR XI (not so fond of SD3). anyway...tried this myself...seemed simple enough...but I couldn't seem to find anything on the SONAR 7 disc relative to a 'setup.exe' 2) had done...
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    7 come 11...(or)...major upgrade anxiety...!!!

    crew... benn running win xp pro on an adk core II, w/ SONAR 7...for 5 years as of yesterday...it now has 3 major problems. i'm right in the middle of a cd project...a bit on the poor side...but want to move up to a new machine...(new adk quad pro:tower in the center ). so i'm worried...
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    m-audio octane vs. mackie onyx...conversion comparison...???

    hello again... pretty sure that a mackie onyx 1640i is superior to an m-audio octane in terms of preamp quality...but how about conversion quality...??? my guitarist...who is currently running an octane as his studio AI...wants to buy my onyx 1640i for same...& is hoping it is a step up in...
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    WAX files do not open in Windows Media Player...Windows 7

    hello... have been setting up all the *.wma files on my music web site to stream as directed by *.wax files. everything was fine in XP Pro...but now I've gone over to Windows 7; & noticed that when I click on one of the *.wma's at my site...it doesn't stream...Windows 7 asks me if I want to...
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    Drum Set...TAMA Rock Star's w/ Zildjian Cymbals - $1200

    TAMA 'Rock Star' 5 Piece Drum Set (Metallic Silver) w/ Chrome Side Timbales (2) 22" Bass Drum 12" & 13" Mounted Tom Toms 16" Floor Tom Tom 6-1/2" X 14" Chrome Snare 22" Zildjian Ride Cymbal 20" Zildjian Crash Cymbal 18" Zildjian Crash Cymbal 14" Ziljdian Hi-Hat Cymbals Solid Drum Cases...
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    HD24XR Monitoring Question

    hello... have a large project coming up in a few days...& was wondering...are the 24 physical outputs on the HD24XR directly linked to the corresponding inputs only...??? & if not...is there a way to redirect the various input channels (during recording) to 1 or 2 outputs...??? [at present, I...
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    .WMA Streaming (Standard)...Linux or Windows...???

    greetings again... [1st off...I used to host my music (A&R) website on a dedicated windows server...'cause I thought it was necessary for streaming .wma files. when I discovered it wasn't...I went w/ a standard hosting package, w/ GoDaddy...now saving BIG bucks.] BUT... I moved my recording...
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    Latency & Sync between 2 Adjacent A/D Converters...???

    hello... first of all...w/ A/D conversion...is latency EVER an issue when tracking...??? [i.e., I know it's not in the analog domain...several source signals coming into a console, for example; & being output to the ADC. But as to the latency created by the conversion itself...if any...as...
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    RME OctaMic II Questions

    hello... 3 questions about this unit: RME OctaMic II 1) Are the pre's Class A ? 2) Are they (& is the unit, in general)
  17. mark4man

    Pro Tools WITHOUT proprietary software...???

    I'm sure this question has been asked before... but I'd like to use Pro Tools on Windows XP without having to purchase an proprietary hardware. I don't care if it's an older version...I just want the software. so... 1) is this possible ? 2) if so...are available versions so watered down...
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    32 >16 (Dither)...better results than 24 > 16

    kinda wondering... what happens when one dithers a (legal) 32-Bit FP file all the way down to 16-Bit w/ their favorite dither box ?? reason I ask is...I'd been used to (like everyone else, I suppose) bouncing out of the DAW (SONAR) at 32-Bit FP...then brick walling to legal in the mastering...
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    Cubase 5...BRAND NEW...FULL VERSION

    This package (Cubase 5) is only days old... I purchased it due to a conflict I was having w/ SONAR...which turned out to be hardware related... ...so I no longer need it, plain & simple. It comes w/ everything...the License...the Steinberg Activation Key (dongle)...Manuals...VST Sound...
  20. mark4man

    Huge Problem w/ Native Instruments & SONAR

    [sorry to be posting so often lately...but this one's a biggie & needs to be solved in a big way]... Every time I use VI's from Native Instruments...as Soft Synths...SONAR goes whacky & will not re-open a project after it's been saved & closed. If I install a single NI Soft Synth...(normally...
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