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    Mastering Newbie Question

    All, I am new to the world of mastering and have a very basic question. My question is, when I apply the mastering plugin of my choice, should I only apply this to the MASTER track. This seems like a silly question, but I don't know the answer! :) The point is to master the whole track, so I...
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    Track seperation/clarity?

    All, I am a newbie to the world of home recording, however I have been making gradual process with everything and secured a few good recordings. My current problem is I believe with my track seperation. When my guitars/bass/drums/vocals are playing together, I struggle to hear individual parts...
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    Sm57 wiring question..

    Just opened my sm57 and the only wire connected by soldering is the green. The yellow lead is not soldered in. Is this a problem? The appears to be functional.. Thanks. D
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    EQ and Compression Presets?

    All, can anyone recommend any software based EQ and compressors that come bundled with presets? For example a compression plug in with a preset for a bass drum.. Thanks. D
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    Drum Recording - Noise Gates

    All, I have been learning theory about noise gates being applied to drum recordings. My question is does anyone have a recommendation on a decent gate plugin for my DAW (Reaper)? Thanks. D
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    Zoom HD16 Control Surface with Reaper

    All, I have managed to set my Zoom HD16 as a Control Surface for Reaper. However I am not able to get any track to record any input from the hardware. For example I am using a guitar plugged into track 1 on the hardware. By default it appears to be using my internal microphone. I have checked...
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    Compression question Zoom HD16

    All, Newbie question.. I have been studying recording drums using a Zoom HD16 and part of my "training" was Compression and EQ. I am all OK with the EQ stuff, however I have some questions regarding Compression. As far as I can see the unit supports "8 x COMP EQ", I will be honest and say I...
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    Vst FX for drums?

    All, I am after some advice regarding using a VST plugin to apply to my recorded drum kit? I have recorded drums using my Zoom HD16 and have imported the WAV files for each track into Reaper. I just wondered if there was any specific drum plugin that anyone can recommend for this purpose? Ta. D
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    Zoom HD16 - 'Insert Effect' headaches...

    Quite a simple task I am trying to achieve, but unfortunately I am struggling bigtime. I have recorded 6 drum tracks using 8 track recorder mode I have recorded 1 bass guitar, 1 guitar and 1 vocal afterwards. What I am trying to do is to apply 'Insert Effect' options to each track...
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    Mixer output to headphone amp? One ear?

    All, I am trying to go from the 1/4 output on my multitrack via the phones out and also stereo out to my headphone amp. I am only getting sound in 1 ear of the headphones from the amp. When I connect straight into the output on 1 set of headphones I get L and R. I understand I need a 1/4 mono...
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    Newbie Home Recording/Studio Advice

    All, I was after some advice on setting up a little studio to record my 3 piece band at rehearsal. I have basic experience with sequencers and have done a few amateur recordings using USB audio interfaces. I want to get into the world of multitrack recording as I want to be able to record a 4...
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