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Sometimes I'll wake up with music in my head -- new music that I hadn't though about before. I'll either boot up a DAW and record it or, if I'm not at home, try to write it out (I'm not very good at that). This happened to me today. I took a nap this afternoon, woke up with music in my head...

What are the best words to use in a song?

I'm not sure if this is the right forum, or even the right website, for this, but I thought I'd give it a shot. It struck me that I'm probably not the only poster on HR that likes to carry their music with them. I spend a fair amount of time on airplanes, and I pass the time by listening to...

I get those "One Sale a Day" emails every day. Last week, there was a new AT2020 for $50 from Amazon, so I grabbed. It just came today and looks pretty solid. The specs seem good. I have a couple of GXL 2200s and an MXL 990 (looks like I'm starting to collect cheap microphones :)). I use...

I've got a couple of projects that are well over 100 tracks each with lots of VSTs and would choke Audition 3.0, even with the largest ASIO buffer setting, on my quad core 8 gig RAID 5 editing computer. I have a quad core hyperthreaded laptop with 16 gig and an SSD, so I tried the projects on...

Another thread made me curious: How many homerecording.com posters read and write music? This isn't a snob thing -- I don't think reading and writing necessarily music makes someone a better performer or composer (and I'm living proof that it certainly didn't make ME a better performer -- I've...

Someone is selling Cubase with a dongle. I've not used "dongle-based" software before. If I buy this, would I be able to continue to upgrade as future editions come out?

My writing partner uses Macs (but otherwise she's a very nice person :)). I'm setting her up with with a Fast Track Pro, a mic, pop filter and a stand so that she can record pickups on her own, without my having to drive 2 hours round trip to do it. Here's the problem: I'm looking for some...

Last month, I mentioned that I had recorded a group of actor friends in my writing partner's living room -- hard-walled, hard-floored, hard furniture and rectangular. I've recorded successfully there a number of times. However, this group, being actors, weren't used to staying close to the...

Sucker that I am, I bought it yesterday morning, as soon as I saw the email Cakewalk announcing it. I haven't tried anything with it yet, but the new comping feature alone seems like reason to upgrade. X3 includes Addictive Drums and Melodyne VSTs -- no big deal for me, as I already have both...

Last year, m-Audio, the manufacturer of the Fast Track Ultra and Fast Track Ultra 8R, sold off its semi-pro and pro line to Avid. In August of this year, Avid released new drivers for the FTU and the FTU8R for both Windows and Mac. I don't use Mac, so I can't say the following applies to the...

Okay, so this isn't about recording equipment, but recording performers. My writing partner and I are writing a musical. We've been recording as we go, just to make a demo for us. However, it's getting harder as we have to do all the parts: "Here comes a crowd, performed by Paul and Lee." So...

When I normally record, I need only a single headphone for me and, at most, one for the performer. This Sunday, I'm recording (on location) a section of a project that involves four performers (I'll be using three microphones -- it's dialogue, and structured so that two of the performers can...

Many years ago, I recorded a piece using a Fostex A8LR (8-track, 1/4" analog tape machine). 3 of the 5 tracks were devoted to vocals. Because of the limited number of tracks and my aversion to bouncing, each vocal track has 2 voices, one male, one female, singing harmony, and recorded with...

In another thread, I described problems I'm having with inadequate buffering for a huge project. A suggestion was made to break up the piece into sections. Unfortunately, there's no way to do that -- the music is continuous throughout all 8 minutes of the material. How about this? Do an...

My mixing system: computer: 2.6 GHz quad-core, 8 GB RAM, 3 TB RAID 5 (Data), 560 GB SSD (Program) interface: Fast Track Ultra set to maximum buffer size - 4k (I'm just mixing -latency isn't a concern) software: Adobe Audition 3.0 Project: Nearly 8 minutes in length, close to 100 tracks (many...

I need to record vocals and dialogue for two or more performers simultaneously (it's for one of my musicals). I'll be recording at the performers' homes -- studio recording is not an option. I have two GXL2400 condensers and an MXL 990 condenser, stands with shock mounts, pop filters and a...

I compose and orchestrate in X2 and, frequently, can have 20 to 30 tracks. I have a reasonable AMD quad-core under Windows 7 with an SSD but only 4 gig of RAM. When I've finished a piece, I'll export the tracks to wav and then important in Audition 3.0 for final mixing. Last night, I decided...

I use both Audition 3.0 and CS6. I like CS6 for mixing, 3.0 for mastering and CD burning. I also have dozens of projects mixed in 3.0 and, even with a tool like SES3SEX, they don't convert well to CS6. A couple of weeks ago, my computer contracted a virus (probably thanks to my wife, but...

I'm trying to find a way to use a scoring program (I have Finale 2012, Sibelius 7 and a couple of others) with a DAW (I use Sonar X2, but also have Audition CS6). I want to do two things: Have the output of the scoring program route MIDI to the DAW so that I can record separate MIDI tracks in...