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Hey guys - so post production is closing on this album I've been working on for the past 3 months, and I've started circulating one of the songs as a promo for the upcoming release. Please take a listen at the band website http://www.stevenkimband.com/ and feel free to pass it on to someone...

I'm helping a friend build her home studio, to be used just for writing and recording comps. She is a piano player & singer so she will need MIDI and an audio interface that preferably has a preamp built-in as to make this simple. And for the DAW, something that has a lot of stuff (soft...

I'm looking for options to process my vocals through some effects during a live show. Most of the set, I'll be sending a dry signal to the house board, but on one or two of the songs I need a processed sound (delay, etc.). I was wondering if any of you had experience with using a laptop in...

Can someone explain exactly what it means when my audio clips (the red light turns on)? Why is it that when it "clips", I don't hear it "clipping" on my monitors or headphones? What will it actually mean when audio samples that clip are transferred to a CD and played in a stereo? I'm asking...

When you send a signal through the aux sends, does it still go through the pre's of that channel strip? So for example, I have a 1202 VLZ Pro: if I plug in a mic into channel 1 (with the XDR pre's) and then send some of that signal to Aux 1 (pre), then hook up the Aux 1 send to my A/D...

Can some of you provide some compelling arguments for or against doing sound processing before it lands on the tracking software, versus trying to keep the signal as pure as possible and then applying all effects, EQ, compression after the fact? I was looking into buying a Joe Meek...

Tracked & mixed by me: http://www.stevenkimband.com/music/skb_travesty_as.mp3 Feel free to check out other tracks posted there - http://www.stevenkimband.com/ The Acoustic Session stuff is recorded at my home with an SM58, Mackie 1202 VLZ and MBox/ProTools. Everyone's right, ProTool's mix...

I'm using a compressor plug-in on my ProTools setup, and I have some fundamental compressor questions - I appreciate the help. 1. What does the knee setting do? 2. How does the compression ratio work (mathematically) for reducing loud sounds? For increasing quiet sounds? E.g. for 5:1 3...

Why do karaoke recordings sound like the vocals float separated from the instrumental track? Is it because the instrumental track is so compressed, and the vocals aren't? Is it simply gain control?

For those of you who track full bands (more than a couple of channels at a time, anyways) how many preamp channels do you have? I ask this question because I'm looking into upgrading my interface, from a ProTools MBox to ProTools digi001. The thing is, digi001 has two preamp channels, and the...

I'm looking to purchase a small recording device for use on my live gigs. Something like a walkman recorder, but digital. I'd like it to have a decent mic, and of course a line-in for recording stereo off the board when available. If my iPod had a recording option, it would be really nice. I...

I do vocals - the studio recordings are on gear more expensive than I can imagine. But I'm just unable to pull off the performance the songs deserve. Some things that inhibit me in the studio: 1. I can't hold the mic. 2. I can't move 3. I'm not singing to a crowd 4. Monitoring, no matter how...

Does this happen to anyone else? I've been shocked (less than a 110v outlet, more than a mean static spark) on my ear from the headphone! This isn't right when I put them on - it's several minutes into listening. This has happened with my Apple iPod earphones, a cheap pair of headphones I used...

The question is so basic that I didn't know how to search for it - so here goes. I have a USB/MIDI interface that has 2in/2out (it's a MOTU Fastlane). I have two MIDI devices - a keyboard (Korg SP-100) and a synth module (a Roland). I use ProTools on a Mac (am I welcome here?) I want to use...

My sound chain is: - SM58 mic / direct line - Mackie 1202 VLZ PRO - Midiman Audiophile 2496 - Cakewalk Home Studio 2002 The problem is that there is an occasionaly "surge" buzz in the recorded tracks. A quick "bzzt" lasting half a second, appearing every once in a while. Just about every...

I seem to be having a problem with gain levels that aren't aggressive enough. The mixed down sound file is awfully quiet, even though each of the tracks are set as close to 0 as I can get them. Even if I bounce the tracks to a single final track, then set gain levels to be aggressive, the...

I thought I had read somewhere that in Cakewalk you can organize your projects so that each project has its own directory for its audio files. Where do I set this? I'm running HSXL and I can only find a global setting, not per project. ...don't tell me. Is this another feature found in Sonar...

My friends have suggested I improve my on-stage antics during performances. I do lead vocals and sometimes will pick up a guitar so I have an excuse to not move around the stage and stand still. I was watching a video tape of a performance, and although it's always awkward to see yourself on...

I'm using CWHS2002. Is there a way to apply a Graphic EQ in a non-destructive way? It seems that I can't apply the Graphic EQ to a track in the section where Fx are plugged in; I have to select an audio clip, then apply the Graphic EQ (which seems destructive). If there isn't a way, does...

I'm just beginning here, and in the process getting to have a lot more respect for my engineers! On a first attempt at recording vocals, I was not at all happy with the resulting sound. The vocals *really* stood out, thin and impersonal in the end mix, not warm at all. What I think is a great...