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Hey there. Over on the "Other Equipment" forum, I started a thread relating to a major upgrade of my equipment. What was previously a SM58/Presounus TubePre/n-track setup is going to be overhauled to be capable of producing my band's EPs. I don't have a lot of money ($3-4K for *everything*...

Okey-doke, here's the deal... I've been recording for something like 2 years on my PC with N-track, a PreSonus TubePre, M-Audio BX-8 monitors and an SM-58. My band is talking about finally doing a record, and I'm thinking about going the DIY route. I'm at a point in my life and career where I...

The only difference between the two is the convereters, right? Supposedly, the XR converters are the greatest thing since sliced bread. However, if I were to use a Tascam DM-24 with it, I wouldn't be using the XR converters, I'd be using the Tascam's. So it'd be a waste of $$$ for me. Does...

I've been recording with n-track and a Presonus TubePre for about two yesrs now, and I think I'm ready to take the plunge and get some serious recording equipment to do demo-quality stuff for my band and a few others around here. I'm pretty sure I'll be getting an Alesis HD-24, and obviously...

Howdy. The room I'll be recording in has 7-ft ceilings. People have said the for recording drums, 12-ft+ ceilings are best. What negatives will I hear with lower ceilings? Also, If its just a question of distance form the kit and room ambience, why cant I place then out in front of/to the...

OK, been holding off on this one for a while now. During my formative musical years, roughly the mid 80's to early 90's, I was listening to a lot of stff coming out of the UK. THe Smiths, James, Stone Roses (awesome record!), Ride, etc, etc. I always thought there was a definite "British...

No message, the title says it all. Thanks.

I'm not much of a recording engineer, but I consider myself a decent enough programmer. I thought it might be fun to try to program my own flangers, reverbs, etc, etc. Does anybody know of any resources that might help me get started? I would need to know what kinds of interfaces VST plugins...

Hi guys... I lucked into a pretty sweet outboard reverb for cheap. I'd love to use it when mixing, not when tracking. How do I do this? I have a soundcard that has a line in and a line out (among other things), and I'll be getting a Delta 44 soon enough. Kevin

Why? Reading "The Rack" forum and other recording websites and magazines, there's a lot of emphasis on all the different types of mic preamps pro studios have. I guess the point is that you need many different kinds of preamps to get all kinds of different sounds and to accomodate all kinds of...

Yo, Currently, I'm recording into the line in of my soundcard. It's not a fancy card, its whatever came with my computer. It's only 16 bit. If I wanted to record at 24 bit, I know I could get a better soundcard, but I was wondering about the interface itself. If I got one of those USB...

What's this I keep hearing about using 1/4" TRS insert jacks as direct outs? Can someone please explain this technique to me further? For some reason, I think this might only work with Mackie mixers; is that true? THanks. The man

So I went in to the local music store to look for mics. I have 3 Shure PG58s and 1 Electro Voice something something something. I use these 4 for a small PA that I run and wanted a higher quality mic for recording, maybe an SM-57 or something. The guy at the mic counter told me to forget the...

I'm trying to do some home recording. Nothing fancy, just a PC and some outboard gear. When I used the mic preamps on my Mackie CFX 12 mixer, there was this awful humming noise that that didn't sound so loud by itself, but is unbearable in the final mixes. So I get a PreSonus mic pre. No...