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    How to get PC sound card in stereo to Alesis Studio 32

    I assume I will have to use oen of my 4 AUX returns in order to get my PC hooked up to my Alesis Studio 32 (in stereo). In that case, I need two 1/4" cables to come in for L and R on my alesis studio 32. Well. I haven't seen a cable with a male 1/8" on one end and two male 1/4" (for L and R on...
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    Which ADAT to buy to get more out of my 001.

    I want to get 8 more channels out of my digi001. (viva la pro tools). I'm already direct-outing the first 8 channels of my mixer to the 8 1/4" inputs on the 001. So I guess I'm wondering what's the cheapest ADAT I can buy that will give me the additional 8 channels (via the lightpipe send and...
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    When not to use Compression?

    I've been tracking a heavy band and it seems i get the best sounding mixes when I compress each track! Like bass, guitars, vocals, and drums. I get a much "thicker looking" wave when I do but I'm wondering if that's bad :) I normally need to compress and normalze two or three times to get the...
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    Tracking heavy distortion...

    Equipment: ampeg vt-220 combo amp front loaded with digitech rp 2000 (absolutely no presets cuz they sound like shit) 2 sm57's 1.5" off the grill (1 for each speaker) alesis studio 24 (no EQ, just collecting the dual signal and feeding it to mbox channel 1) digidesign mbox using pro tools 5.3.3...
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    When to use stereo or mono tracking?

    I'm new to the recording business and am very confused when to use stereo and when to use mono. I have an alesis studio 24 and a pro tools MBOX rig. What I have been doing: Drums: --------- Close mic all the vitals then one "room" mic. Each mic is in it's own seperate channel panned hard...
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    My setup: shure, alesis, mbox (missing?)

    I just recently upgraded from recording everything with a microphone and my sound card. Here is my equipment following the signal flow: 1. ibanez gax10 2. digitech rp2000 DEP 3. ampeg 2x12 guitar amp 4. shure sm57 5. mono channel 1 from alesis studio 24 6. main output to digidesign mbox input...
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    alesis studio 24, amplifier?

    i have an alesis studio 24 that I want to use to do some recording and some live performances. Am I going to need a seperate speaker amplifier in order to power my PA speakers and monitor speakers... or will the studio 24 have enough juice for one or the other etc.. sorry it is such a basic...
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