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Canadian hiphop Having lived in Ontario for the past 4-5 years, I've seen some of the Swollen Members' success take place. I first saw them a couple years back in support of their first release, when they were on a nationwide tour. Their live energy was un-f00king believable, and they were...

First, congrats on your success! I'm in the process of manufacturing my own cds using a similar approach. A friend of mine prepared the cover art in Photoshop (see samples at http://www.geocities.com/beatamateur ; upper left & right images are actual image files used for the cd) and we had them...

I think the answer to your question depends in part upon your recording goals. Do you want to record a single vocalist, a full jazz ensemble, or anything in between? I went for something similar to the SP B1 and audiobuddy setup recommended by C.Dawn because I only need to record a single...

I recently bought my first gear so I can't provide much advice beyond sharing my decision-making process. I used a similar approach to you: search the boards here over and over, learn how everything works (in general terms), read consumer reviews on sites like zzsounds.com and...

aesthetics I recently mixed my first album and found myself struggling with the same question and came to the conclusion that this is partly a philosophical question that relates to personal style and taste. My tracks often have a relatively different sound because I essentially start over...

buying gear locally Won't be here for too much longer, but I'm happy to help out another newbie! I looked for equipment online and called some local places like Pongetti, but Lakeshore Music (part of Long and McQuade) in Burlington had everything I needed or could order it, at a good price...

vtb1 vs dmp3 Don't know if you're still following this thread, but I've recently looked into the same question and just bought the vtb1 last night (!!). Haven't plugged it in yet though (no time to install my soundcard yet) and can't make the direct sound comparison with the dmp3. But, there...

my two bits I had to answer a similar question a little while back (i.e., what computer to buy) and decided on a desktop PC, purchased from a company where I could specify the components, for the following reasons: 1. An experienced sound engineer strongly recommended I purchase a computer...

groovy Thanks for the feedback. Sounds like the conversion isn't going to be a problem in obtaining the best sound possible given me and my (soon-to-be) equipment. Rock on!

I'm thinking about buying an M-audio audiophile 2496 but have a question about the RCA inputs. From what I can see, the 2496 takes RCA inputs only, no 1/4" inputs. However, the soundcard I'm thinking about buying (ART tube mp studio mic preamp) and another I've seen recommended on the bbs...

Could you be more specific about what 'fucked up' means? It just doesn't sound good? I'm quite a novice, but find myself using a new panning setup for each track. Some things obviously work better than others, of course...

heard your track Keep it up bro. Nice job on the vocals. The recording skills will come with experience.

Figures. Thanks for the input.

For what it's worth, I sequence lots of beats, melodies, etc. using a program called modplug tracker (www.modplug.com). It's got some serious strengths and weaknesses and may or may not be better than software you already know about. Should be good for beats at least, though, and is freeware...

I've got some limited experience creating my own music (everything from writing to mastering) using multitrack sequencing software w/ vst plugin support that writes a stereo mix, then finishing up with a general sound editor for overall eq, compression, etc. My question for those with lots of...