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    How To Find Electrician in My Area That Is Qualified / Experienced With Studio's?

    I have been living with an EMI issue for quite some time in my home studio. I assume there must be methods that professional electricians experienced with studio builds have to positively identify the root cause and how to address it? If so, how do I go about finding an electrician in y area...
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    Seeking Vocal Mic Advice - Studio Pics Included

    I realize this may be a ridiculous question and there are many factors that would contribute to the “right” answer….. but I wanted to see if it’s possible to recommend some vocal mics based on seeing pics and diagrams of my home studio, the pre-amp I’m using and the intended purpose? I’m...
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    M-Audio Pulsar II's - Noisy Pair - Why?

    I've got a matched pair of these and they are both noisy. One seems to be much quieter when I switch the high pass filter off. I've tried different pre-amps, different cables, etc. Is this just the characteristic of these mics or is something wrong with them? Here's a short sample.
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    Need Recommendations For Inexpensive Keyboard Stand

    Hey folks, Looking for an inexpensive stand for my Radium 61 for my studio. I'm not a keyboard player so it doesn't get hard use. There are several out there but I'm looking for one that I can put the keyboard on an angle. Or should I just get an inexpensive stand and use a board to prop it up...
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    Mic/Line Noise Troubleshoot - Seeking Advice - Help Please

    I'm trying out some SDC's and I am noticing a lot of "noise". I'm not sure if it's just a noisy preamp, AC noise, etc? The first half of the track is "Mic #1" on the left channel. The second half is "Mic #2" on the right channel. You'll hear the noise come in as I turn up the mic pre. These are...
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    Seeking Ideas or Designs for Small "Cabinet" to House Mac Mini & External Drives

    Seeking Ideas or Designs for Small "Cabinet" to House Mac Mini & External Drives I'm seeking ideas or designs for a small "Cabinet" to house Mac Mini & External Drives (For Backups) that I can keep right in my 1 room studio. I was considering running cables into an adjacent room but decided...
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    1 Room Studio - Organizing Cables & Wiring To Minimize Line Noise

    I have a 1 room studio and I get some hum in my signal. I want to start with rearanging my cables, hard drive wall warts, etc to see if that's the problem. Can anyone point out pictures or information on how to best go about this? Right now I run my DAW from a Macbook Pro. I have 2 external...
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    Studio Wiring - Running Cables (Power, XLR, USB, etc) Need Advce

    I need to run my cables better to minimize noise in my signal path but I don't know where to start. It seems like whenever I start routing cables and velcroing them to keep the XLR away from power cords/strips, etc I always end up with a mess. Can someone offer me some sound advice on how to go...
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    Need Advice Tackling Hum From Guitar

    I'm getting some hum in my studio and I'm 99.9% certain it's not my guitar, amp/Axe or even my cables. I suspect it may be due to sitting near my computer monitor and/or my macbook. The reason I suspect this is because it subsides if I rotate my guitar. Not neccisarily just turn the other way...
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    Studio Desk - Recessing Displays

    I want to recess my LED display(s) so it is lower than my monitors. Does anyone have any ideas for doing this?
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    Vocals in a 14'x14' Untreated Room - Need Advice

    I want to record some vocals in this room and it's untreated. Carpet on the floor, DAW on the same room. Recording with an SM58 and/or SM57. What should I do to be able to record some vocals in this room without permanantly treating it? (We are selling the house) What should I do for this...
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    New Monitor Question - New Room Size?

    I am currently recording and mixing in an untreated 10x12 room. Carpet on the floor. I am using my first set of monitors, Resolv 65a's. Needless to say, the outcome is not fantastic for more reasons than just room and monitors. Now, I am going to be moving once the house sells. Not sure yet...
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    Need Studio Arrangment and Treatment Advice

    Hello everyone, I am ready to treat my bedroom studio in order to get a good room sound and mix. I'm not concerned with sound proofing. I am recording acoustic and electric guitar and some vocals in this room. The wall with the window is a log wall. I am hoping to use Owens Corning 703 or...
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    Need Mic Pre Advice

    I am currently using my Digi -002R Pre's to record primarily guitar cabinet and acoustic. Some vocals will be recorded as well as drums, although very seldom. I am in the process of getting some more mics that are mainly to record my amp and I am wondering if I am going to wish I had a...
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    Not Happy With Tone of E609 for Cab Mic

    I'm using an e609s and a SP-B1 to mic a 2x12 cab and a Carvin legacy head. My tone is awesome with thick, airy saturated chords and thick sounding singing single string tones, rich harmonics. However, I can't seem to find a sweet spot with these mics that replicate that tone. It seems to be a...
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    Need To Isolate Speaker Cab - Bedroom

    I have a 2x12 guitar amp cabinet that I need to isolate enough to be able to crank it to get the tone I want without going def in my bedroom studio. I use 2 mics to record it and I've heard of others that put it in a closet or build a baffle system with baffle boards and packing blankets. I...
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    Acoustic Guitar - Have SP-B1 - Need One More

    I have a Studio Projects B1 mic and I have read many people will use a small diaphragm (spelling) mic pointed at the neck along with i.e an SP-B1. I want to do this and I need a mic recomendation in the $100 range. Thanks!
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    Boom Stand for SP-B1

    I just ordered my first condensor (SP-B1) and I need a boom stand to be able to record acoustic. I want to keep my cost as low as possible until I can afford a nice studio boom stand. I'm hoping to get some suggestions for low cost stands that would work for now or even som DIY tips. Thanks in...
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    EQing Advice Needed

    I'm using Pro Tools EQIII and I need advice on how to learn to EQ. Aside from just tweaking things around until I think it sounds OK. Do I need a seperate analyzer or something? One example of an issue I am trying to resolve: A guitar track I recorded has a spot where the tone gets very low...
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    Maxtor One Touch 200GB External USB / Firewire Hard Drive?

    I've read some poor reviews on this drive. Has anyone here had any problems with this drive? Could you reccomend another in the same performance/price range? Thanks.
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