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Why is a PA head better than buying a non-powered mixer and a power amp? It's not hard to get a 12 or 16 channel mixer for $300 or so and then a 1,000 wattt power amp for a little less that that. But a 12-channel, 1,000 watt powered mixer would be about $1,000. Why is this? Is there' something...

This is a four-track analog recorder, but I can't seem to get the tracks to record one track at a time. It has 5/6 and 7/8 and a Master for bouncing too, which works great, but without the manual (I bought it on eBay) whenever, say, I record guitar on track 1, and I go back to do vocals on 2, it...

Learning how to sing Hey, I'm an 18-year-old rocker in a garage band, and I'm lookin' into tips of how to sing. I used to sing very well, and was top of the list in the school chorus back in middle-school, but then in high school I stopped altogether. A few years ago, my father (a great...

Where on the net can I get the user manual, and also, what does the Effect 1 and 2 do? Just set the overall level for the effects, or is each of the ten a different type of effect which can then be controlled individually by the tracks?

I have Fender Deluxe 112 Plus 90-watt, and when playing out, though loud (VERY loud for it's size!), it just won't cut it. So my question is, what's the best way to run it through the PA? 1. Mic it? 2. Pre-Amp out by 1'4" male to 1/4" male Or... 3. Pre-Amp out by 1/4" to XRL, so it can go...

I'm selling my BOSS BR-1180 CD/RW to buy a decent pa system, but down the road I want to get back into recording, and this time, computer as it seems most reasonable. My question is, what's some of the basic hardware/software you need to make demo quality CDs on, let's say, 24-track recording...

I'm downsizing from my BOSS BR-1180CD to something else... It's not big enough to record my band live anyway, so why the extra slack? I plan on selling it (has a carrying case, micro monitors with it, hope to get $700-$800), and using most of the money to buy a new PA system, and am looking for...

I've heard some people talk about "slightly" off-setting two microphones recording the same guitar amp in stereo, and then panning hard left and right later. I was always under the impression that wherever you panned your instrument going in, you could always move it back and forth. But hearing...

I know of nowhere else to ask this, so why not ask it here? Does anyone have any links to articles, or know themselves, what type of paint would be good for painting a guitar. (A Fender Cyclone, specifically.) Should you use primer? Do you have to peel off the original layer first? A friend of...

I'm currently active in a punk band, and to make a long story short, I have a small budget. Very small. For vocals, I plan on purchasing a SHURE SM-58, which is an upgrade drom my crappy AKG D 8000s. My question is, for recording vocals in a studio, is the SM-58 sufficient? In what areas is it...

I don't know crap about sound (or about proper diction either...), and was wondering if, with an 800-watt PA head, you're pumping 400-watts into two speakers, if that results in the same volume level as one 800-watt speaker. In other words, if I were mowing my lawn, to my ears, would it make a...

Alright, this isn't really a recording question, but whatever. I'm a semi-accomplished guitar player to decided, after a few years of fooling around, to start a band of my own. We have two vocalists, a good bass player, but no drummer. All of the talented drummers I know either don't have...

I've learned that even if you have a good master CD, burning it loses some quality. How do you get around this? I've that real CDs are burnt but "pressed" and I'm wondering if there's any way you could achieve this level of quality without getting expensive? Also, what's a good company (and a...

Has anyone used/purchased any of these PA heads? They look very decent and well worth the price, but I'm not sure. I'm looking at the 6X which looks like quite a bargain for $450 (600 watts, 6 channels, digital effects). Any more information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I have a BOSS BR-1180 CDR/W recording unit, and the built-in compression and effects are tight. However, I want clearer vocals. I was thinking of buying a small mixer with digital effects for like $100 to $200, but why when I can save money by running my mic through the PA into the RCA input of...

I was considering buying a EUROPOWER PMX2000 (http://www.behringer.com/PMX2000/index.cfm?lang=ENG) Pa-head, but after reading from some of the topics below, I'm not sure. First off, from what I've read, the quality is pretty decent, and very good for the price. But, like I said, there are some...

This is just a real general question. For punk/rock music, using a PA-head, what level would you suggest having the Low/Mid/High on, and the the bandwidth frequencies as well, while using a standard microphone? Also, if someone was doing backing vocals with high-pitched lyrics, what would you...

This is not for recording, obviously, but for the purposes of practicing. For band practice, I'm sick and tired of bringing my PA equiptment back and forth between places, so my question is: is it safe to run a microphone through a guitar amp? I have a cheap Peavey 30-watt I wish to achieve...

The BOSS BR-1600, has anyone heard any negatives about it? I'm leaning towards it, as I want to upgrade from my 1180.

I've seen the specs, and I've read some reviews, but I still don't understand what it IS. Is it just a toy that makes a bunch of different sounds? Because then I don't undertsnad why it's so great. How's it work?