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No, I don't mean mp3 etc... ;) I need to archive a load of client audio, and I'm thinking of using file compression to reduce the file sizes (each project is between 4-8GB). The files are wavs, mostly 16/44.1 mono. I'm doing this on my Mac. What file compression format will result in the...

Hey, since going freelance, I've now got a couple of clients who want me to edit and mix their projects in my home studio, on a regular basis. I'm very, very happy about being able to do this, but my studio has never had any absorption treatment. It's a perfectly square room ( :eek::eek::eek...

Hi PT people. I'm currently doing a load of speech editing in PT9 (PT 9.0.6). When you double-click on a chunk of audio to rename it, how do you get it to *default* select 'name region only', instead of 'name region and disk file'? As I have a lot of filenames on my script that are the same...

Running PT9 on a MacBook Pro, OSX Snow Leopard. Odd. I installed everything a while ago. Today I need to use my set-up and find that PT DOESN'T see the MBox, despite the Mac being able to see and use it. Drivers are installed and everything. WTF?

Hi folks, I'm looking at getting a Windows* laptop purely for portable audio work. Having never used (nor owned) a laptop before, either for audio or anything else, I have some questions: I only need analog 2in/2out, line level. Don't need mic pres etc. Can anyone recommend and internal...

Hi all. I got myself a Roland Juno Alpha 1 a few months ago. Haven't had much time to tinker as life's gone a bit pear-shaped. Anyway.. Anyone know if a - it's possible to make a MONOphonic patch and if so b - how to do it? I've searched and searched on it and can't see how. I'm assuming...

Hi all, I'm after some advice. I'm considering starting my own 'micro' record label, specialising in 'less commercial' music. Mail order, website, CD-R based, with CDs burned as and when required (all burning and printing done at home). This is purely for the love of it - I wouldn't expect to...

Hi all. I've found on one of my old synths that the output jacks are really 'loose' or baggy - in that when jacks are plugged into them, instead of snapping in and holding firm, they just slide in, and sit in there insecurely. Because of that, the signal is intermittant and drops out at the...

Hey, I'm having an overhaul of my home studio when I move house (which at this rate will be around 2035). I have a Mackie 1402 mixer, and would like to rig up a talkback mic into it for voices and down-the-line people. I already have TB on my Samson C-control, but it's very quiet, plus I'd like...

I know a lot of people do it, and I'm thinking of doing this for my own commercial studio to cut costs. I'm planning on creating a studio for speech/radio/ad recording, and would have a desk at one end of the room with the kit on/under it, and in the centre of the room a round table for the...

Hi all. I'm investigating starting my own commercial studio, for audio-post/recording work. Been thinking about it for years - now looking at it seriously. Anyway, can any commercial studio owners here please tell me how they got their property? Trying to find helpful information on the web...

I'm running PT M-powered 7.3, on an Audiophile 192 card. On PC Intel 3.6gHz HTT WinXP Home SP3, 2Gb RAM. It playsback perfectly, except if I click anywhere on the edit page (another track or segment of audio for example), there's an audible drop-out. In fact it looks like a tiny pause in...

Ok, I know dick about subwoofers as you'll now see... This is for a little non-audio side project. I have an old Sony 'midi' stereo hi-fi system, which includes two wired (passive) speakers. My sound source (DVD video - stereo) going into the system is going in on RCA phonos. Is there any...

I recently installed M-powered 7.3. All works ok. I today tried to update it to 7.3.1 (so I can eventually update it to 7.4), and get the helpful message: "This installer cannot locate a valid installation of Pro Tools on this system. Please install Pro Tools M-Powered and rerun this...

I've been Googling away, but I can't find the answer: I have M-powered 7, with iLok and discs. Is there a reduced, 'upgrade' price for me to upgrade from 7 to 8, or do I have to pay full price (ie. just buy it)? I know Cubase often have 'upgrade' prices if you have the previous version. I'm...

My first post in the PT forum... Despite using DAWs in studios for over 10 years, I'm a PT noob, only just starting to use it at the studio I work in. Anyway, I'm thinking of getting PT for my home studio, so I can take on extra audio-post work and be compatible with other facilities. I have...

[Edit: sorry, meant to put this in the computer recording section. Brain not working this morning.] I'm seriously thinking of getting a little netbook for audio work, for an upcoming podcast job, so I can edit/mix while on the move. Would a Samsung 1.6gHz netbook be powerful enough to run...

I'm just getting a few things together and though I'd throw this one out to you lot: I'm going to be recording spoken word in various untreated rooms (not studios), using portable kit that will fit into a holdall/bag. Can anyone think of a material that will do an ok job of soaking up...

Ok, I need a small format mixer with 3 mic ins (with pres) for portable recording, like 3-voice podcast/radio discussions. Tape in/out and a socket for my headphones, so I can record to a flash recorder etc. I've been looking at the Tapco Mix 120 and the Mackie 802-VLZ3, because they're small...

You may have seen my recent thread on robust mics for portable use: Basically I want to be able to take a couple of mics, with mixer and flash recorder, to people's homes and offices, to record speech, round-the-table podcasts. Ie. untreated rooms. I'm thinking of getting a pair of sE2as to...