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    changing string gauge

    hi. i have an epiphone g-310 sg that came set up for use in standard tuning with .10-.46 gauge strings. i now use drop c tuning and got heavier string gauge, .10-.52, but i have not taken my guitar to be set up for this tuning. my question is, will NOT having the guitar set up for this tuning...
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    changing string gauges.

    hey, i just recently purchased an epiphone g-310 sg, and it came with .10-.46 strings. i am going to switch to ernie ball skinny top/heave bottom strings which are .10-.52. if i change to this gauge, will it break the nut? will i have to slot it?
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    mp3 vs. mp3pro?? whats the difference??

    ya i just got music match jukebox, and there are two types of mp3 encoding: mp3 and mp3pro. i have heard of mp3pro before, but i dont know what the difference is. can someone tell me please?
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    fret buzz!! help!!

    Hey everyone. I have an Epiphone G-310 SG that I just got a couple of months ago brand new. When I first got it, I noticed some slight fret buzz around the 3rd and 4th frets. The guitar came set up in standard tuning, e-b-g-d-a-e, with .46-.10 gauge strings. Now, I use the guitar in Drop C...
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    recording acoustic guitar with Shure SM58

    hey everyone. im about to start recording some of my acoustic stuff, but all i have to work with is a shure sm58. could someone please give me some recording techniqes to get a decent sound with this, such as EQ, mic placement etc... thanx
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    soundcard doesnt play back midi drums!!!

    hi. i have a sound blaster PCI 128 soundcard installed in my computer. i use lots of midi programs such as guitar pro, in which i program instruments to play songs, but theres something ive noticed about the drums. whenever i use the program on my friends computer there are more drum sounds such...
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    mixdown reduces sound level of my song!!!

    hey everyone. i use CEP 2.0 and i have noticed that whenever i am finished with a song and i mix it down, the volume is about 75% of what it is in CEP 2.0 when i recorded it. is this normal?? if not, can someone please tell me how to correct this? thanx
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    i need a good preamp

    right now i am looking into a mic preamp, and i am looking into buy one, at the most 150$. i mostly record hard rock/metal, so what would be the best preamp to get a good "heavy" sounding distortion with?
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    does using a preamp really make a difference?

    hey. i do lots of home recording, but i have the cheapest and simplest setup ever imaginable. i record with a really cheap $20 Superlux microphone, i use an XLR to 1/4 Hi-z cable, and then i use a 1/4 to 1/8 adapter which plugs in straight into the mic jack on my sound card, which came with my...
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    tips for recording guitar with distortion

    i have heard that many people record their guitar amps off the ground. why is this necessary?
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    mixdown problems with CEP 2.0

    hey everyone. i am having a problem mixing down my songs with cool edit pro 2.0. whenever i mix them down and then i play them, there is always a loud click at the beginning of the song. how do i get rid of this?
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    DirectX plugins for CEP 2.0?

    hey everyone. i just recently was wondering what types of directx plugins are there for Cool Edit Pro 2.0? Are there any compression/mastering ones available? I know there are several compression/mastering VST plugins, but are there directx ones? if so, where can i get them?
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    need help recording guitar!!

    hey everyone. im having a really hard time getting my guitar with distortion to sound good after i record it. it seems that after i record it, i just can't seem to get that "live" sound to go away. I only have this problem with the distortion, with the clean it sounds great. when i compare my...
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    how to record 8 tracks as once? Help!!

    :confused: hey everyone, i've been in to home recording for a while now, but i've never quite understood how to record 8 tracks simultaneously on my computer. I need this because i want to record every drum on the drum kit induvidually (such as snare, toms, kick etc....). I am using Cool Edit...
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