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Hi all , , First of all let me say that i cannot play piano and am only a tinkerer with my present set-up keys although i use them on most of my songs in one form or another. I also only have a bare, basic understanding of midi. I have a Yamaha DGX 500 keyboard which i bought soley for the...

Hi all , , Am taking ill health retirement from work quite soon and am already in the very lucky position of subconciously spending the lump sum payment ! If i allow myself £2,000 i could get a brand new PRS custom 24, or both a used gibson les paul AND a fender strat and still have a little...

Hi all, , been a long time since i have been on the forum but due to illness and divorce recently, i just havent really had the motivation ot time to be musically active. For once, my problem is a nice one to have and i would like some great advice if possible. I am only 45 yrs old but in the...

Hi all, Have finally finished my quad core pc and am ready to install cubase 4 but before i do, i would just like some advice on where to install my NI stuff and other softsynths ? I have 3 drives, a 320gb sata drive with 64bit vista on it, with all my other genral bits and peices. I then have 2...

With regard to audio interfaces connected to a pc (usb or firewire), , does it affect performance/latency the longer the cable is ? I have a steinberg interface for my cubase 4 and the cable is just an inch or so short of its destination(arent we all ) :), , , so, am going to need a longer...

Hi all, , STUPID QUESTION ALERT ! ! ! Right, , , a friend of mine plays an electronic keyboard , and very well , and has done for some years. Recently, he asked me if i could download some sheet music for keyboard for him as he doesnt have a computer. Of course when i went searching, all i...

I know that having a 64 bit system means working with twice as much information as a 32 bit system, , but with regards to installing a 64 bit OS on a daw, , what is the real difference, , apart from being able to work with more ram ? ? ?

Have just bought an ASUS PQ5 PRO motherboard to base my new build Daw on and have just found out tht the firewire chipset is by a company called "AGERE ", , , has anyone come across this chip before, ,any good or bad storys about it ? ? ? Buying a gret board like the PQ5 i just presumed its...

Hi all, I have tinkered with cubase sx3 and my steinberg M14 usb interface but because i was having a few problems understanding a few basics i decided to buy a digital multitracker to start learning the basics with. I bought a BOSS BR 1180CD and have had a fantastic time and learnt loads about...

Hyperthetical question really, , , and i suppose only applies to martin owners past or present. I have a MARTIN HD-28 with fishman pup, , ,which i have owned for 3 years ( wanted one for 30 years ! ), , and i adore it for many things. Its weight, the neck, the tone wether finger picking...

Hi all, I have lately been using a BOSS BR1180CD digital multitracker to record some songs for my website. I also have CUBSAE SYSTEM 4, which is a steinberg bundle of SL3 and the M14 audio interface. Although i have been delighted with the versitality and uncomplicated ease of use of the boss...

Hi all,, Its been a while since i have been on the site but now that my divorce is nearly over i have found the time (and inspiration) to start recording again. I am using a little cubase sx3 but mostly a Boss BR 1180-CD multitracker to record with. Putting it bluntly,,i am shite at doing any...

Hi all,, Not been on the forum for some time now,,, divorce,,,illness etc,, but have been quite active with my songwriting now i have a bit more time to myself ! I am looking for a free or cheap website of my own, to showcase 3 or 4 of my songs in wma/mp3 format, and to have a handful of...

In a bit of a quandry at the moment with regard to fitting a pickup to my martin DM. I have a yamaha FG430 which i have had for 25+ years, and bout 5 yrs ago fitted a martin under saddle pickup to it. Its sounds fine amplified, and even running thru the mixer when recording, but i dont...

Hi all, been away from the scene for a little while,,,,, missus fucked off etc, so am now picking myself up and trying to get back into things i have neglected over the last few yrs. Now,, looking for another acoustic guitar and really fancy a martin (as does everyone i suppose ), have...

Hi all,,, Got a bit fed up with my pedals and have been switching over to rack gear for some time now,, however,,, havent been able to get a rack effects unit with a decent sounding distortion. As i play a variety of different styles from pop thru blues, to screaming metal lead, have been...

Have been seting up my patchbay,,,, jeeeezz , what a nightmare. Got some great advice from here and off a few other forums,,,,,, and doing a bit more research, but having set it all up today have come across a wee problem. On my patchbay ( crapinger px2000 ),,, it has switching on the top, to...

Just in the proccess of re routing my gear thru a patchbay, and have got hold of a few Y cables to use as inserts. Can anyone tell me which is the return, and which is the send ??? All the cables i have ,, are labelled red on one jack ,and white on the other,, which is which ????

Hi all,,, Just wondering what you guys think is the best rack distortion effect for under £200 (used ). Over the years i have used everthing from an old vox fuzz pedal,thru tubescreamers,,,,digitech and korg floor units,,, rack mounted gear,, zoom hyperleads,,,you name it,,i have probably used...

Hi all,,, Please can someone help me with getting my signal paths sorted out with my mixer. I have done all sorts of searches,, read up on signal paths and send/returns ect,, but i am getting nowhere. I have a soundcraft spirit f100 16/2 mixer and 4 effects racks and am having a nightmare...