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At the start of last year i started doing some research into recording equipment, eventually i ended up buying an Intel I-Mac/Logic Express/Presonus Firepod/ decent set of mics etc. At first i was not really capturing the sound i wanted, but i put that down to in experience with the equipment...

I've used the search, but probably not well enough, so if you can spare some time for a question you've heard 987046587 times before then that would be great. OK...so monitors, $500 budget. What should i be looking for? Are monitor specs all subjective? Like some bassier than others etc? Any...

well i've just tried a keyboard in input 3, and it worked fine! so with XLR cables i should be ok with a drumkit?

why is it the first 2 'mic instrument' preamps i can get a great signal, but when i record into one of the 'mic line' preamps, i get very very little signal (-28db at most), even with the gain right up? somone said it's because im not using XLR mic cables, is this true?

thanks for the advice. i'm going ask a really stupid, basic question here. before you record each individual audio track i've read it's best to get your level to peak at around -12db, but i'm a bit confused when using logic. when i set the levels, should the fader always be at 0.0? and the...

even if i get my mix to the highest level before it distorts, it is still much quieter in comparison to any other song, what could i be doing wrong? I use logic express.

cheers mate, what's your view on rode nt5s, for drum overheads yknow?

So i'm looking for some mics, i want about 5 for drums for starters. I'm thinking about an SM57/8 for one (everyone should own one right?)... but after that i'm lost as to what i should be looking at, there is so much option? So could anyone give me any pointers? As i say my budget is roughly...

I think the best answer would probably come from a novice like myself! :) Have you not thought about maybe an 18-16 track multi-track recorder, like a Fostex or something? Those things are quite self explanatory. http://www.zzounds.com/a--2676837/item--FOSVF160 This pretty much caters for...

the firewire ports, so i'm told, are 8 watts shared... would this be sufficient amount for an interface and HD? i'm told the presonus firepod has it's own power supply too, would this help? obviously i'm keen to avoid USB as i'm hearing mixed reports!

no more than 8 at once, for sure. so do you think a usb HD could handle it?

-I've just purchased an Intel Duo Core 2.0 gHz imac. -Initially i will be using Logic Express. -I'm going to bump the RAM up to 1.5 gig. Originally i was going to use a Focusrite Saffire Pro or a Presonus Firepod for my audio interface. I was also going to buy a USB external hard drive with...

i'll be moving it about alot that's all, i don't fancy lugging a tower about with me all the time... i feel as if i'm going round in circles with this :(

Cheers, I'd say for the laptop... about £1000, which is just under $2000 Like i said before, i'm just looking for something to build upon as i'm completely new to recording. I'll be looking to do good quality demo recordings initially,nothing amazing, because i'm right at the beginning of the...

Thanks again, I was thinking on getting one of those new Macbooks and then get an external firewire drive...but it's CPU is only 1.83 GHz as opposed to the 2.00 GHz recomended Thoughts anybody? Should i save my money for a Macbook Pro? Should i be looking elsewhere? I'm 19 so i don't really...

i've been told that if i want to record on a laptop i should be looking for these specifications; HDD: 120GB 7200 RPM RAM: 1 GB CPU : P4 2.0 GHz the thing is,i'm finding it difficult to find a laptop with an HDD of 7200RPM and a CPU of 2.0 GHz to follow my budget. what areas of recording to...

thanks very much, i'll have a look there

Hi, I'm sure you get posts like this all the time, but i'm sure you understand that posts like this need to be specific, depending on the person/budget etc I would very much like to get into recording, though i don't want to start off too flash or anything. I'm just looking to have the ability...