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    Back to basics, hooking up my Tascam mixer to firewire interface, need your help?

    HI, long time since I frequented this forum, but when I did, I used to get the assistance and expertise that I needed. So, I bought a Tascam M-164FX this past summer to record on into my Firefly interface. The manual is terrible that Tascam included as it spends most of the pages explaining how...
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    Revisiting Redbook, isrc, pq, ups, cd text prep?

    H'lo,. Can we return for a bit to tidy up all the many posts that relate to this preparing an audio cd with all the above amenities or methods? I have been reading and researching this subject, not ad nauseum, but ad infinitum, about how to do this finalizing. I first want to thank all the...
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    Which master eq for master buss or fader do you recommend?

    Hi, I just typed out this nice message and it got lost in cyberspace. You know this happens to me all the time. It said I wasn't logged in, then whammo, and I was. These forums need to stay on track, oh well. Sorry for the rant, here is the extent of what I need assistance in deciding. I want...
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    Why are the firewire mixers being discontinued?

    Hi, I have been researching info about the Alesis and Phonic and a few other companies that make these firewire mixers. What is going on with this particular interface, in the sense that...is it really a viable way to record audio or are there so many problems that the companies have decided to...
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    Best DVD burner for making a cd for mastering?

    HI, I am getting a Plextor Premium this week but want to get a DVD drive that will burn my wavs also. What is everyone using to burn a cd in the recording world? They must be using some kind of DVD drive as they don't make any decent cdr drives for this purpose anymore, do they. Anyway, I guess...
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    EV RE410 on sale at MF, but Bstock, thoughts?

    HI, was searching for some items to spend my birthday money on and ran across the above mic for sale, for $69. HMmm, that seems low to me, so I am considering springing for it. I mean, I could use it for a background singer with a preamp and it might work some wonders. I have posted a few times...
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    Need low profile PCI card for recording?

    Hi, I bought this used computer off ebay and it arrived today. It was not the one they showed...which was a tower...this is one of those SFF type. It is an HP D325. Now I went to put my nice M-audio sound card in and it was too big...what gives..the PCI slot is too small? So, do I have to...
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    Anyone own or tried the MXL 67Q stereo mic?

    HI, I am thinking about getting one of these, as it seems like a good investment. I used to have a stereo mic, in the good ole days, and it had a certain flavor and fatness I liked. However, I will wait for a response from the forumites before decidind, OK< thanks for helping me in the...
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    Condensor mic that could be used live as well as in the studio?

    HI, my title is my inquiry. I think I asked this question a long time ago, but haven't researched the thread. I have been looking at the Heil HM-2D and the Studio Projects B or C1, but am open to other recommendations. I do think that gain is important as I don't like to use preamps like a lot...
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    Recording vocals and guitar louder without peaking?

    Hi, thought I would ask the informed in here first for some assistance. Here is what happened on my last CD which I finished up last week. It came out quite good, but upon last listen it just didn't have those dynamic peaks that you get with passionate guitar or voice excitement. See, I have...
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    After mastering, which burning speed, help?

    HI, I have been burning my own cd's still, so I went out and bought another Liteon Cd writer. LO and behold, I went to burn a CD and it only went as low as 12 or 16X. My other one went down to 4X, wow. Can I burn audio cd's at this higher rate? You know, it didn't even give me an option to burn...
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    Waves L3 not showing the 5 bands???

    HI, I want to mix down my final waves and master them before burning my CD. So, I go to use my Waves L3 and no bands show up anywhere but the GUI comes up like usual and the other stuff I mess with. Have I hit a button somewhere or what, please help asap as I have to get this mixed and mastered...
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    Are they forums down?

    the above, psongman
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    Revisiting high output dynamic mics for live use?

    HI, about a year or so ago, I asked the forum about mics that I could use for performing that had high output, or not needing as much gain from mixer or preamp and that I wouldn't have to get right up on top of. Now, I am revisiting that scenario as I tried a few of the ones mentioned but...
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    Using the drumkit inside EZdrummer to play along?

    Hi, I have researched a lot of threads but can't seem to get a definitive answer on the possibility of this. I am trying to make EZdrummer more personal and mate it with some percussive elements of my own playing. I guess what I am asking is, can I play the drumkit that comes up when the VSTi...
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    Secrets to burning an error-free CD after mastering?

    Greetings, I mixed down the CD I have been working on the past few months. Then I brought the wavs into Feurio and set the amplitudes like I always do...listened and relistened, burnt some cd's to see if all was well and then prepared to make some for my friends and family. Well, I burned about...
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    Still can't decide, record at 32 or 16 bit?

    H'lo. Well, I've been recording session after session the past month and have come to some decisions that need to be made. I was using Adobe Audition 2.0 for the first few songs, but it just used to much of my computer's resources. Then, I switched over to Reaper, which used way less cpu. Now...
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    Ironing out the final wrinkles of a pre-master?

    H'lo. I have to ask the appointed ones in here for some last minute advice on final mixing then some small mastering before sending out. I still don't understand one end phase of all this preparation. Let's say I have all my tracks in Reaper (uses way less cpu) and mix them down and take the...
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    Can you record 2 mono tracks simultanaeously with an Audiophile 2496?

    Hi, I am so busy recording that I am, search for it on Googled out. I use Adobe Audition 2.0 and have the above sound card. I am desiring to return to more mono recordings. I used to record mostly in stereo except with bass, acoustic guitar and some vocals. I know when I click on the input...
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    Help needed with drum track tweaking?

    Hi, I spent the last couple of days mixing down my tracks, adding eq, some comp, spacing, latching with Adobe Audition, and some Wave Arts reverbing (love their Masterverb), When I went to do same Wave finalizing, like Q10, or RenComp, etc, then L2 or L1 (can't get used to L2)..on the...
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