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    mbox 2 mini input problem!!! distortion

    I bought an mbox 2 mini about a month ago and its been working fine. I've done the odd recording with it but i'm using it to learn pro tools and using pro tools for editing. The other day i plugged in my guitar through my mackie than took the direct out to the mbox like i usualy do and for some...
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    Am i bypassing the mbox 2 pres if...

    Hey guys, I've found great info on bypassing the mbox 1 pres but i can't seem to find much on the mbox 2. I purchased an mbox 2 mini last week to be able to mix in pro tools. I than realized that i've fallen in love with pro tools and i'm now mixing in pro tools and tracking in ableton live. I...
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    Looking into pro tools just for editing.

    Hey guys quick question, i'm looking to buy an mbox2 mini so i can have pro tools. Right now i'm using ableton live but the only thing that it can do is edit drum tracks really nicely. i cant group tracks or anything like that. Since the school i'm going to in august uses only pro tools and they...
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    Looking for mic and preamp for vocals

    Hey guys, I'm looking for a new mic for vocals. Right now i use my cad m179 into my mackie 24/8 than into my motu 24i. I've been pleased with the results but i still think it could sound a little smoother and warmer. I record a lot of different styles so it would have to be pretty versitile. I...
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    535q wah problem

    Hey guys, I've had a dunlop 535q wah for awhile now, I had a problem when i first bought it. When i would rock it back and forth nothing would happen. After about a week it started working so i didn't think nothing of it. I took plugged into my rig for the first time in a bout a month and a...
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    What to do for overheads.

    Hey, right now i'm using samson co2 microphones as overheads for drums. I know there are a lot better microphones out there. I havn't been getting bad sounds but i would like to use one of the co2's for the highhats and use something else as overheads. I have a session sunday so i would like to...
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    No Phase reverse... what do i do?

    I want to put 2 mics on the snare drum so i can blend the two as needed. But i always get phase problems and my daw(ableton live) doesnt have a phase button. Is there any alternative to the phase button that i can use? Thanks.
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    mixing with analog mixer help

    Hi, I first posted in the soundcard section but i got no replies so i'll try here. My current set up consists of a mackie 24/8 with the direct outs and 2 buses connected to a motu 24i(not the motu 24i/o). The motu is connected via pci express into my mac pro and i use ableton live 5.0. I use...
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    Mixing using desk upgrade... dont know wht to write.

    Hi, I wasn't sure where to post this, but i'm assuming this is the right place. My current set up consists of a mackie 24/8 with the direct outs and 2 buses connected to a motu 24i(not the motu 24i/o). The motu is connected via pci express into my mac pro and i use ableton live 5.0. I use my...
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    Making Smooth Edits?

    Hi everybody, i had to cut out a little section of one of my bands drum tracks because the drum fill was off time. Now i have the track on time but the problem is where i cut theres like a sort of clip. You can tell that it was cut. I tried moving the tracks closer or overlaping even combining...
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    Headphone Mix Problems

    I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but here i go anyways. I had two bands come into my home studio to do some recording and everything went smoothly as usual except for the headphones when tracking. I have my headphone amp hooked up to the first two aux sends on my mackie 24/8...
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    Proper way of cleaning a mixer?

    i don't know if this is the right place to post this but i have a mackie 24/8 mixing consol. Some of the channels stoped working and one side of the master output stopped working as well. Also the first 4 buses stopped working. This is not the first time this has happened. Last time I got it...
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    Moving a mix to another program?

    This might sound like a stupid question and it might be an obivous answer but right now i use ableton live to record. I record demos for other bands as well as my own. One band wants me to track everything but they want to mix it. So how can i give them each individual track from ableton so they...
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    Problem with Behringer HA4700 Headphone Amp

    As you can see i have a Behringer HA4700 Headphone Amp. I know Behringer isn't reliable and blah blah but it's all i have to work with right now. I have a problem with it though. The Right Channel is considerably lower in volume than the left channel. I know it's not the source because when i...
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    Motu 24i Problem

    Hi i have a Motu 24i. I bought it used about 2 years ago and it's been working fine. It has great sound quality and everything but theres just one problem that irritates me. When it's on for about an hour or less it tends to have a delay going into the computer. If i shut it off for about 10min...
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    Monitors?

    Hey everyone, I'm going to my local store thursday and i was going to buy a new mic, but i realized that i'd be better off spending money on my first set of monitors. Right now i use these really bad sharp stereo speakers wich i had to motify. They don't sound too bad the problem that irritates...
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    Snake/Headphone Amp

    Hi, I'm new to these forms. I've had recording gear for about 3 years now and i've been slowly getting better at using the gear. Basically my set up is just a mackie 24 8 bus and a motu 24i. I have 18 channels from the motu going to the direct outs of my mackie. I've always had everything in...
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