Recent content by DenverRob

Greetings, Is if possible to get decent sound in a typical room with carpet and drywall without modifying the walls, ceiling and ripping up the carpet? For example if you were renting the place? Can panels and diffusors be effective? I know the carpet dulls the sound. I'd like a slightly...

Greetings, I have a Yamaha AW16G recorder that is about 10 years old now. I'm looking to upgrade to the latest and greatest. I don't want the expense and long learning curve of computer-based recordings. I basically just do demos at home; when I want to make a real album, I go to a studio...

I'd like to solicit recommended books, documents, websites, etc. that contain all you need to know about building a home studio. I it might be nice to centralize it all in one thread. Also, it might serve to weed out the bad recommendations from the good. I hope to be building one soon (if I...

Is a basement necessary for a home studio? Greetings, I'm currently house-hunting, and I've told the real estate agent that I need a basement big enough to use as a studio/band practice room. However, it's hard to find a place with a basement that 's in my price range. I've been assuming...

Greetings, I have an Alesis 3630 dual-channel compressor. I also have a Yamaha AW16G mulitrack digital recorder. The AW16G has internal compression, which works in the digital realm (after the analog signal has gone through the A/D converter). Where would it be better to compress? I'm...

Too funny! I have a 3630 compressor! I saw the title of this forum, and had to walk over and check. I've had it for 10 years, so didn't remember the model number. So why y'all dissin' it?