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hello i m looking for a soundcard for my pc, i guess PCI, so far the set up goes like this: midas venice240---digi 192 I/O---sound card???---pc. i need to be able to record up to 16 tracks at the same time. i havent got the digi 192 yet....i m not sure how much i can afford to spend yet, but i...

i am wondering if books would be a good solution for treating low frequencies in a control room. Books are thick and i have loads of them :) but i couldn't find any absorbtion coeficient numbers for books, does any of you guys know anything about it? thanks

hello, I ve got this old drum kit (more than 30 years old), its Star (the old Tama) does anyone know what its worth today, and how much i could sell it for? the only thing thats wrong with the kit is that the tom joints have gone a bit lose, but can be fixed apart from that everything else is...

i have an ibanez s540, and just looking to upgrate the pick-ups. at the moment i find that it sounds a bit basy, and i dont like the sound of it so much on recordings...can anyone help me? what pickups should i go for? thanks

I have a big window to soundproof...10x4.5 feet. I m thinking to take the glass and the frame off and build it in with glass bricks...does any of you guys know if glassbricks will help to keep the sound from leaking inside and outside my room? is that a good material for soundproofing? I know...

i ve been using a pair of c1000s for recording overheads and acoustic guitar using the xy technique...so i m going to upgrade. i m thinking to go for a pair of oktava MK-012, but i m not sure if thats the best i can get for that money, i can afford up to 1k for the pair. i d apreciate any...

Do you think its better to run Pro tools HD on a mac or on a pc? Or is it just the same thing? Then how about plugins? Are the same plugins made for both platforms?

I was in a recording studio about a year ago, and i noticed there was two hard wood panels on corners of the rear wall in the control room, there were small holes on the pannels, small enough to fit a pencil. I asked the guy what these panels were for, and he said its bass traps. I didnt pay...

hello again, there is two roms i m going to use, one for band practicing and as a live room for recording instruments, and the other one as control room, both have similar shape but different size...my problem is that i cant decide which one to use as live room and which for control room, should...

hello, i m just looking for drums to use in a rehearsal studio. I dont want to spend loads of money on the drum set as there will be many people playing on them it, and probably it ll be destroyed soon. So i just need something to last the hard strikes of the barbarians that are going to use it...

Hello, i m going to sound-proof a room to use it as a band rehersal room. room dimentions are: 11x20x10 feet. there is a big window (11.8x5 feet) and a door (3.8x6.5) and the closest neighbour lives at 30 feet from the room....my main problem is how to sound proof the window, i m thinking to...

Hello guys, so i m looking for a 24ch. analogue mixing desk to go with my apple, where i ll be mixing. I can afford round $6000. So far i ve found the Soundcraft ghost, the Trident series 8T-24 and the Toft ATB-24. Although i ve not worked with any of these mixing desks, i ve heard many good...

So fiberglass can cause even cancer, does covering fiberglass with cloth realy stops it from being dangerous for mans health?

Just looking for a good pair of studio monitors, can afford up to 1300 -1500$, i dont know much about whats good or bad, so can you guys help me get to a decision?

I ve been using the x/y technique on acoustic guitar using a pair of c1000s, placed 2-3 feet away from the guitar and pointing the guitar. and i ve had some good results. Ive not tried it with other mics and i think its time to replace my c1000's with another pair. I m thinking to go for a pair...