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I need a decent set of computer recording monitors soon! I'm currently using Roland MA-8 Stereo Micro Monitors in black, so it won't be difficult to find something much better than these. Any ideas, within reason and price? Stupid detail, but it would really be cool if I could find something...

I'm looking for a good upgrade to the Roland Stereo Micro Monitor MA-8's that I'm currently using. I'm not trying to spend $1,000 or anything, but I really need some decent recording monitors for a one-bedroom-type studio. What are some great options? Seems like there's several out there, but...

I'm new to Cubase LE 4. So far, I'm noticing that it's not half as user-friendly as CakeWalk Sonar! I may wind up switching back. Anyway, my current question is: How can I add a Reverb effect to just a little section of a loop? I don't want an entire track to be effected.

What's the easiest and best way to back up all the important stuff on a computer? You know, in case of a crash or something. I like the idea of getting a big external hard drive and putting everything on that. Is this the way to go?

I'm looking for a collection of rock loops that contain not only drums, but bass guitar as well. I can't seem to find a loop CD that has "groove clips" of both instruments playing at the same time. Any ideas?

Anyone have any experience with the cheap Ibanez RG321 with the mahogany oil finish? It looks great. The RG line seems to be geared towards the metal heads, but I believe any guitar can be coaxed to play any style you want. Besides, I'd be swapping the humbuckers out as soon as possible...

I've been uploading songs as .mp3s to my website (http://www.leroysmith.net/sights&sounds.html), and they would normally play under Windows Media Player. Well, as of late, the song clips have been opening under Quick Time. What the hell is going on? I haven't changed anything on my site, and...

This is for anyone who uses M-Audio's Audiophile 2496 soundcard, specifically with CakeWalk Sonar: I was just curious as to how you have the Patchbay Router set. I've noticed that it works with a couple of different settings, but I want to make sure that I have the most optimal and...

I've heard that it's better to copyright each individual song on a CD, rather than the whole CD as one. That way if one song is taken off of the CD, it's still considered copyrighted by itself. How true of a statement is that? If this is correct, how do you go about doing this? I know how to...

I was reading a review of an 8-channel mic preamp, and it created a few questions. I'm still learning a lot about recording. What is a FireWire port on a computer? Do all computers have one? What exactly does "tracking" mean?

I've become quite intrigued with Eventide's line of Harmonizers. Does anyone here have any knowledge of them, or own one? Recommended models? They're all very expensive, but seem to create the sounds that I would be willing to pay for! http://www.eventide.com/

I'm often upgrading my Strat; experimenting with pickups and whatnot. As most of you probably know, this requires taking off the pickguard in order to get to all of the electronics. Many times I've thought how much easier these kinds of jobs could be if all the wires that are attached to the...

What kind of electrical wire is needed to wire up a 5mm 3.7 volt L.E.D.? There's two wires coming out of the L.E.D. Will pretty much any small split-loom wire work? It needs to run on a 3 volt watch battery, and be able to be turned on and off with a mini toggle switch. Also, does anyone...

I've been using Windows Media Player to rip my original songs from a CD into a computer that is on-line, in order to upload them to my website. It's weird, because Media Player automatically puts the wrong track information on each song. Like one song insists on saying that the Author is...

I'm micing a Mesa/Boogie Mark IV combo amp, off-center, with a couple of inches between the mic and the grill of the amp. High strings sound fine, but when lower strings are played, it tends to get boomy-sounding. Is the mic too close? What's an ideal mic placement to eliminate this...