Recent content by Jedman

After my brief chat with Kremitmusic in my earlier post, I realized what a total noob I am at this stuff. So, I went to B&N and got the book, MIDI Power 2nd Ed. by Robert Guerin. Very interesting; I'm about 1/3 the way through it now. I am at total loss as to which interface, programs and...

Could get either of these cards for about $60 - should I go with the E-MU 0404 because it's a more "solid no frills" card, or try out the X-Fi Fatal1ty (the high end one with good DACs and the Xram, front panel break-out box, etc.) I'm curious because looks like the DACs are both good - very...

Had posted a question about MIDI interfaces, but after some reading, think I answered my own question...MIDI is MIDI...not a big deal for computers anymore and seems like pretty much any interface is as good as the next - very unlike audio recording, I realize. :-) Thanks, Jed

Boy it's been a while. Merry Christmas to all and it's nice to see this board still up and running! Just moved down to California from Alaska where I've been working the last 4 years, and in the process of purchasing a practice in Ventura. There is a nice sized back room in the office that's...

Just looking to hook up a computer in the "den" area to watch DVDs on. Looking for good sound card recommendations for this application... Anything beat Creative's new X-Fi cards for watching DVDs / listening to music on surround speakers? Thanks, Jed

Well, I am going to have to give up my Philips Acoustic Edge, and get a new soundcard because the drivers are not stable in XP SP2 - keep getting the DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error. So...with that in mind, does anyone have a favorite card to recommend for *listening* to music from my PC...

I've got a crazy question that I can't seem to find the answer to elsewhere, so I figured I'd try here and see if any of you know...for the record, this is not a recording box, this is my "work rig", ie. photoshop, but I do listen to music with it daily. I have a Philips Acoustic Edge soundcard...

Hi, I'm asking this for my Dad, who just bought a Yamaha Discklavier piano. He'd like to convert some "easy listening" piano CD music into MIDI files so that his piano will play them. We've tried the piano with regular midi files, and it will play the piano out the strings, and the rest of the...

Anyone have a good suggestion for headphones under about $90 or so that would be the best for listening to music and some limited computer gaming? Is there any advantage to geting an expensive set from Musiciansfriend over the $30 - $50 sets I could buy from Bestbuy? I know, speakers are...

I'd like to get the opinion of some of you here... I have a laptop and a Tascam US-224 (for portability sake) and it records alright, but seems a little noisy to me. I've got some phantom mikes now that I'd like to use, and of course, this Tascam has no phantom power. What to do? Should I try...

Hello, I have a Tascam US-224 here, and I have been able to record one track at a time in the supplied Cubasis software ok. I was wondering if this thing is capable of 2 simultaneous tracks, and if so, how would I go about doing it? Thank you! Jed

Due to the apartment situation, I can't have any *loud* music on...no big speakers, etc...it's only for a few more months, so I'd like to get some monitoring headphones. I'm looking for suggestions on a good quality set, but at the same time not break the bank. Thanks for any help on this one! Jed

I have to move fairly soon, so wanted to know if anyone's interested in this setup. It would save me a LOT of space in my car if someone wanted it! I'm thinking about $1500 would be a fair price for me, and a bargain for the setup below: The computer was built by me for audio recording and...

Just was wondering if I can transpose the recording of my trumpet (B-flat scale) up to a C scale in Sonar 2.2XL, or if that's even possible? I know you can transpose MIDI, just not sure about audio. thanks for info, Jed

I couldn't get an expensive one, but it's my first one...I got a book, and I'm learning some tonight. It's a J. Reynolds (looks like a Strat copy) and sounds pretty cool to me. Cost $120 at Music-go-round. Here's a pic: http://store5.yimg.com/I/apollosaxes_1733_14543714 The one I got is the...