Recent content by lilcapn

hey home recorders -- been awhile since i had a reason to come around here as there's been a small child sleeping in my "studio" (ie a bedroom in our house) but we've added on a room so i'm ready to go at it again, somewhat from scratch. i still have all my gear -- good pres, mics, etc -- but...

clearing out some space, i've loved the first 2 out of three of these things for years now but need some different stuff -- gear lust strikes again. the drum machine i've used but i can't say that i loved it because i SUCK at programming drum machines: JOE MEEK VC1Q -- $395 you probably know...

hey! i'm jonesing for a new 2-channel mic pre to augment what i've got; ie i don't want to get something too similar to what's in the rack as it is: UA 2-610 RNP Presonus MP-20 Joe Meek VC1Q i wanna go solid state, and i've heard & read great things about both of these: Langevin Dual Vocal...

i know there are lots of monitor threads, and there are plenty of good recommendations on monitors that would potentially work for me (<$800/pr, smallish) but i want to make sure i'm getting something that will be a good contrast/compare tool with the speakers i already have, which are NS-10's...

i've played guitar for years, never had a nylon string guitar, but have found myself wanting "that sound" while recording recently (as opposed to, or in addition to, my steel string Gibson j-50). i don't plan on playing "classical guitar" per se -- more likely crude finger picking, folk, etc...

hi -- i was thinking of buying Cool Edit Pro (adobe audition i guess it is now) as i borrowed a friend's laptop and messed around with an older version, and felt like i could get a handle on it (i'm kind of a software recording novice, normally i use reel to reel or a 1680). one thing i want...

ok, i don't use this software (fruity loops) enough to know some of the most useful things yet, like this: when i create a series of patterns, and then "view" the "playlist" where you can lay out these patterns on the tetris-like board there, how do you then listen to the song you've created...

hey i'm working in a studio without much outboard stuff, one of the machines is a tc-electronic m-one effects processor... most rack effects like this (there's also a spx-990 and a lexicon mpx 500 here) i don't enjoy too much but there's usually a couple good things in there somewhere...i don't...

i'm realizing maybe this should technically go in the roland forum, but more people are here usually, so: i'm working in a studio which has a space echo, and tape, but no tape in the space echo (ie they have a small reel of tape which is the correct width for the space echo, but we need to put...

i love my Distressor. it's one of hte nicest pieces of gear i own. i'm going to make a record in Europe and i want to bring it. anyone have experience using these with power converters in Europe or elsewhere? what can i do to make sure i don't hurt it? (i know, "don't bring it" but other...

when working in other peoples' studios? going to work at a studio in Spain, they have a U87 (yes! since i'll likely never own one, that will be fun) and then a bunch of 57's, etc and nothing else too exciting. trying to decide what to bring along to help the situation and mix things up a...

so if you're working in someone else's studio, which piece(s) of rack gear do you ALWAYS bring with you (assuming you know the other place doesn't have it)? i'm heading off to SPain of all places to work on a record. the studio seems ok, lots of TL Audio gear, but fairly generic beyond that...

ok, i know i'll sound like a newbie, or maybe just a dummy, but i just got my first tube mic (used them plenty in OTHER people's studios and love them) -- an AT-4060. my dumb question: the mic has its power supply, but after that, can i (or should i) ALSO go into a mic pre? or straight into my...

ok, i got some great recommendations for free plugins and shareware -- but now when i download them i'm not sure where to put them so that i can actually access them! fruity loops, acid, cooledit, steinberg (not even sure why i have that folder -- it must have come with some software i...

so i'm using a Presonus Firestation to go into a laptop, recording mostly little keyboard lines (casio style) into Soundforge to add to tracks i've got going in Acid. it appears to work fine, but then when i play it back it's like at half-speed or something... everything is set up at 48 khz...