Recent content by MarfSalvador

So I recorded some demos for somebody yesterday and I can get a really good signal on the guitar tracks - using a pair of MXL 603s mics. However, when I record vocals, using a Rode NT1-A, the signal is quite weak in comparison. Am I right in thinking that I need a pre-amp when recording vocals...

I have the us-144 mkii and I have phones out of the phones, as suspected....from the line outs I go into an amp that powers passive speakers

That's great, thanks a lot for the info Think I'll head over and grab myself one of those :)

Thanks for the reply Alan! Is it something that will be detrimental to the sound quality? I've read people suggesting using ground loop isolators like these - Xitel Ground Loop Isolator: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics - but that they remove the frequency range that the hum is in.

I think I prefer it to guitars that are totally covered with stickers...this offers something different. Almost more classy!

Could it perhaps be more difficult mixing your own vocals when you know the words off by heart? You think you can make out every word when actually you just know them...if you get my drift.

Turns out, that extension didn't have an earth. So my next stop was a DI box. The US144mkii has unbalanced RCA outs. So I had to get jack adapters to go into the DI box, then balanced cables to come out of the DI. The noise has reduced considerably, even more with the ground lift switch in on...

Great piece of advice - I didn't realise you could do that (noob) Thanks!

I have a modest set up at home so that I can record songs I write for our band. Just acoustic guitar and vocals...then I give that to the other members so they are familiar with it before it gets to practice time. Our violin player prefers writing her parts alone so it works out pretty well for us.

Well, I tried the interface with a laptop - and cut the mains power, so ran from the battery. Magic - all bad noise disappeared! So, how to resolve with my main PC. Well, I tried running the amp on a different circuit by using a 50+ foot extension cable. No bad noise... So then I brought said...

Guitars and drums sound great, really crisp. I agree with Tobe about the vocal though - it doesn't quite cut through enough for me

Hi guys - my first thread on here after weeks of lurking in the backgrounds! I bought a Tascam us-144 mkii; installed fine. However, I've noticed that through my monitor speakers there is alot of noise....static interferance type noise (which gets worse after opening Cubase). The Tascam is...

There's a company called Sentric Music based in England who do what's called 'Syndication'. If you sign up (free), they send round regular emails from TV/adverts/films etc looking for certain types of music. Some will suit, some won't. They'll take a fee for getting you the syndication though I...

Just bought a Tascam US-144 MKii. Couple of teething probs on install but works nicely now.

I dabble a wee bit in recording at home - nothing to the scale of some of the studios here - but I've joined up because of this thread...it's inspiring. I've loved looking through the pictures to see what can be done. Looking forward to grabbing all the info I can from these forums!