Recent content by musicsdarkangel

I am about to record vocals in the studio, and I was just wondering if there were any tips to help me keep my voice stabalized. I've heard that cold water freezes the vocal chords and that a bit of alcohol opens them. Is this true? anyway, please help.

I just got Nuendo, and I have a couple of simple questions that for some reason I can't find in the manual. 1. How do you punch in at the same place without needing to set the left marker over and over again? 2. How do you get a metranome precount before punch-in? I clicked 2 measure...

I am not very good with programs, and have trouble picking up special features of different programs. Right now I am deciding between Cool Edit Pro, N-Track Studio, and Cakewalk. Any recommendations or advice? I have a M-Audio Delta 66 (omnistudio), a Mackie 1406 VLZ, and want to record my...

I want to look for my perfect guitar. I will eventually get a blues/jazz guitar, most likely a Gretch or tele, but for now, I want to stick to a shredder. The only guitar I've ever played that was perfect for me was a Nuno Bettencourt model, unfinished, only 400, but it was sold that day and I...

My 4 x 12 came in yesterday. Let me tell you, it is much bigger than I expected, and I love the way it looks. I was blown away when I played it. It made my piece of shit Line 6 sound good (wierd). It has a lot of low end, but I like that, and just needed some EQ adjustments. My friend...

What is the cheapest price you've seen on one of these? I want a Shiva so bad it's disgusting.

With my Delta 66, when I direct in or mic in, the sound is usually very dull compared to the sound in the room (and this is a very small, dead room). Could this be because I need good preamps? Are the soundcard's preamps good? I use a line 6 ax2 amp with an Ibanez, and a Shure SM 57 to...

I get 70 m/s latency.. (!) .. and when I mess with the buffer size, it still doesn't lower it. If any of you have suggestions, please help. This is really hurting my recordings. I have an m-audio delta 66 (omni studio breakout box) and I use it with Cubase 5.0

these Tech21's everyone is speaking of.......do they really sound tube, and are they reasonably priced? I have an AX2, definitely want something more tubey, and also versatile. Is tech21 versatile?

I'm selling a half size stand up bass. I will give you more information later, but what I know right now is that I repaired it, and have gone to stores, and they are telling me to sell it for 700 dollars. It sounds good, and is in good condition, BUT it used to belong to a school, so it has...

Well, I get paid for the community orchestra in may 500 bucks, I have an upright bass I can sell probably for at least 300-400, and my Line 6 AX2 which I'm not happy with. My guess is it will all total up to around 1200, maybe more. I am looking for a new amp, and I think that a good Peavey...

Even though i'm a pianist myself, i'm not sure how to mic my friend playing his grand and what I should do with the sound when it's recorded. It's a typical living room, with not much reverb. I can have up to 3 mics to work with I can also borrow mics, but I'm not sure if I should go...

I know there probably have been several posts similar to this, but I'm not very good at navigating through these topics. When I record my Ibanez through my Line 6 ax2, I usually put the mic (Shure SM57) 3 inches away, aimed towards the center of the grill, slanted downwards. No matter what I...

I'm trying to get descent recorded sound out of it. Any tips on this? I use a shure sm57, and my guitar is an Ibanez S470 with a Bill Lawrence XL500 pickup in it (very high output, but not quite active). If anyone has any good heavy metal channels, please share your presets, and I'll do the...

When I go in my mic in on my delta 66 (omnistudio) soundcard, the sound sounds different on cubase. It seems to have more lows, and sounds mushy. I'm not sure if this is a problem with Cubase or the soundcard. Maybe my micing? Any ideas? Oh and I'm using a Shure SM57, micing my Line 6...