Recent content by NationalSandwic

hello hope everyone's well... haven't been on here in a while. So, someone's giving me money to set up a (small) pro studio. I'm wigging out a bit. I have up to $2000 to spend on an audio interface. What do I get? I'm fairly familiar with the Presonus/Apogee/M-Audio/etc entry level range of...

hello everyone i've a space i'm going to turn into an open room recording space. it's not huge, but i'm sure i can make it functional. i've made a lil' diagram to make things clearer... sorry, i only know the metric system! the drawings not accurately scaled... I'm concerned about the glass...

Hello everyone I've not been on this forum in ages and ages, but I've always found it useful and informative. I am not an audiophile or technophile; I am a composer, performer and producer, ie I am concerned with musical content, not audio content. When I was frequenting this BBS last I was...

hello...just got a mixing desk into my DAW i'm wondering what the best way is to connect my PC master out to my mixing desk? into a stereo channel or into the "stereo return"? then, am i correct in understanding that the Insert points on the channel strips and the Mix Insert points are "stereo"...

hi can anyone recommend techniques for reducing fret noise, plectrum/nail click on an acoustic guitar recording. certainly don't want to eliminate it altogether, cos it doesn't sound 'real'. i imagine theres a lot of playing technique work that could clean it up too. ideas? thanks anthony

hello again i've a pair of AKG D224E's, and want to know if anyone has suggestions as to how to go about getting them tested and repaired? or if it's worth it? thanks anthony

hi this is something that i've been battling with. i've done recordings in CEP or imported them from elsewhere. When recording in CEP i can keep the signal out of the red, but when i bring in tracks from other software (eg Pro Tools) it is often the case that those tracks exceed 0dB, when in...

hello i've seen 48v phantom power on all the desks i've seen (not many); my soundcard offers 12v phantom power. how will this affect the microphone performance? is it enough, or is it not useful? thanks

hello i've a great classical guitar, and i want to perform live with it. i don't want to put a pickup into the guitar, so can anyone recommend a good mic. the guitar is FULL of sonority and nuance, so i want to be able to capture that. it can also play really softly, which i would like to be...

hello hope i can get advice here. i've a very nice classical guitar that cost me a fortune and that i love dearly. i want to use it for live performances, and am not sure how to do this best. if i put a pick-up in, i am firstly worried about having to cut or drill or in anyway damage the guitar...

hello hope i can get advice here. i've a very nice classical guitar that cost me a fortune and that i love dearly. i want to use it for live performances, and am not sure how to do this best. if i put a pick-up in, i am firstly worried about having to cut or drill or in anyway damage the guitar...

hi any advice on how i can set up a stereo effects loop in Logic Audio? i usually use VST plugs, but now i have an ensoniq DP4 parallel effects processor and i want to use it! far as i can see, the only way is to send audio to a bus track, then audio out of the bus to the effects module, then...

hello! ok i'm running an ESI Waveterminal 192M card on winXP using Logic 5.1 and Abelton Live 4. it's a solid card, ASIO2, good sound, up to 192khz sample rate, negligible latency, so i'm happy with the performance. However, my inputs are these: 2 mic in, 4 (mono) line in, 8 out. All ins &...

hi i've got myself an Ensoniq DP 4 parallel effects processor. It's a great unit, and i want to use my midi controller with it. I am using a Behringer FCB1010 (midi foot control board), each pedal of which can simultaneously put out 5 program changes, 2 control changes, define expression pedals...

hello i'm mixing digitally and having a major struggle with volume. i understand how sounds add up and can push the mix over 0dB, but on some tracks I can get a really good volume that i'm happy with that doesn't clip the master. on other tracks, the master is clipping but the mix is really...