Recent content by PannyDeters

Not quite. I mean, run a mic to a mic pre to the stereo ins on the 414. I can record this to the bus and therefore bypass the 414's pre and mixer. This should technically make the recording cleaner. I tried it and for some reason it sounded worse. This baffles me. The less shit in the...

Come on guys, somebody has to know this.

I want to be able to record album-quality material. Mostly punk bands and maybe a ska band here and there. Also maybe hard rock, blues, rockabilly, etc. I'd like to be able to record at least 8 tracks at once and I'd like the option of taking all 8 of those channels out of the computer and...

Thanks for the replies. Let me narrow down my question a bit. I realize that I'll always need more hard drives, mics, cables, etc. I know that better software will come out and I will HAVE TO HAVE IT! I know that within a year or three, it will be too cheap not to upgrade. My point is...I...

Prorec.com has a recipe for a Roll Your Own daw that can handle much more than I will need for a few years. It costs around $1600. So, am I correct in thinking that I could buy that and a software package like LAYLA, Digi001, SONAR, or something, and from that I would be set up for a long...

I recently read somewhere that you can get a spectrum analyzer, a mic, and a white noise generator and measure you're tracking room to see what frequencies are where and then use an E.Q. to adjust them so that they are flatter. Is this true? I live in an apartment and when I record, I take my...

If I want to bypass the mic pre and mixer on my 414, can I just plug my mic into my pre and my pre into the stereo channel and bus it to a track? Would this work and if so would it produce a cleaner recording? If so, wouldn't it be better to record EVERYTHING this way (when I'm doing it all...

I have an ART Tube MP. Does anyone have any suggested settings to try with this or do I just need to crank the input until it clips and then back it off slightly? Thanks. DP

I need a rack. I was leaning towards the 10 space over 6 space from Mars for around $120-150. I figured I could put a shelf on the first or second vertical space and set my Tascam 414 on it (since it's not rack mountable) and rack my outboard gear underneath it. Will this work? Also, should...

It seems like most places sell SM57s for $79. Who sells them for cheaper? DP

I'm not sure what the ratio of ska is to punk in the band... but with the more traditional ska bands, I think a lot of those recordings are done with the horn section on 1 mic. I've heard a lot of recordings where you could clearly tell that they horns were recorded with seperat horns on...

Speaking from what I've read and not experienced... Rip Rowen of Prorec said something about ADATs, being digital TAPE, are not going to be as accurate as a hard disk. Also, since it's tape, you have to rewind, fast forward, it can stretch, break, and all that other good stuff. It's something...

Mainly for submixing. I'm trying to get a rig together to where I can record a whole band. I'd submix the kick, snare, overhead, DI'd Bass, and rhthym guitar to one track, leaving a track for lead guitar, lead vocals, and 2nd vocal or keys or whatever. Anyway, I need at least 5 channels...

Seriously, What's wrong with Behringer? Is it all their stuff or just the mixers? As low as their prices are, I was planning on getting a patchbay and a 6-channel mixer. How BAD are we talking. I have a Tascam 414, Art Tube MP, RNC, Nanoverb, and Rode NT1. With THAT equipment, is it a good...

I'm a little confused about the de-essing. If I had an E.Q., I'd just cut out the offending frequencies. Right? DP