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Can you explain what you're looking for when you say "better"? My impulse is to say your best bet is to focus on micing technique to get the best sound you can, rather than thinking about how you can make it better with inserts. But my real answer would depend on what sound you're specifically...

Update: I've been actively working to get Ubuntu running on my laptop for weeks now. It works for basic stuff, but getting audio going has been a nightmare and I've hit a dead end. First off, I have a firewire device (Focusrite Saffire LE) connected to my laptop via an Expresscard. Installing...

Hey Falken, any further luck on this? I've been working with Unbuntu for about 2 weeks. Over the weekend I was finally able to get realtime Jack working, but for playback only. I think my soundcard is the limiting factor preventing me from running capture/duplex. I'm running Hardy Heron on a...

These look good. Just ordered a few. Thanks Harvey.

My bad. Did a search, only paid attention to the date of the most recent reply. A month and a half didn't seem that old. Should've looked at the previous posts. Sorry.

I've been using the Boss RC-20 for several years now. Long story short, I find it to be useful for rehearsing, generating ideas, or just messing around, but for live use its limitations always make me a little nervous. (I talk a bit about these limitations here.) I'm looking to upgrade, and...

Thanks... this kind of addressed the problem. Here's what I did. I had four tracks of cello audio; two different takes using two different mics. 1) Created a mono group track called "Cello 1"; routed mics 1 & 2 from take 1 to it. 2) Created another mono group track called "Cello 2"; routed...

I've been using a Boss RC-20 for a few years. Generally I'm happy with it, but some of its limitations make it difficult to work with: 1) After laying down the first loop, it takes a split second to calculate the tempo. This means in a live situation, you can't record the loop then have it play...

Quick question regarding Firewire (which in my experience has always been much more reliable/faster than USB)... If I have a laptop that doesn't have built-in firewire, and I get a PCMCIA or Cardbus (I don't know what "Cardbus" is... a fancy term for PCMCIA?) FW interface, will it perform as...

Oh, and I've read complaints on cubase.net from people who want to use Cubase on a laptop. Few USB ports = dongle annoyance. That, and if they want to use it in a live setting, there's always the danger of the dongle getting lost/stolen/broken.

That's an excellent point. I think this was more an issue for people years ago when motherboards only had 2 USB ports (and none front-side). So while, sure, they could get a USB hub, I can see why it might be considered a minor pain. Ah, I see. But I'd be surprised if a USB "heartbeat" was as...

Hmm... okay, thanks. I'll give that a try. Normally that's the sequence I do follow, but I'll give it another shot.

Some people complain that the dongle "needlessly" takes up a USB port. Others have said that the constant checking Cubase does to make sure the dongle is still there affects performance (if not stability). I don't know how much truth there is to the latter claim, but it wouldn't surprise me if...

Yup, I read the same line. But when I go to select the output of my (group) "Snare" track, I can't select any other group tracks. I want to send it to "Drums" (another group), but the only option available to select is "Stereo Out". My guess is it's a bug. Or perhaps an issue with my soundcard...

My apologies if I'm stirring up further controversy, but I'm curious... ...I've heard that some people buy a legit copy of the software, but then download and use a pirated version so they don't have to deal with the dongle (among other things). And not just Cubase... any software that uses...