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Get a stereo "y" cable RCA to 3.5mm. Mix down to the imac, 2 tracks or 1 track at a time. You cannot record more than two tracks at a time to an imac without buying extra stuff. For software, try out the free pro-tools LE on digidesign 's website.

old Mac RAM is very cheap now, add as much RAM is reasonably affordable to you. 32 MB is not good for audio. I'm confident the 4400 can accomodate more than 64MB RAM. Leave the HD as is. If all you use this machine for is music, then 1 GB just for audio should be fine. As far as CD-RW...

MD to computer to CD I do the same sometimes. It is a cumbersome process because of my computer software and the analog connection between MD and computer. If you MD song is one continous stream of music, perhaps the best way is to record a long stream of the entire MD into the computer and...

You already bought the MD, before you start thinking of upgrading to DAT you should properly outgrow it. Use it constantly until you can go no further with it. As far as sound quality is concerned, your microphone will have a greater influence than your recording device (between MD and DAT)...

I bought a Sharp MD-MT15 (or is it an MT-MD15?). It is a great unit and was only $250 Canadian dollars. All the units work well. Sony has some nice ones, Sharp and Aiwa, JVC and Kenwood. I know the Sharps are shaped differently than the Sony's in general. Both both fit into pockets well...

According to TASCAM's website, the 414mkII should be able to record 4 tracks at once. I have a 424mkIII. It works as follows: Each instrument is plugged in to channels 1-4. Panning does not matter. Channel faders are set. The recording funtion for each track is set to Direct. (channel 1 to...

Just for your info, some KOSS headphones like the R80 are made with a cable that connects to the phones with something that looks to me to be a telephone connector. So telephone connector to the pnones and then 1/8" (or 1/4") stereo to the stereo. So the plugs should be compatible...

I find out This what I found out from the Roland tech help: >The VS-1680 can support up to 16 gigs of internal drive space partitioned into 8 partitions. If a larger drive is installed only 16 gigs will be accessable. Current laptop-style hard drives meet the specs required for the VS-1680...

extra channels the 424mkIII is a four track recorder with an 8 channel mixer, 6 of which have full trim, eq , effects send/tape cue, and pann controls. Channels 7 and 8 are rudimentary returns (for the effects or for certain line in sources like CD players or keyboards etc where the sound...

I know someone who has the VS-1680 and wants to replace the internal 2 GB hard drive with something bigger. The hard drive is a standard 2.5 inch IDE drive, like those used in computer laptops. A new 10 GB drive can be bought for roughly $350 canadian so the upgrade seems worthy. I was...

I just saw this deal in a local music store: Fostex D-80 $1000 Cdn ($680 US) Fostex D-160 $1100 Cdn $750 US) are these good units? are these great prices? What is it like using these machines?

before you start buying new toys try experimenting with mic positioning. I have recorded some good vocals with the 424mkIII and an ATM41-HE and a good singer. I was having trouble with breathy pops and sounds so I miced the singer in with the mic above her head pointing downwards towards her...

Try a simultaneous record of Drums and Bass on tracks 1 & 2 (using buss L Buss R) Then record the guitar and vocals using Direct recording on tracks 3 & 4. No bouncing.

Perhaps: keep your microphone away from amy power outlet or powerbar as it will pick up a lot of electrical hum and noise.

People, people, people. You all figured out solutions, but one thing to remember when playing through speakers is the flow chart in the back of the manual. ** The monitor Effect2/Tape cue function is NOT hooked up to the "Line Out" jacks. ** What comes from the Line Out jacks is only the...