Recent content by Stark444

im not sure if im trimming correctly. and, by trimming i mean with my preamps, not cutting the tracks. im not sure if i should go by dB or if i should go as high as i can without anything clipping. what is common practice? thanks

so ive been looking at some eq recommendations per instrument, and for each instrument they give you what frequency to adjust and in which band. lets take vocals for instance. it says if you adjust your dB in the 150 Hz frequency range then it adds fullness. it also has the ranges and what to...

8 Analog Mic/Line Inputs, 2 Instrument Inputs looking at the front of my interface here, it says the first two inputs are "Mic - Instrument" and 3-8 say "Mic - Line." im assuming, from the above specs, that technically they are all "Mic - Line," but the first two can be "instrument" as well...

can someone please explain to me the difference between insert effects and send effects? im not comprehending anything im finding at the moment.

im pretty sure this is a cubase thing, but its also a newb question so its placed here. can anyone tell me what the whole "vst connections - outputs" is for? you can add busses for stereo and mono, but i have no idea what that means. are these busses ways of monitoring your output thru...

or something with a resonating chamber i read that if i want a woody sound, use a large condenser if i want a bright sound, use a small what is the difference between "bright" and "woody"?

soooo, just for show and tell, heres what i left guitar center with today: presonus firestudio proline mini boom mic stand 2x krk rokit 5 near field monitors (plus 2x trs-trs cable) sterling st31 small diaphragm condenser mic blue bluebird large diaphragm condenser mic got a few more things...

ive been struggling between going with the tascam us-1641 and the presonus firestudio. firestudio is $100 more, but it uses firewire, which people have said is faster than usb since usb will share bandwidth with everything else on your puter. it also has the ability to daisy chain. so, i...

is it possible to get a foot switch for punching in for a computer based system? or, should i just learn how to do the automatic punch in and the loops and stuuuuuuff?

i noticed people using a lot of different objects as a trap/reflector/absorber stand-in. i thought it would be cool to share what u use as a substitute. ive read here that some people use egg crate type material while others are saying its bad. somebody said they were going to try to use...

i dont want to make a "whats better" thread...thats already been done. https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=287185&highlight=firewire+vs+usb but, when i was reading this thread, it made me hesitate on a decision i made recently. i was planning on a USB tascam device that has eight...

anyone know how far you can attach XLRs to each other before there is some sort of attenuation problem?

i saw on the front of a tascam interface two buttons that supplied phantom power. the first button was for channels 1-4, the second 5-8. what if only a few mics require phantom power? is turning phantom on for the rest going to hurt the ones that dont need it/make noise/make them...

i want to set up some recording equipment, and im having difficulty deciding the next step. i bought the book that a lot of people on these forums suggest, "home recording for musicians for dummies." ive recorded a little in the past on a tascam us-144...