Recent content by steelpetals

The construction of my home project studio is now complete. It was done professionally and I'm ready to start buying equipment. I just bought a power mac 8 core processor computer and I'm gonna invest in the rack + digi003 and complete production tools kit. The last thing I plan to invest in...

I posted this in one other section hoping for some advice if you wouldn't mind. hey folks. i'm looking to start playing some small clubs in the next few months and was wondering what is a reasonable mixer and mains to buy. I'm so used to recording that when it comes to live sound, i'm a bit at a...

hey folks. i'm looking to start playing some small clubs in the next few months and was wondering what is a reasonable mixer and mains to buy. I'm so used to recording that when it comes to live sound, i'm a bit at a loss. my budget is about $1000 and one of the guys in the band has an amp...

i just received in the mail today my new songworks little lanilei rotary wave. i've been looking for about five years for a pedal that nails the sound of the leslie. the fulltone cf-1 is close but i wanted something for my organ samples to. this thing is the s..t! it's about as close as i've...

i am in the midst of recording a new rock song. the song carries a fair amount of dynamics with it and frequently shifts between the rimshot and back to a full blown snare hit. I'd like however for both the rimshot and the regular snare hit to be just as clear when they get recorded. I am...

i have this mic and I like it for the most part. The only issue is that it possesses a midrangy quality that can be a bit harsh at times. i'm a rock n roll guy and I suppose I'm looking for a mic that's a bit more warm sounding. My preamps consist of RNP and a joe meek vc1. Any thoughts on...

After several months of debating on which preamp to buy, I went with the m audio tampa. Last night after about ten minutes of being on and recording a live session, I smell smoke! So...shut everything down and what do you know, the Tampa has smoke coming from it. Needless to say, it shut...

I have a Roland Jv-1010. My current keyboard controller is an old Roland Sampling keyboard that is on its way out the door. I need to replace it with something economical that I can simply use to run my JV-1010. Not alot of bells and whistles. I just need it for my home studio. Any...

i know this has been discussed before but I'm debating between the lexicon mpx-500 and the tc electronic m-one. I'm hesitant about the tc as it does not have the rotary speaker effect. However, will i be unhappy with the quality of all the other effects if I don't go with the m-one? Lastly...

I should know this and I know it applies to XLR and other analog cords, but to what degree does the qulity of digital cable play in the signal route. Is it okay to run out of the digital outs of my preamp with a simple rca cable like one uses for their stereo, or do I need something better...

what's with the price drop on all the m-audio preamps? tampa at $400 and the DMP3 at $160? Manufacturer driven? Is some big change expected with m-audio?

anyhtought on the m-audio tempa vs the focusrite penta unit. I know the tampa already comes with the a/d converter. yet I've heard the tampa is only "ok" for recording vocals. I'd like to chosse the one that will have more universal application

I had a real unfortunate experience with bayview pro audio today despite all the good things I had heard in the past. I was in the process of doing some comparative shopping for a focusrite preamp when I noticed that the twintrak included a cascade mic (whatever that is). Nontheless a good...

any thoughts on the differences between the focusrite trakmaster, voicemaster pro, and the penta. Which one is the best buy for my money? Are the preamps different? Thanks, Blake

Where in the heck can you buy one of these things????? Thanks, Blake