Recent content by Xipe

I only sing and play guitars on my home recordings, so I use (soundfont) midi for bass and drums. Earlier when I mixed down I used to change my SB Live to record "What you hear" to get the midi down as wav's. However, now I've upgraded to an E-MU 0404 sound card; and I noticed that recording...

I have, reluctantly, come to the conclusion that I don't have the time, the means or the skill to successfully make homerecorded music that comes even close to passing itself off as professional recorded music. No matter what I do it sounds pretty murky, too much discant, too little reverb, to...

I'm curious to find out what you guys think of the drums, they're from a soundfont I recently bought. http://www.xipe.nu/music/dl.php3 (Decide) The song itself is mainly a test for using the drums on, please don't mind my bad singing (or the low vocal level for that matter, the vocals...

Like I commented on another thread: the business of recording something is a jungle! Luckily I found this board, with all this knowledge all stocked up. (Thx!) So... this is what I have right now: BASE SYSTEM: PIII 966 Mhz PC w. 512 Mb RAM Soundblaster 1024 Live! GUITARS: Jackson Kelly KE1T...

Only for us in studio. $750 ceiling. So which is it?

What the hell are they? Why would I want one? For what would I want one? My guitar (direct-recording), for vocals... or? Trying to learn the ropes here.

I've tried to search for this answer, but there are literally thousands of post ... and those I checked didn't sufficiently answer my queries. Anyways, a) What are monitors? What's the difference between regular speakers? b) do you use them in pairs? do you send them stereo or mono signals? c)...

I have alot of material that I am currently recording. I have been writing music for close to ten years now, and done a fair share of gigs aswell - but I don't know much about mixing, mastering... or even recording. Can anyone give me tips, suggest books, or post some good homepages where I can...