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Here is the latest pics of the studio. It has been a while since I last posted. It takes forever to get anywhere working a day job and gigging and building in the evenings. I have the studio insulated and the first layer of sheetrock up. I am taping and bedding this weekend, and will start the...

I want to buy a good pair of A/D converters like a Lucid Or Apogee Rosetta or Mytek or Lavry or? what ever I can afford. Being I cant afford much more than about $400 or so I imagine the Lavrys are probably not going to happen.... But one can hope......? contact me at...

How well do the mic preamps rate on the M-16 compared to middle of the road pres like the RNP? There is someone local wishing to sell me a 24 channel board, but I dont want it if the pres are not that good. Thanks for your input. Tom

I want to put my pc in the storage room next to my control room. How long can I sucessfully extend mouse / keyboard and video monitor cables? Thanks! ( i'm needing about 12 feet of extension I think) Tom

More and more times when micing a drum kit I could use a good side address dynamic on the snare. Now days it seems everyone crowds their kit so close a mic like an sm57 with the cable plugged in is too tall to fit exactly where I want. Would you guys consider giving me a list of decent side...

If I build up my roof for mass, how do you handle venting the heat out of the attic cavity. It would seem that cutting holes for heat turbines would defeat the purpose of building up the mass, or am I wrong? Does the increased mass of the roof still keep low frequency T/L down even with a few...

Hi guys, My first time here in a long time. I have finally gotten up the nerve and resources to build my own stand alone studio / practice room on my property. I am thinking it will be around 1200 sq/ft or so. I would love some input on lay out ideas. My Father is a homebuilder and has drafting...

I am interested in picking up 2 channels of high quailty A/D - D/A that uses SPDIF I/O. I am interested in perhaps something by Lucid - Apogee - Lavry etc . It can be (2) 1/2 racks or one unit. I am also open to 2 different units, one like a Benchmark DAC-1 for D/A and something different for...

I was thinking of adding 2 high quality a/d-d/a to my set up such as an apogee psx-100. I currently have spdif ins and outs via my Delta 1010 cards. Is one spdif card any better than another? Would I need a different spdif card than the Delta to fully realize the upgrade to a better convertor...

I was in the market for an optical compressor, mainly for Bass guitar and possibly kick. I was wondering if anyone knew of a list of what is out there. So many compressors dont state if they are opto type. Thanks, Tom

I am starting our bands 5th CD soon and was wanting to take the sound to a higher level. Previously I have been using 2 Delta 1010s. I have recently bought a Lucid Word clock which has helped some, so I was thinking that perhaps upgrading to at least a good stereo convertor (thinking Lavry /...

Hey guys and gals! This is my first submission in a long time, and I could use some help. This is a demo of a western swing band that came in last week for a demo. The session was fraught with all kinds of problems. Basically , I had a group of 70 to 80 year old folk who had never been in...

Has anyone ever used shotgun mics on drums? I thought it might be good for capturing snare more isolated from a distance, or perhaps toms. Any experiance? Is the freq response tonally OK? I did searches but to no avail. Tom

The biggest problem ,I think, is that I am driving. That being said... I have a dual delta 1010 card set up on a P-3 win 98se system, and I was trying to update my drivers to the latest configuration. I downloaded the driver at my internet computer, burned the .exe file to a CD and installed...

I have a self built audio pc that runs stable but a little slow on file crunching. It is a P3 700- intel, gigabyte mobo. It presently has 256mb pc133 cl 2 ECC type ram , but I was noticing some decent deals on micron non ECC ram.(1.5 gigs worth) My mobo will handle (3) 512 sticks. What...

I have a major problem I dearly hope someone can help me with. I have recently purchased a Lucid Word clock to drive my 2 Delta 1010s. I had hoped that even half the hype of how much it would help would be true. Something is not right. When I choose the Delta's internal clock everything is...

I am considering a good work clock to sync everything to such as the Lucid Genx type. I was wondering what other makes and models there are out there that are Better than the internal clocks of my 2 Delta 1010 cards, but wont break the bank. I'd prefer something under $1000 (preferably WELL...

Well, I wanted to get a sound module for piano and string sounds. I am NOT a keyboard player by any stretch of the imagination, but rather a drummer / guitar player. I have a chance to pick up a Emulator E-III reasonably inexpensively (In my opinion) with a 10 CD sample library. What are you...

One area that I don't have covered is a good comp for bass guitar. The low frequencies seem to reek havoc on my software and hardware compressors. I have sold off every compressor I had except my RNCs that I use for Acoustic guitar and vocals. What would be good Bass comps? what are factors to...

Hey guys, A quick question. I am helping a friend build his control room, your typical 13 foot deep by 11-ish wide splayed walls / ceilings etc. We are not putting a window in the front wall due to layout. we are also not soffit mounting his speakers do to their configuration. So we are...