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    improving the aural 'space' of a stereo mix???

    I have gotten to here I can turn out a pretty decent mix, run through a finalizer (carefully) and burn a pretty good sounding cd... now I am noticing my mixes could use more depth or stereo width. Any ideas on how could I achieve this?
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    Converting a 4 string bass to accomodate 120. B string/tuning

    I want to know what experience you all might have changing a 4 string to accomodate a big 120.-125. B string/tuning I currently own spector and ibanez high end 5 string basses but really want to play a fender J bass, for the speed and ease of a 4 string and most importantly to get the fender...
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    cant for the life of me get a Lexicon MPX500 to work....HELP!!

    I picked this thing up yesterday to use as an fx insert for vocals etc on my analog board. Prob is I cant get a signal out of this thing for the life of me. Its not the board cause I can plug in a digitech quad I have and it works fine. I checked the setting on the lexicon for analog and...
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    suggestions on mixing bass drum and bass guitar??

    Ideas and tips on seperating the bass drum and bass guitar sound? The obvious woulbd be to take most of the lows out of the bass drum but I am having a hard time making both sound good.
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    Overhead mics - OctavaMC012, C1000s or Rode NT3??

    I want to purchase some quality overheads that are in this price range. Which would you recommend? Also, I have seen two versions of the C1000s mics. The original silver ones and recently (less expensive) black version (same model #) at guitar center. Is there a difference?
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    Websites & pointers on acoustics and that foam stuff..

    I need to improve the sound in my rehearsal room/home studio. I am willing to purchase the foam stuff but need pointers on placement. Any help would be much appreciated.
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    Cables...

    cables I never really paid much attention to this issue. The guy where I buy my stuff kept telling me to buy monster cables. I kept putting it off because of the cost... finally I went and bought 2 25" cables and mess of monster patch cables for my three pedals and rack. So now I have monster...
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    Bass Synth?

    I used to see these bass synths and think they were pretty dumb casue I am not into techno or hiphop etc, but now I'm interested in getting one. I am hoping to be able to get a keyboard/synth sound from my distorted bass on really slow ambient parts of my music. Think this will work?
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    Buying microphones and hoping for reccomendations

    I know this has surely been done before but please offer your reccomedations and/or opinions on this list.. Up to now I have only been borrowing microphones and am now ready to purchase my own. The application is a small 16 track adat/DAW personal studio for putting together quality demos for...
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    FM transmitter for monitoring through different devices

    This may be an old idea for alot of you with a good deal of experience...but I was looking at a certain well respected studios equipment here in the Dallas area and they mentioned having a FM transmitter in the mix room that would allow you to listen to the mix on any fm radio in close vecinity...
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    Please recommend compression settings for vocals

    I am recording a demo for a sludge/hardcore band with heavy vocals. In recording the demo I have had a hard time getting the vocals to record properly since the guy spends most of the time screaming but then on other parts he lightens up somewhat. Can you recommend a compressor setting that...
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    Is an "expander" just a compressor?

    What is it and where would it be used? Thanks..
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    Differences between the old 'blackface' adat and the newer models?

    I have a time constraint and only so much money and was considering picking up a few 'blackface' adats for $600 each.What words of advice could you give me here? Any things I should beware of when buying these? (hours of use,versions, etc) What are the major differences between these and the...
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    Can someone please explain how SPDIF works?

    I have several pieces of gear with this feature but am not using it.. SPDIF is one little plug? How does this work? How does it compare to optical? how should I hook it up? Can I go SPDIF to analog input? Thanks in advance for your help folks!
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    Please recommend a DAW set up

    I want to put together a DAW. I want it to be used primarily to take advantage of uncompressed audio and the editing capabilities. I dont want to have to buy two DATS and I like the idea of being able to do editing on the computer before final mixdown. I want to be able to mixdown through a...
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    where would you recommedn I place the compressor?

    I have a rack for my bass rig and need to know where I should best place the compressor. I go from bass -> pedal tuner -> Tech21 PSA-1 preamp -> BBE sonic maximizer -> SVT3PRO with a TC electronic chorus on the FX send on the preamp... Question is should I put the compressor on the fx loop out...
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    Help! Wanting to record to Hard Drive & still use outboard mixer, fx etc..

    I have recently purchased a mackie 24 channel mixing board and I also own a pretty good rack of outboard fx, comps, preamps, finalizer etc., Yet instead of going the standard DAT route I really want to find a way to record to a harddrive so I can take advantage of the editing features that...
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    Mixing Event components with outboard mixer and fx

    MAybe these Event components can help me. What do you think? I have recently purchased a mackie 24 channel mixing board and I also own a pretty good rack of outboard fx, comps, preamps, finalizer etc., Yet instead of going the standard DAT route I really want to find a way to record to a...
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    Please help...Want to record to Hard Drive but still use outboard mixer, rack..

    I have recently purchased a mackie 24 channel mixing board and I also own a pretty good rack of outboard fx, comps, preamps, finalizer etc., Yet instead of going the standard DAT route I really want to find a way to record to a harddrive so I can take advantage of the editing features that...
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    Please help..Want to record to HD and still use outboard gear.

    I have recently purchased a mackie 24 channel mixing board and I also own a pretty good rack of outboard fx, comps, preamps, finalizer etc., Yet instead of going the standard DAT route I really want to find a way to record to a harddrive so I can take advantage of the editing features that...
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