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I used to get this on my shitty computer. I recently upgraded to a dual core / better motherboard, etc. and I'm getting this problem again. I haven't upgraded my RAM yet (still sitting @ 768mb) but I'm not sure this is the problem. With my old computer after recording for a few hours my...

I have a Jay Turser Les Paul knockoff, which I actually like quite a lot (got it for free anyway) and I was just playing it and my low E string unravelled at the bridge. I had this problem years ago when I was jamming with an old friend was who using a beat up '93 Mexican Strat and he had his...

I already sort of know the answer to this, but I was wondering if anyone else has ever seen this. I use an old live mixer that has been all over North America (before I owned it) and the plastic knobs have discoloration on certain sides of the knobs that would have been touched the most, or the...

I'm writing an essay for my post audio class based on analog vs. digital consoles. Not necessarily saying one is better than the other, but just the overall different things. I'm almost done, but I was wondering if you guys had anything to suggest that I might have not covered. i.e. having to...

I'm going to be buying a new motherboard & processor soon, because mine has serious issues including multiple faulty caps that are bulging...I also need to upgrade anyway. I need an external video card just to free up the 32 megs of memory the onboard sucks up. I don't play any games, and I know...

This is a rad off-topic, but I own Sony Vegas 6 and I've used it for tons of projects. Lately I can't render properly. I render as an MPEG2 with the quality settings high (two-pass as well) and I get that memory error. I haven't changed anything in my computer and it's worked a million times...

I've already contacted someone, but I'm sure they are busy with the Christmas break and all. I own a mid-70s Farfisa spinet organ which is not surprisingly, pretty flat. It's annoying if I want to use it in a recording because I have to tune the guitars to the organ. I've learned how to open the...

This has been driving me nuts. I have an old acoustic and it's okay sounding, it gets the job done...I'm not too picky. I'm certain the intonation is out. The strings are relatively new and the nut is a cheap plastic one. I did a quick recording of some chords being strummed and picked. I think...

3 years ago I posted a similiar problem and I fixed it by removing a cable from my crappy, crazy setup. I just started recording some tunes recently and I have an electrical buzz present. I unplugged everything from the mixer and plugged in some headphones and I still get buzz, so I've ruled...

I haven't had any luck finding a simple gate. I have some quiet hum on tracks and I want to get rid of it without using the "Noise Reduction" feature because I can sometimes hear the artifacts it creates. I'm looking for a free VST gate and all I want to do is set the threshold or whatever so...

My fiancee is a very musical person and can play a number of instruments and she's been wanting to learn how to play violin for a long time now. We have this buy and sell store by our house which carries a bunch of junky guitar copies and some other used stuff. They have this decent looking...

I am working on a project for one of my classes. The basic idea of it is to survey certain elements of a show and write down what you can note. It doesn't have to be perfect, just what you see. It's more geared towards sports games, but concerts are allowed to. I have a DVD for Hendrix playing...

Figured I'd post this here since so many of you guys own lava lamps. I've mine (teardrop style) for 2 years or so. When the bulb burned out, it wanted an R14 replacement with 40 watts or less. I went through a new bulb and recently got another like 2 months ago. One thing I noticed is that the...

Do/did any Tascam boards ever have a slide potentiometer which had a shaft like this: https://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/smashguy37/sliderspline.jpg For knobs?

I'm helping a buddy of mine get started on doing some home recordings. He is interested in the Firepod. I know almost nothing about them, and was confused by the inputs, because they didn't look like XLR inputs. I found a close pic...

I'm mixing in CEP 2, but I this question would be more appropriate in this section. When mixing ITB, I can boost all the way up to 15dbFS, or cut to "infinity". I know people say if one track sounds good at +5, move the rest of the tracks down -5 and keep the track in question at 0. I'm not...

I always read people saying "the mixer is alright, but a bit noisy", or "the mic has a lot of self noise". How do you tell? A mixer for example, what would I be listening for or doing to determine this sort of thing?

I'm running a single 8 ohm cab for vocals. Right now, I don't have a proper power amp for it. Since it's one cab, I'd assume I should bridge the amp to make it mono. If my imaginary amp didn't have a bridge switch, how would I set it up run out of both outputs? Because I assume running one side...

This past week I drove up north to visit my parents camping at their RV, and I guess the night they got there they had a bad thunderstorm the first night. My dad had this subwoofer and it's covering flew off I guess so it got wet on the front and sides. He tried it afterwards and it's really...

Okay, I've recorded a song for my friend's band and I'm fairly content with the mix. All the tracks were roughly -18dBFS and when I mixed it down, it looked fairly good, no peaks higher than -6. Now, this isn't going to get professionally mastered of course, but what do you guys suggest I try in...