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With the launch of the Mbox2, is the Digi002 worth the extra money? Is there a noticeable difference in sound quality, or are the preamps just as good? The reason I ask is that I'm considering swapping my PC/Cubase setup with my Seasound Solo for a Mac/Protools one, and getting a Digidesign...

Hi guys, I really need your help, I'm at the end of my tether! I'm basically a guitarist/bassist/songwriter who plays a bit of keyboards. I'm looking to buy an all in one unit that I can use to produce drums, synths and basses on to complement my acoustic gigs. So far so simple! I got an...

Hi all. I just moved house and I've set my studio up again exactly how it was. Strangely, now I have an intermittent "beep" whenever I play or record audio (in any application - winamp,WMP, Cubase etc). Any ideas? My setup is; AMD64 processor Cubase SX2 Seasound Solo I thought it might be...

Hi all, I'm thinking about expanding my studio with a sequencer of some kind. Now, I'm a guitarist/bassist/singer by trade but I'm pretty good with gadgets and new technology. I'm looking for something to make loops and beats and whole songs so that if necessary I could use it live. My only...

Hi all, I'm about to buy a new high-end PC for recording, but I also use the machine for webdev, surfing, email etc. What are the advantages of dual-booting XP, one for DAW and one for normal apps? Is it really necessary if you have sufficient processing power/ram/HDD speed?

Hi there, Does anyone have any recommendations for places that do good value, good quality audio CD duplication and sleeve printing? I'm based in the UK but if it's significantly cheaper in the US (which is usually is) I don't have a problem going for an American firm. I'll be looking at a run...

Have any of you had any good or bad experiences with buying second hand software? I've got my eye on buying a second hand copy of BBE's Sonic Maximizer software, but if the previous owner has installed it (which they have) what's the deal legally with me installing it on my machine? I'm just...

Hi all, I've just bought a pair of Alesis M1 active monitors, what cable should I use to connect them to the monitor outs of my seasound solo? Will any 1/4" jack to 1/4" jack cable do or is there any better way? If so, could you recommend a supplier for the optimum type of lead/cable? Thanks!

Hi all, Wow not been here for a while - big improvement - no more Java menu! Anyway, could you please take a listen to this track and let me know what you think. I've only been doing this about 4-5 months or so but I'm really enjoying it. This track is off an acoustic CD I just released but I'd...

Hi all, After I got some really useful comments and tips after posting my first ever mixed song "Serious Suburbia" a week or two back I thought I'd do the same with the second. This one I think needs quite a bit of work to get it "spot on" - it's got more obviously electronic drums (all played...

Hi all, I'm pretty new to Cubase but I was wondering if there is anywhere to download free or shareware plug ins, synths, pianos, reverbs etc legally? Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi everyone, Like I say this is my first ever mixdown - I've been recording for about 3 or 4 months so pretty much everything is learning, reading, researching and trying. Please give me some feedback on how it could be improved - I would be very grateful...

This is probably really obvious to you all, but I thought I'd post it just in case it saves any other newbs some time. I realised tonight just how important it is to put good sounds to tape (or HDD) straight off the bat. I've been mucking around with one song for weeks and it still won't sound...

I'm at the stage of assimilating as much information as possible, while trying things out and actually DOING the recording thing so it's not all theoretical. Could anyone recommend any books, reference and tutorial, that are up to date and well written for the home recording/project studio...

Hi all, Quick question about outboard effects. My setup is SP-B1 > Seasound Solo > Cubase SX. I was thinking about getting a decent quality reverb unit or multi-fx, but I'm not sure if I would be able to record my vocals/instruments dry and then access the rack gear from cubase? From what I've...

Hi, As some of you may already know I'm pretty much as new as a newbie can be. I'm getting my setup together and i've pretty much got all the "necessaries" to start recording to a reasonable sound quality while I learn the art of recording and mixing. However, I want to pass on a valuable...

Hi guys/dolls, I'm a complete newbie, and I'm going to be recording mainly experimental rock, but I was listening to some Van Morrison LPs last night, and studying the mix and production. It seems a lot of professionally produced records have a great sense of "space" - there are lots of...

Hi all, I'm installing a new 7200rpm 80GB hard drive in my cubase machine, using NTFS. Is it a good idea to have two partitions - one for applications and one for data (the cubase project/song data I mean) or does it not make a lot of difference? Thanks!

Hi all, I'm currently using Cubase VST, but I've heard people saying good things about SX. Looking at the Steinberg site I feel I don't really understand enough about the software to properly compare features. Has anyone used both, and can you give me your opinion as to which has the most...

Hi all, I've been reading that you guys tend to rate the Studio Projects B1. I've located one on ebay, but it's in America. If I had one shipped over here to the UK, would it still work OK? Sorry if this is an extremely stupid question :D Alex