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  1. gcapel

    What about this room?

    Sup folks, I plan on building a house. I was going to have a basement for studio. But then I saw a house plan with this upstairs single room that I thought would make a cool one room studio. Any potintial problems? This would be a room for mixing and tracking.
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    Any DIY Desk or Workstations Layouts?

    I know for sure I'm going to build computer desk / studio workstation. This may be a shot in the dark but is there any where on the net plans or layouts for a desk that may save me some time designing one?
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    True Systems Precision 8

    Does anyone own a Precision 8 or a Psolo? ANy comments? I was thinking .."what a great buy for the number of pre's you get". I usually record my own projects in the rock / alternative style of music. Any takes on using identical pres on the entire drum kit, or mixing it up?
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    SPL Levels vs SPL of Mic

    Lets say I were to take a spl meter and measure parallel with the mic. What is good percentage to be in relation to the microphones rated SPL level? Will this vari on the type of mic? Especially on guitars amps, I want to crank the tubes to get great tone. But I don't want to border line max...
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    True Bypass Looper Relay Switching

    I don't know if there are many DIY pedal guys here, but i thought i'd try before i went to DIYstompboxes forum. Im looking to build a true bypass looper using a relay instead of a DPDT pushbutton. Anybody ever done this? I know the wobo company makes them. If anyone has one I would love...
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    How is this studio layout?

    How is this layout. Any big problems or small ones? I am a newb to this, and I plan own building one in the next year or two. Anyone have any layouts or any links?
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    My New RME Multiface

    I want to say thanks to all the cats who swayed me toward this piece. Before I was using an M-Audio Delta 1010. There is night and day comparison. Playback is much more clear and crisp as well as tracking quality. I can hear differences in different preamps much better now. One of the...
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    MOTU or RME?

    I am trying to decide beteween the 2408 mkIII or the Multiface. I think the 2408 is more expandable as far as channels, but the RME seems to be more stable and better quality from the reviews i've read. Any testimonials would help. Or any other advice. Tanks
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    line mixer for stereo effects?

    I've seen one that Electro Harmonix makes. I'm looking for a small one too that will fit on the pedal board. Any suddgestions?
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    adat lightpipe

    say i were to get a 4 channel or 8 channel mic pre with adat lightpipe output. And I were to get a adat lightpipe PCI card. Will i be able to record all channells simutaniously? I thinkso but not sure. I'm am new to this technology.
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    8channel mic pre converter combo?

    Hi, I've been looking to upgrade my mic pre's(allen and heath) and converter(delta 1010). I have been looking at digital workstations but I don't think i will go that route. Does anyone have any recommendations on an 8 channel micpre/ad converter? I am looking for some quality but not...
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    Digital Workstations

    Can anyone tell me the best digital workstation under 2000.00? I've been looking at Roland.
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    VS-2400cd Tell me about it.

    I've been using computer hardware. After an old friend let me hear some of his music and told me how he recorded it, I am swaying toward a Roland digital workstation. I was amazed. I asked him if he mastered his tracks somewhere, and his response was a no. So, I was looking at the...
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    Old Gretsch Single Coil Problem

    I did manage to buy a vintage Gretsch Electromatic Lap Steel Guitar. I;m having some noise issues. I opened up the guts and found the single coil pickup is grounded only throught the chassis parts. The noise isn't super terrible but when you do mostly homerecording, its a big deal. Would...
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    Lap Steel

    Anyone experinced in the lap steel guitar department? I am intrested in buying one. But where to start? Any first hand experince?
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    Anyone know about lap steel guitars?

    I was looking to get a lap steel guitar, but I want one that will be worth having (stay in tune, good tone, etc.....).
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    Any Ebow Fanatics?

    I just recently got a new ebow. I have owned one in the past but left the battery in it too long. Anyways.....Anyone know any good techniques with the ebow like other effects in your signal chain and so on? I have experimented with using delay with excellant results.
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    AT3035 Testimonial

    I've been using a Senn 421 on guitar cabs. I was always impressed with heavy distorted guitars, but never 100% satisfied with the cleans or with using a 57 mic. I tried an AT3035 Large diaphram on a short stand (kick drum stand) about 3-4 feet away. I also put my isolation box around the mic...
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    punch in problem

    I'm having a problem punching in. Lets say I chop off the part of the track where I want to punch in. Ok, I punch in at that spot and finish the rest. Ok, now the problem is when i play it back I get a little pop or snap at the transition line. I'm playing along withit during before the punch...
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    Digitech GSP 2101 Artist

    I just bought one of these jewels on ebay. I am totally stoked. Anyone else have one of these units?
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