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You should be able to record to any track at any time by selecting the track's inputs. If guitar is coming in on, say, input 13, then it should be a simple matter to route input 13 to any track that's in the arranger or mixer in Cakewalk. I don't use Cakewalk, but I'm sure you can do...

Wondering the same thing myself. I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that he meant individual tracks in a single song mix.

It very likely is your ears. I have hearing loss too, in both ears, and there's a certain frequency that causes a voice or guitar to "rattle" a bit. I wear hearing aids, Widex', and they help a lot (with overall ability to hear), but as ear fatigue sets in (within about 5 minutes) I sometimes...

I've rarely used an amp sim plugin. I am still using the old Pod 6 for everything, right into the DAW via the Audient 880. I switch off the reverbs and other stompers inside the Line 6, but do occasionally use the compressor on a couple of the sims. You can pick up those things for around 60...

There is a ton of info online about making acoustic panels, and if you wear a good mask with cartridges, you need not worry about the fibers getting in to your lungs, and as mentioned above, once they're covered with fabric and left undisturbed, all will be well (keep that mask on during all...

You're never too old to be in a band--I'm 67, and produce and am in a band. We don't play out, but it's a band, and I have a studio.

This was a joke post, right? I mean the OP's question.

Why not just skip tape machines and just go right to digital?

You can try using Slate's VTM (virtual tape machine). Well worth the money for their plugs. I know there are recordists/engineers/producers who do what you want to do, but it seems a bit much with all the really good plugins available. It certainly worth trying rather than monkeying around...

A waste of time comparing the two songs. Listen to lots of music and find your own voice. Also, the music itself that you're recording will often want to come out a certain way. What does "not bleed out the high-end" mean exactly?

He was mostly kidding.

Yep. Again: just plug the balanced lines into unbalanced jacks. I about guarantee you that the Behringer (I've owned a lot of their mixers) says "bal or unbal" on the jack bay in the unit(s) somewhere.

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Just plug them in. I've done it before, and there was no problem.

No, it will not. Write it out. As I said, you're gonna wind up getting very familiar with lyrics and the song. In fact, the wording may inspire you to change the beat to fit the words. Or you may decide to add other elements. It will work itself out. The rap is the most important thing, and...

"I've always had issues with following just a click." Yeah, me too, so I usually find a simple drumbeat to use instead of a click, and that later is muted after I've got the drums or beats I want. To the OP: It sounds like you're trying to fit in words/rhymes/lines that don't fit. This might...

Is there any kind of reward for the query of OP being revived five years after the last post? In fact the new thread is just as vague and unanswerable as the original. A chimera, loose again.

That mic . . . . Years ago, while recording three of us in a small bedroom, with a drum kit four feet to my right (the room was so small Andy the drummer had to climb back into his space by stepping up onto the bass drum! It was his only way in and out), I used the AT 2010 for my vocals and...

I've got a wireless keypad that I simply move over to where I'm recording. The DAW is set up and ready to record, and when I'm ready I hit "R". The mouse stays at the desk. I have various other keypad shortcuts that allow me to do basic stuff whilst not looking at the screen, but once I'm...

That's good. Stick with all that--it's a good place to start. Yes, direct monitoring is the way to go. Oh, and for the money, AT's sister mic of the 2020, the AT 2010, is an excellent microphone to have in your budding collection too. I've got a few of them.

Ouch!