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what mastering compressor do yall use? and also can software compressors such as wavesLinMb work just as good as those high quality hardware compressors? i'm tryna find a high quality software compressor but i dint know which is the best in yalls opinion.

for all u guys who used both softwares (pro tools and samplitude) which one is better for recording and mixing? or is there another program better than both of those?

is it better to mix through a stereo compressor on the master output?

how do u connect midi keyboards to play input in reason. i already have it connected with the usb port and it works on FL but i dont know how to get it to work on reason. i was lookin at the preferences on reason but i cant find what to do.

this might be a stupid question but what is the difference between firewire and usb? i know what they both are i jus mean is it better to get a hardware that is firewire or usb? i know it depends on the hardware itself but does any of them (usb or firewire) have any advantages over the other? thanks

how do you mix vocals? do you mix it while the beat is playing or do you solo the vocals and try to get them to sound good and them add them to the beat?

does anyone know how to set it to 24-bit in adobe audition. i read the help file but i dont see where it says anything about that. when i got to new project the only thing that comes up is sample rate and not the bit rate. after i choose the sample rate which is (96000) on the bottom of the...

ok recorded in acid in 24 bit so when do i dither? do i dither after limiting and then render the project or how does it work i'm lost lol. and what plugin do you use to dither with? thanks

I have a soundblaster audigy sound card and i was wondering should i set the line in recording volume on my windows mixer to 0db so that way i leave the volume of my recordings up to my preamp settings? i noticed when the volume is at 0db (no gain or decrease) the recording are real real low. so...

i have a sound blaster audigy card that is 24-bit. i used acid to record. so if i change the setting to 24-bit instead of 16-bit does this mean i'm now recording at 24-bit or is there more to it? thanks

how loud should the volume be before you apply the final limiting when mastering?

i read somewhere that sometimes people use up to 10 different reverbs on just the lead vocals. why do they need 10 reverbs? and this producer posted up a hip hop song that he mixed a while back and said that he used 6 different reverbs on jus the lead vocals but the vocals sounded extremely dry...

what is a common setting for the threshold when mastering? i know it depends on the song but i was just wondering. is -23 for the threshold too extreme to use?

what is the difference between 0dBVU and 0dBFS?

does anyone thing that voxengo products are better than waves products?

how do you bypass ambience when you're using it with automation because the plugin doesnt have a bypass when i try to use it with fx automation on acid pro?

are you suppose to record vocals in stereo or mono? i always record them in stereo but i dont know if thats the right way to do it. i use acid pro and they have no mono recording setting that is available all they have is stereo.

is the sound of one eq plug compared to another eq plug different in sound wise? (eg. the waves q-10 and waves Req). if so what makes eq plugs dif from one another and in your opinion what is the best eq plug?

how would i get more high end by cutting without messing up the low end or midrange cause i know that boosting adds phase shift

when dealing with reverbs, do you guys normally set the pre-delay to the tempo of the track? is that the best way to do it? i was reading another thread about this. I usually set my pre-delay to just 0. does anyone one else just set it to 0?