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My current project is an Irish folk group that consists of acoustic guitar, upright bass (me), drums (small 3-piece kit) and a lead player who switches between mandolin, banjo and accordion. All of us sing as well, sometimes doing some pretty cool 3 part harmony stuff. Our first album was...

Selling some gear. 1) MOTU 828 MkIII Firewire Interface - MINT condition. I'm the original owner and it's spent 2 years in a rack. Includes manual, driver disc, original box, power cable, firewire cable. Here the MOTU link. Note the one I'm selling is not the hybrid version. MOTU.com -...

Neutrik Patch Bays, Lexicon MPX500, Alesis Midiverb III, studio cables & snakes Consolidating two studios into one... RACK STUFF 2 -- Neutrik NYS-SPP-L Patchbays. In perfect condition. Asking $85 1 -- Lexicon MPX500. In near mint condition and works flawlessly. Asking $135 1 -- Alesis...

When I started home recording, I had a 8-track reel to reel, a mixer and some effects. When I'd have a project where I mixed multiple songs, I'd spend a while on one song, get it mixed down, then use the same basic fader and outboard settings for the remaining songs. Now that I mix in a DAW...

I just yesterday picked up a 16 channel Allen & Heath GS3 for under $400. It was a bit dirty, missing one knob, and one of the channel pan pots isn't working, but all else is functional. I've spent a little time taking the knobs off and cleaning it up but realize there are also some functional...

I was lucky enough to have a Soundtracs Topaz for several years in my recording setup. I was recording to an Alesis HD24XR and would sometimes mix on the Topaz but was mixing mostly in Sonar. I had a custom built 8’ wide desk that housed the board, and had a built in 12 space rack on one side...

On Saturday I had my band come over to record. Drums, harp, guitar and bass. Took up 14/channels tracks. Listening back to the first song we recorded, we noticed a few cracks and pops on the tracks. When I'd solo just one track, I discovered that indeed it wasn't a playback issue and that...

Ok, here's the deal. These were my very first real studio monitors. I got them when I was about 22 and they were my primary speakers for about 10 years. About 5 years ago they went into closet storage. I realize active monitors can be had for $150 and that not many people still use or want...

I just received a new PC for my recording setup. OS Windows 7 64-bit, 3.2Ghz Intel Dual-Core, 8GB RAM, 1.5TB. I have a MOTU 828mk3 as my interface and am running Sonar 6. The MOTU and Sonar worked together great on my older PC, just having some trouble getting it running on the new PC. I...

I'm working with a local blues band full of... well... seasoned players, including a singing drummer. I want to record them as "live" as possible, while still being able to have some flexibility when mixing. My thought is to have all the players in the same room but have their amps (harp and...

About 7 years ago, I went from using a Tascam 38 exclusively to a setup with an Alesis HD24. That led to me mixing in Sonar and now I have a Motu 828 that records straight to my PC. A few weeks back, I got around to doing something I'd been meening to do for years and that was to transfer...

I recently added a MOTU 8Pre to my MOTU 828mkIII so I can record 16 tracks simultaneously. I have my band coming in to my home studio in a few weeks so I decided I should plug in 16 mics, set up the tracks in Sonar, and hit record. First issue was I had to start and restart the 8Pre a few...

I have a Rode NTK that I love for male vocals, especially in the bass/baritone range (me). I also have a Studio Projects C3 that seems to do a great job on tenor male vocals (especially those Jack Johnson whisper/singer guys), the two females I've recorded with it and a variety of none vocal...

After selling my 24x8x2 console and moving to a 16x4x2, I now have some extra snakes and an extra patchbay. Here's what I have 3 - Hosa CSS-803 PRO 3 meter 8 channel TRS-TRS snakes. They go for around $70new, I'd like to get $45 ea. 3 - Hosa CSS-802-PRO 2 meter 8 channel TRS-TRS snakes...

I was recording a really talented piano player/singer the other day and he says, "hey, can you also record the MIDI out?" "no problemo" I say. I hook a MIDI cable into the back of my MOTU 828mk3 and his keyboard, set up the MIDI track in Sonar and not only get the stereo analog signal but also...

About a year ago I moved to a MOTU 828mkIII as my first (and only) interface. It took me a long time to stop thinking like a 24-8-2 mixer guy and start thinking like a CueMix Sonar guy, but I'm there and enjoying it. I recently got a used 8Pre off ebay thinking have a few more inputs would be...

I'm cleaning out the closet. This is some of the gear I started with when I got a bit more seroius about recording (beyond the 4-track and Radio Shack mics). As such, I'd love to see this stuff go to a newbie or younger musician/recording enthousiast. So I have two prices here, one for...

I’ve been using a pair of Rode NT5s for several years. I love them for drum overheads and I also recently used them in combination with an older NT1 on acoustic guitar. It was in this second scenario that I noticed a strange pulsing noise. After isolating each component, I traced the problem...

I'm wondering if the audio files that Sonar creates are time stamped broadcast wavs by default? They don't seem to import at their correct time, but I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong. Any guidance would be much appriciated. Thanks!

This unit has been in my smoke free studio for about 3 years. I've recorded about a dozen full length albums with it and countless demos and it has always performed flawlessly. The unit is in excellent shape and could almost pass for new. This is a very flexible unit allowing you to mix...