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  1. Eddie N

    What kind of amp?

    for 500 bucks your best bet would be the POD.. its only $300 , but i know theres a rack mount POD coming out with some better features and it should be priced in the $500 range.. theres a thread with more info floatin around here somewhere... i say go with the POD , especially on your budget...
  2. Eddie N

    doing my first "full" (but not great) project...

    okok...so its nothing spectaculor.. but its my first offsite project.. no im not getting paid.. im doing it to get some experience under my wing.. its a simple dj project.. i click record in vegas..the dj mixes his records for about an hour.. then i burn it onto cd.. sounds simple right ...
  3. Eddie N

    how do memory and cpu speed directly relate to DAW's ?

    slacks post about ide and scsi got me thinking about this.. heres a silly question.. what exactly does memory do in an DAW ? and what are the benefits from having so much of it ? memory is more related to the amout of tracks you can record/playback at a time than using effects right ? and...
  4. Eddie N

    soundblaster live value version 2

    well..i need a new soundcard.. but i dont want to spend the money ..i just need something to hold me over for a little while untill i build a new computer and buy a real soundcard.. i was looking at the soundblaster live value version 2 card...its the same as version one but it has digital out...
  5. Eddie N

    forced to use the mic input

    im just curious...everyone says to never use the mic input of your soundcard and always use the line in.. if you were to use the mic input , what would happen ? i only ask this not because im naive , but because i believe i managed to blow the line in of my soundcard some how since i can never...
  6. Eddie N

    simple drum question

    now...ive seen drum sets before.. but , i dont know the names of the individual drums..i know the relatively easy ones , bass and snare.. but what are the kick and toms ? and all the lil cymbal thingys ? thanks for any help..and dont tell anyone that this post is here..i feel kinda funny about...
  7. Eddie N

    anyone know what a vocoder is ?

    i have a general idea of what they are , but does anyone know *exactly* what they do ? or can give specific examples ? also , anyone know any software versions of one ? thanks - eddie -
  8. Eddie N

    uninstalling windows 98...

    how the heck do i uninstall windows ? ive been trying like heck to get rid of it because i want to reinstall , but i cant figure this out !!! if this helps any , i have a compaq , and windows came installed.. i got my hands on windows 98 second edition , and would like to install that...
  9. Eddie N

    order of creation...

    im just curious... when you write/create songs , in what order do you create ? do you write the lyrics and then the rest of the song around it ? and if so...whats after lyrics ? guitar riffs ? drums ? im really clueless.... i guess its really a matter of preference , but does anyone have any...
  10. Eddie N

    wavs for me to mix

    if anyone wants to be a nice guy , and send me a few tracks to mix and master for practice , ill be more than appreciative... i really have no expierience , so i wanna take a crack out of it before i do some of my own recording... any type of music is fine... it really doesnt matter to me...
  11. Eddie N

    newbie guitarist buys new guitar...

    so i decided that i wanted to learn to play the guitar .. so i went to guitar center ( which was an hour away in springfield )for my nice new shiny yamaha pacifica 112 .. i paid $200 for it.. i think i got a deal..anyone think otherwise ? anyways , i also picked up the POD Line 6 for another...
  12. Eddie N

    what is dsp ?

    ive seen this term flying around... but im not sure what it is... ive heard of DSP hardware and DSP cards... can anyone fill me in please ? thanks... - eddie -
  13. Eddie N

    acid pro and sonic foundry reverb/fx...

    i recorded a flute harmony from my keyboard into acid pro ... using 2 seperate tracks i panned one full right and one full left.. and they were both fully seperated... then..i decided to add sonic foundry reverb to the track panned full left , and i lost my full pan left.. the track began "...
  14. Eddie N

    mixer or pre-amp ?

    friends , im using my computer for mixing ( panning , levels ,adding effects , etc ) , so i really do not need a mixer... so i was thinking of going with pre-amps... my question is , how much better are dedicated pre-amps than the pre amps found inside a decent mixer ? ( mackie or...
  15. Eddie N

    2 somewhat sorta maybe recording questions..

    friends , 2 easy questions... 1 ) im building a computer for home studio use , and im just curious to know , how important is the computers case in the building process from a structural standpoint rather than how many drive bays it has ? is it really worth the extra money to shell out for a...
  16. Eddie N

    cd mastering software

    anyone know of any good strictly mastering software that does everything from normalizing all of your tracks to the same levels to burning the cd ? thanks - eddie -
  17. Eddie N

    direct x effects in vegas pro....

    how do i set up separate buses so i can use direct x effects on seperate tracks in vegas pro if my soundcard only has one output ? is it possible ? thanks... - eddie -
  18. Eddie N

    acid beats per measure counter in vegas ?

    does anyone know if vegas has a " beats per measure " manipulater for each track like acid has ? its very convienient for syncing up samples ,and i'd definitely be a buyer of vegas if it had these capabilities... being able to multitrack is where acid lacks luster... combining the 2 would be...
  19. Eddie N

    acid leakage ?

    friends.... everytime i record a new track with a track playing in the background , it records the background track AND the new track..... so im not getting seperate tracks... everything ends up all on one... do i have some sort of option enabled ? do i need to uncheck some box ? or is it my...
  20. Eddie N

    ibanez grx40 as a first guitar ?

    friends , i read the "guitar question" thread , but im still curious as of anyones opinion on the ibanez grx40 as a first guitar... thanks... - eddie -
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