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  1. mark4man

    Do I Really Need 'Windows Media Server' ???

    man... ...[it's been so long since I launced my music site, I forgot why I thought it was neccessary, but]... my Hosting service (Hostway) offered Windows Media Server at the time. I wanted visitors to have the ability to quickly stream .wma's, so I went for the cost. now...I'm unemployed; &...
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    Bandwidth (limiting of) in Mastering ???

    hello... Released my ex-band's CD in 2006; & at that time, my vehicle only had a Cassette player. So I dubbed the music down to cassette for playback in that vehicle...& it sounded GREAT...I mean, really clear, detailed & punchy. Sold that vehicle not long ago; & just recently began to play...
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    Wave Profiler Not Present

    sorry to post twice in the same day, but... I have been running SONAR7 on my office machine...my internet & everything-else-but audio machine...just for convenience. (it's a Compaq SR5610F). I had an old Layla 24/96 installed as the AI, as a test. The test failed...the SRC was shot. I...
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    Best AI/Soundcard for Cheap Guitarist

    sure hope he doesn't read this, but... I've always handed down my old audio interface's to my lead guitarist...whenever I upgrade. Last time I did so...I had moved up to a Lynx Aurora8; & lent him my old Layla24/96 (by Echo Audio). For about six months, it has been dying. Finally, the SRC...
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    Microsoft 'Word' on a dedicated audio machine ???

    Yo... Had to add a second PC to the studio...for the office...in order to dedicate my main box (ADK Pro Audio) as an audio workstation only (on advice of the mfg...picked up a mean backdoor virus...long story...but back in business now, tho). Despite the fact that I'm being very careful now as...
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    Sibilance & Plosives...Tips or Informationals ???

    Hello again... I know it's part of the job (on a primary mix), but I really get tired of dipping the T's & P's & S's out of a track by drawing variations on automation envelopes. & sometimes you hit the nail on the head; & sometimes you don't, which sometimes requires sliding the nodes to &...
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    New Studio (Rehabed Garage)...a few quick questions

    Hello again... I'm finally there...& now plan on creating a Recording Studio by increasing the size of my garage (presently 14' X 22'')...knocking down one wall & opening it up into a 25' X 22' space [primarily because I would be embarrassed asking clients to record in a 14' X 22' room...don't...
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    Slow Audio Playback...Entire System

    Hello... All of a sudden all of the audio applications on my PC (SONAR, WaveLab, Windows Media Player...everything) are playing files at a very slow speed (sounds like they're playing at approximately 1/2 the normal speed.) I understand this is probably a sample rate thing, but does anyone...
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    Layla 24/96 Question...32-Bit Input ???

    Hello... My old (not really old, but older) Layla 24/96 is being used in a secondary workstation for mastering, primarily to recapture stereo mixes from my primary workstation, post processing. My primary workstation is set up with a Lynx Aurora 8 / AES16 combo...which I recently learned has...
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    uh...fellas...help?...LYNX/SONAR Woes !

    Lynx users (anybody)... Getting ready to record my second album; & SONAR & Lynx don't seem to want to play nice together anymore. Doesn't matter if I'm running v2XL or SONAR5...it's dropping out...really quickly...in some cases with only four (4) 16-Bit audio tracks running !!! (Something...
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    Transfer Expansion Curves Between Multibands ???

    Question: I want to duplicate curves from one multiband expander to another, for the sake of comparison...& was wondering if someone here could help me w/ the spec transfer. One of WaveLab's on-board mastering plug-ins is a Spectral Designs (now Cube-Tec) multiband compressor called...
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    Stupid GM Drums Question (SONAR5)

    OK... In SONAR5...I have a General MIDI composition which I created in SONAR 2...that I thought was complete...in that...I could open it up & play it thru my old rompler (XV-5050); & each instrument track played fine (having it's own channel, bank & patch assignment)...& the drum tracks played...
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    Another Stupid Motif-Rack ES Question

    OK... [Next (& hopefully the last) problem...& thanks for the help on the 1st problem.] Here's all I want to do...I want to open up a General MIDI composition that I created in SONAR5...whereby all instrument tracks & all drum tracks played fine on my old rompler (XV-5050)... ...& hear the...
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    Yamaha Motif-Rack ES...Startup Trouble !!!

    Hello... Hope someone here can give me some guidance on my new machine (Yamaha Motif-Rack ES Synth Module.) Installed USB Driver & all software. Got it fired up & opened up an all MIDI composition in SONAR5. Armed an audio track & have nothing. Checked out the demo songs & they sound fine...
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    MIDI Controller_Keyboard Action Quality?

    Yo... Played a CME UF8 MIDI Controller/Keyboard this afternoon at Sam Ash, along w/ an M-Audio Keystation 88. [my plan is to grab a Yamaha Motif ES Rack for sounds, in conjunction w/ a keyboard controller.] Both of these units have weighted action...& I know which one feels better to me right...
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    Colsolidate Audio_Reconfig (???)

    How... A friend of mine running SONAR 5 has audio data scattered all over his local drive (C); & an audio drive (E) I installed for him 3 years ago (he's never seemed to be able to get the hang of mapping his correct audio path...& he's not too internet savvy, which is why I am here.) So I...
  17. mark4man

    Life After Indie (or) What's the Next Step?

    OK... Here's our story: Four, 50 something Jazz Rock hotshots (two of which come out of retirement), form a studio band; & record, master, produce & release a 9 song CD. The songwriting, musicianship, vocals, etc. are all top-flite original. The album graphics look professional; & the folded...
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    How Does One Reach the BABY BOOMERS (???)

    So... My band just released our debut CD. It's a pretty eclectic mix...ranging from Jazz & Jazz Rock to West Coast Rock (& there's even a cool retro-British Rock number on the disc.) The band members are all in their early 50's; & the composition, vocal quality & musicianship are all pretty...
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    What the F**k is wrong w/ Amazon.com

    Let me see if I have this straight... You have a new CD release...you want to sell it on Amazon.com. Your two choices are...you can enter into an "Advantage" program, where they charge you an annual fee of $30...but then take a mere 55% of the cost of each CD... ...or you can enter into a...
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    Indie Rhythm ???

    Friends... I was contacted by Indie Rhythm (.com), hoping to sell my new CD release. They look a little like a low budget version of CD Baby; & I was wondering if anyone here has heard of them or had business contacts with them: http://www.indierhythm.com/ They're obviously dedicated to the...
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