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how often and when do you guys[ and chicks.] double your guitar part? Every song or just sometimes? On just the heavier songs or softer songs too? Just on choruses, or also verses and bridges? Just when you're playing chords or also when you're playing individual notes?

Okay, let's just say I don't want to work with a specific frequency, but I want to boost the HIGH end of a song. What frequency should I enter in the HI band. What about the HI MID band? What about the LO MID Band? and the LO band?

I'm using some old spare matresses and blankets as sound absorbers because i'm a cheap ass, and I think I got it down on vocals, but where should I place the absorbers for guitar recording. I was thinking just putting one matress directly behind the amp?

I've heard you don't have to use a keyboard's midi output to record into a preamp, which goes into the comp. I've heard I can just use it's output/headphones quarter inch jack. Is this true?

What are vocal booths? What purpose do they serve? What's some cheap and not too incrdibly hard ways to build/make/convert a room into one?

What is a Vocoder, and what is a saturator, and what is a Harmonic exciter?

What are they for?

Anyone here know how to wrte harmony backup vocals?

Anyone here ever record an acoustic electric guitar direct? Did it come out alright? I'm asking this because I don't own a condensor mic and I don't have an amp specifically designed for an acoustic-electric guitars.

Ok, I'll go ahead and tell you, I'm a moron, so if you're ofended by stupidity, don't read any more of this. I'm trying to grasp the concept of a "q" on a parametric eq. Once I enter the frequency on a band, if I turn the "q" all the way to the left, every frequency above that frequency is...

What some good, cheap, Active near-field monitors? Right now I'm using computer speakers, so anything is basically an upgrade.

What the heck does that mean? Does that mean the synhesizer only has 16 instruments to choose from?

Do you take all your songs, put them on one really long track, and give it all the same EQ?

I've managed to save up a few bucks and I'm looking to buy a new piece of equipment to add to my makeshift basemement studio to enhance my sound, but can't decide what I need the most. Here's what I have already: 1. Shure sm-57, mic stand, mic cable, etc. 2. Presonus firebox 3. Cubase LE I've...

What is a Parametric[ is that how you spell it?]Equalizer? How does it differ from a Graphic Equalizer? Is it easier to use than A Graphic Equalizer? If so, what softwares have it, because I suck with a Graphic EQ.

Is it better, when micing a a guitar amp, to place the mic equal distance from the two speakers in my amp, or directly infront of one? Is one speaker bass and one treble, or do they both play the same thing?

This is a really stupid question, but I just wanna make sure. Better safe than sorry, right? If I run my bass through a guitar effect pedal, it won't screw up the pedal, will it?

What is DC[ Direct current I'm assuming?]offset?

Does Cubase LE come with effects like compressor and reverb or do you have to use VST software for that kind of stuff?

I know this is a terrible, but if I wanted to record a whole drum kit with only one mic[ shure sm-57], where the the best position to place it to get a good sound?