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    Interface-soundcard question?

    I am looking to buy a simple usb/firewire interface so ican record guitar direct to my pc. My question is this........ will the sound quality be good if i just leave my stock soundcard in the pc?? I have p4 2.9 processor, 512mb ram, but its just the souncard that it comes with, the typical...
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    Help........Any BPM analyzer out there???

    not sure if there is something out there for this, but is there any kind of plugin that analyzes BPM in real time?? I notice that some of the songs i have recorded start out at a pretty good pace, but by the end of it, it seems that we have slowed down a bit. A BPM analyzer type of thing would...
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    Speakin of RMS.........

    Can anybody recommend a free RMS meter plugin that displays the level in numbers and not just lighting up meters?? :confused:
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    EQ or Flat?

    not sure if this has been posted, couldnt find anything. When i mix my songs, should i master it to include all the EQ levels so i wouldnt have to use eq when playing back on other systems? in other words, the song would sound just like i like it on any system by putting the system's EQ at a...
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    Tascam vs Fostex vs Yamah, again

    ok.......i posted this similar thread in the fostex forum, as i am soon gonna upgrade my fostex mr8 to probably a fostex vf160ex, tascam 2488, or yamaha aw1600. Ive seen some reviews on the tascam and they seem to say that it doesnt last long before it needs to go into a shop. Whats the honest...
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    Need help with multitracking

    i am having trouble multitracking with my fostex that only records a max of 2 simultaneous inputs. I do rockabilly music which consists of upright bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar and vocals. I have been doing electric guitar and vocals at the same time and then go back and do acoustic and...
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    need help finding 31 band eq plugin

    anybody know where i can get a free one?? all the sites mostly have 7-10 band eq. thanks guys!
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    getting volume to commercial cd levels?

    how is the best way to get your songs to cd quality volume without it being poor quality?? I use Magix Music Studio to mix and master individual wav files that i record to a fostex mr8. Any advice will help regarding volume?? thanks guys
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    Question on what steps come first?

    for my music, which is rockabilly, i usually dont use more than 8 tracks. I use Magix Music studio as my mixing/mastering software. Should I get the mix of the individual tracks down, and then covert that mix to stereo wav, and then go back and master that wav seperately?? I usually just mix and...
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    free vintage/analog plug in??

    does anybody know where i can find a free or demo version of a good vintage/analog plug in? i'm trying to get that old 1950's sun records type of sound for my music. thanks
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    any tips with Magix Music Maker??

    anybody know where i can find some good FAQ or tips/tricks for magix music maker??
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    Phonic mixers???

    has anybody heard anything on these Phonic firewire mixers??? they seem interesting as you can record up to however many inputs the mixer has (16,24,etc) simultaneously by running it to your pc and each channel is output seperately also for even better editing/mixing capabilities. They look alot...
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    the truth on vf160ex?

    alright guys........i've seen alot of reviews on this machine and i see a few complaints of hard drive crashing, freezing, etc....... and also problems when trying to transfer each individual track as a wav file to pc for editing. Now i am seriously considering retiring my MR8 and buying one of...
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    need help with mixer to mr8

    i have a yamaha mg8/2fx mixer and when i connected it to my fostex mr8, the sound was almost gone. Like it lost everything in the mixer to mr8 transfer process? i ran the yamaha "rec out" output to the mr8's 2 line inputs. Since the yamaha "rec out" uses an RCA typle connection and the mr8 line...
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    cant play too well when standing

    anybody have any advice on how to play better while standing?? i usually sit and play guitar, and seems alot easier probably because i can see the strings i need to pick. Oh yeah, thats the key right there, i play lead rockabilly guitar which is mostly single note picking and that is why i find...
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    Guitar amp straight to mixer?

    Can somebody tell me if this is safe? I have a small fender amp. I plug my guitar into the amp and then plug my amp directly into my mixer which automatically shuts off the amp speaker and my sound comes out the monitor speakers connected to my mixer. I do this because i love the fender reverb...
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    Quick advice on Alesis mixers

    ok........i been trying to decide on a budget mixer with effects that would be of some quality for small, garage size gigging. I think most people dont like Behringer..........but i am leaning towards Alesis?? I know yamaha is good, but my local store doesnt have any in stock. Opinions/advice...
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    Nady vs Yamaha?

    i am thinking of returning my Yamaha mw10 usb mixer and getting probably a Nady powered mixer or maybe even a behringer powered mixer? The yamaha sound quality is great, it just didnt do what i thought it would as far as a computer recording interface, so i will just get a mixer for live...
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    Need advice on setting up small PA system

    so i have a yamaha usb m10 mixer. I didnt find much use for it as a pc recording interface, but i do like it as a live mixer. I want to set up a small PA system for garage gigs type of thing. We do rockabilly music, 1950's johnny cash type of thing. We have an upright bass, a vocalist, and of...
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    Yamaha MW10

    i recently purchased a yamaha mw10 usb mixer, but i am planning on returning it. The quality of it is great. Great sounds too, but i was under the impression that it would output each channel as a seperate track on cubase, but it doesnt. So i am wondering if anybody knows a good quality mixer...
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