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Hi all I am working in a studio where the engineer mixes from analogue tape to DAT. He will then transfer the best mix to his laptop to do the mastering/burn the final master CD. Occasionally I will want to take away a mix (on CD) first to transfer to my home PC and do some edits (nothing...

The studio I am using mixes onto DAT, and I am looking to buy my own DAT machine to take away the tapes to transfer the mixes onto my home PC for editing. It has to be good enough to trust for this transferral. I'm looking at buying a second hand AIWA XD-S1100. Anyone with any experience of...

I'm planning to record a song using both my 4-track and Cubase, mainly because my piano is downstairs and it will be easier to record onto the 4-track and then transfer the results onto my PC. I have a Mackie mixer - should I use this to boost the signal at any point (i.e. between mic and...

My PC (in every recording software I use) has started to record everything in mono for no apparent reason. For example, when I feed a stereo lead into the soundcard when recording the output from my amplifier, I hear stereo through the PC speakers, but the recording turns it into a mono version...

I am mixing down some tapes from my old 4 track onto one stereo track in Cubase. However, it will only record anything that is being sent to the left channel on the 4 track. As soon as I pan everything right, the signal decreases in volume and then disappears. I am sure this will happen whatever...

The last time I did some recordings the bass was recorded live, in the same room as the drummer, with the amp miked up. In the new studio I am planning to use, the engineer is talking about DI 'ing the bass straight into the desk in the control booth (while playing in sync with the drummer who...

I am hoping to have my recordings pressed on vinyl. Can anyone recommend a good pressing company? I am in the UK but would consider a company based anywhere in the world. Any general tips/advice from those who have had their music pressed on vinyl (particularly album-length) would also be...

Hi I want to improvise against a drum loop I have created on a previous track (in Cubase). How do I make the drum loop automatically duplicate itself on its own track? Surely there is a way to do this without manually duplicating it before recording?

Hi there, I hope someone can help me out on this... I record onto Track 1, then wish to record something onto Track 2 while listening to Track 1 (vocals onto rhythm guitar, for example). However, Track 2 not only records my vocals, but it also records a duplicate of Track 1. I cannot get Track...

Hi all I have very crappy little ball-like speakers attched to my PC and as I'm starting to use my computer for serious recording I reckon it's time to have the sound coming through proper speakers for monitoring. Can anyone give me any advice about how what kind of speakers to use, and how...

Hi all I am about to arrange some string parts for a song of mine. My usual method of doing this is to sit at my PC with my guitar and write the parts onto Sibelius while I play along to it. However, to ease the process, is there a way of me synching-up a recording of the song I'm working on (in...

Hi. I have recently started using Cubase and I've encountered a problem that has never happened before. I record one track (drums) and when I come to record another, track 2 duplicates the previous drum track on it. It does record what I'm about to record on track 2, but insists on copying over...