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I was looking into buying a Line6 POD for some direct recording. I am not happy in the least bit with my SM-57 pointed at my fender Bassman. Way too muddy and I just can't get it right. Can the POD be plugged directly into my interface without an amp and still have sufficient volume? I've...

I have a couple of tracks I would like to lay down, but I have a problem. Most of my guitar parts are written with clean tone, and I don't want all the parts to sound muddy when I record them or play them live. What can I do with the parts to make them sound seperate (without going overboard...

Would an item like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/YAMAHA-DD-20-DIGITAL-ELECTRONIC-DRUM-SET-NICE_W0QQitemZ7414329740QQcategoryZ38069QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem be suitable for recording a basic drum track. Not this item specifically, but a little drum machine like this one. I plan on putting a Shure 57...

Anyone care to critique my first tune? It's called Enough Time. I would LOVE suggestions. Be mean, be ruthless, be picky, be honest. There's another one up there, but it's not done...so ignore it. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=481924 I appreciate it! Thom

I have a little issue: I have this tune that has 3 seperate (sometimes 4) guitar parts going at one time. They're all single notes, but I want them to all be heard very clearly. I was wondering what I can do with my EQ to make these parts not all run together creating mud. I want the...

Hey guys! Have a quick question: Is there any way to trigger the built in drum sounds in my Sonar 4 Producer addition using a trigger drum pad to record "live" drums while laying down my song? If there is, assume I know nothing about electronic drums, and please explain. I appreciate it!

Hey guys, I'm looking for an electronic drum set up to provide me with the very basics...snare, tom and cymbols. I want nothing fancy, and all I'm going to use them for is recording. My budget is around 500. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Hey dudes, I need some help here. There is this little 40 second clip of a song I'm working on on my website that I put up. It's called backwardsincomplete. I have NO idea where to go next with this, and was wondering if anyone had any advice? Maybe an idea of a new direction or something...

words and lyrics are not songs. Music is songs. Sometimes I think people get the two mixed up. Just because you write lyrics, doesn't make you a songwriter, no? Maybe I'm wrong though.

This is the first song I've ever written. i completed it a couple of days ago, but now I'm having second thoughts. It was also my first attempt at home recording, but I would just like some advice on the song structure and other song related topics. If anyone has anything, please share...

Situation: I'm getting into home recording. I am not good at the drums, but need them for my songs. I live in an apartment, so getting an acoustic drum set isn't very realistic. I want to look into an electronic drum set simply to add basic beats to my songs, but I want to play them all...

Howdy. I new to drum recording, but I was wondering how realistic I could get an electric drum set to sound? Obviously I would want it to sound as close to acoustic as possible, but I simply dont know anything about this. I'm looking to spend about 500 on the set. Is that reasonable? Any...

I finished this song a little while ago. The very first one, but feel free to not be nice if it isn't listenable, or I'll never know. Thanks guys! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=481924 Thom

I'm posting this question again because no one responded the last time. I have a laptop with a USB port and an Express port. I wanted to know if there was an adapter to set up a PCI audio interface to either the USB or EXPRESS? Also, if there are any suggestions for a good PCI audio interface...

I'm trying to get started building a studio, and I've got about a 800 dollar budget. I'm looking into a decent audio interface, but all I have on my laptop is a USB and and EXPRESS port. Are there any decent audio interfaces with USB? I want to get a Firewire, but I don't know if there is an...

I'm looking to starting a studio in my spare room. I've got a Dell Inspiron laptop with 60 G. I've got amps, guitars, and I bought Sonar 4 Producer edition. I have a M Audio Fast Track for my interface, but the gain on the it way too low, and I'm unhappy with it. I now have 800$ to spend. I...

New to the forum, and I was wondering what advantages there are to having an external mixer like the Tascam 428 over the mixing utilities that came with my Sonar 4 Producer? I've seen some postings that rave over having the actual "feel" of mixing, but if I'm not interested in that, is it...

New to the forum, and I was wondering what advantages there are to having an external mixer like the Tascam 428 over the mixing utilities that came with my Sonar 4 Producer? I've seen some postings that rave over having the actual "feel" of mixing, but if I'm not interested in that, is it...