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What is mastering? How essential is it? Is the purpose simply to have another fresh set of ears on different monitors evaluate the mix? Or is specialized equipment required? (Can I do it in CEP?) There is no way we can currently afford a professional mastering house. (11 songs running 35:25...

I am currently using a TB Santa Cruz to record on my WinXP system. The recordings have been gradually getting noisier, so time to upgrade. I'd like to get a USB external audio device so I can use it with either the desktop or laptop (IBM Thinkpad T40). It doesn't need MIDI as I have a separate...

I want to record* some samples to sequence in MIDI for instruments not included in the General MIDI set (dobro, veena, slide guitar, mandolin) and instruments played in non-customary ways. How do I do this? My soundcard is TBS Santa Cruz**. OS is WinXP Pro. Vienna Soundfont Studio appears to...

My band has been recording with a computer for nearly 6 months and have generated 10GB of data (we use MIDI, a software drum machine, and multitrack in CoolEdit Pro). I have done very occasional back to CDR but that's cumbersome for this much data (therefore I don't do it enough to be useful)...

I recently got a Studio Projects B1 (much improved sound over my previous Nady SP5) but the thread of the included mic clip doesn't fit on the 5/8" flange of my microphone stands. Is there a way to adapt between the two? thanks Sathyan http://inkmusic.com

I'd like to buy a cheap mandolin for live and recording purposes. Interested in doing bluegrass and country. I currently play fiddle (and will continue to do so primarily). We also have dobro and bass players. 1. Acoustic vs acoustic/electric Will an a/e have worse acoustic performance? Can I...

I know it will never be as good as the real thing but what EQ settings would you recommend to make an electric bass guitar (using DI) sound like an acoustic double bass. if it matters the genre of the song is country/bluegrass

I'm looking for recommendations for a metronome to be used while recording. It must be able to handle common time signatures (4/4,2/2,2/4,3/4,6/8). Are there that flash on beats (and differently for the downbeat)?

I've been using a Nady SP-5 ($8) dynamic with my violin and the sound I'm getting is too thin and a bit uninteresting. Gain is insufficient so I've been close-micing - so no room acoustics. If there is to be coloration, I prefer a warm sound. I will use this with a tube mic pre/limiter (does...

What is a good microphone for recording a bass guitar amp? I was think of getting Shure SM57 but the freqency response is decidedly non-flat in the lower bass range. thanks sathyan http://inkmusic.org

I've been recording with a pair of Nady SP5 unidirectional dynamic mics into a Yamaha mixer. Editing and mixing is done in CoolEdit Pro. The final mix is created for two purposes (1) distribution by MP3 and (2) a possible demo. Therefore, audiophile quality is not needed but I want a warmer...

I've been using Hammerhead for sequencing beats and while it has worked for most of my songs I'm running into a few limitations: 1. 3/4 patterns require major editing of the streamed pattern (haven't done it successfully yet) 2. its limited to 16th notes so I cannot do triplets effectively 3...

I tried hooking up the elect. bass into my mixing console (Yamaha). Going direct from the bass into the 1/4" line input was too low a level..to be useable (barely audible at 100% gain). The bass amp has a "line out" but doesn't appear to be working properly (level is even lower than direct). Is...

is there a microphone holder that screws onto a 5/8" flange thread which can hold two microphones pointing in opposite directions? thanks

There is a loud buzzing sound emenating from the bass amp. Its sort of annoying during practice but worse on recordings as the microphone is picking it up. What may be the cause? How to eliminate the buzzing? The amp is plugged directly into the wall, could an EMI/RFI filter like the Panamax...

I've been playing acoustic violins for 16 years and was thinking of giving an electric a try for fusion-type sounds with techno, pop/rock, and jazz. Here are some of my favourite electric violin artists: Vanessa-Mae: http://www.vanessa-mae.com/frameset1.html Bond...

If you couldn't afford even the cheapest active monitor ($200) , how would you do monitoring: 1. Grado headphones (freq. response 20Hz-20kHz) or 2. home stereo (Onkyo amplification, speakers freq. response 28Hz to 20kHz) The two performers need to be monitoring the mix, so if headphones are...

What microphone would you recommend for a violin (down to 196 Hz) and viola (down to 130 Hz)? I have asked this question elsewhere (w/o giving a budget) and been recommended a $200 AKG. I can't afford that. Something around the cost of a SM57 would be doable. With this extreme budgetary...

We've come up with a name for our band. I've registered an account under that name at Nowhere Radio but at MP3.com the name was already taken. The name being used is a dictionary word. I'm just wondering whether others using that name - actually there are a few using that name - could sue us...

My bandmates and I unfortunately have busy schedules in activities other than music so we don't get to practice enough. We'd like to tape record the practice sessions we do so each can practice individually. At this point we have very little equipment so will need recommendations (NOTE this is...