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EZ CD Audio Converter free is the software I usually use for burning CDs and DVDs these days. I don't know what it's metadata tools are like these days, but worst-case scenario, you could use Reaper to render a CUE/BIN file and burn that

What channels you're using on the mixing board don't really affect anything on the Reaper side if the board isn't connected directly to the computer anyway. Whatever you're sending to inputs 3 and 4 of the focusrite will be what Reaper sees on inputs 3 and 4. So if you want to isolate the drums...

The drummer in my psychedelic band sometimes uses her e-kit for road gigs. It is way more compact once you've gotten it broken down and loaded up, but you're right that her setup and teardown takes ages when she uses it. She's a soft-handed drummer too, so damage to the kit from playing isn't...

Ah, mine's the nitro, which has the plastic frame. A larger, stronger frame and a more robust kick pedal would address most of my pain points with it.

I've got an Alesis mesh kit; I can't really recommend it. The mesh pads do feel pretty good; they bounce nicely. It's also nicely modular. The main technology is very simple, so it's easy to swap out individual pieces as you need to (e.g. I have a Rockband cymbal on the cymbal 2 plug, and for a...

Looks like it. This looks a lot like an updated version of the ReWire functionality that reaper has had for over a decade now. So that's pretty cool that they're working with the other companies to improve this functionality. I used to use ReWire to embed Vocaloid projects in Reaper a looong...

I've owned a couple similar headphone amps, and mixing inputs is not the usual use-case, no. They've all had a switch so that the listener switches between the two input sources. This is the first I've seen one with individual pan knobs for each input tho. That's interesting

Comparing the versions back to back, I'd presume that you only need to credit Wilson if you use elements that are distinct to his arrangement. If you use the Beach Boys' harmonies and instrumentation, then you're covering their cover of the original song, so it makes sense that you'd be...

This. 30 watts solid state is a bedroom practice amp. 30 watts tube is a gigging amp.

That seems light for a 350 cap room by itself, but as Rob said, most venues will be able to mic it and run it through the PA

Probably you cannot install the sound card into your laptop, no. You probably don't have space in the frame of the laptop to mount the card, let alone a PCI slot to spare. But there are a ton of USB audio interfaces that would be equivalent. The 24/96 is essentially an audio interface without...

There are a number of solutions. The simplest is to open the FX panel, type in "pitch", and pick the pitch-shifting fx that gives you the best results. As Random dude said, moving a whole octave will get you bad results no matter which option you choose. A slightly more-natural sounding option...

Cool! If you've got the VSTi on the track with the midi, just render it using one of the processes described above, and you'll be good. (One of the great strengths but also potential sources of frustration in Reaper is that there are usually 3 different ways to do anything, and you just have to...

Sort of yes and sort of no. "No" in the sense that midi doesn't actually contain any audio information. It's mostly just a series of pitches and velocities and needs to be run through a virtual instrument of some sort to actually make sounds. Reaper has the built-in ReaSynth fx, which can be...

Phase cancellation can be a real issue with bass, and if you're mixing to resemble old-school vinyl bass pretty much has to be dead center. So what I might recommend is actually recording with two mics but then picking one instead of mixing them and putting it center. That said, when I've...

This is really the simplest and most effective solution. I don't know how far I'd trust a $25 amazon interface. But a $50 MAudio from Springwater will certainly work.

What DAW are you using? They almost all have a built-in "reverse" effect or tool. In Reaper, you right click and click "Reverse items as new take" In Audacity, you highlight the section and go to Effect > Reverse Other DAWs should have an equivalent.

I mostly do my pedals as physical pedals. I think the important distinction is going to be your workflow tho. If you're recording actual amplifiers, using virtual pedals complicates things because then you have to start thinking about re-amping and the more complicated gain staging that comes...

The phasing sounds like it's an artifact of the extraction process. The actual guitar track probably doesn't have that unless it's coming from a side-chain compressor From your sample, you have waaaay too much distortion on the leads. Billy was probably playing clean or just the lead channel on...

"Mastering" just means preparing the mixed recording for final release in whatever context. Sure, if you aren't going to release the album as vinyl, mastering for vinyl is a pointless waste of time and money. But if you're going to release a CD, matching the volumes of the various tracks and...