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where should compression occur in the reording process? on the original track, or on the whole mix at mixdown? i am recording flutes - should i compress or just limit them? i have an alesis nano-compressor - is it useable, or is it so crummy that i should just not use it at all? if i should...

are the audio files on a commercial music CD *.wav files? when you burn a CD-R with your computer, are you just copying the *.wav files from your hdd to the cd-r? when you use a stand-alone CD-R, like the phillips units, is it making *wav files out of the analog audio you are inputting to it?

can i mix down from my 4-track straight to CD-R (without going through a computer) using something like the phillips cdr765 (the dual-well cd recorder)? is this just like mixing to a DAT? is the signal converted to a *.wav file on the cd-r? is a mix on a cd-r just as acceptable to a mastering...

(this is cross-posted under computer recording) i am going to do some experimenting with multitracking on my computer to see if that is the way i want to go in the future. i have played with the demo versions of cakewalk pro 8, and home studio 8. now i see version 9 is out there. on ebay, i can...

i am going to do some experimenting with multitracking on my computer to see if that is the way i want to go in the future. i have played with the demo versions of cakewalk pro 8, and home studio 8. now i see version 9 is out there. on ebay, i can get older versions, like pro 7 and homestudio...

so, all i hear from most others is that the tape medium is all but dead, and that to be serious, we all should switch to digital. but when i read the forums about digital, they all sound like a bunch of gear-heads who seem to have endless problems in ripping to cd, weird software and hardware...

what's the difference between the 840 and the 840EX, and is it worth the money to get the new EX ($1000) instead of a used 840 (about $500)? i have a nice IBM laptop - should i not bother with the roland at all, and just use Cakewalk on my laptop? (i tried the demo version of cakewalk, and...

anybody out there using a lexicon lxp-1, lxp-5, or lxp-15? are these units better than the mpx-100 (which i have used and am not satisfied with)? what is the current value of those units? the lxp-1 and 5 use 16-bit conversion, which shouldnt be as good as 18 or 20-bit, so if they are better...

until i can get the money together to buy a new reverb, i am stuck using my little alesis nanoverb. it is an 18-bit unit, but is not nearly as transparent as the big lexicons. how can i best use this reverb? should i put a little on when tracking and a little more when mixing to give it a bit...

i am using a yamaha mt4x for multitracking small acoustic ensembles. it is a familiar and comfortable format, but i am aware of its drawbacks. i have been investigating alternatives, including minidisc, stand-alone hard-disc recorders, ADAT, and home-computer software-based systems. i have...

what is the least expensive reverb unit that can actually deliver studio-quality? i can hear an amazing difference in the quality of the reverb on a james galway recording than i can get out of my alesis nanoverb. is the $300 lexicon adequate? other than a good reverb, should i use a BBE...

my studio is a single large room. i must record a flute quartet performing pieces that must be played in an ensemble setting (live, all four parts at once so they can see each other as they do accelerandos and ritards, etc). since the pieces are difficult, i need to multitrack to allow for...