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    What do have between your guitar and amp?

    the hard bypass is a crucial thing if you are a tone freak,playing through some nice fat power tubes.if you got an ampeg v4 or a mesa,or even a nice old bassman,there is no need for distortion(depending on what kind you need)but a power soaker,is nice,because a tube amp turned all the way up is...
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    Did the Beatles use compression on bass?

    yeah,but do you really think they would actually compress paul?i mean it was a "playing" thing back then,these days with all the access to every plug in in the world,there is overusage of effects,i mean, i can understand doing mastering compression back then,but,really as many times as i still...
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    Which method of recording guitar

    can i ask a stupid question for a moment?i've been recording electric guitar tracks for the last 3 months,and all i have is an akg c2000b,and a shure sm58,i been using the sm 58 and pleased with it,but EVERYBODY has the *#@**$## sm57,is there really a difference other than the look and...
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    simple questions

    yeah,tex i did the akg straight through the focusright pre's and i got no hum or noise!!! the problem was i was trying to flavor the vocals through a sh*tty pre amp!!!now the signal is sooooooo much easier to work with!!!!! thanx soooooooo much for the kickass advice!!!!!!!! i owe you a...
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    simple questions

    yeah, i am gonna try running the mic straight through the m box,i thought i might add more warmth by using a tube pre amp,but it is more hassle than it's worth. to respond to the compression thing,unfortunately ther is only threshold and gain,and pretty much share the same knob,how do you say...
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    simple questions

    ok,i got the extension cords so all the computer hardware is neatly put away in the closet,we treated the room with foam and carpeting,we borrowed an art tube/compressor/e.q. preamp.so,why can't i still get a decent vocal track?there is still humming,in the background,the vocals go too...
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    m box questions

    no,not only monitoring,you can't tell unless you look closely at the track while recording,the mute is on while recording,so usually i won't hear it until afterwards,and it is this insane crackling,clicking noise,that clips out.it literally sounds like something is broken.
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    m box questions

    does anyone out there own the m-box?occasionally when tracking instruments there is a loud crackling noise throughout the whole new track,it is a mean nasty sound it actually makes my blood curdle ,i don't stress anymore though i just save the session and close and re-open it,and it's gone,but...
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    backing up protools on a mac g4

    ok we bought another firewire hardrive (60 gigs should be enough for now)but last night my sister copied the whole session onto the hard drive and it is safely put away. today i try to pull up the whole session and every song i wanna listen to says DAE error 9060do the problems never stop?this...
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    backing up protools on a mac g4

    the dat tape system gets to be expensive,although eventually i will be slowly building my own studio(someday)this is my sister's setup,and already we have gone way over budget.i was thinking along the lines of $150 (cheap aren't we?)but i checked out synchronize stuff,and the prices are great,is...
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    backing up protools on a mac g4

    hello i have been away from this site for about a year,i didn't even think the forum existed anymore,(it's harder to navigate)anyhoo i am working with protools le 5.2 n a mac g4,by way of the new (very fragile) m box.forgive me,i am a novice with all of this.i need to back up these songs...
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    transfer to wav or mp3's?

    i am receiving a slow old computer as a gift,but i want to get my work out there on the internet,make it accessible to all people,donthaknow?:p :p
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    transfer to wav or mp3's?

    the songs are currently unmixed on the100 mb zip discs.i recently purchased a sony datman and as of late i have been mixing the songs onto dat (seems there is a lot of space on those little tapes).but , before that,i was going straight out of my br-8 using the optical cable right into my...
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    transfer to wav or mp3's?

    :D :) ;) :p :rolleyes: excellent,now it's just up to me to figure out what the#$#%^*)*(&(*^ they are talking about!!!!thank you soooooooooooooooo much,this is so awesome!! oh,by the way,has anyone done this before?one of the first things it says is that it only transfers the music ,not...
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    transfer to wav or mp3's?

    ok i am a bit confused .can you cut and paste me the link or email it to me ?i do have a drum machine sequenced thru the midi master ,but as a finished product,i have 1 and 2 as stereo drums recorded,so i dont think that would be a problem please write me or respond asap,i wanna get up and...
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    transfer to wav or mp3's?

    for the last 2 years i have been using the boss br-8(digital multi-tracker)all the data is stored on a 100 mb zip drive.i have read this"br-8 manifesto"on-line,where the author explains that you can actually use the zip disc as storage space through the actual zip drive on the computer(contrary...
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    transfer to wav or mp3's?

    for the last 2 years i have been using the boss br-8(digital multi-tracker)all the data is stored on a 100 mb zip drive.i have read this"br-8 manifesto"on-line,where the author explains that you can actually use the zip disc as storage space through the actual zip drive on the computer(contrary...
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    transfer to wav or mp3's?

    transfer to wav or mp3's? for the last 2 years i have been using the boss br-8(digital multi-tracker)all the data is stored on a 100 mb zip drive.i have read this"br-8 manifesto"on-line,where the author explains that you can actually use the zip disc as storage space through the actual zip...
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    transfer to wav or mp3's?

    for the last 2 years i have been using the boss br-8(digital multi-tracker)all the data is stored on a 100 mb zip drive.i have read this"br-8 manifesto"on-line,where the author explains that you can actually use the zip disc as storage space through the actual zip drive on the computer(contrary...
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    BR-8 + DR-202??'s!!

    yeah plenty of tips too many to list unless you get specific, e-mail me and let me know what you are trying to do.or just post it here.i have a br-8 and a dr-5,although i do want the dr-202 ,'cause i need a few of the old school sounds available on yours. hook up the dr-202 by way of midi just...
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