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They do make digital expansion cards for the other two mackie recorders, but the SDR comes with everything already on it. The SDR comes with 24 analog i/o (on d-sub), and 24 channels of ADAT i/o without having to buy any expansions. I used to use my Mackie with the RME 9652 all the time, but...

JTC, I do know quite a few people. I work in the music industry for a living whether it is at my studio, working at someone else's studio, or mixing live. I work anywhere form 20 to 100 hours a week depending on how I feel and how busy things are. As a result, I meet LOTS of different people...

Getting a laptop with xp on it should do the trick. You could also snag a ahrd drive, put it in the Mackie's removable bay, transfer the files to that, and then pop it in another external bay and transfer it there as well. That would probably still equate to MUCH less time then using the...

Generally speaking Peavey is budget gear. Like mentioned above though, it definately rides the top end of what else is available in that same category. Peavey stuff never seems to sound as nice as alot of the nicer offerings out there, but it is typically built pretty well. As for the AMR...

I rep for a local builder here in my hometown who makes handmade guitars, and custom patented bass bridges. The bridges definately add sustain over ANY other bridge I have ever heard or that we have tested. They run about $120 a piece. Feel free to send me a PM if you are interested in more...

What if you have 24 tracks to transfer though?

PM sent concerning the tripler (since I have one of George Lynches old amps!)

Personally, I would go with the 604's on Toms. Currently in stock between my studio and my live rigs I have 604's, PG56's, beta56's, beta98's, 421's, Karma K-Micro's, vintage EV 408's, and have gotten rid of my D1's, D2's and D3's. Of all of those, the K-Micros are certainly the cheapest, and...

In your metronome setup screen, make sure their is an output designated for your metronome whether it is the audio click, or the midi output. Personally, I hate the audio click. When I use the Cubase metronome, I assign it midi to the LM7 vsti that comes with Cubase. I assign the metronome to...

Mackie seems to have stopped supporting the SDR and their other 24 track hard disc recorders some time ago so I am betting that like mentioned above their may be no Vista driver, but i could be wrong. That being said, if it were me, I would not want to conenct it through USB anyhow since the...

Massive makes a good suggestion here. What is your purpose for getting a compressor. If just trying to keep your levels from clipping, simply to turn them down to a proper level and get better sound from your preamp and converter, save the money, and thank us later. Generally speaking that is...

A different tube may radically change the sound of the VLA, especially if it has one of the newer crappy tubes to hit the market. I have been collecting a fairly large cache of older tubes (both preamp and power amp, some of which may be going up for sale soon since I have more than I will...

Personally, I am not too ond of the newer Focusrite blue series stuff. That could be because I like the older models which in my opinion sound much better though. I like the UA stuff I have used, but it would definately not be my primary or " go to" preamp. The UA tube stuff I have used has a...

I bought one of these about 9 months or so ago. I was pretty surprised with how they sounded. To try them out I threw them in a live mic pack at a club I had a live system at just to give them a run. They don't sound at all like any of the mics I have ever used on drums in the past. To date...

Tracking to tape, then bouncing into a DAW and mixing through a console from the DAW to either tape or back to the DAW is still a very common method and in my opinion the best method (assuming all of the outboard including the console are good).

Abbey Road used to have an EMI console as well as some Helios stuff.

Actually, I would definately not open it up yet since you said you just got the mic a couple of months ago. I would give Karma a call first.

As far as the pendulum goes, I would give serious consideration to a quartet channel strip. The preamp in it sounds great, the EQ, is beautiful, and the compressor works very well. The build on them is excellent as well. The Crane Song stuff is also a great option. If it were me, I would...

I took a look at the mic pre chart linked to above. Having used most of those preamps on those list on multiple occasions, I see things quite a bit differently then how that list shows things. Personally, the Avalon 737 at least is not a preamp I would consider to be clean. To place it right...

For me this decision is always made by a combination of things. First, are you completely sure you want or need the effects? If yes, then you may want to track with the effects. If no, then definately wait until mixing to apply effects. Second, can you DAW software provide you with the...