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    drum OHs clipping

    Thats your problem .... they shouldn"t be at 0db , they should be at about -18db (thats minus 18db) ...... I have a delta 44 (and a 1010lt) and a couple C2 mics but don"t use a mixer but use standalone Mic preamps instead and I have never had problems with the mic clipping and I don"t use a Pad...
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    drumming 4 non drummers

    Or use a software or hardware based drum machine ...... or maybe e-mail your tracks to a drummer and get him to do the drums and e-mail the tracks back to you .....
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    Beringer B-2 microphone

    It is a True large diaphram condenser mic and sounds okay but it has a pretty brittle high end and not a very pronounced low end so you will probably have to EQ it for best results ..... Cheers
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    USB Microphone for about £40 ($65) for Singing Recording

    If you did want to do it with a single mic then I would go for an Omni-Directional mic as you will get much less proximity effect .....
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    Is this a decent interface?

    I mean if 2 tracks are enough then i"m sure it would be suitable ..... as for getting +48v Phantom from a 5v USB power it uses a DC/DC converter ......
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    Advice on microphone set up

    Make sure you are useing the " MIC " port on your PC and not the " line in" ..... The Mic port will be connected to a shitty mic preamp on your sound card where the Line in port will have a preamp but not with enough gain to amplify a Mic sufficantly ..... It will never sound very good when...
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    Capacitor mic pre amp hiss

    It sounds like it is either your curcuit or your layout/grounding scheme that is causeing the hum or possibly the PSU..... Ive built several Mic preamps with NE5532 "s and they are dead quiet , no noise or hum that is detectable with your ears , even at 56db gain they are dead quiet ..... Do...
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    EMU 0404 USB - Mono input/stereo output??

    Exactly !!! Stereo needs at least 2 tracks ..... If you want one Mic to come out of both speakers just pan your one Mic center .....
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    welllll! my mics sound like crap, do do do.

    Also don"t record a track while listening to another track on your monitors , Use Headphones when Tracking use monitors when Monitoring , you don"t want what is coming out of the monitors to be recorded through the mic .... Cheers
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    Hi , are you running Win XP ?? it seems most stable with XP .... Pitchy ?? I don"t have a...

    Hi , are you running Win XP ?? it seems most stable with XP .... Pitchy ?? I don"t have a problem like that but I mostly record bass/guitar and drums , im not not much of a Vocalist ....... I also don"t use the Mic inputs on the Delta 1010LT , I use a seperate mic preamp unit plugged into the...
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    Help! Recording guitar amp

    What level do you record at ?? Most DAW"s will set the recording level to 0db at default , if you move the recording level down to say -18db you will have a lot more headroom before the DAW clips ... And it is good to set your mic preamp volume fairly low , With a dynamic mic and a loud Cab...
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    Line out Vs. Miking the amp

    I also like to record the whole band at once , what i do is record everyone line out or DI out till you got the Drum takes perfect , then re-record the Guitar and Bass with a Mic then delete the Line in Tracks ..... This way there is no Drum mic bleed but also Mic"d guitar and bass tracks ...
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    Post Hardcore Guitar Mic Placement

    I am personally a fan of stacking multiple guitar tracks ..... I generally do 4+ tracks of each guitar , it just adds a thinckness to the tone ..... I do some EQing , My Guitar amp has a 15 Band Graphic with 4 shelf filters built in which really helps shape the tone but I do very little EQing...
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    What gauge strings?

    I use either 13"s or Baritone strings .... I tune my guitar down 2 notes (so the E is a D ) I also sometimes tune the E (D) to D (C) so I need strings that don"t flop arround ..... Pluss I have really Jumdo fretts on my ESP and the thin strings go out of tune depending on how hard I push the...
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    Which direction should I go in computer based or Studio in a box

    Yes , I am surprised at how much I can do with a shitty PC .... when mixing and mastering I probably have 3 plugins per track with at least 8 tracks pluss a couple on the total mix so about 30 total and haven"t had any problems with skipping or anything , then again I mostly use those free VTS"s...
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    Buying a preamp

    That is also a interface , it connects to your PC Via USB ...... I personally wouldn"t buy something like that , it will record 2 tracks but if you eventually want to expand the number of inputs you will have to buy a whole new unit ..... Pluss the unit is only 16 bit .... I would say buy a...
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    Which direction should I go in computer based or Studio in a box

    Well , I can record 14 tracks at once with effects on each track with a Lowly 2.4ghz celeron D (single core) with 512mb Ram so a Dual core 2ghz laptop should have no problem with 8 tracks .... I use a delta 44 and a Delta 1010lt (14 tracks pluss midi) and have a rack of Mic preamp I build which...
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    Question about cpu cooling and heatsinks

    Slowly rising temps sounds like your heatsink/Fan is starting to get blocked up with Dust , check the fan and the heatsink and make sure there isn"t any Dust covering the fins of the fan or heatsink ..... Dust is the #1 cause of gradual CPU overheating ....... That said I have an OLD Pentum 4...
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    Please review my mix ??

    hey Thanx .... well I know it is monotonus , It was basicly just recording a simple riff so I can work on my Mixing skills , it wasn"t really about the music , just an exercise in mixing ..... yea , I gotta work on the drums , just don"t have a proper bass drum mic so it is hard to get a good...
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    Please review my mix ??

    Hey guys , I just recorded a simple boring song on my very simple setup and was wondering if you folks could take a listen and tell me if I am getting a good sound out of the instruments and if the mix levels are ok , and maybe offer suggestions on how to improve on the sound .... I record on a...
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