Search results

:cool:Yo NewTo: Your Alesis drum box has a 1/4 inch plug OUT--insert 1/4 inch plug and go to the INPUT plug of your recording gear. [I'm not familiar with your recorder.] If you're recording into a PC, you may have to get some type of interface to get connected to the RCA plugs, if that is...

:D Yo Myth in the Mile High City: Just a few thoughts about your vocals being muddy: Are you over-using reverb? Are you using a mic pre? A decent mic pre will deliver your vocal with more OmmPH. The Yam I use to record has some mastering algorithms and one real BOOST to sound is the...

:cool:Ahh, Nicole: Yea, verily, the Tascam unit you mention is a decent machine; however, when it first came out, it had some bad reviews, not high quality in some respects. I had two Tascam 488s--still do remastering on songs I recorded on the 488. A very good machine; however, after a while...

:DYo Jeremy: The A7s, two of them, go for 1k--there is no lower price anywhere unless you marry one of the Adam daughters.:eek: And, free shipping usually goes with a purchase of that calibre. My Adam A7s are the 4th pair of monitors and will last me for a very long time. They have all the...

:DYo ZACK: You should be able to get the Yamaha AW1600 for just under 1k. Call Full Compass [free call] ask for Heather Paske; mention, "Ben said to call about...." Ask for the free shipping availability--if one doesn't ask, one doesn't receive. I've bought most of my gear from FC because...

:DYo Boingo:>] Make coffee, huh? Pretty good mod. I don't allow drinks in my studio--too much of a chance some one will spill upon my gear. However, I usually have a Martini close by in the PM hours. Green Hornet:rolleyes:

:DYo B.Muz: If you are referring to the KRK passive 8" monitors, yea, I had a pair which I sold. They were nice to work with but a tad boomy as some of the 8" monitors tend to be in that price range. Before you buy the Mackie boxes, you should check out the Adam A7 actives. They cost 1K no...

Yea, verily: Warble is right about the sounds. The SR16 is a decent box but the Boss 880 has great sounds and about 499 different patches. Plus a bass line to use if you want. And, you can change the keys of the patches. And, write your own sounds if you want to. You should stop at a...

:DYo Mort: For just under 1k, you can get a Yamaha AW1600 multitracker. I use the 2816 and I recently got a 1600. The 1600 will burn a full CD in 9-11 minutes. Much longer with my older 2816. Sound quality is very good on the 1600 as you also get some Mastering Algorithms to try. Learning...

:cool:YES_YES_YOU CAN: For a mere couple of hundred bucks, you can get the AW1600 and it has a very good system of sound reproduction. Although the manual tends to be typical Yamaha=it is a vacuum. [Instead of saying it SUCKS]. But, the 1600 also has a dedicated site for "very" good help with...

:cool:Yo SCOOT: Simply, here is what you will be doing with your ZOOM-HD8. I'm assuming that means you have 8 tracks to work with? First, you record the tracks. You will find it easier to get the "beat" down first. I usually do the drum box and use its base line on ONE track; then, I do...

:DYo Mellow: You can use "cans" for practice. You can also record direct from keyboard to recorder in many instances. Depends on your gear. I can record stuff at 3AM and not bother my condo neighbor. It's all in the cans. However, I do need to "hear" the tracks to mix and master. Happy...

:cool:Yo Glen: ALL DAY today was ugly. Snow, wind, vortices spinning snow and all of this was very conducive to my PM Martini period. But, Spring will get here soon; we already have the robins and they are freezing off their butts. Taxes? Yea, verily. Michigan has them too. But, because...

:cool:And, the toughest job is to make the "client" happy. [Especially the person who pays.] If you work with female vocalists much, you'll know what I mean right away. Any Spring in the air in the Windy Glen? Funny, when it's cold, there are almost no stories of "global warming" on the...

:cool:Yo Anatolyze: Sometimes it's a simple problem. Like, have you checked your cables? If any transfer cables have shorted, you will get noise. When something is all right one day and bad the next day, it is usually something simple. Often I forget to hit the switch for my can amplifier...

:DYo Zoom recorder: Best way to improve your work is to buy an AW1600 by Yamaha. I have owned several recorders from tape to mini-disc-to digital multitrack. The 1600 has "mastering" algorithms built in which can make your CD just as perky as one you buy. In addition, the unit is "not" hard...

:DYo Mellotronic: You can use a regular 1/4 phone plug out from the Boss 880. [I suggest you look into the Boss 880 as it will give you enough presets to keep you busy for a long time.] And, the manual for the 880 is pretty clear. I have a two channel ART MPA and it will take XLR or 1/4...

:DYo Laki+:>] I had the same problem using a Yam AW1600. Found out that I had messed with the panning and had shut-down the left speaker via the unit's signal flow. I know nothing about Cubase; however, if you have diddled with panning on a previous recording, you may have closed the signal...

:cool:Yo Mellowtronic: You can connect a drum machine to most recorders. I'd forget the Alesis though--Look at and listen to, if possible, the Boss 880. The Boss 880 has a gaggle of patches, you can write your own drum beats if you want to, and all of the patches come with a bass line that...

:DYo "Have no idea...." You might try running this question in the Tascam Forum where a quorum might give you a plethora of answers/suggestions. Green Hornet:cool: