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I was or am on the verge of purchasing the UAD-1 except for the fact that a guitar center employee did not know what he was talking about and gave me the wrong price. When he discovered the error, he tried to claim the product was discontinued. Assuming all works out as I am sure it will, I must...

Try looking for a used Kawai MP9000. They have replaced the model with the 9500 however I do not think the 9500 ever took off. In any event, despite its lack of popularity, it has one of the best piano feels on the market. In fact, there was an article in Keyboard some time ago, or possibly one...

I believe Groove tubes makes a passive DI. Has anybody ever used this one and if so, how does it rate?

If ever there was an area that is subject to personal taste, this is it. For me, I need both weighted and synth action for different reasons. When I play piano, I must have as close a piano feel as possible. For that reason I purchased a Kawai MP9000. I simply love the feel. I also recall an...

OF COURSE, the question really is what does the SNR number really mean. .0 SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIOS It is our recommendation that all audio systems be run at a maximum "nominal O VU" audio voltage amplitude of +4 dBu. As mentioned before, with ± 15 volt power supplies most op-amps will clip...

Correction it is greater than 82 dB. Just double checked. But the rest applies.

I would double check that greater than 82 dB for the SNR, I recall it being less than 82 dB but i could be mistaken. Anyway, rather than blame the gear how about noting that gain staging does not have do to with the chain of devises but rather the relative input/output settings of each device...

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I would think the same questions apply no matter what kind of music you want to make though there are some generalizations such as hip-hop lending itself more to un-real sounds more so than some other styles. But ask yourself if you prefer real instrument sounds or electronic sounds and that...

Would you be crazy even if you don't sell your Rhodes?

Check out the Yamaha O1X ( I think this is the model number but either way it is their control surface that is fairly new) which is a 28 channel mixer and a control surface rolled into one for about $1,500.00 (maybe a bit more). This looks to be a great solution for someone like you. It has the...

What are some of the opinions out there on this instrument?

I remember my first electric piano. Up I was about 15 years old. Up until then I had only had a Farfisa Organ with, get this, an Ampeg B-25 amp. Now, I don't really care that the Farfisa is gone although it would have been novel to have around but that Ampeg B-25 was a kick ass bass amp that I...

Besides making beats myself, I also work with others in a more representative capacity along with my partner. Today I was noticing that in our office we have a desk completely covered with demo CDs of various Rap hopefuls and we both commented how amazing it was that in all of those CDs, in all...

The guy who said that the mpc is much idfferent than Reason is right. Although you can load samples other than drums into the mpc, it is not even in the same category as Reason except that Reason does have a drum module and you can make beats. The main thing about the mpc that many people...

Yep, I am not quite sure what you mean. In unbalanced cable there are two wires, tip and ring. What has to happen to these wires to acheive this. By the way, what I don't understand is how the line level on the Mackie pre-amps seems to be fine but the line level on the UA seems to have the...

Sorry, one more observation. The line input on the preamp is balanced. If the output of the synths and modules are unbalanced, can thes be causing the weak signal.

I would truly appreciate any thoughts or guidance on the configuration of the main part of my studio. The studio is built around a Mackie 24/8 and a MOTU 24 i/o. There are a number of patch bays hooked and a bit of outboard gear wired to the patrch bays and auxillary sends/returns. Here is the...

I can't really give you a comparison to other devices. All I can tell you is my experience. First, having 24 analogue ins and outs is really great. The sound has been fine and I have had almost no problems with it at all. There is really nothing else like it on the market. Also, you can use the...

Try to find a used one. As an alternative, try to find a used Motif. Since Motif just came out with an updated model, there are sure to be some people out there selling their Motif's to update knowing that they cannot get so much for them bot not caring because they have to have the latest...