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    How do you pan different drums left/right when using mixer??

    Well, if you're using 8 mics with only four tracks, what you would want to do is pan the drums the way you want them and set their levels relative to each other. You'll then have to record from the mains outs, or maybe tape outs; in other words a stereo output. That will give you a stereo drum...
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    How hot is too hot?

    I usually let peaks hit -3 to -1, and continuous audio somewhere between -12 and -6. Thats plenty hot for me im limited to those numbers by the leds on my motu, but that should be specific enough
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    Mixing on Mackie HR-824's????

    the room specific settings are described right on the back of the speakers in those diagrams, i dont think your distance from the monitors affects those settings
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    hard drive runs better in slave mode??

    i dont know why that specifically would happen, but I do know that its probably a better idea to have each drive on a different ide channel. From what I understand, and heard on overclockersclub.com, only one device per channel can be accessed at any instant. So the two drives can not be...
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    RNP Extravaganza

    its works for me if I copy and paste it into window media player's open url box Cool song so far
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    How do you tune a sitar?

    A friend of mine just bought sitar, I guess he just thought it would be funny, because he doesnt play sitar or guitar or any instrument for that matter. Does anyone know anything about string/tuning them, I told him that I could probably help just from what I know about music, even if all the...
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    Getting something off my chest.

    I like how you say Sometimes I find that i can make a mix match something else pretty darn close and it wont sound half as good than if I just sit back and try to make it sound "good." If the drummer isnt WHACKING the kick drum it doesnt sound good :cool:
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    What am I doing wrong here?

    I may be misunderstanding you, but are you outputting your metronome to the mixer and then recording from the tape outs? If this is the case than you are not only recording the instrument that you are playing but you are also recording the metronome again, that may be your problem. If this is...
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    Quick vocal question...

    in that case you would just have twice the volume, this is the last possibility I can think of, When he was tracking "for real" I would guess he had a different approach to the mic than if he was freestyling. My guess would be that if he was freestyling he might have had a slightly off-axis...
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    custom built pc vs. ready made pc

    Its extremely easy to get exactly what you want for much less if you build yourself, so usually that is that better option. The only reason to go store bought is if you are afraid of the whole building a computer process in which case you can draw up a list of parts and have the computer store...
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    second hard drive

    yes, the computer sees that drive as a firewire device first, and then a hard drive, just as it sees internal cd-roms and hard drives as ide devices first
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    need to decide between three things

    $3,600 sounds like you should get a "really good 1 channel preamp" im not sure what that means to you, and I dont know your budget, but i would guess that any multi-channel pre that costs about the same as a relatively inexpensive single channel pre isnt gonna due much better than the mackie...
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    recording/music theory type question

    sonusman - after thinking this through, i definitely agree that 44.1 is way to low, I had always figured just cut if off where we cant here it anymore. But then some said the anti aliasing filters were so close to the audible range that they caused 44.1 to sound bad. But now, the effect of those...
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    Quick vocal question...

    oo, i see what you're saying, i thought you wanted to get the jay-z doubled up sound The only explanation I can think of is that in a relaxed state, I.E. it was a freestyle that wasnt supposed to be kept, your friend was able to rap *better* if he was rapping more confidently there would be a...
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    In what order do I typically compress/EQ/pan????

    1.) pan and volume 2.) eq or compression 3.) whichever one you didnt do in step 2 if needed 4.) reverb, delay and any weird stuff you might use that is a VERY BASIC outline, certaintly not a list of commandments, eq and compression are more or less intechangeable, its just that eq and...
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    Backing up & Managing your files on PC

    that link doesnt seem to do anything, try this http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=296900
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    Backing up & Managing your files on PC

    sure, http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=property&DEPA=1
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    Running an amp at Max??

    I was wondering about this before, I have hr824 which have there own amps, pretty big ones, they have no volume control, so they always run full out, the only control they have is a small nob on the back that you need to adjust with a screw driver, but all that does is lower the input signal...
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    What's the WORST thing...

    actually the worst thing that ever happened to me, is that while tracking in sonar after a couple of guitar tracks without saving, windows xp pulled one of those, "sonar must close now, whould you like to send all of you personal information back to the mothership?"
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    What's the WORST thing...

    (analog is better)
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