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The good, general advice is to go and listen to a bunch, and make the decision with your ears. Now, having said that, there are a few that I personally think are worth looking at in that price range. If you must buy new, then the Event 20/20bas monitors routinely do well in shootouts, and...

Regarding placing monitors on their side... There's a great technical discussion of why NOT to do this on the genelec website. Check it out at http://www.genelec.com/faq/faq21.php as far as placement, with respect to walls, etc, I firmly believe that nobody should be allowed to put speakers...

I'd go with XP just because it is what will be supported longer. Drivers will still be updated for it after manufacturers stop releasing win2k updates. And there's nothing wrong with it. especially after visiting www.musicXP.net , you should be all set. And I disagree with laptoppop, re: XP...

So there are certain canonical uses for the LDC (vox), and the SDC(stereo pairs, overheads, acoustic inst.), based on a lot of people's experience with these mics. Of course, there are no hard and fast rules. My question is in regards to the hybrid Mid Diaphragm Condenser. Examples include...

motowntom, I third the above opinions. The dedicated audio drive should only be used to store and write the audio files. From within Sonar, to to audio options, and the advanced tab. There's an option within for where to write audio to. Select your new drive there. Don't use it for...

There's a pretty good article on this album in this month's EQ magazine, with a sidebar on Tchad Blake. Worth reading... -mg

For me, the argument against building was that when you assemble a system, component for component, versus getting a pre-fab, the assembled system was always more expensive... EXCEPT that I always forgot to add in the OS, and any programs, etc. If you're going to have a system built, these...

To the list of the small diaphragm, don't forget the Rode NT-5's, and the soon-to-come Studio Projects C4's. And one point of correction: the AKG C1000 is more of a mid-diaphragm condenser. (about 3/4", as opposed to about 1/2" for the others). Another mic in this category is the Rode NT-3...

BTW, if you're a really "hands-off" type (which probably doesn't describe too many people here, but anyways), it's worth looking at www.carillonusa.com for systems that are put together, tested, and optimized for you. All you need to do is play! -mg

Just going through "The Thread". Forgot to mention two mics from Harvey: SM57, and an Audix TR40 omni.

I'd say build, but with two caveats: 1) you must not fear getting to know the innards of the computer. You will do things like forget to plug the HD into the motherboard (I did this a few weeks ago), and it will freak you out. 2) you MUST be willing to do your research. Specifically...

Oh yeah, and Harvey, if you've changed anything around since you wrote that, I'd sure be curious. Thanks! -mg

If I remember correctly, in "The Thread", Harvey mentioned that he always had 3 mics at the ready: TLM103, V67G, and SM7. I've been wondering what everyone else here keeps on the stand at all times? For me, it's an NT-3, and a SM57 (my other mics aren't really worthy, and I've only got two...

Just like in the studio, it depends on what mic the singer likes hearing their voice through. If I was bono, and had basically an unlimited choice, I'd pick the one that I like the sound of my voice through. For him, it's a 58 (though I think that I've seen him using a Beta58A wireless in...

Frank P. I always enjoy reading USB-bashing posts! lol! Just wanted to mention a couple of things. 1) Bandwidth IS limited in USB. And all of the manufacturers of USB devices tell you this. If you bought the unit, and expected more than 2in, 2out, you didn't do enough research (admittedly...

LAZI, what version of XP are you running (ie. what service pack upgrade are you up to, if any)? How would you describe the problem you're having? What device are you using? -mg

Bob793, the learning curve on Sonar is steep, especially if you weren't a user of the Cakewalk Pro Audio line beforehand. If you're looking for a good reference, you might want to check out the book entitled "Sonar Power" by Scott Garrigus (sp?). I think that there's a version for Sonar 2...

If you liked that, you might also like this http://www.tascam.com/support/faq/pc_optimize/index.php As far as XP goes, once I got the patch to fix the problems with audio via USB, I've had zero complaints. Heck, I'd even recommend it. -mg

bbkeys, do you mean to say "ocarina"? If so, it's a cool, palm-sized, flute-like instrument. You can find them in a lot of music shops, and while many woodwinds turned up sound similar, the tone is different because the resonance chamber in an ocarina is roughly shaped like a clam. If not...

McFly, most people wouldn't put the word "only" before that description... :-) "So, make like a tree... and get outta here!" Great to see the DVD's finally out. -mg