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The biggest mistake people make is a poor track to begin with. If the track lacks punch and clarity, it is useless to try and beef it up later. Start with a good strong track both in level and clarity of frequencies. Then, once all the tracks are running together, you can go back and add or...

You can buy a small headphone amp. Rolls makes one and Behringer makes one.

Good advice from KingofPain. I bet it might even be a little solid state 15 watter. Even the new 5 watt Marshall tubes are LOUD. I also think its best to use a large diaphragm condenser mic what recording with very low volumes. He was right about the distortion & EQ. You can fix the EQ after the...

Im an old zeppelin fanatic, but in all honesty, to me the 70's production has it weaknesses. I know it was cutting edge at the time, but the 80's and beyond offered so many sonic goodies. If you can excuse the glam metal style, I feel the best recording in the history of the world is "All...

Condensers are sensitive, so you will want to reduce the volume of the amp. If you go for the Marshall tube on 10 sound...forget it. A 57 is the best bet. Personally, I like to record one track louder with the 57, panned hard left, then record another rack in unison at a lower volume with a...

Why not try one of those little amps like a Vox DA5 or a Roland Micro cube? I have used them both and you can get some really good tones out of them. You don't have to have massive volume to get the tone you want.

I LOVE the idea of going line in. No noise, more control. But... I have tried over and over with all kinds of tweaking and plug ins. You simlply cannot get the signal to sound like its coming out of an amp. (IMO) A good ear will notice that right away. I did a recording and tweaked it to...

you could pick up a used computer. I can record tons of tracks on a 2.4ghz comp I got for $200. You'll need a BIG hard drive and at least 500mb .ram Get yourself 1 decent condenser mic. Rokit monitors are good enough to start. I would sell the recorder asap on ebay. Pretty soon, you won't be...

Assuming you have a tight budget to work with, I would suggest Getting a better vocal mic to start with. You don't want to start with a weak signal and try to beef it up. You want to start with a better signal and tweak it DOWN as needed. I use a BLUE "Bluebird" ($300) and a cheap pre ART...

I swear I hear a banjo in there. ;) Tasty. Nice touch.

OK no more posts until after coffee. I didnt mean 32 bit. I meant 64.:o

Getting "that" sound is really an art. It's also a skill. You could have the best set of oil paints available and still not be able to paint a Mona Lisa. Schooling and training cannot help one without the knack for it. Assuming you HAVE the knack, just not the experience, you must do a lot of...

WINDOWS 7 is a 32 bit program. Many programs won't run properly on it because they are 24 bit based.

Just make sure whatever you get can deal with the 32 bit thing. That's Windows 7's dirty little secret.

Just wondering if anybody likes selling music CD's & MP3's on CD Baby?

Perhaps my approach is against the grain, but I don't care to lay down "warm" tracks. The problem is always that a single track changes with the addition of other instruments. Sometimes warm=mud. I prefer to lay down a vocal with a great mic and a basic tube pre that's not overdriven. Just a...

Thanks, guys! You expect friends to just say "that's great", but I like a site like this where nobody's afraid to "rip it to pieces". It's all about sharpening our skills. So glad I joined HR!

I have Sonar 7 & 2. I always go back to 2 because it's just easier. The sound quality is just as good.

Don't forget the MOST important part... You MUST have a solid tone in the track. Some basses just plain sound crappy and even the best plug ins won't fix it. Provided you have a great input tone, I would just use plug ins later to tweak it in. EQ's, BBE maximizers and the PSP vintage tube...

I have a friend who does that stuff. A lot of kids like the strong lyrical songs. This was for a specific group. I just wanted to try something new. I buried the BGV's in that spot on purpose so you could hear the guitar solo. The bass tone started out terrible. I used an active Traben bass and...