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Cheers - that makes a lot of sense. I've tried the M-Audio drivers and the ASIO4ALL drivers, too. Neither have made the latency any better, though. So looks like I'd just be throwing money away on a new USB interface if the current FastTrack won't work properly? Weirdly, if I record using...

Hi again folks, Each to their own, huh? If you're recording acoustic drums at home with mid to low end mics, then that's all good. Seriously, I did it myself for years and really enjoyed that process and learned a lot from it. I then started using midi programmed drum with real cymbals...

I just wrote a very detailed (and long) reply, but then I deleted it because I realised that it all boils down to this: Unless you are (or have access to) a very good drummer, with the best mics and the best recording environment money can buy (which, with respect, not many of us are / have...

can't go wrong with it. Best 8 track I;ve ever used. It's only 16-bit, but if you know how to get the best out of your other equipment, you can still get amazing sounding recordings with it. Then, just transfer to PC via usb to mix / master it all properly.

Ok, got about £100 for a new USB interface. I make indie / rock / folk / country music and record as a 1-man-band, so here's the simple things I need it to cover : - 1 guitar / bass input (TS or (ideally) TRS) - 1 XLR input - 24-bit recording - 1 set of either RCA's output, or (ideally)...

really great. buy it! easy to use and basically the perfect 16-bit digital 8 track!

So if I were to leave my tracks in the digital domain I should mix them down in 24-bit. But if I'm wanting to burn to CD for others to listen to on their (many and varied) home stereo systems I should go with 16-bit? Have I got that right? I did a 16-bit Vs 24-bit mix last night, put both on...

First off, yes, I was referring to the actual samples triggered by the midi score - they're 24-bit. But thanks for prompting me to clear that up. Might as well nip any confusion in the bud. And as for CD vs MP3, I'm with CD's all the way, too! MP3's are geat when you're on the move, but at...

Well this is all very encouraging. I really did think I was going to have to build some kind of vocal booth. But if you (vastly more experienced guys) are saying don't bother, then who am I to argue? It'll save me time - time I can spend in front of the mic, rather than doing hours of...

Ok. This is starting to make sense. So using 24-bit until final mixdown (which should ALWAYS be to 16-bit?) is better because 1) it allows better quality tracking at lower levels, 2) the final mixdown could / should sound more detailed than if everything was recorded in 16 bit, and 3) if the...

Ok. What I'm gettting from you guys, then, is that there is no need for a vocal booth? I have only ever recorded vocals in a very small room (not much bigger than a walk-in closet!) which I thought of as 'my' vocal booth. But now my home studio is situated in a much larger room, with wooden...

ah, but the room I'm using has wooden floors and is a slightly odd 'L' shape. Woudl I not be bestter off using the old duvet-drapes to help deaden the sound?

just me, layering the vocals on top of the recordings

So if it all gets dithered to 16-bit at mixdown, why keep 24-bit before then? I don't usually have any problems with audible clipping so is there any other bonus / reason for using 24-bit?

Hi folks, Ok, I'm about to start recording vocals for my own home-recorded country / folk / rock album. So far I've managed to get great sounding recordings on a very low (almost non-existent) shoe-string budget. Now I thought it'd be a great to consult you guys and see what ingenious ideas...

As an owner / user of this product - how woudl you rate it? I'm interested in getting one, but would rather hear pros / cons from an owner / user than the salesmen.

Hi all, so, my DAW operates with both 16 & 24 bit. I usually record my guitars / bass etc. on my multitrack (16 bit only) then transfer them (via USB) over to the PC where I add those tracks to the 24-bit midi files I have created (synths / drums etc.). I usually convert the midi files to...

Hi, make sure you;re expirting each track as a 16-bit MONO wav. file (not stereo). Also make sure when you've dragged the file across to the DP02 on your PC (making sure you put the file in the DP02's wav folder) that you 'IMPORT' the track into your current song. You need to import to the...

yeah, it's going to seriously bugger up our sound if we have to run the loops in mono - they'll sound so bad we're very reluctant to do it. Our PA is a mere 800w (Mackie SRM450's), and it sounds great in stereo. No idea why in-house bigger rigs run in mono. Sound plain flat and dull and awful...

Wow, really? That sucks. I mean, that's going to lump all the stuff coming from the laptop into one very muddy mono channel isn't it. Not good. When we use our own PA (at venues of no more than 500 people) we always run stereo. Guess that solves the issue of panning hard L/R. That's the...