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I am still enthralled with a passionate romance with "delays." What plugins for delay could readers of this forum recommend to me. I am a Mac user. Thank you, ES

I own one of each. I think that they are a good buy for the $. I have not used them extensively, but occasionally. What level of quality can I expect from them? What level of background noise should I tolerate before consulting with the company? Do other serious amateur/semiserious home...

I am monitoring through a pair of Mackie 824s. What if any benefit would a subwoofer bring. Is a subwoofer a good idea or a bad idea for home studio monitoring? I would appreciate your thoughts. Yours, ES

I wish to set up an external mastering chain going from a computer DAW to analogue external devices. I believe I have all of the hardware. 1. What hardware belongs in the chain? DA converter, preamp, equalizer, compressor, AD converter? 2. In what order, the external analogue devices...

I am considering buying the device in the title. There are different brands, and different prices and feature sets. What do you recommend and why? I am a home recording hobbiest. Thank you, ES

I would appreciate words of guidance on the subject of monitor speakers. I am using these monitor speakers to mix and master. I am constantly striving to make better recordings. How does the readership perceive these speakers in terms of quality. Would I mix and master better with more...

What volume level should I use when mixing with near field monitor speakers? The sound is very different to my ears when loud, perhaps due to the still suboptimal accustic properties of my recording room. Advice? Thank you, ES

Hi, I desire to try to escape some of the problems inherent in micing guitar speakers in my home by recording directly into my computer. I was considering some of the products from Line6, Boss, Rocktron, Vox, etc. I especially like those with a digital out signal, so that I do not have to...

I have several amps and effects boxes with a stereo headphones out 1/4 socket. I am often impressed with the clear and detailed sound I hear through my headphones. Can I make a recording of this signal? What do I need to do to achieve this? What equipment do I need? Thank you, ES

I invested in the TCElect Powercore PCI MKII. It works. I am not pleased with the few effects and dynamics processing. I perceive that my digital recording sounds more digital. I am displeased with my experience with their customer support (better described as: Customer avoidance...

Is now a good time to buy this processor/preamp? THank you, ES

I am wondering if any other DP forum users have also had problems with DP4.6 at higher sample rates. I am using a dG5 Mac, OS X.4, a LYNX AES16 digital card, and DP4.6. Everything works well at 44.1kHz. When I go to higher samples rates such as 88 or 96kHz, I have problems working in DP4.6...

I am considering purchase of one of the these coprocessors with plug-ins. Do any forum users have experience with either, or preferably both? I am in need of advice to guide me in my purchase decision. Thank you, EveningSky

Who has experience burning mastered CDs on the Mac. I have been using DP4 to master, importing into iTunes, and then burning CDs with iTunes. I feed both 16b and 24b sound in AIF format into iTunes. My problem is that the CD often sounds different to my ears than my song in DP4. Does the...

I am using a Mac, OSX, DP4 for trackng and mixing. It may be that I do not know how to use DP4 well enough, but I perceive a need for Mastering SW (also to aid in CD creation). Suggestions? I downloaded a trail version of Bias Peak. It appears to be a nice application. I do not understand...

Can someone help me with this question. I want to construct some recording cables. I need a 1/4 unbalenced connection to a XLR male. How do I connect the 3 paths of the XLR to the paths of the 1/4 unbalenced end. Yours, EveningSky

Can some reader explain to me the bit depth of SPDIF (coaxial)? Is it standardized? I have several effects boxes for guitar with SPDIF output, but there is little explanation of the bit depth. If A/D conversion is 20 bit, does that mean that the SPDIF is also 20 bit, or 16bit, or 24bit...

I currently use DP4 on a mac with a 824MKII firewire based interface. It is a very nice system and I am still learning how to use the many features. I would like to increase the sound quality of my recordings I have purchased an excellent mic pair and preamp. Now what is the next step...

I recently bought the new Roland Fantom 8X. I think that it is a wonderful synthesizer. I am at my wits end in my attempt to interface the unit with DP4 (mac with the MOTU 828MK2 or by the built in USB link). Any suggestions? Is MIDI-2 different than MIDI-1? Are there any other users of...

Do any users have comparative opinions on these two excellent keyboard synthesizers? I am considering buying one and have trouble deciding which. Thank you, EveningSky