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If you want one of the Oktava mod mics or other modders .... do they have mics to sell or do you have to buy a mic and send it to them?

Not really a newbie but my recording is pretty basic stuff and this is a newbie type question Sooo When recording acoustic I often record with two mics... .one SDC at twelfth fret and another LDC or Ribbon down by upper bout or over the shoulder. Then work with the two tracks blending and...

AT 4040 with the shock mount for trade. I have two of these. Never a need for two in the simple stuff I do. So before I put it on Ebay I thought I would entertain trades. Another mic of equal value... or anything of equal value that can be used in the studio!

well been putting off buying a laptop for a while because it is so confusing Have a desktop system that does all I need it to and more. Have accepted a two year teaching assignment that will mean moving location every two or three months, so need a new laptop. My grown kids want to buy me a...

Buying a laptop for recording. Have rock solid desktop system... but for reason I wont go into absolutely have to have a laptop. A guy in another forum recommended getting an eSATA controller if using a laptop. Like this one...

Have way to many guitars! (My wife says) In order too add some other toys selling off a few. I actually have two Reverend Buckshot's. Took an older one in trade and selling off one that is newer model and in mint condtion. I bought it brand new. Never left my home studio. I have several...

I get to pick out a Dell laptop for my work. can spend 800 Bucks. Would like to be compatible with a line 6 UX1 to take on extended travel trips to record guitar tracks into Reaper and later put stuff into my home desktop system. I have a HP laptop that just does not work. Anyone running a...

I know this has to have been answered. But did a search in several forums and really did not find an answer. I have access to quite a bit of round pipe insulation. FREE!n Four and six in. diameter. It is rigid fiberglass. But can i use it to make traps? Could you you arrange it tightly and...

What things could you safely disable in Device manager or elsewhere to further streamline an XP system?

I have used and setup several different PCI soundcards on my desktop system running XP. Currently running a EMU 1212M on a Quad core that for what audio stuff I do fantastic Have run several M-audio cards.. never any real trouble setting them up. However never set up or used a firewire card or...

An I understanding it right that if I'm only recording a track or maybe two at a time, not a reall difference between USB or Firewire interface? What about playback with lots of tracks. Is that affected? (hey newbie forum right?)

I have been recording for some time on a desktop system that I love. Quad core processor that just works with emu1212m card. But now my work is causing me to travel constantly for the next 9 months. So I am trying to set up something I can take with me. I can take a guitar mic and even one...

I have quite a bit of rigid fiberglass that I got for free. I have a lots of sizes but plenty to make some nice sized corner traps. However the stuff is in 1/4 inch thickness. I plan on stacking them to make six inch traps. But would there be any benefit to spacing them a little as I stack...

Can anyone explain simply the way an ilok works? am I right to understand, you: buy an ilok Register it and open an account Then if you buy a plugin that requires the ilok, when you purchase the plugin you get a code that goes in the ilok allowing you to use the plugin just sort of confused!

O.K. .... I want to drive my pre to get the sound that comes from it slightly overdriven. I do not have a mixer I go straight from my pre (Speck 5.0) to the ins on my card (EMU 1212M However then the levels of course are way to high in my sofware. (Reaper) is the only way I can set levels...

How do you make the best use of two hard drives? Am I correct to understand your operating system, DAW software (Reaper & Plugins Etc) Should be on one drive. And then all the projects themselves on the second drive? Is that correct? Help appreciated

I have two M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 cards in excellent shape. Moving and setting up my hobby studio in another location. So I have some stuff I have accumulated. Both of these cards are in perfect shape. I have one breakout cable. Not even goint to try to put them on Ebay... Anyone is...

Want to add one to my computer so I can use a firewire card... and I don't have a clue which one to buy. Help appreciated

I have been recording for some time but everything is in the box with the software. As long as I have been recording I should know this. But I have been happy with my simple setup for some time. I use my Great River and Speck Preamp to record tracks straight into my Delta 44 Soundcard. I use...

I worked with a DMP3 for years and was determined to learn -- learn -- learn before trying a higher end pre. Well about 6 months ago I got a good deal on a Speck 5.0 --Absolutley love it! (I know not real high end ....) Glad i spent the time with the DMP3 and still have it of course, but the...