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    Can i use my home stereo-amplifier for passive studio monitors ?

    Amazon.com: LP-2020A+ Lepai Tripath Class-T Hi-Fi Audio Mini Amplifier with Power Supply: Electronics what do you guys think about this one?
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    Can i use my home stereo-amplifier for passive studio monitors ?

    I suppose by "Mental" you mean like "really big" difference? im sorry, english is not my natural language hahaha
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    Can i use my home stereo-amplifier for passive studio monitors ?

    thanks for the advice ! im on a 200$ budget so most decent active monitors excede that budget :S ... How can i tell how good my amplifier is in comparison to others? is there some stats that can tell you ? On the speaker output jacks it says "Impendance Use 6-16 ohms" I found this info on...
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    Can i use my home stereo-amplifier for passive studio monitors ?

    THis is what i'm talking about hahaha http://bimg1.mlstatic.com/hermoso-equipo-sony-grx5_MLU-F-3070287664_082012.jpg
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    Can i use my home stereo-amplifier for passive studio monitors ?

    Hi, im about to buy a pair of Alesis MkII passive monitors , i have heard they are great but do i need to buy the special amplifier from alesis. or can I use my home stereo amplifier. It has "flat" mode . ? Is there too much of a diference between this types of amplifiers regarding the sound...
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    Alesis Monitor1 MKII Channel Studio Monitor ?

    Hi guys, im buying new equiptment. i read the reviews on the Alesis Monitor1 MKII Channel Studio Monitors (http://www.amazon.com/Alesis-Monitor1-MKII-Channel-Monitor/dp/B0002A2RTU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349811500&sr=8-1&keywords=studio+monitors++alesis) It seems they are a great deal ! but...
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    peaking on a single track(snare) but not on the master track. how bad can it be ??

    it hits the red bar on the fader
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    peaking on a single track(snare) but not on the master track. how bad can it be ??

    it just clips in the DAW .. it didn't clip on the interface when we recorded it
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    peaking on a single track(snare) but not on the master track. how bad can it be ??

    It peaks from 20 to 40% of the hits. I applied parallel compression and it sounds really good, i lowered the un-compresed fader a little bit. it peaks much less now. Mixsit: Thanks i'll try a limiter ! sounds good Aroncoleman: Idk dude , it just sounds realy nice to me. punchy as fuck and...
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    peaking on a single track(snare) but not on the master track. how bad can it be ??

    hi guys im recording/mixing an EP for a punkrock band and there's this song in which the only way i could get the snare to sound good (with all the guitars, vocals and bass) was to push its volume up until it peaks.... and yeah, it sounds good when peaking! better than the snare sounds of...
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    alesis m1 active320 usb ?

    Hi guys A friend of mine has a pair of alesis m1 active320 usb studio monitors, And i though i could mix the EP i'm recording with those Does any of you have had experience with those monitors ? what can you tell me about their frequency resonse? good choice ? bad choice?
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    how can i fix can i fix a really dull bas drum ?

    I don't have the equipment to record drums , don't have the mics , don't have the multi channel interface.... so we went to a home studio, and the guy did all the mic placement and stuff... his gear, his rules you know. I'm just starting, please be patient hahahaha. but thanks anyway, all...
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    how can i fix can i fix a really dull bas drum ?

    Greg, you are totally right thanks for the advice! but it seems you didn't read past the "here it is, yeah" "I totally agree with you burgundy but we recorded drums with another guy that wouldn't let me change the way he was recording it :/" - Me im not blaming the drummer for the sound of...
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    how can i fix can i fix a really dull bas drum ?

    Here it is , yeah I totally agree with you burgundy but we recorded drums with another guy that wouldn't let me change the way he was recording it :/ you'll see there is a bunch of spill from the cymbals when i try to gate it , each kick sound comes with a piece of cymbal-hit and it sounds...
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    how can i fix can i fix a really dull bas drum ?

    Hi guys Im recording a punkrock band I some of the drum tracks resulted having a really "ummph" kick drum sound.. there is no attack, no punch and i figured that some really punchy mid frequencies in a punkrock kickdrum are essential in order for it to survive all the distorted guitars and...
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    is a peaking signal bad for my interface?

    oh ! great news ! I feared for my interface's health hahaha
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    is a peaking signal bad for my interface?

    Hey guys I know , the signal should never clip/peak because the distortion of the sound and etc. but the other day i was recording and we changed a distortion setting (in a guitar amp) and i forgot to adjust the gain when i looked back at my interface, it's lights were red peaking can this...
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    lexicon alpha vs. Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 ? (audio quality)

    Hi guys im recording a band and we were going to record guitars with a borrowed Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 but the owner of the interface will be gone for some time I know this interface can record with a freceuncy up to 96khz, but we are going ro record in 44.1khz for compability reasons, the...
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    How to hook up a Lexicon Alpha + Mixer correctly ??

    I guess that "+4" means +4 dB ?? whats the normal +# on a mixer's tape out section ?
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    How to hook up a Lexicon Alpha + Mixer correctly ??

    Ok thanks !! so i did it right, i guess i'll just have to put each gain knob (from each channel) exactly in the same position for the signals to come as equal as posible Well and how about this: using an RCA cable from the tape out section, and putting a 1/4 mono adapter to each rca jack of...
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