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Hello, I have a session setup for live performance in which I have 4 instrument tracks with 4 different virtual synths on them. Right now, I have to click on each track when I want to switch to a different synth sound, however, in some songs I would like to use 2 of these sounds but I would...

Is there a way to add VCA tracks in Pro Tools 10 native? If not, is there some kind of way to fake it? The only thing i could come up with was using Aux tracks and groups but it doesn't quite work the same way a VCA mix does.

I've been using DFH/Superior Drummer with Metal Foundry for a while now and haven't really liked the tones in there. It doesn't seem to sit very well in the mix no matter what I do (I'm not the BEST mixer, but they always seem to stand out in an odd way) and I am looking to try some new drum...

Hey I am trying to get a decent sounding Swedish style guitar tone via direct in. I don't have pedals right now and I know the Boss HM-2 is important to that early tone of alot of these bands but I am just trying to work with what I have right now and that is by going direct in. I have Amplitube...

I have been trying to record guitars direct into my interface lately (MOTU 4Pre) yet the guitar signals are extremely hot, even with the trim knobs all the way down. I am not able to activate the pads on the interface when I am recording DI, so I was wondering some things: 1. Will running the...

I just picked up one of those new MOTU 4 Pre interfaces and I really like it, but I was trying to do some basic tracking today in Pro Tools 9 with my buddy and his guitar signal coming in was ridiculously hot. Even though I had the trim knobs as low as they would go it would clip often and I...

I currently have a PC that has no firewire ports. I am looking into buying a new interface, and I don't really want to get a USB one. I am highly interested in the MOTU stuff because you can daisy chain their interfaces but only via optical or firewire according to the employee to whom I spoke...

I recorded some vocals of a death metal vocalist through a Shure Sm7B and when played back and when attempting to mix the vocals, it sounds to me that the vocals have the tonal quality of something like a whisper, even though he was growling rather forcefully. I was wondering if anyone can shed...

I was doing a mix and I felt like I was on the right track, but I cannot seem to get these vocals to sit right in the mix. It sounds the vocals are fighting with another instrument but I can't quite pinpoint what that is. I can't exactly figure out if I should notch a spot for these style vocals...

Hello, I have been trying to mix a very dense song with female vocals and instrumentation consisting of acoustic guitar, piano, drums (with mallets), bass, and a small synth part. The problem is that I cannot seem to get the vocals to sit the way I want into the mix. The vocal itself sounds...

I am currently running Pro Tools 9 on a Sony Vaio VPC12AFM with Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 processor at 2.27 GHz and 4GB of installed RAM. Now sometimes with big sessions or sessions that have alot of plugins, Pro Tools will tell me that CPU usage is running low or can't even run stuff if...

I've seen this term pop up several times and I have never really looked into it. If anyone could provide me with a relatively thorough answer on how to do it and what its pros and cons are that would be awesome. Thanks!

I will try to word this to make sense so here it goes: I was doing some recording this weekend, and I had never used my distortion pedal with my bass while recording DI before. I have a Fulltone Bass Drive, and what I noticed in the recording is that with the pedal off, the bass tone clean...

I have been doing some recording for a while now and I am still trying to find that perfect kick drum microphone. Obviously there is personal preferences, but so far I have used a D112 and an RE20 more than once and have had pretty good results. However, I was just wondering if anyone else had a...

I am running a Sony Vaio, Windows 7 64 bit with Nvidia graphics. I am looking into buying a new audio interface since Pro Tools 9 came out, and I notice that many of the interfaces are firewire out. My computer does not have a firewire input, so does anyone know if using a firewire to usb cable...

I have used Sm57s and Audix i5 on guitar cabinets before and although they do the job, I am wondering if anyone has any "go to" mics, dynamic or not, that they use for guitar cabinets for loud rock/metal and the like. Thanks

I have heard this term tossed around before and although I have done a fair amount of recording I have never been able to learn what ReAmping actually is/does. If someone could just give me a quick rundown on what it really entails and its practical uses, that would be awesome. Thanks!

I am looking for some tips on how to get a "Wall of Sound" sound on my recordings. Not the loudness and volume we hear in the many recordings today that are just over-compressed, but just a true punch you in the face sound i.e. Devin Townsend/Strapping Young Lad, Carcass's "Heartwork", Neurosis...

Hello, I have been trying to figure out how to do this trick, so if anyone can let me know how to do this please help. Listen to the links below, and you will hear that on certain downbeat hits there is a huge bass hit/hum that sounds like a 50 -60 Hz tone that kicks in with everything else. I...