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    Drum Overheads...

    Ok, well Ive done a few searches already and i cant find an answer. Im looking for some decent-priced overhead mics to mic up a drum kit. Something within the range of AU$300 - AU$400 each, thats about US$350 - US$450 each. I have ZERO idea where to start with overheads, I have my kick sorted...
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    Reel to Reel, 16 Track or 24, and which brand/model...

    Hey everyone. I currently have a very basic 10in/10out DAW system, and am now looking into some serious gear to get recording local bands, and also get my own work down for demos. I have decided I am definitely going with analogue over digital, from what ive been reading its a trade off between...
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    Help Me Out...

    Hi everyone, ive posted on this forum a while back about getting into home recording, but i never seemed to get anywhere, probably because i had a tiny budget (1 day a week job, with bad pay). Well, im still at school, but got myself a job as a driver for Domino's, and working 5 nights a week...
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    Have I got the right idea, or am i lost?

    Hey everyone, im a newbie in need of advice. I want to get myself some equipment together so i can start getting some experience in recording (this is the job ive dreamed about for 2 years, finishing school this year and going to university next ear to do a Sound Engineer course). Ive been...
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    What type of ram?!?!

    What type of RAM is best to use in a dedicated recording PC, SDRAM or DDRAM. What do YOU use. Help me out please. Also what CPU do you use and what is it like. Im asking cos on my birthday i will have +- AU$1000, and have done some calculation and worked out i can build a complete system for...
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    DAW or PC

    I was just wondering if any1 had a link to a site, or can tell me, what thepros and cons are about DAW(Roland VS2480CD example) and PC recording. Im a bit confused. what do major recording studios use thos huge mixers for, do the instruments go through there and then into their DAW or PC, or is...
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    Accoustic Guitar Mics and Compressors

    Could someone please tell me what mics and compressors are the best at the moment for Accoustic guitar. Im looking to get a clean, crisp, sound, mainly recording solos, and lead stuff(like Metallica - Nothing Else Matters etc). So what is my best option(no budget), just the best stuff available...
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    Compressors and Gates, Why so many?

    Hey, ive just done about 2 hours of reading about compressors and gates and what they do and how they do what they do. Anyway, i went on to a couple of studios sites to see what compressors and gates they use and noticed that most studios have more than one, and sometimes they are all different...
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    I found the answer, but now more questions arise!

    I finnaly found a website that explained all the stuff that i posted in that previouse topic. I know what i need now and what all the stuff does, but now i have a new question, sorry. Now i understand, correct me if im wrong, that i will have an instrament going into a channel on my mixer, from...
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    Opening a Recording Studio

    Ok here the story...... I am currently in my last year of school, after that i am going to do the sound engineer course at university. When i have completed that, i am going to open my own recording studio(thats my career goal). I have done mobile DJing since i was 12, and been DJing with...
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    Recording Direct

    I am looking into purchasing a 4 Track Digital Recorder and then maybe a Drum Machine. I am going to be recording all my instraments like guitar and bass direct. If i do this, do i just plug the lead into the guitar and then straight into one of the track inputs of the recorder or does it need...
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    What Do I Need?!?

    Hey, I was wanting to start making my own beats, Hip Hop and also Trance. I am still at school(have a part time job) so i am on a budget.I have decided to get a 4 Track Digital Recorder and a Drum machine. I was just wandering what i need to create the rythm of the song, like in trance they have...
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    Recording Drums?!?

    I am thinking of purchasing the Boss BR-532 recorder.I was just wandering how the heck i would go about recording drums, i thought about it and thaught that i could use about 3 or 4 mics and place them around the drums.If i did that how would i record each mic, but still have it as one...
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