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Any thoughts on a comparison between the VF 160 and the Yamaha AW 16G? I'm thinking of buying one of these type of units and I'm not really sure of feature differences, easiest to use - learn, etc. For instance - the screen on the VF looks quite a bit smaller than the one on the YAM - (and my...

Any thoughts or preference between these two boards for mixing live performance??: CARVIN C1644 or the Behringer MX2442A. We need at least 16 mic inputs and I like some of the features on the CARVIN (although we don't need the built in effects). Any experience/thoughts on these two, or...

My brother in law recently bought his wife a Roland electric piano (with midi in and out). He asked me if anyone makes interactive piano/keyboard instructional software that would teach you to play piano while the keyboard is midi'ed into the computer. I know that you can buy instructional...

This is a live performance question. Our band is looking into getting personal ear monitors (we're tired of lugging so much stuff around) but our lead singer heard from someone in another band that the PEM's don't always work and they've had trouble with them. (I don't know what make or model...

I'm looking into a good sound card with a break out box. So far, the M Audio Omni Studio looks like the right one for me, except, from reading the pdf manual I downloaded from the M Audio site, I don't see where the Omni has SPDIF I/O?? It comes with a Delta 66 card, which most catalogs list...

Presently I midi in tracks to my computer to Cakewalk Pro 8.3 (basically as a sequencer), then, after I have all my midi tracks mixed to the proper levels and set the pans, I send my midi tracks back thru the keyboard(s) to my Tascam 564 4 track as a 2 track mix, add my vocal(s) to the 4 track...

I made a piano track and set up staff view to do bass & treble to make a piano score (Cakewalk Pro 8.3). In the key of G, I played an E chord. The G#4 came out as Ab4. I right clicked on the note, but it would only let me change it to a G, and G# was not an option. In checking the helps, it...

Anyone know a hard shell case that will fit the Yamaha Motif 8 - 88 key worstation? The keyboard specs list the height as 6 1/2" and the SKB cases in most catalogs for 88 key keyboards are only listed at a 5 1/2" height max. Anyone know anything about the Road Ready cases? Any help...

Anyone know anything about running vocals thru an enhancer, or exicter, or sonic maximizer for a live performance?? What's the difference between these things (or do they pretty much do the same thing??) Someone told our guitar player that an exicter (I think he said exciter) would really beef...

I'm looking into moving up from my 4 track and I think I would be unhappy with only 8 tracks - so I'm looking into 16. I couldn't help but notice that the vf-16 is considerably cheaper than other 16 trackers by Roland and Yamaha. Any one out there with a vf-16 that has had a chance to compare...

I have a ART tube pac compressor/tube pre-amp which I like, but I can only run one mic thru it. It seems that the compressors I see in catalogs are one or two channels. I thought that a compressor must be connected from the mic, to the compressor, then to the mixing board. Or am I wrong...

I just got a new computer with Windows ME (didn't think about asking prior to buying it). Will Cakewalk Pro 8 work with WIndows ME right from the install, or do I need to upgrade CW first? (I haven't installed it yet since I'm still just getting used to the new computer and internet access...

I recently recorded a song using a Kurzweil PC88MX and an Alesis SR16 drum machine. WHen using the mixer view on Cakewalk, I can control the volume of the individual voices on the Kurz, but moving the volume controls on the Cakewalk mixer will not change the volumes on the Alesis sounds. ANy...

Anyone know anything about the TDK DA-3826 CD burner? Specifically, can the SCMS be disabled on it? Also, can you use the cheapo 89 cent CD-R's if you are recording from an analog source, or making copies within the 3826 itself? I called the TDK tech support line and was told that you could...

I know from a previous thread that the 1/4" phone plugs on an audio snake is for sending a signal to your power amp from your board, right? Qustion is, what type of cable do I run from the snake head to the amp input? - would I use a regular speaker cable to the input, or an instrument cable...

Is it possible to disable, turn-off, etc the SCMS function on a Philips CDR 770, 870, or CDRW760? If so, how do you do it? Isn't the SCMS function the deal that makes you pay a lot more for CD-R discs, instead of using the cheapo 99 cent ones?? (I'm thinking of buying a used CDR770 for $200...

I'm looking into buying a CD burner and I noticed that there is Sony model which can use both CD-R-DA and RW-DA. I also noticed in a catalog where the blank CD-R-DA's are about a buck each more than regular CD-R's. Can anyone tell me what's the difference between a CD-R and a CD-R-DA, etc...

Our band uses a Crown CE2000 power amp which has the Neutrik Speakon connectors. A while back, some "helpful" wanna-be roadie pulled the speaker wire out of the connectors trying to disconnect the speaker wires from the back of the amp. I used the instructions to rewire the speaker wire to the...

Has anyone had any experience with those wireless ear bud type monitor setups that it seems all the pro acts are using on stage? Looking at the wireless mic setups in music catalogs, it appears that some of the wireless mics have headsets with earphones. Are you able to somehow connect these...

Anyone out there know how to set an ART tubepac to equal a 0db digital threshold when recording vocals to a TASCAM 564 digital 4 track recorder? I'm trying to avoid the distortion which comes from going above 0db on the TASCAM but still keep a good strong signal. Is there a basic setting for...