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    Got the audio, now what?

    Hello: I recently recorded my church band (8 singers, piano, guitar, acoustic guitar, windsynth, drums/congas) during a large assembly in a gym. I used a stereo condensor pair located 50' away 14' high, into a Alesis mixer out to a laptop using Power Tracks. I now have a .SEQ file that I need...
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    Passing midi data from mac to pc

    Hello: I have an older mac (OS X 3.9 700mhz) that I'd like to use as a sequencer to play midi files and send the midi data to my main laptop (pc) running Hypersonic. The idea being that the mac would run something like Band in A box to play midi files but route the midi data to the PC to play...
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    Sequencer efficiency for live use

    Hello: I'm using my laptop (HP w/XP-PRO, 1.8 ghz amd turion/2gb ram/7200rpm hd) for live performances via firepod. Since I use up to 4 instruments in a given night I need a sort of "virtual mixer" that allows access to all 8 channels on my firepod so that I can control the levels and mute what...
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    Virtual midi patchbay for windows?

    Does anyone know whether a virtual patchbay is available for Windows? I have seen one created by Pete Yandell at: http://pete.yandell.com/software/midipatchbay/Read%20Me.html but do not see anything that works under windows. My issue is that I'm currently controlling the parameters on Guitar...
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    Laptop memory?

    Hello: This may be a dumb question but I'll ask anyway. I've got a 1.8 GHZ / AMD Turion (1mb l2 cache up to 1600mhz system bus) processor running at 512MB ram. I plan to use this for live performances running with my Presonsus Firepod in (only 2 inputs used) and running Guitar Rig and...
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    SPIDF w/laptop-Firepod

    OK, sorry if this is a really dumb question but what I'm trying to do is allow for multiple instruments to access pc-based effects (guitar rig) and/or softsynth applications. Here how I have had success with guitar rig: All instruments/mics into 8 channel mixer with Left side going to Firepod...
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    Dumb question, but still need to know

    What is the relation of the soundcard to the midi playback? What I'm trying to say I guess is that currently my SB Live uses Creative Soundfont Synt or Windows Wavetable. I have an external synth module and use it's sounds via midi messages from the PC, however I'm not sure if additional, more...
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    Lovin' my firepod / Guitar Rig 2, but quesiton

    Hello: I've finally gotten the setup I want but need to complete 1 final piece of the puzzle. My live setup is now one of 3 guitars into Firepod to Guitar Rig 2 to PA (GR2 parms controlled via FCB1010 midi controller). It sounds awesome and I am overjoyed! Now for the final piece. I still...
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    Understanding Balanced vs. Unbalanced signals

    Hello: I'm hoping someone can tell me if I'm the right track in terms of my current rack setup. I use up to 3 guitars live so I did the following: 4 Channel DI Box to 8 Channel mixer mixer's effects loop to rackmounted effects back into mixer's return. Output to PA. I'm thinking to get the...
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    EQ Dummy, please help me understand

    Can anyone please give confirm if my understanding of a 4-band parametric EQ is correct. From what I have read it appears that it permits one to select a frequency (in this case up to 4) and either boost or decrease the gain on it and those close to it (depending on the envelope spacing?)...
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