Search results

Hey, everyone. I need some mixing/tracking advice, relatively quickly. My new band has picked up steam very quickly and we need to record another 2 songs pronto. The band features Marky Ramone's identical-twin brother, and he plays great lead guitar. SO, we want to keep him nice and present...

My band is outgrowing our old equipment, and I desperately need a solid live board with at least 16 xlr inputs, 4 or more aux/monitor options, and tape outs.....we want to start taping every show. We use powered speakers, so I obviously don't need a powered mixer.... I have a good condition...

Hello all. It's been some time since I posted here, but life has a way of creating change, and therefore I must sell some of my equipment. Here's the laundry list.............I can be emailed at dwayne2112@aol.com if anything is of interest. Soundtracs Topaz 24ch board with meter bridge...

Do you own more than 1 G&L, and if so, what do you use them for?? I'm doing 7 new songs currently and have found that each of my G&Ls fits certain styles of songs very distinctly. My ASAT Deluxe is handling most of the distortion rhythm tracks, the ASAT Z-3 is doing all the clean sounds, and...

Hello All, I've gotta let this old friend of mine go to make room for the new member of the family. 40th Anniversary American Standard Strat, Sunburst finish, Mother of Pearl Pickguard, maple neck and fretboard (beautiful grain on the board!!). Plays and sounds great, has 1 small ding in...

I've been looking at gates as the next step in my setup, as I do live drums and such. Figuring I should be able to cover at least 8 tracks with gating when necessary, I started looking at units that had 4 or 8 channels, ie the ACP-88. But yesterday, I spoke with someone who has a custom made...

What stand alone pres out there won't break my wallet, but would be an upgrade to the pres built into my Soundtracs Topaz board?? I figure 2 channels minimum to start off. The Grace 101 and Mindprint interest me, but I have no point of reference as to what would truly be an upgrade to what I...

Anyone ever done it? I had some time to kill today and stopped by GC, where I half-heartedly asked if they might have a used SPX-90 kicking around. Well, they did!! It was in the back, out of sight, because it needs a new memory battery. The guy says, "$80 bucks with the battery thrown in...

Hey all.... I need to record drums for a band next week with double bass, but only have 1 kick mic. My mic situation goes like this: Shure Beta 52 for kick 1 SM 57 for snare SM57s for rack and floor tom (2 toms total) Oktava MC-012s for OHs What do I use on the "other" kick, when these are...

This idea has been nagging me. I bought a Topaz 24/8 about a month ago now. I'm getting pretty comfortable with it, and have decided its time to go visit Steve Magalnick. For those who don't know the name, he is the only Soundtracs tech in the USA. He happens to live only 45 minutes from me...

I got a Groove Tubes GT-66 for $399 (new price at GC), and picked up a KSM-32 used for $299. They both are winners after a day of playing with them. I can't wait to use the GT-66 on my friends voice!! He's got the perfect voice for that mic, while the KSM-32 seems to make my voice come...

After thinking about what a few folks here have said regarding the Eureka not being much of an upgrade from my pres in the Topaz, I have decided that a mic upgrade would be a better direction to take. That being said, I thought maybe I should return the Eureka, the MC-012s, and the used POD I...

I've been reading as much as possible on whats out there, but I'm not sure which direction to head in. I've been assembling my setup, and preamp is the next to be taken care of. As of now my home studio consists of... Soundtracs Topaz 24ch Tascam DA-88/DA-38 synced Event TR-8 monitors TC...

Things happened fast and furious for a few days, but I have made my mixer upgrade purchase. And the final choice was...........a SOUNDTRACS TOPAZ 24X8 with meter bridge. My apologies to Strryder, who was kind enough to offer me a Tascam M1600 for a very fair price, but I couldn't pass up the...

OK, everyone....Here's the deal. I started to get serious about recording last year and got myself started with a Yamaha MG16/6FX and Tascam DA-38. I now own a DA-88 and DA-38, so I can obviously record to 16 tracks (yes, I have the sync board). My next goal is therefore an upgrade of my...

I plan on investing $1000 to upgrade my little recording setup, but I don't know where it would be best spent. First off, I should mention what I own: Yamaha MG 16/6FX Tascam DA-38 Tascam CDRW-700 Alesis CLX-440 Samson S-phone headphone amp Event TR-8 monitors AKG K-55 headphones...

Is there anything comparable in the same price range out there? I'm a good bit of time away from actually buying a larger recording console, but I can't help but research and nothing seems to compare to this console. Am I missing another manufacturer that offers a solid 8 bus console that can...

I need to pick up a gate for my rack. As a relative newbie, I'm heading for the DBX xl units. But my question is 166xl or 266xl? The 266 is a bit cheaper and I'm not sure why. I run a Yamaha MG 16/6 to a Tascam DA-38 and mix down to a Tascam CDRW-700, if this has any bearing on the issue.

I wanna get new OH mics, ones that don't make the cymbals sizzle too much, and bring out the toms a bit. Any suggestions...my previous post on this subject tells me the NT5s may be the ticket. I want tone, not tin.

mix my 5 tracks down to stereo 2 track, then burn them with my Tascam CDRW-700. I want to save the original tracks in case something goes amok later on in the recording process. So the question is: Can I burn them on the CDRW-700, and then re-record that 2 track mix onto a fresh tape in my...