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    m-audio usb quattro - crackle

    I've been running my quattro usb with kristal audio fine for a long time.. until recently (around the time I installed the demo of Tracktion?) but now there is crackling in the playback (it does it in media player also) The crackling seems to coincide with the flashing of the light that says the...
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    acoustic g. amp

    What is the difference between an acoustic guitar amp and a normal guitar amp?
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    Monitors

    DO these even count as studio monitors? I'm literaly broke.. but Would they be better for mixing than my hi-fi system?
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    accoustic ballad

    Here's a song I wrote last night, that I recorded today... It's called For Your Glory and it's based on Phillipian chapter 3 I'm not sure if I'd use it as a congregational song, but it's a P&W song... I'm doing everything, except the drums, which is a simple loop I made using leaf drums 2...
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    First recording on my new gear! feedback?

    This is the first recording I've done on my new gear (mixer and s/card) I used: laptop Kristal Audio engine m-audio quattro usb soundcard Etek 1223 4bus mixer Tenlux dynamic mic Drums were done using free samples on the net and Leaf Drums 2 I played piano and bass and did the drum loops...
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    tracks skip when using effects..?

    I'm currently using Kristal audio. I can record at least 8 or 9 tracks with no worries.. but as soon as I start putting reverb and compression effects on the channels and eq on a few everything goes chunky and starts skipping around... it mixes down ok ... but it's hard to hear what the effects...
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    pre-gain inserts?

    I recently got an M-Audio quattro which has 4 inputs.. and I had assumed I could take the inserts on the 4 mic inputs on my almost as recent mixer into these inputs.. but alas.. I discovered they are pre-gain inserts! Is this normal? I managed to get around the issue by panning ch1 left and ch2...
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    which version should i register for?

    I have just bought an M-Audio Quattro card on ebay that I will get tomorow.. Which version of n-track should I get? will the 24bit version make a noticeable differene?
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    begginer monitors

    At the moment I'm using my panasonic stereo system as monitors. I've only got cheap gear.. I've just bought an M-Audio Quattro, I've got a cheap 4bus mixer and I'm going to get a behringer c-1 mic... but I was wondering what inexpensive monitors are out there? Iknow that they won't sound as...
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    Midi 101...?

    Hi, I've got a Roland KR-370 Digital Piano with general midi and in the past have used cakewalk home studio 7 to notate drum tracks for songs.. tehy sound average to say the least... to my ear, midi instruments sound dodgy.. but perhaps I just don't konw how to use them.. can someone point me...
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    CPU, HDD, or Ram... most important?

    Now I know someone is going to say all three... but... Which is the most important in terms of multi-track recording?
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    running a mix from pc thru mixer

    I'm not sure how dumb htis question will sound.. so it's here. If I've recorded a few tracks from my mixer to my pc (let's say I've got a 4 output sound card and a 4 input mixer) can I run those tracks from the pc into the mixer again and run a line out of the mixer bak into the computer to mix...
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    cheapest 4 input sc for laptop

    what is the cheapest ones out there with 4 inputs for a laptop? Would it be cheaper to buy a 2nd hand pci card and get a pcmia adapter?
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    mixing multiple songs

    I'm planning to record a few of my songs, just wondering, once the trakcing is done, is it best to mix a track at a time, or do the drums on each track and then the bass etc... I imagine the guitars wouldn't need to sound the sound on each track, but for unity is it the best idea? sorry for all...
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    fair price for a rode nt3?

    I'm looking a t a rode nt3 that I may be able to get for around AUD$150.. Is that a fair price for it in 'as new' condition?
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    mixing: from front or back?

    When you are starting a mix of a song, should you start with the tracks at the front of the stage (e.g. vox) or at the bakc (e.g kit) ?
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    Maya 44 USB

    this link Anyone know anything about this? Good bad, indifferent...
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    recording multiple tracks from a mixer

    if i was using an alto s-8 (4 mic inputs) and had (hypothetically) 4 line inptus on my soundcard, am I able to record four seperate tracks in CEP or Audacity, 1 track for each mic?
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    recording mulitple channels

    If i had 4 mics on a drum kit and wanted to record simultaneously 4 tracks in CEP, would I need 4 line inputs on a sound card? - what is the cheapest sc that would have this?
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    Etek?

    Anyone heard of Etek? I'm particularly looking at the ad1123 and ad1823 they seem to be in the same price range as the alto and behringer mixers, but with sliders! and more inputs for the price? I was going to get an alto s-8.. but I can get an 1823 for the same price.. webpage Thanks.
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