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    the confused producer now wonders the difference between...different optical cables

    someone once told me that another good key to quality sound is the type of cabling that you use in your setup. i know this is true for 1/4 inch cabling, but what about optical cabling. i have two $20 cables i use in my setup. last week i saw that they have optical cables up to $100......would...
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    From the overly confused producer: does anyone know of a good sound converter?

    i have a pc (like a million others on this planet) and i'd like to take .wav files and other file formats and covert them into .snd files so my MPC2000 will read them. i've tried awave 6.0 and it's cool but when it converts the file, it compresses it down to about half of the size which...
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    music morals and business....confused producer

    i don't know if this fits into the "newbie" category, but i figured more people would see it here than anywhere else, and i would like to have different types of responses. my thing is this, i'm trying to start a recording business with a few associates/friends of mine. typical thing to do...
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    cd-rw and the cd players that play them

    okay, here's the thing. i have a philps cd recorder (765) and though i've had a lot of fun recording cd's of my music, i get tired of having to use a new cd if i want add something else. i have a few cd-rw's but as we all know, they are only good inside of the machine itself. so my question...
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    alesis nanocompressor

    does anyone else besides myself feel that the nano comp. was a waste of money? i have a small homerecording setup and i use the nano for my compression being that i was on a s.s. budget. i know that compression is supposed to add 'punch' to a mix, and keep things nice and level in the mix...
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    roland expansion boards

    has anyone heard the country, efx, and or asian expansion boards from the jv/xp series? if so, any comments? smoov
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    sound modules

    i'm looking for some new sounds. currently using a Roland XP-80, but those sounds are getting a little old. does anyone know of a good sound module with phat bass patches and good "wierd" sounds?? p.s. Budget is $300-$1000
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    looking for better sound quality

    hey guys, i have a small home recording studio that consists of a Fostex FD-4, Akai MPC2000, Roland XP-80, Behringer 1602A(mixer), Digtech S-100(effects), Alesis NanoCompressor, ART Mic PreAmp, Sony Minidisc player/recorder(for mixdown), and a Philips dual CD-R 765 for final recording. My...
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    cd-r with fd-4

    is it possible to use a cd recorder rather than a zip drive to save and record data to? I noticed that the 250mb zips are about the same price as a lowend/midrange cd recorder? Any thoughts? comments?
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    mic preamp/compression

    What is the difference between using a mic preamp and a compressor while recording vocals? Don't they both smooth out levels?
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