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When I'm not playing, I'm usually listening - most of the time, on my monitors. I started thinking about picking up a pair of consumer speakers to listen to my LPs with - you know, some of those giant floor stand type. While I like the sterile environment needed for recording, I like the warmth...

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=763903 So this song is a year in the making - not because its that great, but because it's been my "sandbox" song to use while I've tried to teach myself mixing ;) I just tracked and mixed the song - no playing for me on this one, so If you...

I've played with the Golden compressor demo but was looking for other options before I bit the bullet and laid down the cash. Did a board search for compression plugins but got a lot of free vsts which are great for what they are, but I'm willing to pay a bit more for quality. Thanks for any...

After lugging my entire beast of a computer halfway across the state to do some tracking for some friends, I've decided to put together a dedicated recording machine with this Micro ATX case as the start: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144109 I know I can get enough...

So I need a simple foot switch like this one: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4801 Unfortunately, the one in the link isn't sold anymore, anywhere. So I'm just figuring I can make one. The connection is a 1/8 jack, the pedal down is on, the pedal up is off. If the 1/8 jack has a +, -...

I was just messing around today and noticed that everything I recorded (both DI and mic'd) has a EQ shelf dip in the 14.9k range. After loading up some MP3s I noticed the same dip. I figure this is just a product of my ass-tastic Soundblaster X-fi card. Is this a correct assumption? That the...

Found this out there in the interweb pipes. http://www.jakemandell.com/tonedeaf/ Not real sure of the validity, but apparently I'm not tone deaf, I just can't sing.

Is this normal? Now that I have my first mixer, nice mics, etc... When I'm gain staging the mics, it seems that there's this magic point around 40dB that the mics finally "kick in". Anything over that picks up EVERYTHING in the room, and anything lower really doesnt pick up anything. I know...

Sometimes, digging through the closet sometimes produces a dynamic mic that a friend left a long time ago. Of course, I have no idea what Pro.2 is. I've done numerous google (and forum) searches and found only ebay sales and the like for newer Pro.2 models. No Pro.2 company though. Is this a...

So I've got a new Soundcraft Compact 4 mixer, which provides two of those XLR/TRS combo inputs. Now, the Phantom power button sends the current to both inputs. Now, is Phantom power only sent through XLR sockets, or will it be sent through a 1/4 input (non-balanced) instrument cable if its...

I know you all love this game, but I think I'm really starting to get the grasp of balanced/unbalanced, line level, instrument level, etc. Using this mixer: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Soundcraft-COMPACT-4-Mixer?sku=630925 Which has a mic-in and an mic-in (instrument-in w/DI on)...

I'm just starting out, so price range is about $100. All I really need is 2 channels for recording guitar (one mic, one DI). I'm seeing a lot of Behringer 6 and 8 channel stuff out there for 50 dollars or so, but I'd rather get less channels and better quality. Unless, that's just not an...

Are these the same things? From what I've read, all active DI boxes contain a preamp, and it seems that most units labeled "preamps" have DI box functionality. Is there any real difference in basic features of a DI box vs. preamps? Now, I know depending on price, bells and whistles will...

Found this simple guide - helped me to mic an amp. Maybe the more experienced can add their two cents as well. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/howto/2004/12/358548/

After this question I posted a couple days ago: http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=210864 I've been looking for a new combo amp. I've seen several that look nice and within my price range (like this...

Alright, no laughing - but what should I do with this: http://www.casio.com/products/Musical_Instruments/Lighted_Keys/LK-45/content/Technical_Specs/ Lets just say, Christmas present from unknowing relatives that’s been in storage for awhile. As far as MIDI goes, what can I really do with it...

Great community here. Just getting started in recording, and have been scowering the newbie column for a couple days now. Just a couple quick questions - Are there any benefits to having a mixer if I’m not going to be doing simultaneous instrument recordings? It'll be just me, one instrument...

Currently, I'm using an X-fi platinum, which by all professional accounts, is crap. The one thing the x-fi does provide though, is all of my required inputs. I'm looking for a better quality PCI soundcard (maybe on the quality level of the m-audio delta 66) that has the following: MIDI I/O 2...