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    What's next for my studio??

    Hello there. Some questions 1. What kind of PC do I need for music production?? 2. What else should I be looking to get...... I want to record live rock bands (drums, guitars, bass, keys, vocals) Mic>Yamaha MW12 mixer usb interface > PC/Cubase Is the current chain.
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    real noob question..

    hey, so im looking to record my drums i have done using my only mic.... ideally i want 8mics and just wondering if its possible using my current. I've uploaded a pic of it. As you can see there's 6mic ports but what is there room for more??? how can i get "room" for 2 more mics, besides buying...
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    snare drum mic'ing

    hey all! Just wondering if anyone else finds that mic'in UNDERNEATH the snare works better for them? I find that it picks up the snares better and when i mic on top of the drum it sounds too-much like a tom. I use a sm57 btw! :p
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    Turn my hi-fi into monitors?

    hey all Just wondering if i can turn my hifi into a Sharp CD DP2400 into monitors that i can plug into my mixer? At the moment i can plug it in, but i can only get one side (either left or right) of a song, as there is only one lead on the hi-fi that i can use. the speakers themselves dont...
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    how much could i get for my PA?

    hello all, im abit new to PA's so just wondering if anyone here could tell me how much I could get for my PA. I've got a Harrison PA300 mixer, which might be 20+ years old, though im unsure, and i dont know how to find out how old it is. Im sure its between 10-20 years old. The 2 speakers peak...
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    a rig for me

    hello all! its been a long time since i've been here and i'm not much wiser since my last visit. I'll tell you a little about myself just to introduce myself! I'm a musician who plays drums,guitar, bass guitar, piano/keyboard, and potentially vocals aswell. I'll be looking to record them all at...
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    Help! Got myself some monitors

    so, ive got some speakers called "boston acoustics" they're not ideal recording monitors and i were given them so im gonna try and use them. So basically how do i set them with my PC and mixer (yamaha mw12 usb)????? Is there meant to be any software with it??? I cant get any sound out of them...
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    beginner drum mic'ing question

    so, say i mic my snare drum with a sm57, how can i prevent it picking up the hi-hat?? or is that impossible. Newby on a mission!
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    newby question!

    I recently started getting into home recording, and still struggle to be honest, but im getting there (hopefully!) I'm using cubase LE. How can i monitor previously recorded tracks, and record on a seperate tracks???? E.g. listen to a guitar track then play along to it, so i can have two...
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    very confused

    ok, ive got my mic connected to my lead > which is connected to the back of my mixer > which is connectd to my tower via usb. The mixer is switched on. I go on cubase and the mic doesnt seem to pick up any of my guitar. I dont understand how im going wrong and getting very annoyed!! :confused...
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    i feel stupid....again!

    ok, so ive been having trouble with my computer. I plug my headphones in my computer, it wont play any music whatsoever, media player itunes etc, but it can still give the sound of "error" or other basic windows noises, this common problem? hmmm, its late and il give it another go in the...
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    today!

    ok, so today i went and bought a yamaha mw12 mixer - got cubase LE free with it a sm57 mic stand/leads hope to get jamming on it later today! any comments? was i better off getting this yamaha than the behringer 2442fx?
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    tommorow!

    ok, so tommorow im going out buying a sm57 1 behringer xeynx2442fx mixer 1mic stand plus leads Ive got a computer and some headphones, i plan to buy more mics so i can record my drums, and hopefully record a live jam at some point (drums,2guitars,bass,vocal). Also will be getting a firewire...
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    track problems

    i cant seem to "layer" my recordings with out getting them into a mush. I record one guitar track onto cubase, then i put on my headphones so i can listen to the track and then record a 2nd guitar part, but it records whats playing on my headphones aswell as what im already playing, making a...
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    Drum mic packages

    is there a good drum mic package i could buy, or are you better off buying them seperately???? I'm only thinking of the cymbal packages you can get where the cymbals you get are very shoddy, maybe its a similar priniciple to mic packages??? drum mics 1 drum mics 2 these are 2 packages ive...
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