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Just finished our first 10 tracks and want to get them to CD. What are people doing? I have a basic soundcard, with phono inputs, the audiophile 2490 i think, but im reluctant to use it because i dont really like using computers, and im worried about losing all the analogue loveliness through...

Here's the story: Fostex R8, with Fostex 810 mixer and alesis studio 1 speakers. Recorded 5 tracks: 1-Accoustic guitar with Sm57 2-Same accoustic gutar, with Rode nt1 3-Different accoustic guitar with SM57 4-Above guitar with Rode NT1 5-Accoustic bass with Rode NT1 Track 1 and 2 were...

Does anyone know where I can get some spare fader buttons, just the plastiv knobs, for my fostex mixer? Im having trouble locating them....:mad: Thanks...

I have the option to get some NOS tape, but dont know if its right for my machine. Its advertised as 478 "mastering tape" is this much different from the 456 that my machine normally runs on? Thanks.

Probably an obvious question, but if you dont ask etc.... Ive got an analogue set up,fostex R8 and a fostex 358 mixer, which i was talking about with a music friend the other day. It turns out he has an old fostex 3070 compressor/limiter, that he has now given me. Now, ive never used a...

Finally got my set up working! woohoo! Managed to record 2 tracks last night, after a lot of random button pushing and slider sliding. So.....now its time for a bit of order... What do peeps use as a click track? theres no inbuilt feature on my R8, Im presuming I'm gonna record a track with...

I already have a couple of NT1's, but whenever Ive been in professional studio's theyve always used 57's....... Is it worth the investment? Im setting up a small home studio, and need to spend my cash wisely as I still need a lot of things, but I will need another couple of mics for for the...

Ive had the "possibility" of using effects loops on my amp for the last 20 years. Think i experimentally plugged somthing in to it in the early 90's. Now I know in theory that there is a reason for them, I think its reduced noise?......but do you ever do it? is there really a difference, other...

Ok, I'd like a bit of advice please. Ive got a set up with mostly analogue gear, but still waiting on some repairs to my fostex 8 track, so I want to temporarily use a pc. I have a fostex 812 mixer....... I dont need a fancy card, as I want to get back to the 8 track as soon as...

Ok , following on from my other thread, Ive come to the conclusion that the speed fluctuations i was getting on playback probably are not due to: 1:Sticky shed- no residue on anything. 2: Pinch roller- got a new one 3:main drive belt- its not toothed, but the rubber looks in good condition...

I need to buy a few shock mounts, and need to know the size (circumfrence) so I can check that it will fit the shock mounts Ive got in mind. Ta.

Turned down one of these the other day at a jumble sale, as I have had mixed experiences with old keyboards, they either sound great-which is nice, but more often sound crap, then i cant re sell them on ebay because they are too heavy to post. I decided not to get although it could have been a...

Following on from this thread: https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=281264 Ok Chaps, after ruling out sticky shed syndrome, the problem seems to lie with either: 1. The pinch roller 2. the drive belt 3. the motor. Here is the pinch roller. I have a link to buy a new roller, but...

Ok, i have a 5 piece kit set up, and i need to think about mic's. Ill be recording it with a fostex R8, via a fostex 8 track mixer, i like the analogue thing, and its what ive got whether i like it or not.:D Anyway, i have 2 Rode NT1's which i was thinking of using as overheads. I dont want to...

I have 5 rolls of zonal 657, but after massive speed and pitch fluctuations, people have suggested sticky shed syndrome..... Before i go baking all the tapes, is there a source for tape still available, as i have not managed to record a single track yet, after spending ages setting up my...

are fostex 812 mixers powered? i have no speakers as of yet, and nee to know whether or not to buy powered speakers.......

Hello chaps. I have recently, purchased a fostex r8, and a fostex 812 mixer. I have not owned any recording equippment before, but have been around it in a studio setting, as a guitarist.(awaits jokes) So, a couple of questions from a newbie. In my R8 manual, it says you should clead the...