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Just finished treating and tuning my room. Here's where I'm at. Would you mix in here or would you consider this "unacceptable"?

I've been using my 1176 compressor going in. But now I'd like to try it on the vox track in post just to give it a little punch but no idea how to hook it up. Yes i'm aware that it is embarrassing to own my gear and ask questions like these. I'm going from apogee ensemble analog out into 1176...

i got an 1176 and a 2-610 preamp ( both by universal audio ) and i'm used to plugins and embarrassingly can't think of a way to run a vox track through the compressor. i guess analog out from apogee ensemble to 1176 in, then out from 1176 into ensemble's analog in? but what about Live? How do i...

does that even exist? i'm tired of my apogee ensemble's pres and am ready to add some pres. i have a matched pair of AKG c414 ( and a u87) so 2 channels make sense. i also really need a compressor cause my vocals are all over the place. Is there one unit that does it all? I hate extra wires /...

found a TLA-100 for a $1000 is that a good buy? looking to hook it up to my apogee ensemble and U87 for vocals. Since it has a tube in it I'm assuming it'll warm things up a bit on the way in. Or should I just forget the compressor since I'm recording in 24 bit? Or spend a bit more on a LA-2A...

mainly for vocals i understand that i don't need it if I record in 24 bit but the room is not treated ( i guess i could use a gate to kill the room ) but also looking to bounce to tape during mastering and the vocals are all over the place. I've heard of neve and urei being the best but that's...

Is it hardware or settings? this is 2 AKG 414s -> apogee ensemble -> Ableton Live http://sucsuc.bandcamp.com/track/piano-noise-gear-or-settings

picked up a Wollensak cassette recorder. My "studio" is powered by a tricked out Mac Pro, an Apogee Ensemble and Neumann U87. Now I'll confess that I was secretly expecting some warm low-fi analog magic but instead all I got was a lot of tape hiss. I guess cassette tapes are not for professional...

I'm so annoyed right now. I recorded, sang and mixed this promo for a bar last night. It sounded perfect on my DT 770 PRO headphones. And on my Yamaha studio monitors. So I sent it out. Then I head it on laptop speakers and I could barely hear the guitar, the vocals were kinda clipping or...

sorry for the stupid question, can't find any answers online. trying to record vocals and acoustic guitar at the same time, don't want to do it one track at a time. The AKG c414 is pointing at the 12th fret, and the Neumann U87 is six inches away from the singer (singer is very soft). The...

I'm officially a moron. Just bought a Newmann U87ai thinking it was a tube mic. Got home and realized it wasn't. About to record and upload with a $180 tube Apex 460 and a $3000 Neumann U87. Can you tell which one is which ?! Really hoping those with 25+ yrs of experience and 3000+ posts...

Hi, still somewhat of a newbie but I got some ok gear now. I own 2 AKG C414 mics, 1 cheap Apex 460 tube mic (was told it rivals $2000 mics), 1 Audia-Technica AT4040. All going straight into Apogee Ensemble and then Ableton Live. I have hundreds of VSTs, plug-ins, effects on my tricked out MAC...

Just got apogee ensemble and my AKG 414s do sound better than with my firebox but having a really hard time recording my guitar. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. i plug in my '53 Gibson es-125 into ensemble's hz-2 input (high impedance), unclick phantom power in the maestro, it asks me to select...

Bought new studio monitors (powered) Hooked them up to a new Firebox. Amazing sound. Then I restarted my Mac Pro. And experienced the loudest feedback type noise I've ever heard in my life. My hands were moving trying to unplug something but I was totally lost and confused. 12 seconds of pain...

Hi, i own an AUDIO TECHNICA AT-4040 and was thinking about picking up PreSonus FIREBOX to record a temp V.O. for my film. I'm supposed to record my V.O. at a professional studio next month but I've heard that Woody Allen used to record temp V.O. in his apartment in NY and he would fall in love...

sorry i'm still a newbie. i got a Samson SX1200 amp and an EV ND767A mic. Can i plug it in without a mixer? I've tried and i get no sound. The Amp is correctly connected to a pair of working speakers. I also have a DMP3 preamp laying around, would it make a difference? Logic tells me no.

Hoping someone on hm knows ableton live. I've been tweaking things for 5 hours and still can't record anything. I can record by clicking on the grid in midi editor to the right of the piano roll but not by playing on mac keyboard or external keyboard. Global record is on, arm is record...

losing my mind, please help! KORG sp250 (digital piano) midi OUT to Kontrol 1's IN (audio interface). Akai apc40 via usb into MACbook. Keyboard amp plugged into Kontrol 1's out. Can't get the KORG to play VST's sounds (massive, fm8, etc). Sometimes certain keys trigger certain notes but not...

losing my mind, please help! KORG sp250 (digital piano) midi OUT to Kontrol 1's IN (audio interface). Akai apc40 via usb into MACbook. Keyboard amp pluged into Kontrol 1's out. Can't get the KORG to play VST's sounds (massive, fm8, etc). Sometimes certain keys trigger certain notes but not...

Was about to buy a tascam us144 and read the horror stories on mac forums. Just need a single mic in and one line in will do. Should be reliable, it's for traveling with a mac book pro. usb 2.0 or firewire. help?