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| mixing & mastering | 11/5/2009 |
Q: Im a singer/songwriter/ rapper and im trying to help my music sound at least a little bit ...
A: No problem. Let's start at the beginning and forgive me if I have to ask more questions as we go. ...
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| mixing & mastering | 11/5/2009 |
Q: Im a singer/songwriter/ rapper and im trying to help my music sound at least a little bit ...
A: Deirell, I listened to a few of your tracks and I do hear what you are talking about. The vocals are ...
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| Hellpppp | 10/23/2009 |
Q: i'm a newb at all these things to start out with.... And i dont know where to start... so this is ...
A: Presonus and Tascam both make capable audio interfaces in your price range. As far as one website ...
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| home recording | 9/6/2009 |
Q: What type of mikes (omnidirectional?) would you suggest for a home recording of classical piano, to ...
A: I answered it. For some reason, the question came the follow-up came through twice. Here is the copy ...
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| home recording | 9/6/2009 |
Q: What type of mikes (omnidirectional?) would you suggest for a home recording of classical piano, to ...
A: There are 2 mics I am familiar with in your price range. The Samson C03U and the Behringer B-2 are ...
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| Tascam DR-100 | 9/1/2009 |
Q: I am considering buying a Tascam DR-100 recording device in order to record me playing classical ...
A: I am familiar with the DR100, but I would be very impressed if you could get anything competitive ...
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| compatibility | 8/31/2009 |
Q: I have an mbox pro2 and I want to buy a new laptop and desktop that is compatible as the ones I am ...
A: Absolutely. For what you are using it for, you would get more for your money with a desktop and top ...
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| compatibility | 8/30/2009 |
Q: I have an mbox pro2 and I want to buy a new laptop and desktop that is compatible as the ones I am ...
A: Wow...you could easily afford an entire Mac based studio for that, but if you are sold on a PC I ...
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| question regarding cubase le | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I use cubase le and I just started recording audio a day ago. I'm use to using midi, because in midi ...
A: Sorry, I misunderstood. I've never used the LE version on it's own. From what I gather it would have ...
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| Recording guitar | 8/14/2009 |
Q: Hey Kyle, looking for an expert opinion. I want to record two vocals/acoustic guitars. Very limited ...
A: I think with a small investment you can certainly get much better than "good for a home recording." ...
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| Recording guitar | 8/14/2009 |
Q: Hey Kyle, looking for an expert opinion. I want to record two vocals/acoustic guitars. Very limited ...
A: Sorry to answer with questions. What will you be recording to? If recording to a computer, what ...
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| Rode usb mic to Cubase LE | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I am having a problem getting Cubase LE4 to recognize my Rode podcaster usb mic. I am not yet at the ...
A: The Asio4all suprised me as as it was an easy across the board fix and I haven't run into anyone ...
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| Home Studio | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I would like to be able to record (with my voice) audio books and be able to edit it on my pc. I ...
A: Let me ask some questions before I answer the question. Are you plugging directly into the computer ...
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| Rode usb mic to Cubase LE | 8/13/2009 |
Q: I am having a problem getting Cubase LE4 to recognize my Rode podcaster usb mic. I am not yet at the ...
A: Cubase ( in Windows XP ) can only use one audio interface driver at a time... this means that when ...
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| Rode usb mic to Cubase LE | 8/13/2009 |
Q: I am having a problem getting Cubase LE4 to recognize my Rode podcaster usb mic. I am not yet at the ...
A: This could be a number of things, but the first place I would start would be to make sure the ...
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| white noise in my pro tools system | 8/11/2009 |
Q: I have a small home studio in a spare bedroom, consisting of a Mac OSX, Pro-Tools M-Powered, a MLX ...
A: Wow...that's a tough one. It could be a number of things. Without being there, a good procedure is ...
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| Removing vocals | 8/11/2009 |
Q: I am trying to remove the vocals from an mp3 file (converted from an m4a I Tunes file). Audacity ...
A: I have not found a way to perform this perfectly with any stereo track but mp3s make it even more ...
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| Home Recording Basics | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I'm a professional pianist (I play for professional dance companies here in Chicago) who often ...
A: No problem. On how I know all this stuff...I have been an engineer for almost 20 years, 8 of those I ...
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| Home Recording Basics | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I'm a professional pianist (I play for professional dance companies here in Chicago) who often ...
A: You are very welcome and I hope I can help. As far as I know, there are no real-time programs for ...
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| Recording | 7/19/2009 |
Q: I recently purchased a used Boss BR1200 digital recording studio. I'm recording but I don't know ...
A: Bouncing is basically a pre-mix mix. Say you have 8 tracks of drums. Get the mix on them you like, ...
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| Recording | 7/19/2009 |
Q: I recently purchased a used Boss BR1200 digital recording studio. I'm recording but I don't know ...
A: I'm not 100% on what you are asking. If you are running out of tracks, bounce them down internally ...
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| home recording | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I'm a novice...but have recorded some of my music using a Tascam portastudio. I want to use my ...
A: I'm assuming this the analog version of the portastudio. The digital version connects directly, but ...
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| PT & Drum Programming issues | 7/6/2009 |
Q: I've taken one semester of music recording (Basic, such as signal flow, consoles and such) but since ...
A: Christopher, The easiest and most efficient route would probably be an Akai MPC, any version. It's a ...
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| Recommended EQ Setting Leslie Speaker | 6/24/2009 |
Q: Is there a recommended EQ setting for a leslie speaker / Hammond organ?
A: Marion, The EQ is completely based on the situation. If the instrument is solo you should probably ...
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| Connection | 6/23/2009 |
Q: I recently bought cubase sx3 to record audio and an m-audio fast track pro as my audio ...
A: Will, This is a very common problem and not just with Cubase. I've read several forums with ...
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| Recording. | 6/22/2009 |
Q: Hey, i've been recording my whole drum set in one channel and i'm sick of it. I'm getting a mixer, ...
A: Firewire will open up a ton of options. Just about as many tracks as you could possibly need. There ...
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| Recording. | 6/22/2009 |
Q: Hey, i've been recording my whole drum set in one channel and i'm sick of it. I'm getting a mixer, ...
A: It's a detect and assign method with your incoming tracks. Here is a basic scenario assuming you ...
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| Recording. | 6/21/2009 |
Q: Hey, i've been recording my whole drum set in one channel and i'm sick of it. I'm getting a mixer, ...
A: Jake, This is a topic that I could write volumes about but it's really not complicated at all. There ...
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