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| Bass/Drum Recording... | 9/22/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: im a senior in high school, and ive been playing bass for about 7 years and the new band im in is ...
A: Hey Alec, for kick drum you can use an Audix F-12. It has a very natural sound & you can get just ...
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| Bass/Drum Recording... | 9/22/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
Q: im a senior in high school, and ive been playing bass for about 7 years and the new band im in is ...
A: There are lots of boxes available out there. SESCOM is one. Modern Recording Techniques by Robert ...
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| Buying equipment | 9/21/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: I work on a MacBook and was looking to buy an MBox (or equivalent) to work on my sister's music in ...
A: it depends on how many tracks you want to be able to record. If you want to record a full drumkit, ...
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| Better recording through Garage Band | 9/20/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: I use Garage Band on a Mac OS X, and I'm not satisfied with the recording quality (too much ...
A: the problem you're experiencing with your MBox is likely having to do with your computer going to ...
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| MBox 2 | 9/19/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: I,m having problems with recording to my computer. My set up is a Powerbook G4 Mpc 2500 Yamaha ...
A: it sounds like there' a problem with the sync. Make sure that everything is using the same clock ...
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| Better recording through Garage Band | 9/18/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: I use Garage Band on a Mac OS X, and I'm not satisfied with the recording quality (too much ...
A: I'd actually recommend selling the MR-8 & getting yourself an M-Audio Firewire interface. The sound ...
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| Home Recording | 9/16/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
Q: I am looking to record some tracks (guitar and vocal) to my laptop, but do not know the best way to ...
A: as I am an anaalogue guy not digital. As far as microphones go, there are several mics out there. ...
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| Multitracks | 9/13/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
Q: I am in a band and we are looking for a multitrack recorder to record the whole band ...
A: You should have a minimum of 8 tracks to make it easier. I have a chart for the drum micing should ...
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| Alesis SR-16 and Pro Tools | 9/10/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: I have a Digidesign Mbox mini as an interface for Por Tools LE 7.4 I own an Alesis SR-16 drum ...
A: Hey Mike, unfortunately, I'm really not a midi guy. I can tell you this much though, I use an ...
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| recording voice on to c.d | 9/9/2008 | Gabriel |
Q: i currently record counselling sessions onto audio cassettes, but more and more of my clients don't ...
A: I'm not sure how long the sessions last, though the alternatives to audio cassettes will more than ...
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| Buzz Sound | 9/7/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
Q: first thank you so much for answering questions like these. Mine is a little weird. I bought a ...
A: This sounds almost like a ground loop issue. Make sure that the cabling you are using isn't ...
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| Punch-In Problem in Sonar 6 Producer | 9/2/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
Q: I'm having a problem with the punch-in feature in Sonar 6 Producer. What happens is when I set up ...
A: because I'm an analogue guy not digital. We didn't have a latency issue in the analogue world. I ...
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| Voice over music | 8/31/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
Q: I would like to take a karaoke song that I have on a CD and record my voice on it for my family. ...
A: You should be able to do it with Cakewalk. You'll need to import the CD music track as a .wav (using ...
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| 4 mike drum setups | 8/31/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
Q: sorry if you get asked a million tedious gear questions a day BUT I've been reading about recording ...
A: there wasn't the vast selection of mics that are plentiful today... nor do they have the very high ...
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| mixer and mbox | 8/28/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
Q: i was just wondering how i would go about hooking up a mixer to the mbox 2 so that i can record ...
A: Unfortunately, you are maxed out at 2 tracks at a time with the mbox. There is no way around this. ...
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| Mixing Vocals | 8/27/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
Q: I've been reading much material based on the subject of mixing vocals but I havent found anything ...
A: 6th ed. by David Miles Huber and Robert E. Runstein (Focal Press, 2005) Copyright © 2005 . A great ...
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| Mixing | 8/25/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
Q: In regards to mixing is alright or not for a individual track to clip? I am mainly speaking about ...
A: The simple answer is a resounding no. When in the digital audio realm, ANY clipping is bad, whether ...
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| Microphone placement | 8/22/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: Hey Jason, I do some digital recording in my basement and am looking for some tips to improve my ...
A: Hey David, for mic selection, I'd go for D6 on Kick, 57 on snare & a matched set of ribbons or ...
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| best way to record | 8/21/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: .." no how" i have: -24" imac 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - roland td-12 electric drum kit - edirol ...
A: Hey Dan, get some DVD's from these guys: http://multiplatinumprotools.com/ The lessons are Pro ...
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| recording a full band on seperate tracks | 8/19/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: hey i have a band consiting of vocals gutar bass drums and piano we seem to record better when we ...
A: there are several apps you can use. I use a few different ones, but my main interface & recording ...
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| Mbox 2 with Amp plugin | 8/13/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: Hey, I recently purchased an Mbox 2 and have everything hooked up and wired correctly. I've even ...
A: Hey Greg, if you're using a high gain setting on your amp, you're going to end up with some noise. ...
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| Re: Home Recording, PC | 8/12/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
Q: I am trying to mix music, such as multiple MP3's to make an affect, or to mix a movie with some ...
A: You'll need a multitrack mixing program that can import MP3's for editing. I believe that Acid can ...
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| mixing like a monsta | 8/9/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: hey can you tell we what interface i need to connect my analog desk with 10 inputs so i need ...
A: Hey Vinny, I'm not really sure how many tracks you'll be able to get out of it at once, but here's ...
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| mixing like a monsta | 8/8/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: hey can you tell we what interface i need to connect my analog desk with 10 inputs so i need ...
A: Hey Vinny, with an O2R you could get a ProFire 2626 or a ProFire Lightbridge by M-Audio. You'd use ...
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| mixing like a monsta | 8/7/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: hey can you tell we what interface i need to connect my analog desk with 10 inputs so i need ...
A: Hey Vinnie, I need a bit more info before I can answer your question. Do you want to use the desk ...
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| Home Recording | 8/6/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: I am ready to record a CD. I am playing with a five piece band consisting of an acoustic ...
A: Hey Dave, I would say that getting a Mac would definitely be the way to go for recording man. I ...
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| Microphone Connection | 8/5/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: I am just trying to record guitar, bass, bongo and vocals with the one mic I have. I would be using ...
A: Hey Aaron, you'll need a small mixer such as this one: ...
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| Regarding phasing | 8/4/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: I have a rough idea of what phasing is but i'm still not sure i know exactly what it is yet. Could ...
A: Hey Conor, you're guitars disappearing is absolutely full on phase cancellation. How did you record ...
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| Regarding phasing | 8/4/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
Q: I have a rough idea of what phasing is but i'm still not sure i know exactly what it is yet. Could ...
A: If your program allows it (Pro Tools does), try inverting the polarity of one of the problem tracks. ...
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| Regarding phasing | 8/3/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
Q: I have a rough idea of what phasing is but i'm still not sure i know exactly what it is yet. Could ...
A: Here's the wikipedia definition: "Consider two waves that are in phase,with amplitudes A1 and A2. ...
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| Regarding phasing | 8/3/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: I have a rough idea of what phasing is but i'm still not sure i know exactly what it is yet. Could ...
A: Hey conor, phasing is a naturally occurring phenomenon when multi-track recording. Basically, when a ...
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| programmng | 7/31/2008 | William Wittman |
Q: Just like in Word you can type a letter and then type a name once and that name appears throughout ...
A: You mean to do a multiple search and replace? not in any audio programme I am AWARE of. there are ...
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| New Sound Card Necessary? | 7/31/2008 | William Wittman |
Q: So I want to begin my recording but I learned that Soundblaster card are not good for recording ...
A: not exactly., while I don't know anything about the specific hardware you're describing, the CONCEPT ...
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| MR-8 Multytracker/FlashCard | 7/29/2008 | William Wittman |
Q: To whom it may concern. I have a “FOSTER” MR-8 digital multitracker hocked up to a Yamaha MG10/2 ...
A: I don't know how you'd change the behaviour of the SmartCard and Fostex that's a question for ...
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| trouble with recording basic guitar sounds | 7/29/2008 | William Wittman |
Q: hope u can help. recently i bought myself a lap top to enable me to do some self recording and ...
A: I don't know anything about Adobe Audition, or what soundcard or other audio interface you are using ...
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| M-audio projectmix I/O & Macbook pro OS x 10.5.4 | 7/26/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: I've installed the driversoftware from the website www.m-audio.com but I can't make a firewire ...
A: Hey Willem, make sure the power for the Projectmix is on, & if it still doesn't work, try testing ...
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| Apex microphones | 7/25/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
Q: Im deciding which to purchase: An Apex 430 or 415 microphone. They seem very similar except from ...
A: I researched the Apex microphone... and this is what I get??? Get real, dude! Lar
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| What cables/other equipment do I need? | 7/24/2008 | William Wittman |
Q: I was looking to set up a rap/hip-hop set up with the following items: -Art Tube MP Professional ...
A: You will need an XLR male to XLR female mic cable to connect the mic to the mixer input. Then you ...
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| MXL 990 Condenser Mic and Art Tube Preamp - what do I need? | 7/24/2008 | Jason Fryer |
Q: I'm looking to buy the following for a Rap/Hip-Hop style set up: -MXL 990 Condenser Microphone with ...
A: Hey Michael, the 990 is a USB mic, so if you buy that you won't be able to use a pre-amp with it. ...
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| Basic home recording | 7/23/2008 | William Wittman |
Q: i am currently using: http://www.behringer.com/mx602a/index.cfm?lang=ENG connected to my compputer ...
A: The output of the mixer will be LINE LEVEL and should be fed to the LINE INPUT of your soundcard. ...
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