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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Setting up my external HD for use with pro tools | 12/13/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: I have been recording with protools m powered 7 on a mac powerbook g4 for about 6 months, and have ... A: Unless you're having error messages popping up when you are recording to the external drive - ... | ||
| Right Channel mono record problem | 12/13/2008 | Niek Lucassen |
| Q: Im having trouble when I record to a right channel in mono. Cubase shows a input level but on the ... A: To be honest I have no clue what the problem could be. But lets take a look at it. - Do you only ... | ||
| 78 rpm remastering technology | 12/13/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
| Q: I have read an interview with the renowned late sound engineer John R.T. Davies where he describes a ... A: T. Davies and the decerealiser. I've heard of the "snap crackle and pop" elsewhere. Try DAK ... | ||
| Recording drums in my home studio | 12/12/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: I'm trying to get a good recording of my drum kit. unfortunately I don't have a whole lot to work ... A: 1 - Taking the head off isn't a bad idea. It's probably what I'd do. 2 - I'd say the only real rule ... | ||
| Home recording/ Echo related issue | 12/12/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: I am a singing enthusiast. I am havin expertise over many audio tools like Audacity, Acoustica, ... A: you will need to use a program that can use realtime plugins such as VST plugins. Audacity might be ... | ||
| Recording drums in my home studio | 12/12/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: I'm trying to get a good recording of my drum kit. unfortunately I don't have a whole lot to work ... A: By all means, yes you can. There are countless recordings that don't have the drums all separately ... | ||
| Setting up my external HD for use with pro tools | 12/11/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: I have been recording with protools m powered 7 on a mac powerbook g4 for about 6 months, and have ... A: My first question would be, when you are creating a new session are you creating it in the external ... | ||
| New Mac | 12/11/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: What up J- hey quick question, I decided to ditch the PC and join the mac party so I can get some ... A: Hey Jared, you should probably go for a G5 desktop. Laptops don't have the same kind of horsepower ... | ||
| music recording on Mac computers. | 12/10/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: I have two Mac computers, with recording programs. A 9600 (old) and a G4 old but younger than 9600 ... A: I'm sure you can get longer cables for both your machines. A while back I was looking to do the same ... | ||
| Home recording | 12/8/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: I used to use a Sony DAT 2-track recorder (with a Mackie mixer for multiple microphones) to make ... A: just get yourself a 2nd hand Mac, an 8 channel interface & Logic Studio & you'll get all the quality ... | ||
| voice recording to a cd | 11/30/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: I am in charge of a non profit dance competition that has used cassette recorders to record our ... A: Recording directly to a CD can be an expensive thing to do. Most units I found doing a quick search ... | ||
| condencer mic problem | 11/26/2008 | The Doctor |
| Q: i m using a usb condencer mic and my playback delays,i m using cubase 3.0 and a usb sound card which ... A: There is a check list that you can go through to discover what might be causing the delays: 1. CPU. ... | ||
| connectin mic with mbox | 11/24/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: i have a rode nt1-a mic but am havin trouble connecting it with my mbox via pro tools.iv connected ... A: If you are using the original MBox, here's the steps - (assume the mic is in INPUT 1 w/ phantom ON) ... | ||
| Hz Vs ips | 11/23/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
| Q: I am trying to analyze the spectrum impact of analog recording a sinusoid and I am not able to ... A: a repro alignment tape is used. At 15 IPS, a series of frequencies is used to align playback ... | ||
| Pro Tools le 7 | 11/22/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: how do i record a stereo vocal track with the MBox 2mini? And how do i mix down my vocals and get ... A: For a TRUE stereo track, you need 2 microphones recording at the same time. With only 1 input at a ... | ||
| Background Noise | 11/19/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: I'm using a PC to record vinyl to CD's. I've noticed that there is ambient noise before recording ... A: This can be tricky at times. What audio program are you using? Many have some sort of basic noise ... | ||
| movie music recording | 11/18/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: Whats location recording mean? Whats ADR? Where can I get more info on film music? How can I help ... A: The answers you were looking for can be very lengthy and involved. If you're going to trash me for ... | ||
| making real sound!!! | 11/17/2008 | Niek Lucassen |
| Q: first,I have a poor english language, so sorry! I work with software:guitar-pro and compose my music ... A: The thing with midi is that it only playes the sounds that are programmed in your soundcard. There ... | ||
| cubase | 11/17/2008 | Niek Lucassen |
| Q: when i record. there is always the ( shhhhhhh) sound in the back of my recording. how do i get rid ... A: This is not very easy to fix after recording. These kinds of things should actually be fixed before ... | ||
| recorder and or microphone for MacBookPRO | 11/16/2008 | Niek Lucassen |
| Q: I am looking for a small recorder to record interviews and subsequently process them in various ... A: You may want to take a look at Edirol's portable reorders. Which are designed for recording in the ... | ||
| head and rubber cleaning | 11/11/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
| Q: Larry.Thanks again for your great advice with the cassettes.Today I bought the TASCAM 688 via Ebay.I ... A: we used denatured alcohol. You may use isopropol alcohol if necessary. You many obtain rubber ... | ||
| Follow up question:- Loose volume knobs on my epiphone guitar. | 11/11/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: I got a reply from you on how to tighten my volume knob on my Epiphone John Lennon EJ-160E ... A: Hey Xan, thanks for the kind words man! I'm glad you got it all figured out. Fooling around with our ... | ||
| cassettes | 11/10/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
| Q: Larry.Again a question from London,UK.Which cassettes are better for recording on an analog ... A: Lila - For example, cassette tapes that exceed 60 minutes are at risk. 120 min. is the max that ... | ||
| Follow up question:- Loose volume knobs on my epiphone guitar. | 11/9/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: I got a reply from you on how to tighten my volume knob on my Epiphone John Lennon EJ-160E ... A: not really man, you just have to be careful with it that's all. Keep pulling gently & it will give ... | ||
| multitrack to US 122 to iMac G4 | 11/4/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: I should know this, but I don't. I record several bands live (including my own) with an Akai digital ... A: sorry man, but I've never used the Akai & don't really know its layout so I'm probably not the best ... | ||
| Cassette recording | 11/4/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
| Q: I am using a small sony cassette recorder to record. On the instructions, it says "not to use TYPE ... A: WHY would you record over pre-recorded tapes? That is not something I'd do, as degradation may ... | ||
| Home recording - starting at the beginning | 10/30/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: I would like to start making music on my computer. I am a decent enough musician but when it comes ... A: I'd start you out with a program called Audacity. It's a free download ... | ||
| Guitar to Midi Controller | 10/27/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: I'am dead keen to buy me Roland GK 3 kit so i can use my guitar as my midi controller when ... A: I could go into a long and boring answer as to the makeup of the 13 pin GK / hexaphonic pickup ... | ||
| Mix 'translation' | 10/27/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
| Q: Hey Mr. Staffen I have recorded 4 rap songs (vocals) with a Behringer C-1 microphone, into a ... A: I looked up the Behringer C-1 microphone however, and it appeared to be a decent one... a (1" gold ... | ||
| I want to record from my turntables & mixer to pc | 10/17/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: what software do i need to record from my 2xturntables&mixerto my pc please help very desprite A: There are a lot of free programs available on the web that are great for basic multitrack recording. ... | ||
| drums | 10/14/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: i have been looking into pro tools stuff for a while now and I am wondering what i should get to go ... A: It kind of depends on what you're trying to accomplish. You certainly can connect the line outs ... | ||
| did i waste money? | 10/10/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: SO I HAVE PROTOOLS LE THE DIGI OO2. MY QUESTION IS CAN I RUN A BERHINGER EURODESK SL3242FX PRO WITH ... A: Hey Chris, I wouldn't recommend pairing the two together at all. The 002 is light years ahead in ... | ||
| How to set my Mic in Protools 7.3 M Powered | 10/9/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: I have Protools 7.3M Powered and a M Audio firewire1814 and a condenser mic can you tell me how to ... A: Hey Damien, just plug it into input 1 or 2, turn on the phantom power for the mic (48V), set up a ... | ||
| effects | 10/8/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
| Q: ive got a strange question for you, the sax player in my band is looking into electronic effects for ... A: this appears to be a nightmare. It is an obvious mismatch. The impedances are either hi (1/4") or ... | ||
| Garage Band Recording continued | 10/4/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: Ok, now that I have the MBox hooked up to Garage Band, I'm still not satisfied with the quality of ... A: the MBox is a good quality unit & you should be able to get very good results with it & Garageband. ... | ||
| moving tracks to match phase | 10/3/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: I've just started doing a load of testing of some microphones'n'stuff I bought to record an album, ... A: My opinion on this sort of thing is "If it sounds good, do it". I've had to do similar things to ... | ||
| Hardware/Software Compatibility | 9/26/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: I am planning on ditching my M-audio interface, it's never lived up to my expectations. I'm going to ... A: Hey David, I don't use Sonar or Soundforge, so I can't say for sure, but Ableton Live works well ... | ||
| home recording | 9/25/2008 | Wayne Tapia |
| Q: Hey Wayne i want to record some music onto my computer. I have the right software...i just don't ... A: You can look at sites like musiciansfriend.com , samash.com, or sweetwater.com and do a search for ... | ||
| Trying To Choose a Firewire Interface | 9/24/2008 | Jason Fryer |
| Q: I am trying to choose a firewire interface and have narrowed my selection down to three: 1.Focusrite ... A: for me, the MOTU takes it hands down. You get more inputs, & that seals the deal for me. I've used ... | ||
| The Start of sound waves from a source | 9/23/2008 | Larry A. Staffen |
| Q: I've recently become very interested in learning the art of recording and mixing, and I've been ... A: this research found: Wavelength of Sound This calculator requires a JavaScript capable browser ... | ||
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Wayne Tapia
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Expertise
Ask me general questions about Location Recording, foley, ADR, Pro Tools, recording musical performance, post production for film/video & music. Specific gear questions may or may not be answerable as I don't own or have not worked with everything out there.
Experience
Certified Audio Engineer, Pro Tools Certified, Have experience with :
Pro Tools (LE & TDM systems)
Sony Suite (Vegas, Acid, Sound Forge)
Waves Plugins (RTAS & TDM)
Over 20 years live music recording and FOH mixing
Feature & short film audio
Mixing for 5.1 surround
Organizations
ASCAP
AES
Education/Credentials
Audio Recording Technology Institute - C.A.E.
Vancouver Film School - Digidesign Certified User
Past/Present Clients
See my online resume @ http://imdb.com/name/nm2301451/resume for client listings
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