MXL 991 + TASCAM 144 "Hiss/White Noise"
Hi y'all, I am brand new to home recording music, and I just received an MXL 990 mic, a 991 mic, and a Tascam 144 mkII USB interface with 2 audio cables. I plugged in the 991 to record some acoustic...
View Article8Dio Coming Soon: Natural Acoustic Series - Steel String Guitar
Take a look at our forthcoming deep-sampled Steel String Guitar which will be released later this week. Here is a little video walkthrough of the library. XOXO 8Dio
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Vintage mac! I couldn't stop myself :)
Attachment 325505 Attachment 325506 A friend of mine, Tomas from the Uppsala based electro duo Liminals, gave me two old Mac computers a long time ago. I placed them in my friend's studio and two,...
View ArticleLondon VO recording recommendations.
The Producer/Director of an upcoming documentary has asked for recommendations on a reasonably priced but reputable studio to record some narration in London. Any of our London friends have a...
View ArticleHow "hot" do you place LEAD VOCALS?
Meant in the context of your natural inclination, given some artistic freedom to move from wild (in your face ala AC/DC "Hwy to Hell"), to mild (waaay back ala Tame Impala "Elephant"). But both great...
View ArticleAnalog drum machine compressors
I am just about ready to buy an oberheim dx or sequential circuits drumtraks. I want to know which affordable compressor will be best for thick electronic sounding drums. Which compressors do the pros...
View ArticleUsed Gear buying & selling guides?
Hi Gents, anyone know of an online guide that gives you The prices of what used audio gear is going for? I use the completed listings on ebay to see what I can sell an item for,or how much to spend on...
View ArticleLapel mic sized shockmount for robots?
I'm an industrial designer and former audio engineer (5 years experience) and now things have amazingly come full circle. I now work for a robot research institution and I'm responsible for improving...
View ArticlePro tools fader numbers
I have 2 questions that I hope don't sound stupid. I'm using pro tools 8 and on some of my sessions, the numbers on the faders in the mix window, i.e., +5, 0, -5, -10 etc... will appear on some...
View ArticleToneBooster in PT
I used these plugs well with the Vst Wrapper and the GUI is white completely anyone else have this problem
View ArticleDo you play Live Electronic Music? Can I interview you for a book?
Hi, This is my first post and I have read the rules and regs. I hope this doesn't consider as "fishing" as I'm not looking to sell anything, merely for community input. Thanks for having a read. I am...
View ArticleConverting old Mac "Simple Sound" files to waves in Mac OS X
Hi All, Some of you remember "simple sound" files that were for system sounds back in the OS 7, OS 8 and OS 9 days... I have a client that has a batch of these that he wants converted. I tried: Sample...
View ArticleHow to test for FW cable faults?
I'm trying to get my new RME UFX up and running, but load up a 50 track session from PT and it can't make it past 3 seconds of playback without an error message or a whole bunch of clicks and pops. I'm...
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Phoenix Audio DRS8 mk2
Phoenix Audio is pleased to announce the DRS-8 Mk2, the ever popular multichannel pre-amp was first released in 2010 and now has some substantial improvements for 2013. The new version, now available,...
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Traffic Noise from skylights
Got a large (4' x 8') inoperable skylight thats letting in some gnarly traffic noise, wondering if anyone has a diy suggestion. Plexi with some sort of rubber edge? Pics and audio of noise attached...
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Phoenix Audio - new products !!!
Hi Please come by booth 6989 in Hall A and say hello, we'll have the new DRS8mk2 8 channel pre-amp on display and the new N90/DRC/500 compressor's in action, these haven't been released yet but we're...
View ArticlePower Supply Capacitor - help a noob.
I have an old Eden 300 watt bass amp that has been developing a pretty hefty buzz out of the amp output and the DI. I opened the amp up and all 4 big caps on the power supply are leaking. I determined...
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JDK V10 Pre-amp (500 series)
The JDK Audio V10 is a single channel professional grade microphone preamp, designed from the ground up by API Engineers to offer a versatile and high quality input for microphones as well as...
View ArticlePiano sound on SRC to 44.1
So I'm new to recording at higher sample rates. I am a medical equipment designer so I know a lot about a2d and d2a. But I'm sure some of you guys with experience can help me find the cause of my...
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