Hello everybody,

So i am using a Sony vaio laptop that works great. My interface (saffire pro 24) works great, and my monitors (Yamaha hs50's) are fine as well. Now my issue is that after having Pro Tools open for more than like 15 minutes, everything i play back has a bunch of fuzz. The vocals sounded fine one second and then after a time frame, everything is complete crap.

I bit the bullet and figured out what the pinouts were on the rear connectors of this unit and what kind of power supply it would need. It turns out that it has internal voltage regulators for b+, b-, and the metering b+ all 15 volt. I searched through my junk pile and found an old vcr. I scrapped the transformer for a center tapped unit and modified the circuit board to pump out 24v +-.

Im trying to upgrade my setup and over the last few days I have done hours of research and everyone is suggesting different things

I currently have the m-audio firewire solo with the Audio-Technica at3035

I have under $1,000 to spend and wanted to spend it on a good preamp

Then I heard since I'm using the Firewire Solo, the quality will still be horrible

So i got a touch question for the pros

I want to upgrade my current setup that I have ( at3035 mic, m-audio firewire solo )

I am probably going to get the SM7B mic but my question isn't with mics

I want to spend less than $800

I want a good preamp or audio device

I know there are some Studio One users out there and plenty of Melodyne users. I'm sure anyone who does both is aware of ARA. Any reports? How does it work? I'm a big fan of Melodyne. This looks like it would be an incredible workflow improvement. (One the other hand, it would be an incredible temptation to overuse.)

First off I'm new here, Hi everyone, really looking forward to being an active member of this forum.

Thought you guys might be interested in my new website http://www.audiopimpz.com
You can read and submit reviews of plugins and audio software.

Featuring Jen Calder's song Catylist. We worked together to put a band-style recording even though she doesn't have a band (not even a bass guitar). Just a few plugins made the difference. Check it out here. All plugins are bypassed to start with and I bring them in one by one. Enjoy :)

Yup. Time to upgrade? O lord I hope not. It'll have to be pretty darn cool.

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I'm looking for a DAW that does MIDI and Audio well.