i am looking to create a small home studio by buying something like a Boss BR-900CD Digital Recording Studio, nothing too fancy and expensive. However i noticed it only features 2 simultanious recording tracks.

My studio is based on a Pro Tools Mix+ system and I use Amp Farm (Line 6's TDM emulator) extensively.

For live gigs I have an older (3-4 years old) POD. I'd like to upgrade my live rack to either a POD Pro or a PODxtPro. MY PRIMARY PURPOSE for considering this upgrade is the hope that one of these units (never have used either) will more closely emulate the TDM AmpFarm software.

Is anyone here using Tracknotes from Virtual Studio Systems?

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Happy with it? Any major problems using it?

Any other programs (freeware or otherwise) worth considering?

StudioSuite looks pretty helpful, but it needs Filemaker Pro and is a bit pricey.

OK guys... Time for me to melt some plastic again.

Mackie Big Knob or PreSonus Central Station?

Any other suggestions besides these two?

This is for a project studio with a vocal booth and running Pro Tools.

Basically, I need all of my source/monitor switching in one spot. Talk back is a must.

Thanks for your input!

Hey everyone...I'm looking for places that I could rent an API 3124 or a Neve clone from. I want to start experimenting with nice pres before making the plunge because I want to make sure the debt will be worth it for me at this point.

Does anyone know any companies either in Illinois or that will ship out of state?

Hey,
Anyone have any regrets on studio equipment bought?
Ever bought something you've sold the next day and thought "not buying that crap again!" ?

(Feel free to mention Behringer equipment, just don't talk about "Behringer " itself being crap or not, thats not the point of the excersise)

Here's the gear: Mac iBook 1.33 Ghz laptop with 1.25 gb RAM, running OS X 10.3.9. PreSonus Firebox with Cubase Le Ve 1.0.7.

the quick rundown: I plugged a guitar in, recorded about 2 minutes of audio, sounds fine. Then I inserted a drum loop and repeated it to the same amount of time. Sounds fine.

hey guys, i just got a PreSonus firepod and i recorded a song in Cubase le. i dont know how to bounce it. i think i had the song bounced, but the quality was all screwed up, nothing like the way i recorded it. can you tell me the ebst way to mix down and put the audio together, and whats the pool?

Ok, so I'm using a Shure sm57 on the amp. I'm Micing it right and everything, but i need help with knowing what levels on the mixer's hi's mid's and low's to set them on. whats a good level to set them at? i know some mixers are different then others but if anyone can help me please do. sorry if this is hard to understand

Just to step dangerously into the politically-charged Chinese microphone battlefield -

Does anyone know anything about this microphone? Is it an imitation/copy of another brand and model? If not, is it being sold through a US company? There doesn't appear to be a Studio Projects equivalent (the frequency response of their tube mike looks very different from this one).