I am current reading the Mixing Engineers Handbook, fricking sweet. I have a question about compression. In the book the author keeps making statements like the following.

"Hit the compressor fairly hard, at least 10db or more if it sounds good"

Hi gang--great forum! I am building a PC with and am trying to decide what I should get in terms of recording programs/interfaces. The computer is all up to par as far as specs go...AMD processor, low latency 1 gig ram, separate 250 gig hard drive, etc.

Hello,

I mainly record classical solo piano music (recitals in theatres and auditorium with very good acoustics) and I'm very proud of the results: by now I used a km183 spaced pair in A-B recording technique through an M-audio usb Duo (preamp, AD converter and audio card all in a box) connected to an Apple powerbook.

Hi,

anyone using PT 6.4 with Mackie control universal, using HUI emulation mode?

I try to edit plugins, works fine, on the first page, but I cannot get to the other pages.

the Mackie manual says: rotate the scroll encoder pot...
any idea, where it is?

any suggestions to step from page one in plugin mode to page two and further?

I bought a supposedly new in box "last of the USA made" ART PRO VLA's off of Ebay. In the picture it was outside of the box, and the seller only had 2 previous sales, so I was a little suspect, but I went ahead about purchased it anyway.

i'm having problems with my volume levels on Pro Tools. I'm using the MBox to send the signal to my computer. My playback, gain, and fader levels are fine, but when I do a playback or bounce the mix to an MP3/wav i have to turn the volume on my computer speakers up pretty much all the way to be able to hear it.

I have a DJ mix I put on CD. I want to know how to easily without spending a lot money, can I mix a 3-4 min. sample of the whole CD each song in the sample mix. I have basic Denon DN-4000 dual CD player and Stanton SK-Six basic mixer. I don't have any special effects machine or anything. Maybe I can rent some effects machine to use. I don't know.

I've just become involved in a project that will involve audio for a showreel to be posted on a website. This is the first time I have come across this audio for internet and suddenly realise how little I know of it. I would prefer to stream CD quality audio but the webspace doesn't have the space for the raw audio, ie SDII, AIFF or WAV.

Is there a book/website that meticulously covers vintage pro audio equipment (analogous to a history of marshall amplifiers book, or ampwares - the fender amp website - specifications, materials, transformers, etc.) BUT for mic preamps, compressors, eq's, consoles, analog tape machines, etc.

HI i'm new. how's everyone doing?
I'm doing a creative music and sound tech degree and i'm doing a dissertation. Just asking around as to which Music software do you think is the best?kind of a questtionaire. PLEASE HELP.
Mnay thanks