I'm sure I know the answer to this question already, but I am just looking to hear some other people's input on the subject.

So just how bad is cigarette smoke to gear? guitar amps, compressors, microphones, etc...

Just wondering if thats yet another thing I should worry more about!

I am recording using cake walk, and trying to use amplitude. I was wondering if any one knows how to get the effects to run real time (you can hear it as you pla'y it) I can currently only hear it on play back
I am running Sonar 4 producer edition

Hello everyone! I am definitely a newbe in studio business but I have to record some acoustic project. This is accordion, bass and mandolin. For this project I got PreSonus Firepod with Cubase and four condenser mics ( MXL's & Audio-Technica).

I was wondering as dumb as this may sound, would anyone trust cracked Pro Tools plugins downloaded from limewire? Ive ran them through a virus scan and they are clean... what risks am I running by using these?

I posted this in DAW/Computing but havnt had any responses, so i thought id try it here.

Which way would you go and why?

I want a control surface for nuendo 2 and i need a new sound card. My budget is $1500 +/-

i was also looking at the Yamaha 01x which seems impressive on paper but looks kinda scary ( i noticed they dropped the price on this about $500.)

New topic right away tonight

1) in terms of quality of osound and durability how do these rate compared to say the avalon's i have?

2) if i got an all in one say the twinQ would i get a totally different sound than using the M5 into the 747 for say a vocal or acoustic guitar using my AT4050 mic?

I am sort of looking ahead/down the road a ways. i had never really considered a Pro Tools set up before but have been doing some reading on the LE (not what i would want) or a HD/TDM set up?

anyway i was thinking of the Accel 3 card, the 192 outboard, and one mixer (can't remmber which one but not a huge one) to go with my MAC G5 and all that comes with PT

The upgrade is at the MOTU site for 4.5 owners to download. It is supposed to allocate your resources better, thus taxing your system less, making it more efficient.

I've been having trouble getting a clean signal on this new equipment. Here's the chain...

CAD M9 tube mic > Focusrite VM Pro > Edirol UM-25 > computer Hard drive located in the next room. Pretty simple, yes?

The cabling from the Cad mic into the VM pro is a balanced XLR, and from VM Pro to Edirol is balanced XLR also.

Just looking for some feedback on Radial Technologies
Switchbone. Anybody out there use it, if so, your comments.

Is it transparent ? Is it well made?

Does it degrade the sound if you pass thru it using 2 amps at once.

Thanks for your time.