I'm moving into a condo I just bought (yay!), and am trying to figure out what is going to happen to my home recording rig.

So I am thinking of buying a 512c preamp/di but am wondering if it operates on it's own, or if I need to buy one of those frames for the power supply... also

Why is the 2 space horizontal frame (500H) so much more expensive then the six space lunchbox (500-6B) and the 12 space virticle rack (500V)?

Hello everyone!

My name is Richard Dolmat, and I want to start a local Vancouver BC producers group. We would meet every month or so and just talk gear, music, software, technique, current projects etc...
If you are interested in attending and getting invovled, please email me at:

info@digitalsoundmagic.com

I've been told there are two philosophies.

1. Add effects when recording a track, leaving minimal work for mastering ie. get it right on the way in.

2. Record dry and do all the effect selection when mastering.

I expect it depends on what works for each individual, and the complexity of the piece.

Hey Seb, cheers to you in NYC. I'll be rooting for you up in Canada. Sebatron Audio is going to make a serious impression.

:tu:

All the best,

Chris

I'm running PT LE w/a Digi001 into a very fast Win-tel box without any problems. I'd like to install the Pro Tools LE onto an iBook for doing some session mixing and tweaking of the primary sessions I've done on the PC. I have the Mac install disk and the software install seems to go great.

I need some suggestions for recording 2-track live feeds, or for capturing sound-effects. Something under $800.

I am currently using a mac with Pro Tools LE 5.1. I have become increasingly annoyed with mixing via the mouse. I was looking at the Tascam 428 controller and it seems to be a pretty decent board (24bit with 8 channels and multiple banks). I was wondering if anyone has any experience with controllers and could provide me with a some helpful suggestions.

I'm wondering how the software plugs stack up against the hardware. I'm fairly new to recording and I just want some sense of how close the software is to the real thing. eg..if the ultimate hardware reverb is 100 in terms of sound quality, would the software equivalent be 70,80,90? This is simply to give me a sense of perspective as I assemble my computer based home studio.

What is the best sounding mastering software for processing audio?
And what software has the best mastering plugins?

For now I'm using Logic with my selections of Waves and UAD plugins, but i feel i could get more out of working with a system like Sonic Solutions.