Hello Masters of the Craft,

I have read through your boards for the past few days and though, maybe, you can help me.

I am not a recording star of any significance and do not profess to know ANYTHING about recording. I just sing online for fun and therapy.

That being said, I recently graduated from my Microsoft Headset mic to a condenser mic and interface.

Hey guys! I am using my ~6-months-old Dell, Windows 8 laptop, a couple-years-old Lexicon Alpha, and what I think is a fairly nice Electo-Voice microphone. I was doing some basic recording in Audacity, and it was working, except that the tracks recorded really quietly. When I tried to bring them up to normal volume, there was a large amount of background static.

Looking for someone to record two bagpipe phrases for a song of mine.
I just read a thread about bagpipe recording so maybe this is the right place to look, as I don't know anyone who plays or even have one.
In exchange I can mix, compose, track guitars, bass, keys, etc for you. if anything fails, i'm willing to pay for your service
thanks!

Many thanks everyone, for your feedback and your advice. You have been most helpful! Hopefully we'll be back with better quality soon enough. :)

One of my beloved 414 EB's - with the brass diaphragm ring, has developed a hum in the cardioid position.

I can use it in hyper cardioid and omni without any problems, but both Fig 8 and Cardioid are producing what must certainly be a ground issue.

I just bought a FocusRite 2i2 and running a Mac with latest Mavericks OS and will be using Logic Pro X. I have a very old KORG pandora px1 no AC adapter so I have to use batteries. Was wondering if it would at all usful trying to use it for added effects or will have have enough effects in Logic? I'm a Guitar Player.

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Where will the music industry be in 20 years, 30 years, 50 years?

Before I tell you my thoughts on the matter, you should know that you're reading the opinion of an enthusiastic optimist: one of the few living souls in the music industry who still believes that the music industry is not dying…it's just coming alive.

I have been researching this everywhere and I can't seem to find the answer.
I would like to record song covers outside but I do not want any ambient or car noise. I would like the audio to be focused on the music only without having to pre-record anything.

2 acoustic guitar recordings

Hey Guys,