I have been looking into this whole Pro Tools thing and I have come to the conclusion that all the Digidesign hype is exactly that; "Hype". The software is in my opinion antiquated, uncomfortable and limiting, and the hardware is no better than many of the cheaper alternatives; infact in a lot of cases it sounds pretty average in comparison.

I'M IN THE MARKET FOR A GOOD DYNAMic MIC. RENTING THE UM5, USED THE 58 A LOT. ANYONE ELSE HAVE AN OPINION, THEN I'LL POST MINE!
REGARDS,
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I've been researching for a while now and I think I'm about to purchase some basic gear to start recording onto PC. To me, a simple way to start seems to be the Tascam US-224 or US-448. Can anyone tell me about this stuff or suggest an equivalent? I'm looking to spend $500-$1,000. I basically want the digital equivalent of a 4 or 8 track cassette recorder.

Ok folks...I'm here to start spreading the news about this lame online computer store!

I orderd my 3.06Ghz CPU and another stick of 512PC2700 on Sunday night.

Indeed the next day I came home for lunch and received an email saying they got my order.

Well, it was in the process stage the whole friggen day. Next day, it was in packed mode all friggen day!

ok. here's a hypothetical.

not that any of this is happening.

Hey Gary-

I am trying to convert simple mono wav files into midi files for the purpose of importing into Score editing software such as Noteworthy composer or Vivaldi gold. The only midi files I seem to be capable of making are "Type 0" files. So far "Type 0" midi files seem to be incompatible with the various score editors I've tried out...They all ask for "Type 1" Midi files.

Here's the deal: I would like to use my RNC with my Sytek MPX-4a pres, but the Sytek has only XLR outputs whereas the RNC has only 1/4'' unbalanced inputs. Both operate at +4dBu. My 'mixer', an M-Audio Omni I/O, can take either +4 or -10 dBu, balanced or unbalanced, but has no inserts on the channels that I wish to use.

My old Harmon Kardon 430 receiver and B.I.C. home stereo speakers from the '70s are really on their last legs. Now I'm sitting here wondering if it would be sensible to connect my home CD player, cable radio, and turntable in any known way to the rest of my studio gear - mixer, amp, live sound monitors. I know that my near-field monitors would not be my main listening speakers.

Hi all

A while ago there was a discussion about the NS1000 monitors.

I remembered a store in a town nearby that has a couple of Yamaha monitors. This store has kind of a weird owner.

The Yamaha speakers are there in a corner of that store for a very long time, at least twenty years and these are brand new speakers of 20-25 years old.