i am wiring up my studio right now and i have a problem that nobody has been able to solve for me. i have a pro vla II compressor, a dbx 31 band eq, a Lexicon mx300 fx unit and a tc electronic finalizer that i would like to run as hardware inserts and i have not been able to find a piece of hardware with more than 2 inserts.

So, I want to record covers for youtube and I want them to have high quality (without noise, clear, the voice is not distorted). What gear I must buy to achieve that quality? My computer is laptop. I want record keyboard, piano, violin, acoustic guitar and voice. What interface do I need? And what kind of microphones?

Hi, I am a singing and guitarist for a metal band. I am looking for people to mix my demo CD for me. The CD will be submitted to people in the industry, and I would like it to be as professional as possible at an affordable rate.

I have a Behringer PMP2000 powered mixer with 12" speakers (B212XL) and a Behringer EP 4000 Europower power amp with 15" speakers (B215XL). I want to use the powered mixer/12s for monitors and the power amp/15s for mains. I think this is possible but I'm not sure what cables I'll need and how exactly to hook it up.

I've searched high and low, and I can't seem to find a frequency agile compressor with a side chain function... I often use side chain comp on guitars to duck them a bit when the vox come in, and I want to experiment with whether this might be more transparent if I were just compressing the frequency ranges of the guiat most heavily occupied by the vocals...

I am very fond of my humble Zoom H1 recorder but I'm still wondering about PDR's from other companies.

Tascam
Roland
Sony
Alesis
Yamaha
Marantz
Korg

What PDR's do you use and why? How does the sound quality hit you? Was it worth the price? Or not?

If possible, please post links to audio demos for your respective rigs.

I just received my MXL 990 condenser mic from Musicians Friend today and everything looked fine when I unboxed so I went ahead and hooked it up to my mixer. I use a Yamaha MW12CX USB mixer that provides phantom power but I can't get anything to record through my MXL 990. I've never used a mic that requires phantom power so I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong.

This is a band I have been listening to for a long time, and I have always been amazed by their vocal work. This following track is no different:

Hello everyone, new to the forums here!

I've done a decent bit of recording before (but on an amateur level) with piano, violin, and voice overs. Since I'm going to be applying to colleges soon, I thought that I'd create a music portfolio for my piano playing.

I am trying to set up a pa system with a mixer, eq, compressor, and amp. When I go in and set up the eq and all with just me and a friend in the hall. The sound is bang on. But later, when 100 people show up the sound is horrible. (sounds tinny) Any ideas on how to set this up before hand to counter the 100 people in the room?