Basically, I have a Shure SM58 attached to a home-made XLR-->1/4 Adapter-->1/8 Jack going into a SB Audigy (yes, the card sucks, I know)... The recordings sound clear and crisp (when I boost the recording a whole 60%) but then you get audible noise/static when the backing track is muted...

So I am learning the fundamentals of electrical properties and how to manipulate audio signal slowly, but I need some reinforcement especially on some of the finer details. I've got some mods in mind and I am just hoping to clear up some things prior to. The mod is to my trusty SD-1 pedal.

Hello everyone out there!
I send my greetings to all the music recording community!

I am (try to be), a recording engineer, and my question is:

Hi guys.
I was wondering if my laptop was good enough to handle all the recording and etc. that I would be doing. So here are some of the specs:

Dell Vostro 1500
Intel Core 2 Duo @1.60 GHz
1.00 GB Ram
Windows 7 32-bit

I tried out Amplitube 2 and liked it, so I have version 3 on order (not out for a couple of weeks yet). When I tried the demo I pushed my computer to see what it would handle, and I got it to crack a little before I wanted it to. I think some of the reason is I'm running Windows 7 and both my interface and Cubase are using Vista drivers.

I'm considering an upgrade for the live sound monitoring system that I run for my jazz and alt. country groups. In another thread Dvdhawk mentioned Hear Back, Aviom, & myMix as distribution systems. I can try out Hear Back locally. It would be helpful if some of you could compare it to some of the other systems.

I'm building a home studio from scratch. I'll be running it on a dedicated windows XP or Vista machine, whichever OS is optimal. Right now 3.0ghz pentium 4 with 2 gigs of ram. Looking to upgrade to 3-4 gigs of ram soon.

Hello All!

I use my PC for lots of entertainment, from watching movies, recording TV, listening to music, and I dabble in music production.

I'm looking for a reasonable audio interface for under $200 that will suit my needs but not give me buyers remorse shortly after the return policy expired.

A friend just turned me on to the idea of these boutique pedals. I am looking into the Hot Drive n Boost MK3 for in front of my amp and I was wondering if anyone had any input on the company or pedal itself.

So I'm going to teach a home recording class, and as I was researching I discovered that Apple no longer gives away Garageband for free. (Poor taste, apple.)