I have an Acer Aspire x1200 Model AX1200-U1510A I heard that acer computers dont have very good sound cards, and I was thinking of purchasing an E-Mu 1616m PCI soundcard and all that it comes with for my condenser microphone, I heard the E-Mu ones are some of the best Studio Quality soundcards for computers, would it make my vocal recordings THAT much better?

hey could someone give me the specifications for a good reliable firewire external hard drive?
i read it before on here but its so hard to find one post on this site.
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i remember,,,,, i think someone saying it has to be 7200rpm

but not sure of any other specifics,,,,,,that said would a 800rpm not work properly?

Has anyone used this at all?

and if so have they used it with pro tools? any problems?

trying to get some opinions on it before i dish out the cash.
or anyone got other guitar amp plugin suggestions?

Yes, I am a complete newbie to recording. My basement is setup as a practice studio so I have a lot of necessary items but i know there are some things Im missing.
What I have already is a Shure SM58 mic along with 3 V-tech VT-1040 mics plugged into a Soundtech Quick Mix6 mixer with 4 big monitors. I have all the drums, guitars, amps, pianos that i could want. What else do i need?

Basically I am in a band, but lately indulge in abit of home recording to broaden my ideas, atm I have a little piece recorded, with some simple piano chords, and me playing guitar, there are spaces in between the guitar playing and I would like these if possible to be filled by a saxophone, if not a trumpet would be fine or even a violin would be interesting, if you are up for this little proj

sorry if this is a novice question but i have gotten a new amp recently a new marhall mg halfstack. I need to run it through to my Tascam portastudio 2488neo. there is no mixer output on the new amp. i was wondering is it even recomendable to run out from the spare cabinet extension on my head through a di box and straight into my Tascam?

My right monitor is beginning to crackle even at low volumes. Is this a normal part of the 'burn in' process or should I contact KRK and look into getting it replaced?

i have a tapco mix 120. cheap mixer but decent for what I'm doing.
i have a XLR in from my line 6 HD 100, and a L and R out to my laptop's mic in. cheap setup but so far its been working great and sounding pretty good as well after EQ.

Split from stealthy's thread.

dvdhawk has informed me that our rig draws almost 8A at theoretical maximum load (cheers).
This reminded me that, last Sunday, during the sermon, both PCs and the mixer died simultaneously. I figured it was a power problem.

I heard the Rokit 5's at GC and thought they had a high roll off that would be very troublesome. However I heard through forums and reviews that the Rubicons have a low roll off thats annoying.

The music i'm mixing is folky/indie stuff. Mostly acoustic guitars, drums, bass, electric guitar, synth, various percussion.