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Hello everyone, I'm new here so I thought I'd say hello!

Hello, my name's Lance, I just signed up for these forums and I'm excited about becoming part of the community. I use Pro Tools m-powered and Fruity Loops and I make rap. I'd like to see who else posts here and what kind of music they make so tell me about yourselves! (Sorry if I posted in the wrong thread, I hate making that mistake >_<)

Balanced/Unbalanced Signal Routing?

Hi there

I searched and found some really good posts. However, I would like to get a bit of specific advice before I shell out on a job lot of cables and was wondering if some of you could impart some wisdom regarding balanced/unbalanced/stereo jacks? The following are things I think I know mixed with a question or two so please chip in where needed. Please!

Okay. Here goes:

New format DAW consoles vs old school aircraft carriers

So I'm getting back into recording, and I hope someday to have enough money to build a place with full capabilities. At Full Sail, we used the SSL 4000 (I'm sure I only know 25% of that boards capabilities) and I've assisted for a while on same. Watching the SSL youtube videos of the AWS 900, like

Can I get a last minute check before I pull the trigger?

I've been working with my little Duet for the past few months and have had nothing but good fortune, but I'm ready to move up to something with more channels. That being said I'm going for the RME Fireface 800 and probably the Big Knob for my monitors. I'm asking for a caution-check from whomever would like to comment as these are my thoughts.