So I'm about to make a purchase, but I don't have enough to do everything at once. So I'd like to know what purchase I should make first that would give me the most improvement up front. I kinda know the answer but I guess I am looking for a confirmation.

I have the option to purchase the 003 Factory (upgrading from the 001), I would still use the preamps from my mackie.

Hello there, this is my first post, I hope I'll get some feedback for a mic placement problem I have. BTW, this is a great forum. OK, here's the situation...

ok, i am planning on building a portable recording studio and need some pointers.

I am in a fledgling band and we are looking to create a demo. We have 4 members with a guitar, piano, drums and vocals. We have used Audacity and a rock band mic for our songs up to now and have posted those versions online. They sound pretty horrible.

Hi, my band and I are in the process of recording a CD. We have a few songs completely recorded and are starting to mix them down. what's the best way to listen to the tracks as I'm mixing them? We have some nice Sennheiser headphones, a pretty decent stereo system connected to the computer and we also have some crappy $15 standard mp3 player headphones.

What I have:

Sonar 7 PC
Mackie Onyx 1220
Roland VS 2480 with meter bridge
ART TPS II Tube Pre
Fostex 3070 Compressor
ART SGE GUITAR PREAMP & EFFECTS PROCESSOR

Hello everyone. I have been a long time reader of this forum and decided to finally take the plunge and contribute.

I am going crazy trying to work out my home DJ setup. I have the following components.

Technics 1210 turntable (RCA)
Integrated hi-fi amp (RCA)
Native Instruments Audio Kontrol USB soundcard (Balanced)
Channel Islands Audio Phono pre + dedicated power supply (RCA)
Aego M 2.1 speakers (RCA )

Hello there.
I'm looking to buy a pair of overhead mics.
My budget is 700ish at max for a pair, but I don't want the "best" for my budget, in the sense I don't want to spend a lot more for an improvement that isn't significant, but I am willing to spend that much if it's at least somewhat of a significant improvement.

I know this question has been asked been asked before but I"m going to be very specific and not take up too much of your time.

I am deciding between Cubase AI/4 and Logic Studio.

I will be predominantly recording acoustic instruments, vocals, electric guitars and live kit. There will be very little if any digital instruments.