hi all -

there's always a raging discussion about mic preamps and which ones are the "best",etc. - but that's usually from the point of the cleanest or purest "warm" sound, and usually for voice work.

but what about when you need a preamp for mics that are going to be on a bass cabinet or a guitar cabinet?

I need a fairly cheap (under or around $200) 2-channel compressor for Micing a drumset. I will be running my sm57 (snare) and my beta52 (kick) into this compressor then into my e-mu 1820. I'm just now going to start working with compressors because before I used the digital one on Cakewalk. Any suggestions?

Anyone know of a very cheap (<50 EUR) PCI soundcard, that has low ASIO latency? (<10ms) I need to use it in my mini PC for LIVE purposes...

I was wondering if anyone had ideas on some ways of printing on demo CD's without having to use labels which look bad and have a tendency to get stuck in car CD players. I've thought about making stencils but a cheap CD printer would be even better.

i leave it in your hands
Cheers 8-)

I am looking for a setup and found this on Ebay Australia. Is it reasonable value for a starter rig

1X RME HDSP9652
2X ADA8000 8 chan pre's with converters
1X pair M-Audio Bx5 monitors
1X sm pro audio headphone amp

Starting at $1800.00 AU I think thats about $800.00 US

Hello,
I'm trying to use my Dell laptop X200 as a portable recording device. I want to set it up to record my bassoon playing to send for auditions for grad school, and also for personal recordings. I was wondering 3 things.

I am using a 12 by 24 foot room as a home studio and this room echos like crazy. Every time my guitar players and I jam or record the echo makes it sound like a bunch of jumbled notes. Some advice on what kind of studio foams or other cheap alternatives would be great, thanks.

Hey all, wonering if you all could hip me to some info on the Ramsa WR-t820 desk.
I heard they (Ramsas in gerneral) are pretty cool for the price, any one have any comments?
I've been looking at the older soundcrafts (6000, 1600 etc) and Soundtracs Topaz desks as well.

I am just wondering for those that are starting out in the music business. Is there a cheap or free effective way to advertise and get your company or name out?

allright. so I'm looking into getting a Pro Tools setup. i wanna be able to do a full drum kit through it. so in looking at the digi002 rack mount, u get 4 mic preamps. thats nothing. i need at least 8 for a kit. so I'm not exactly sure how one goes about doing this.