Is there a cheap and easy alternative to the 250+ sound/issolation barriers? looks dont matter to me, I'm going for functionality.

I have a box of old cassette tapes (remember those?) that I want to get onto my PC. Nothing valuable or well-recorded, just some nostalgia from garage band days. I just gave away my old dual cassette deck which was broken (freecycle.org is great!), so now I am casually looking around for a new playback deck (don't need to record onto it). Any suggestions/recommendations under say $100?

ok so i just got a dell laptop recently and would like a temporary way of recording. mostly just acoustic solo stuff, guitar and vocals (if i could do more, great). what is the cheapest way i can get some decent recordings just using my laptop and some software? and whats the best way to go about mics this way (i have one 1/8" mic input and a sm57+mxl 990)

any advice is great

Hi there,
I was just wandering what a good mic would be for didgeridoo recording?
It needs to have crystal, almost shrill highs for the screeches.
I have been using an SM57 so far which isn't bad but it doesn't really have the bite that I need; too round sounding.
Budget of around £150, under if possible.
Thanks.

Are these mics on ebay the real deal?

They all seem to be $200/300 and even more cheaper than many shops?

My room size is 113" x 124"

I have a M-Audio audiophile 2496 sound card

I do not have monitors as of yet. (Please tell me what I should get)

I am thinking of making the insulation bass traps for all corners in the room. Is this wise?

Newly drafted “sound guy” in Southern California needs help with Live Sound / DAW Recording in a church setting. I am computer GURU - however I am a new recruit at sound - but have had my eyes "open" - learning...

Hi - I'm recording mostly acoustic and vocals - sort of Neil Young-ish songs. In the past I've just gone directly into my ProTool LE with a PPA LD-1. I'm looking to buy a decent preamp to warm up and fill out the signal. Don't want to spend much more than 200. Is this possible, any good places to start? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
thanks.

I just moved into a jam space, the dimentions are sometihng like 12' ceiling, 12' or more wide, and id say about 24' long. The walls are just plain, and the floor is cement. The room is real loud, and will probly echo a bit. Any suggestions on one of the better, cheaper, temporary ways to get a half decent sound in a room like that?

I'm looking for good cheap speakers that'll handle 75-150 watts well. I'm looking to use them for a small room as monitors or loudspeakers. I own a Crown CE 1000 so speakon in's would be great. Price range around 50-150 each. Also, I don't care if the case sucks, I can build new ones.

And I'm looking at the Kustom KPC 10M. Anyone know if its any good?