I am about to buy the following gear, in order to have a great sounding, versatile and portable live keyboard rig (occasional recording):

MacBook Pro 13" 16GRAM, 128G SSD + 750G HD (in the optical drive slot)
Komplete 8
Mainstage

I need an interface that meets the following requirements:

I know this is a really broad question, and I think I know the answer but I'm wondering how it will evolve over time.

If you are mixing down individual riffs and phrases for an audio program in which the user could select a guitar or keyboard part etc. to mix into their music, how warm do you want the levels?

Do you normalize it so it peaks at or almost zero db? Or would you want to leave several db headroom? Any input from you pros greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hello everybody,

Alright so as most once were, I am new to recording and am trying to figure out some very beginnerish things.

First off I know the sound that I will be getting out of a home studio is no where near as good as it would sound out of a professional one, more or less because of my experience, room settings and such.

Alright, heres the deal. Ill let you know all the equipment we have so you have an idea of what I am using.
I am using:
Mackie 1604-VLZ3 Recording mixer

I read and hear a lot about 'bass traps'. Any of you knowledgeable people would like to explain what they are, what they do and if you are wanting to trap bass, what is it you are trying to prevent it from doing? Escaping or reflecting?
And I suppose I should ask, what happens to the bass when there are no traps to trap it?

MS

Hey everyone! I'm kinda new on this site... I did the ADL 600 contest and all that but besides that, not much. It's been great reading about the advice that people have to give.on all imaginable issues. The time's come for me to post, however. I'm starting a studio to make albums to benefit the hungry, and do whatever else I can on top of that.

Hi!
I am an artist (...ducks chairs thrown at him...) trying to make a better recording in my home studio.

So, I am looking at purchasing some real monitors, albeit not terribly expensive ones.

But I also need room treatment.

As I read more and more on this forum I find that people stress having a well treated room to record vocals in. My question is this: What would you consider to be a "well treated room" for hip hop vocals and a bit of singing? As far as my limited understanding goes I would want to deaden as much reflections etc. in my booth as possible as a means of making my recordings sound better.