Hi there,

I'm looking to build a setup for use both at home initially (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, keys, percussion) and subsequently a fuller band with electric guitar + drums. Eventually recording live. I've included as much info as I can for you!

My proposed setup is as follows:

i am no to audio recording and am currently taking a class using logic 8. at home i have set up Sonar 7PE and got a midi keyboard and a cheap audio interface. i was looking at the list of free plugins and am wondering if VST works with sonar. also if it does, where do i install the plugin files. (which folder).

Hi everybody,

My name is Ben from Sacto, CA.

Im just starting to get my feet wet with recording, I have played guitar for 10 years and now Im looking to do a solo project of covers.

My question is I need to know what else would be useful to me, as far as Recording Equipment goes at a reasonable cost. Here is what I have so far, Ill include my music gear.

Hi, Im gathering up stuff to cut an album. Im looking at the FireStudio Project.

The big thing is, I want to have atleast 8 mic inputs.

I've heard about a lot of "technical" problems with these, but I dont care about those, because I've studied all the fixes, and I'm also a computer tech by trade. I have a beefy "hackintosh" with 2.66 dual core and 4 gigs of hyperX Ram.

Sorry, these are little bit of newbie questions I've been wondering about:

1. If I'm recording a guitar amp, how loud should I have the amp? Live volume (loud enough to hear over drums)? Half of live volume?

I have set myself the task of re-mastering a led zeppelin track for practice as they are fairly quiet on some of the tracks.

How ever I know very little about mastering.. but I do want to give it a go. Is it all about getting the volumes up or the quality or both?

Also is it mostly just fiddling with EQ and compressors? Or is there other important factors..

Okay I am a total novice at recording so please bear with me...

I recently acquired a Tascam MF-P01 and a Shure Sm-57 mic and have been trying to record simple guitar, bass, and drum demos on it.

But I have run into a few problems and have a few questions.

Not sure what forum this belongs on, but... What programs (XP) offer differant sounds to use with a midi/usb keyboard? And what are some of the better ones? Such as the sounds offered in Apple's Garageband, like Grand Pianos, Synths, strings, SFX, etc. Things that can be played with a midi/usb keyboard.

Thanks in advance.

ok ok, i know many will read this, and may have mixed onions.

Heres the overview.

Greetings,

Through a friend's suggestion, I have found my way to this forum to get a push in the right direction toward "cleaning-up / re-mastering" a LIVE U2 show that was recorded in the old Seattle Superdome. This venue is (was) a MASSIVE concrete structure, made for baseball and not a rock show. As a result, there is much "room noise" and "reverb / echo" present.