Greetings, I am getting very faint radio signals through a small set of powered speakers when no radio is ever on and the volume is turned down completely. This also happens on my receiver elsewhere in the house when on an aux input that I hook into my computer. I am wondering how to eliminate […]

I recently picked up a pair of Fisher three-way speakers with 10 in. woofers for 25$ at the local Salvation Army.  Hooked these up to my home stereo system and they really sound great. I've been looking for a decent pair of studio monitors and now these sort of fell in my lap. Any reason […]

I am a newbie starting out recording acoustic guitar to an sm-57 to a lexicon omega into the computer into cubase le.  i am having issue getting good volume.  to compensate i boost up the volume on my speakers really high and the sound becomes very boomy and noisy.  anyone know what might be the […]

This board seems to be a bit over my head. Any words of wisdom/advice on where to go to learn the basics of recording at home? You may want to start by going to Amazon.com or other big online book sellers and searching for "home recording" to find some books to get you started.Also, subscribe […]

Hi there i'm getting frustrated now, ive bought a new soundcard an audiophile, the last soundcard i had was picking up interference through my speakers, not in recording mode though, so if i make a tune and burn it to CD I don't get the interference. anyway I installed this new card and I'm still […]

This is not a recording ? but I hope someone will help me out, I've been jamming with the same two guys for about 16 years we jam every Friday night and it's just for fun, the problem is none of us has a great voice (sad but true) so now I'm looking for a […]

Greetings! I'm just learning how to use midi.  It's a completely different language and takes some time (at least for me) to learn. A friend of mine gave me her old Yamaha DX21 keyboard which has midi I/O.  I've noticed that on some of the new midi keyboards out there, they only have a midi […]

Hi there, So I have a Tascam Portastudio 414 mkII that I've been trying to use for quite some time, and have never been able to get to work properly. I'm about ready to throw the thing in the trash. The instruction manual assumes a previous general working knowledge of recording, which I definitely don't […]

Mr. Moderator: I last wrote you a few months ago and you were extremely helpful in assisting me to pick out some good software.  I decided on Cubsase sx 3 and I'm very happy with it.  I also purchased a Presonus Firepod interface. Now for a new challenge.  I am not familiar with midi at […]

Hi, I'm looking to start recording on a computer/laptop.  I already have a mic (sm57) and software (acid 5.0 and cool edit 2.0).  I am looking for the best rig to use on my computer to make quality recordings of acoustic instruments mainly.  I posted earlier and I think I've made some progress on the […]