will this configuration damage my speakers ???? I will get a 4 ohm amp as soon as possible, but in the meantime, i was wondering if i can get by with this temporarily Unless there is a specific warning on the amp or in the manual against using the amp with 4 ohm speakers, you […]

Greetings: I've been using a Fostex VF 160 for about a year now.  I'm not too crazy about it. It is very cumbersome to use.  A friend of mine showed me how much easier Pro Tools is and I'm sold. Now, I'm pretty good at using a computer, but, to be brutally honest, I have […]

I'm wondering how to go about getting a full drum set (up to 8-9 mic signals) into my little Mbox. How do i mix it down to a lower number of racks before putting it into the Mbox? In order to achieve that with an MBox, or any simple stereo-input type interface, you'll need enough […]

I was in the process of making an old office into a studio.  I've heard egg crates are a good way to insulate the walls but would the insulation you get at the local hardware store do just as good for a lower price? NOOOOOO!!!! DON'T DO IT!!! Egg crates will do NOTHING to insulate […]

Music-Tech, Recently became involved with a private recording studio, furnished with a Mackie D8B mixer & Multi-track recorder, etc...etc...etc.  Am new at this, but have been reading everything I can get my hands on in order to understand signal flow, compression, gates, effects, etc... Can you recommend any good tips or quick reference guides for […]

I`m using a Rode NTK with Focusrite RED 7 pre.The vocals sound harsh and after cutting  4K and above the vocals sound lifeless/muddy with the mid frequencies 400 to 1500hz accentuated.Is this because of cutting the hi mid or because the room accentuates these frequencies? What can I do to solve the problem? The first […]

Hi there, I'm fairly new to using recording equipment, and I have a problem I can't seem to track down.  I recently got a PreSonus Firebox with an Audio-technica AT4040 condenser microphone.  I plan to use these on my iBook G4, primarily with Logic Express, but possibly with either Garageband 2 or the Cubase LE […]

Lately I have been playing with compressors and gates. My church just picked up a Presonus ACP88 and I noticed it has side chains for both the compressor and the gate. I have read and seen examples on how to use them both. My question is how much do the “pros” use side chains in […]

One of the problems with recording technology today is that you can have pretty much unlimited audio and MIDI tracks. Today's computers and hard drives are more than fast enough to easily handle 100 audio tracks or more, and virtually unlimited MIDI tracks, all at the same time. The problem with that is that many […]

So, you've put a lot of time and energy into recording and mixing you latest and greatest song. You've finally got it to the point where it sounds great in your own studio and you can't wait to play it for your friends! But, when you play it for your friends for the first time […]