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    dust protectors condenser mics

    Do you guys use some kind of dust protectors for your condenser mics? I don't want a bunch of dust to get in and settle down internally on the diaphragm of the mic and reduce the quality. I also don't want to take the mic apart and put it in its case everytime. let me know if you guys have any...
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    usb powered interface powerup

    Hey, quick question for anyone thats got an usb powered interface. I just copped an mbox2 and was wondering whether I have to powerdown my computer to plugin/unplug the interface. I used to have a firewire interface and I did have to shutdown my computer everytime I wanted to plugin. I think it...
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    vocal chops and effects

    I was wondering if anyone here does any recording with pop/hiphop music and knows a bit about vocal editing. a bunch of mainstream tracks before a verse drops will chop up the word to give it a nice transition. an example of this is The Far East Movement - Girls on the Dancefloor. FFWD to :30...
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    condenser mics

    Hey so i'm looking to spend around 150-200$ on a condenser mic and i'm wondering what would you guys that have experience with recording VOCALs recommend. whats like the industry standard for that much? I'm thinking about buying used so an ebay $200 dollars would work fine too.
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    Reaper

    Man, any of you guys tried this DAW, reaper? it kills. the workflow is amazing. the portability is amazing. everything about its great and really easy to learn too. I've been using PT for the past year and i've been stuck using a 64bit laptop for the past month, so I had to find another DAW...
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    serato and audio interface

    I need an audio interface for makin beats and recording, but I also need to upgrade my DJ set to serato. So basically what I want to do is get an audio interface that works with both serato and pro tools. Is it possible for me to get a m-audio firewire 1814 and plug my technics into that and...
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    getting that commercial sound

    yo, so i've been puttin tracks together , now with home-studio-recorded-vocals and I've been trying to get the quality to that commercial feel. I can't seem to get that feel down. I'm using a decent $200 condensor mic and using firewire 410's preamps. could it be my hardware thats limiting...
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    velocities in nnxt

    i'm trying to configure reason's nnxt so when i hit a key lighter on my midi keyboard, it will play at a lower volume. When i hit harder, i'd like the volume to increase. I would think itd be set up like that by default, but i guess it isn't? Let me know! Thankss ps. it works when i choose...
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    my dorm

    aight so i'm at a university right, and I nearly got written up for bringing my krk5 and rp10s setup in. me and my boy were droppin some beats when some bitch from the floor beneath me came up last night banging on the door. She, then without time for us to give a response, came barging in the...
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    audio interfaces!

    hey i'm looking either to cop the presonus firebox or the m-audio fast track pro or the m-audio firewire 410. (or something else in that price range) right now i'm using protools m-powered so tharts why i was leaning towards the fast track pro, but its got some shitty preamps and i hear the...
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    balanced vs unbalanced

    hey is there actually a noticeable difference between unbalancced and balanced cables? I hear that balanced cables are louder and produce less noise, but I'm not sure if they actually produce a noticeable difference. If there is no noticeable difference, I might as well save the 80bucks by...
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    hissing noise from studio

    so here's the scenario. i used to have just two rokit 5s directly connected with two mogami trs balanced 1/4" cables from the speakers into my audio interface. and my audio interface connected usb into my computer. there was no hissing under this situation. I recently just purchased the...
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    redrum like an mpc?

    can you apply regroove swings to redrum running through rpg-8? basically what i'm trying to do is setup redrum like an mpc with note repeat, but i want that mpc swing to it. Right now i'm getting whatever drum sample i'm playing to play repeatedly without a groove.. so its pretty much NOT...
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    Adlib and Echo effect Questions

    Whats the best technique for recording adlibs? I don’t know, but whenever I do them, they seem just awkward and out of place. Do you guys put the same effects on the adlibs as the regular vocal track? Maybe a filter? Whats up? And also how do you get that echo effect at just the end of a...
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    Internship!

    Yo I just landed an internship at a studio located in Tempe, AZ. Its unpaid, but I get to use an mpc4000, korg m3, pro tools HD, and all this other shittt. Most importantly, I get to meet a bunch of rappers, and I'll be working under some cat young fucha, who supposedly produced a beat for Day...
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    Simple PLugin Question

    Yo i just copped Protools and just have a question about the plugins. If i assign 4 plugins to one channel, is there a shortcut to assigning those same 4 plugins (same presets) to another channel? Thanks in advance
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    let me see your rack

    hah. hey I've been working w reason for a few months and i've just been using this shitty default rack that I put together when I first got the program. All it includes is a mastering suite (hip hop mastering default), a default mixer, and redrum. What do you guys have/recommend adding to mine?
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    video recording software

    hey does anyone know what program is legit and free for recording live from desktop at a decent frame rate? Thanks.
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    exclusive or nonexclusive?

    exclusive or nonexclusive? that is the question. i'm thinkin about puttin up a few beats as nonexclusive on one of the online beat selling sites. and it seems to me like its free money, cause your not losing anything (you can still sell the beat again to somebody else)? am i wrong in saying...
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    dirty south bell sound

    does anyone have this sound, idk if you know what i'm talking about, but its used in a lot of dirty south songs. its like that graveyard bell kinda sound. i'll find an example if you guys don'r know what i'm talking about. thanks

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