Studio Equipment?!?

[los226]

im not talkin bout the mic volume..im talkin bout the
hole PC volume..i used to be able to turn it down and mute it ..but now it dont work and i have
to go into volume control and play with that alot...its anoying..



That's what i'm talkin about, the main volume, not the mic volume. The reason
you can't use your keyboard volume control anymore is because you switched the
soundcard.

[Nuke209]

Another thing about recording,
make sure everything sounds right and looks right before recording, and once done, becareful
mixing down, I'd save the raw acapella as waves and keep that somewhere else, then start
editing your vocals, dont add too much effects (like reverbs and shit) too much, make sure it's
equilized and compressed and sounds good mixed with the instrumental, but remember, dont
think you can really master things with plugin's and shit, mastering is a skill that real engineers
have from years of experience, so if you plan on releasing an album, once done recording all
tracks, give it to a pro to master it.

[los226]

so there aint no way to get it back??caz i mite get a
new keyboard soon anyway..will that fix it
?


Getting a
new keyboard will not fix it. I have no clue how to get it back if you can. For mixing down I
suggest getting a good amp with some nice monitor's. That shit will help alot getting you that
flat response to master ur tracks.

[Tbizone2002]

thanks you all......ya know
a lot and i have benefitted alot from reading all your posts. i copied that shit so i can refer to it
later when i record. However, I was lost on some of the terms. you explained it but i don't
understand what a preamp is?? Where does it plug into the computer and what does it look
like??

[los226]

thanks you all......ya know a lot and i have benefitted
alot from reading all your posts. i copied that shit so i can refer to it later when i record.
However, I was lost on some of the terms. you explained it but i don't understand what a
preamp is?? Where does it plug into the computer and what does it look like??



A pre-amp is for a condenser mic, a condenser needs
phantom power to work properly which is offered by most pre-amps. Most pre-amp's are
different, the one's I suggest for rap vocal's are tube pre-amp's. Some pre-amp's come with
compressors as well, that is also a nice feature. This is how it all hooks up, Mic to pre-amp and
then pre-amp to the line-in jack(s) on soundcard.

[Tbizone2002]

ok. thanks alot...ill check out that
stuff at Guitar Center. peace!

[bUcK bUcK]

can someone answer my
qeustion? please?

[MURDAOUS187]

u can make beats with a
KeyBoard...
and Sound Modules..
or wit programs...

peace!

[Tbizzle]

OK I figured out that my
soundcard that came standard with my pc is aight....so Im probobly gunna get a new one. Can
someone suggest a good studio Soundcard?? i read on this board that the "Soundblaster
audigy platinum" was pretty tight.


PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING
HOLY ANSWER ME!!!!

[Tbizzle]

I honeslty
don'tknow what M audio it is.....i looked all on the box and the USB itself. All i know is it says
"Mobile Pre USB" "M Audio" its a mixer/ soundcard in one so it can be either....im presently
using it in place of my shitty pc soundcard. Anywho Ill check out the link thanks!