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by justinmc
Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:54 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Buying a Zoom H2/H4N in NYC
Replies: 10
Views: 3716

That's too bad. I wonder which little recorder would handle the higher volume stuff better.... I would be careful and try to test the H2 with a typical situation you plan to record before you plunk down the cash... I have one, I've used it a lot, and there are a couple of issues. With lower sound-pr...
by justinmc
Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:53 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Why a Red Book standard CDR?
Replies: 24
Views: 7729

This is a bit of a tangent, but... I have been using Discmaker's "short run" system. They dinged a recent master of mine twice; it was a "gold master quality blank" CD recorded w/ Nero; they said that it appeared I had a burner hardware problem. I did burn as slow as possible. They did accept a mast...
by justinmc
Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:46 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: the Absolute reason NOT to master yourself
Replies: 68
Views: 18086

CD-R quality check / burn settings and software

Can anyone recommend inexpensive software / shareware which will do a CD-R quality check? Our CD-R master was just ding'd by DiscMakers, using Eclipse. On a related note, can people recommend CD-R burning settings and/or software that will produce a reliable image? I should note that we are taking t...
by justinmc
Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:32 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Mastering: Lead in time for tracks?
Replies: 7
Views: 2526

Thanks. To clarify, I'm wondering about the mastered output...
by justinmc
Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:30 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Mastering: Lead in time for tracks?
Replies: 7
Views: 2526

Mastering: Lead in time for tracks?

Can anyone comment on whether one should put some lead time at the beginning of a track? Should I trim out everything down to like 1/100 sec before the music starts? Or should I put in a bit more?

Thanks!
by justinmc
Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:05 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Thurston Moore - acoustic thing?
Replies: 7
Views: 2323

hah, that crossed my mind too...
by justinmc
Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:59 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Thurston Moore - acoustic thing?
Replies: 7
Views: 2323

Thurston Moore - acoustic thing?

Anybody know what Thurston Moore is referring to in this recent interview? ----------------------------------------------------- >> Favorite Piece of Musical Equipment "I think it would be this acoustic guitar pickup that is detached from the acoustic guitar and hangs nakedly by itself and plugs dir...
by justinmc
Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:19 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Zoom H-4 Portable Stereo Flash Recorder - review anyone?
Replies: 30
Views: 9395

The human interface is a bit clunky, but it integrates quite well with a windows machine. I used one for a couple purposes; report card below: 1) Attempting to record fairly loud (rock) music in a practice space - couldn't get the pad to go low enough to prevent distortion. Grade: C 2) Recording whi...
by justinmc
Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:20 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: tape saturation plugin
Replies: 15
Views: 5190

I dig the Massey plug in, but it's PT only...
by justinmc
Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:24 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: M-Audio with a 8 track???
Replies: 15
Views: 4456

I'm interested in this, as I use a 001 right now but am thinking of switching to Reaper (works with EZDrummer), and possibly switching interfaces.

Aren't pre-amps also a factor here? The 001 & 002 have at least 2; if you go the Delta 1010 route you're going to need to buy a couple at least.

Thanks
by justinmc
Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:02 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Hum in bass amp when line out to Digi 001
Replies: 9
Views: 2800

EDIT: I'm going to try out the Ebtech Hum X and Hum Eliminator... I'll post results ------------- Actually, I'm not sure what to do about this! I don't think that I want to flip the polarity on the whole amp, because as it stands I don't have other problems with the PA & amp, this amp & other amps, ...
by justinmc
Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:18 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Hum in bass amp when line out to Digi 001
Replies: 9
Views: 2800

Thanks for the 101 lessons y'all; It's a polarity issue. Neither amp has a polarity switch, so I flipped a 3>2 adapter over yesterday and tried it out - works, no hum. Now I just need to find some polarity reversing 3 prong adapters. Ampeg had the polarity switch in earlier '70's V4-B models, but no...
by justinmc
Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:18 am
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Hum in bass amp when line out to Digi 001
Replies: 9
Views: 2800

I'm using 1/4" plug guitar cables for all these connections. As I understand it, the digi 001 should be able to take unbalanced connections in the front two inputs. If I go amp>mixer>digi, I get the hum in the amp - whatever it is, travels right through the mixer. If I go amp>mixer, there's no hum. ...
by justinmc
Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:32 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Hum in bass amp when line out to Digi 001
Replies: 9
Views: 2800

yep, same circuit; the electrical is all updated and three-wire grounded. I just tried it with another amp's line out and got the exact same thing: loud buzz. So it's not the ampeg's fault... Haven't had any other problems with this digi 001 I should note that the buzz volume is independent of the a...
by justinmc
Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:31 pm
Forum: Creative Recording
Topic: Hum in bass amp when line out to Digi 001
Replies: 9
Views: 2800

Front of Digi 001, channel 2, no phantom power on

thanks...