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How to make mono recording sound come into both speakers  
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I use a USB mic (a Rode Podcaster) to record my classical guitar onto my PC using Goldwave Audio Recording software.

I set Goldwave to ...

New ProTools Setup Requirements 
Could you please advise me on what I need to set up an audio recording system? I was planning to buy Pro Tools 10 software to run on a laptop. Which laptop ...

What do I need? 
I've been a guitarist for many, many years, and recently bought a Korg PA1X keyboard/synth to supply accompaniment. Unfortunately, my Mac Snow Leopard ...

How and when do I use outboard effects with computer recording? 
I have 3 rack boxes full of effects from reverbs to delays to compressors and graphic EQs to maximizers to high and low pass filters and vocoders. I recently ...

How To Record Vocals for a Chorus of 6 Singers 
I am setting up a computer-based home-recording system. I have to record a group of 6 male singers. Can you please guide me on selecting a sound card, mics ...

Shure SM57 mic with BBE 386 preamp 
Will this setup work (Shure SM57 mic with a BBE 386 preamp) and will it give a good input recording level into a computer interface that is equipped with ...

How do I hook a analog mixing board up to a Computer? 
How do I hook an analog mixing board up to a Computer so I can use my software on my computer and mix with the mixing board and have it go into the computer?...

Getting correct volume and clarity from the mic 
I'm running GarageBand '09 on a new iMac with OS X 10.6.4. Acoustic guitar tracks are fine directly through the inbuilt audio input jack using pickups....

Editing Audio - Blending 
I am wondering how to get the vocal track and the music track to sound good together. Back when I used to run sound for a band, we would use reverb to ...

Can I connect a Roland 2480 directly to my Mac computer? 
Is there a way to connect my Roland VS 2480 to my Power Mac 8600 to allow direct "download" or transfer of stereo music (WAV) files?

Currently I have ...

What kind of audio interface should I use for Vista? 
What kind of audio interface should I use for Vista?

How to connect equipment 
I have a good mic and a nice tube preamp with adjustments for gain, impedance, filter, limiter and phase and it provides a rich, warm sound.

I'm still ...

Recording to computer from Peavey mixer with USB out - what do I need? 
I want to start recording from a Peavey 20 channel mixer board with a USB output to a laptop. Do I need anything else between the board and the laptop?...

Not getting the results I think I should with my setup. Am I doing something wrong?  Not rated yet
I recently purchased an AT2035 cardioid mic and an M-Audio MobilePre USB Pre/Interface , and a Toshiba L755 computer. I connected everything, installed ...