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    DI tracks/ Input clipping consistancy on Profire

    Arv, On the Profire, you can pull out the knob for a -20db reduction, but never understood the purpose, although now it kind of makes sense... Ubsyntx, if I put no gain on my Profire, In Sonar I register about -7/-8 without touching the fader. I wonder if that's an issue, because when i run any...
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    Does the brand of TI Firewire matter?

    I built my old computer (which has been upgraded since) and did not have a TI firewire port on it, the one it had did not work with my Profire. So, in a pinch I went to Radio Shack bought the only one I could find that was TI, it was cheap, but it worked.... Now I built a new comp, but it...
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    DI tracks/ Input clipping consistancy on Profire

    Yo, Im having a bitchy-bitch of a time with my tracks. When I record my guitar tracks thru my Profire 610 I usually keep the knob at zero (I have actives) and get a decent signal, but something tells me this is the incorrect, so I've been upping the gain as of late. But if I go anything past a...
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    Agile 8 string guitars yay/nay?

    Hi all. I was wondering if anyone has the Intrepid Pro in a Oceanburst finish? I really,really like the way it looks... But on closer inspection, a lot of the pictures I've seen, it seems as if the burst paint spray was blocked by the neck while it was being done, or that's usually how it is...
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    Studio Chairs (armrest or not)

    I had a normal desk chair with the armrests and comfy back, and one day i sat down... SNAP! ...I go flying backwards, one armrest snaps in half, the back snaps the other one from the base... sat back down, and thought "hey, this is pretty nice". Now i don't hit my arms against anything when...
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    DAW Upgrade... Am I doing this right?

    Thanks for the info guys! I was most concerned about my vsts, and I heard jbridge to be a bit of a bitchy-bitch. So, I'm just waiting for Avid to return my Profire then I can start working on this thing...
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    DAW Upgrade... Am I doing this right?

    Yea, I'm probably gonna grab a 3rd drive to put my samples on. Does that mean my Superior libraries and Lasse Samples will go there? So... I'll have Drive 1 - Programs Drive 2 - Sonar Projects Drive 3 - Sample Libraries Drive 4 - MP3's and horse-porn.
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    DAW Upgrade... Am I doing this right?

    Hello, I finally decided to upgrade my computer from a 3ghz Core2 DUo w/ 4gb ram and Win 7 32bit, to 3.4ghz i7 Quad with 8gb ram and Win 7 64. Also, I plan on buying one HD thats 7200rpm /6gb SATA for my Main Drive. <--- Will this make any difference? But my question is, where is the...
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    Profire 610 = Best 500 dollar doorstop I've ever bought.

    I actually paid 300 for it, not 500... I forgot. Secondly, it could be "rose-colored glasses" but I had an old EMU-0404 PCI, and that thing seemed to sound better to me... although it was 99 bucks.
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    Profire 610 = Best 500 dollar doorstop I've ever bought.

    Jesus... It's under warranty, but they don't like to exchange things... nice. So Guitar Center can't exchange it, but I have the pro-plan on it. I call Avid, they have me call GC, who has me call somewhere else, who has me call Avid. ...To send it for repair... I don't want repair... I WANT A...
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    Profire 610 = Best 500 dollar doorstop I've ever bought.

    No, my cat rules.... I'll just do it if she pukes in one of my guitar cases (again.) ...I rule with an iron fist. Secondly, I'm screwed.... M-audio can't find my registration information. (nor can i now.) And I can't get the 1 year warranty w/o it. Which is the stupidest thing I've ever heard...
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    Profire 610 = Best 500 dollar doorstop I've ever bought.

    I am going to stick this thing up my cat's ass. No matter what I do, I don't believe I'm getting the sound out of it I should be. The input knobs on it seem very "loose" and fidgety. Trying to gage where I should be with the knobs is a bitch. I try to play to get a decent level, then I...
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    Question regarding recording a Blackstar HT5

    Yo. I have the option of picking up a HT5 for a good price, and I'm ready to jump... but... all I have for the time being is an old Crate BV 4x12 (I know... shut it.) Would the HT5 have enough output to power the 4x12 so I could mic it, for the time being, or would I be better off...
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    Trying to get big heavy sound... does this sound in the ballpark?

    (EDIT) Tried to add some more low end, and some more power to it.
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    Trying to get big heavy sound... does this sound in the ballpark?

    Yo Yo. I've been trying to get a thick roomy sound with my mixes. By adding some room IR's to a separate bus on the drums. and using more of a "grosser" tone. Is this sounding on the right path. Excuse the sloppy playing, i just thru it together as a test. and the bass.... I finally got a...