I’ve had this device for a month now and I’m very happy with it. Reviews on the Akai EIE 16 bit version where pretty thin on the ground so buying it was a gamble. The sound quality seems very good and I’ve not noticed any latency either with midi or audio. When I record […]
Tag: audio
Emu 0404 PCI Update
Previously I’ve written articles on the Emu 0404 PCI soundcard and my problems getting it to work cleanly on my system. Originally I gave up and reinstalled my M-audio 2496 and put the 0404 away. Well while trying to fix something else last week as reported on in the article, XP and Bios Tweaks and […]
NyquistEq – Free EQ Vst Plugin Effect
NyquistEq – Free EQ Vst Plugin Effect is part of Magnus’s plugin range available to download at Smartelectronix You’ll need to scroll down Marcus’s page there to find it. Parametric graphic equalizer with excellent response all the way up to Nyquist. It never clicks, and it handles deep bass well too. The Nyquist frequency is […]
Setting up – Mastering Effects – Home Recording Tips and Advice
If you are trying to Master your own tunes you will be wanting to know which effects to use and what order to use them in. Truth is there is no set way to set up your mastering effects. It’s all about your ears, does it sound right? 2 previous articles on this site. Mastering […]
Wavosaur – Free Audio Editor
Wavosaur is a really cool free audio editor available to download from here. Even though it is offered for free please if you use it make a donation. Software such as this needs to be supported. If we don’t support projects like this they will die out. I’ve been using Wavosaur on and off for […]
Editing Reaper – Split a track
Editing Reaper – Split a track In Reaper at some point while editing a project, we will need to split a track. Splitting a track in Reaper is pretty simple. Works for Midi and Audio. Find the place you want to split the track, use the mouse to select the area on the work area […]
USB Guitar Audio/Recording Devices and Interfaces
These days getting your guitar sound into a PC or laptop has become easier and relatively cheap. For upwards of £40 you can plug your guitar directly into your DAW of choice – record, edit and process or just jam along with your favourite tracks. Most devices come with great software and there’s a great […]
Mixing down / Rendering Audio in Sonar
Rendering Audio/Creating Mixdown in Sonar 7.
StealthPedal – worlds first USB interface wah-pedal
You will be pleased to know that StealthPedal, the world’s first USB audio interface and MIDI controller housed in a compact wah-style pedal, is now shipping. StealthPedal is not just another audio interface/MIDI controller, but a complete playing and recording solution designed especially for guitar and bass players – or any musician looking for a […]
Audio Processing – Hog That CPU – UAD
If like me your CPU is shall we say a little on the outdated side then you’ll probably be looking at updating your pc. But what if you don’t have the moola or like me you simply can’t. ===Hang you say, why can’t you… I can’t for a few reasons, serial and parallel ports are […]