Buying a music computer

I have used for the last three years a stand alone hardware mulit-track digital recorder and would like to now move into a music computer.  Looking for advice on computer, hard drive, interface, software, etc. to get started. I am still new to recording so I am not looking for

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unwanted radio through speakers

Greetings, I am getting very faint radio signals through a small set of powered speakers when no radio is ever on and the volume is turned down completely. This also happens on my receiver elsewhere in the house when on an aux input that I hook into my computer. I

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Studio Monitors: Using Stereo System Speakers

I recently picked up a pair of Fisher three-way speakers with 10 in. woofers for 25$ at the local Salvation Army.  Hooked these up to my home stereo system and they really sound great. I’ve been looking for a decent pair of studio monitors and now these sort of fell

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Volume issue

I am a newbie starting out recording acoustic guitar to an sm-57 to a lexicon omega into the computer into cubase le.  i am having issue getting good volume.  to compensate i boost up the volume on my speakers really high and the sound becomes very boomy and noisy.  anyone

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Beginner Questions

This board seems to be a bit over my head. Any words of wisdom/advice on where to go to learn the basics of recording at home? You may want to start by going to Amazon.com or other big online book sellers and searching for “home recording” to find some books

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Interferance through my speakers?

Hi there i’m getting frustrated now, ive bought a new soundcard an audiophile, the last soundcard i had was picking up interference through my speakers, not in recording mode though, so if i make a tune and burn it to CD I don’t get the interference. anyway I installed this

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vocal enhancer

This is not a recording ? but I hope someone will help me out, I’ve been jamming with the same two guys for about 16 years we jam every Friday night and it’s just for fun, the problem is none of us has a great voice (sad but true) so

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Midi Question

Greetings! I’m just learning how to use midi.  It’s a completely different language and takes some time (at least for me) to learn. A friend of mine gave me her old Yamaha DX21 keyboard which has midi I/O.  I’ve noticed that on some of the new midi keyboards out there,

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Tascam help? Noise

Hi there, So I have a Tascam Portastudio 414 mkII that I’ve been trying to use for quite some time, and have never been able to get to work properly. I’m about ready to throw the thing in the trash. The instruction manual assumes a previous general working knowledge of

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