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    What can I do to improve my Input/Output/Overall Latency?

    Do you want to record vocals, and if so do you have a separate Mic Pre? If so, then all you need is something solid and simple like this: http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/FireWire/AudioFire2/index.php Its here for just over £150 http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/shop/flypage/product_id/15610/...
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    Mixing and Mastering Advice

    Reason is actually a great environment to start learning in. It emulates analog racks of gear so straight away thing look and feel like a studio, and much of the complexity that you probably shouldnt concern yourself with at first is tucked away. The plugins in Reason 4 sound waaaaay better...
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    What can I do to improve my Input/Output/Overall Latency?

    Cell, this is mainly good advice from element, with a few caveats. Unless you are recording 8+ tracks of audio concurrently, which I doubt, you wont *need* to upgrade to a faster HD. It will help, and hard drives are dirt cheap these days, so if you have the £ lying around, look into it...
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    What can I do to improve my Input/Output/Overall Latency?

    Sorry, but this is not sound advice. Cell Your PC is more than adequate for you to track at low latency. Latency isnt really an issue during mixing. The problem you have, as others have noted is the internal soundcard, and its drivers. Almost any USB2 or Firewire external soundcard...
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    Mixing and Mastering Advice

    One more thing. I strongly believe that anyone without ears full of wax can learn how to mix well. It just comes more easily to some than others. But just because everyone can learn how to mix well, it doesnt mean they should mix their own tracks. What I mean by this is that if learning how to...
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    Mixing and Mastering Advice

    Ez bro, well, its a big big subject area, and like I said in my first post, after 15 years I still feel like Im learning new things. That being said, let me try and give you 3 pieces of advice, because its really easy to get lost in a sea of information when starting out 1) Understand the...
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    Mixing and Mastering Advice

    Hello mate....We have a pretty close relationship with SSL and UA; helps in lots of ways :) The 747 and P38 get a fair bit of use, but the SSLs also have their uses from time to time, as do the 1176s (although less so due to their fast attack); as Im sure you know one piece of gear can be...
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    Mixing and Mastering Advice

    @ Relic - thanks for the welcome! Hi Formant, We use the UAD's mainly as utility plugs when mixing. List needs updating though, since 2 of the UAD-1s have been replaced by a Quad UAD-2 However, when doing both mixing and mastering, the chain is predominantly analog. Here is the latest bit...
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    Mixing and Mastering Advice

    Whats good people? Myself and my partner have been mixing and mastering tracks across many different genres for close to 15 years. You can check out the mastering site at http://mastering.subvertbeats.com The mixing site is just being redesigned, but will be live at...
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