bennifer

Best of luck getting it sorted, can be a real bugger getting things like this sorted! However, maybe cut them a little slack as most companies are totally overworked over the Christmas/new year period... hopefully it all works out over the next few days. Its more annoying when they promise the world and fail to deliver, they should probably have just said 'we'll get it sorted as soon as possible, really sorry' instead of making up a date just to make you end the call asap...

24 at once? Tracking a band, then layering up overdubs of guitar, bass, vocals etc on top. My universities local studio uses an 003 to bring inputs in from a spirit 24 desk. In no way can I see them needing to upgrade to an HD system in hardware terms, but that track count is pretty low seeing its just a software enforced limitation. I just produced a folk-rock CD full of singer songwriters in the local area and many of the tracks used upto 60 tracks once all additional instruments and overdubs were finished. In no way am I a high earning professional - i'm just a guy who likes producing music vocationally, it was a charity Cd! Whatever works for you, and really i'm not trying to be an annoying pest, just very shocked at how low that track count is, given how far the amateur is taking music production now, it sounded shockingly low, thats all.

Not sure if I understand the price of fish thing?! Only thing I can take from it is that you don't think the interface defines how many tracks you'd need in a sequencer - well of course it does, if you've invested lots of cash in an 003 then you can be tracking 24 ins at once, thus 48 suddenly gets very limited once you're recording drums, etc. Not trying to tell you what to like or anything, just was shocked at a lowly 48 audio track count on such expensive equipment!

With Midi instruments on top, thats a bit better, but still, I wouldn't find 48 particularly spacious! Especially if people use larger interfaces like the 003 with Protools LE!

Only 48 tracks? Any you pay how much for that? If the upgrade alone is £100 thats a bit mental, rather restricting really isnt it?

You are actually plugging into the correct output yes? There are 2 outputs, using one of them gives bypass when off, and effect on when on - if something is plugged into output B, that jack outputs a constant dry signal regardless of the state of the pedal. Which is what it sounds like yours is doing. Just thought i'd point that out just in case...

How does it work out as a scam? I mean since youre picking it up, how are they scamming you?

Ok, so in addition to my earlier post saying I want to learn where all the notes are - I can highly suggest that you get in a band with someone who is brilliant on piano. We've been learning cover songs, doing weird adaptations of songs by tenacious d, lil jon and the eastside boys, xzibit etc into female fronted rock ballads! She's been helping me find all the notes but writing down everything in notes for me to follow so now I automatically learn all the notes on the neck as I learn more and more songs. A very organic and fun way of learning.

Are you sending it post or pre EQ? What sounds good through the Pre stage once its through the speaker might sound great, but be an awful feed to work with as a sound guy.

If I hadn't just packed my cab in the car for a long journey i'd post it up. Its torn, shredded and battered. Its got cat claw marks down the side of it. It looks amazing. It was sold to me as some early trace elliot beast, 2x15" speakers and sounds great. I'll post some when I unpack it on weds The most totally ruined item i've ever seen however is this orange cab...