Wondering of Presonus Firestudio mobile/echo audio 4 will sufficent

[blueprintstudios]

keep us updated on your setup! =)

 

[behling]

Thanks.! i will =D

 

[behling]

hi sorry, just wondering where can i purchase shure SM85 mic? and will the bleeding into the mic be very terrible if the vocalist is singing in the same room while the recording is taking place live?

 

[blueprintstudios]

www.hungbros.com
shure SM58

bleeding wise depends on how loud is the rest of the instruments.

 

[slowth]

perfect timing!

guys, been lookin for an interface.. the audiofire 4 seems impressive.. i was considering b/w this and the EMU 0404. Any comments?

where can I get the AF4 and for how much?

thanks guys!

 

[jbarks]

whoops. sorry didn't read second page.

 

[blueprintstudios]

slowth : http://www.echoaudio.com/Sales/International/#Singapore

 

[behling]

okay im getting the r16 on thursday.. so.. err which daw is easilest to learn or noob frenly? i dont need alot of spectacular stuff

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

most daws would have its learning curve and its always harder when starting out. Through the manual/tutorial, online forum for that particular daw, self exploration and some patience, learning to record into it and basic sequencing wont be a problem.

For a start, try reaper or audacity. Both are well equipped enough to record digital audio, sequence and with some vst to play around with. If you wanna do midi programming and stuff, then go for reaper. If only audio, then audacity.

Audacity is free while reaper will need to pay for the license($60usd).

http://www.reaper.fm/
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/

 

[blueprintstudios]

behling : R16 comes with Cubase LE 4 for free. why not just use the most bang for your buck

 

[behling]

hmm today went city music. quite disappointing wanted to see it in action with cubase. nvm will go down tmr give another shot. quick question. how do i bypass their preamp assuming im using my bass to sadowsky to zoom R16?

 

[blueprintstudios]

what do you mean quite disappointing? as in they don't have it on display anymore?

bypass their preamp by putting the gain to 0 ?

 

[behling]

no la they like "learning" the product. plus can't see it demoed with cubase cos their cubase is wrong version or donno wad.

 

[blueprintstudios]

"learning" ? as in citymusic staff not familiar with cubase/R16?

erm there's kinda no such thing for wrong versions, cubase versions from 3 to 5 and LE4 is pretty much same just limitations and new stuff for new versions.

you may wanna look around youtube

 

[behling]

ya i mean they noe abit abit la. but ya. anyway i just got it =D. tonight gg to set it up and play with it

 

[behling]

hmmm i just started playing with it. as a stand alone i can get it to work fine. but with cubase i can't seem to monitor more then 1 instrument.. any forum can i go or anywere to read up on?

 

[blueprintstudios]

after setting ASIO Device Zoom R16
press F4 (should be the input/output) set inputs 8 mono, output stereo
add audio track, set Mono 1 (input) , arm record/monitor.
add 2nd audio track , set mono 2 (input) , arm record/monitor

etc etc etc
you get the idea?

 

[behling]

OMG yes. your post was EXTREMELY helpful. yup i got it to work with cubase. tested and now i can do 2 instruments tog already. just a couple of questions.

how do i get the sliders on the r16 to work with cubase? the gain knobs work already. but the sliders dont seem to do anything.

i connected my strat to input 1 which has hi-z but turning it on and off doesnt seem to make a difference. when exactly do i need hi-z switched on? im assuming its when a instrument has an input but has no ability to control volume?

bass is working flawlessly. via XLR to input 2.

thanks. will start playing with it more. hehe

oh yes 1 more ting. i can't seem to get any sound from playing mp3s or anything else in windows when cubase is on .. how come?

 

[blueprintstudios]

behling : you need to read the manual to use R16 as a controller. the settings. but I wouldn't use it because the last time I had issues. whenever I used it as controller my com would hang. i'm guessing it's a bug. but i'm much faster on keyboard/mouse anyways.

in audio interface mode only the gain knobs + master fader (I think?) works.
do read your manual for more understanding, I've read at least 10 times when i'm taking a big shit.

Hi Z = impedance, input, if I'm not wrong I believe it acts as a "DI Box" for the 1st channel.
just the same way as your sadowsky. but your sadowsky preamps of course is much better.

because cubase locks your ASIO driver - R16 for audio interface DAW use. after you close it windows media player or any others should work fine.

 

[behling]

thanks!. okay. will do.. ya i was just curious bout it thats all.. master fader doesnt work as well lol.

after i export the audiomix down. im unable to play the wav file, after shutting down cubase. i've got to hookup to my PC sound card then it will play the audio file.