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Telarc International made recording history in 1978 when they used digital audio technology to record the 1812 Overture. With its live cannons and phenomenal dynamic range, it quickly became a favorite demo disc in many audio stores, and the ultimate test for my new CD player and system.
The advent of multi-channel discrete surround sound and high-definition audio recording systems such as 24/96 PCM and the DSD system, with its frequency response extending beyond 100 kHz and the availability of Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio, were enough to coax Telarc to create a new recording of the 1812. The new recording is even more taxing on your sound system than the original.

Deciding to release the recording on the latest DSD recording equipment, the music, Civil War-era cannons, and the church bells were captured in different venues.

The recording is mixed to include optional height information using the LFE channel. Telarc’s height information is used to drive a pair of elevated side, preferably dipole, speakers. The height information does add to the overall effect, particularly with the cannons. Even without the height effects, this is a great demo disc, one I demo frequently for myself when my wife is out of the house – the pictures are straightened before she returns!
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The review above, was taken from Amazon.com and was written by David C. Canfield. I took his review because I could not have said it better myself.

When I worked in the top end audio field, this TELARC Edition was not yet out on CD, so the challenge was to get the turntable ensemble working to perfection. My choice of turntable was the belt driven, reference Linn Sondek LP 12 (which I still own) with a Koetsu arm, tipped with a Kiseki Blue, Silver Spot Low Output Moving Coil Cartridge. This was one of two arm/cartridge combinations, that I knew of, that sailed over those cannons without playing hop-scotch. The other was the Linn Ittok LVII mk2 /Asack combination, which I was also fortunate enough to own in black. Today, on CD, these cannons are ten time more devastating.

WARNING – PLEASE find out on a lower volume, how your sound system will respond to the two cannon salvos. The first salvo consists of five LOUD shots. The second salvo a couple of minutes later, consists of 11 (Eleven) LOUD booms. Serious damage can occur to your speakers if your sound is not ultra clean. I would advise AGAINST using a Graphic Equalizer with this CD. Graphic Equalizers only tend to muddy sound in order to give those that use them, the floppy sound they want.

Please go to this link to see more reviews on the 1812 Overture.
http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Overture-Kunzel-Cincinnati-Multichannel/dp/B00005AVNH

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I want to get into the music production program at UCO. To do that, I have to create and record 3 songs. What kind of equipment do I need? What brands are the best? I work at Best Buy so I would prefer to get stuff from there with my employee discount. I just have no idea where to start. Is Pro Tools 10 a good program? Is it hard to use? Thanks for the help.

If money is no object, Pro Tools is a good product, but it’s way overkill for a first-time recording project, if that’s what is expected.

Unless you’re going for low signal-to-noise ratios like a professional recording studio, you should be able to do with an internal sound card and a freeware program like Audacity. If you need to record multiple channels, as you might if the musicians are all in one place and playing together (as opposed to single-tracking the entire production), then you might consider a small mixer to feed the sound card, or if you want to spend a little more, something like a FirePod external digitizer, which has multiple inputs and mixing capabilities.

Just keep in mind that the more equipment and software you use, the more things can go wrong and confound your efforts. My son uses some fairly sophisticated hardware and software in his recording studio, and it works very well… NOW… but that was after many days of troubleshooting driver problems, hardware and software problems to get it to that point. Not the kind of thing you’d want to be dealing with when an assignment is due in a couple of days.

I’m trying to make myself an affordable home studio to record my band. What affordable equipment do I need to get a good sounding recording? And about how much would it all cost?

We have 2 guitar players, a bass player, a clean vocalist, a screaming vocalist, and a drummer.

Thanks for the help!

Any good PC with a M-Audio 1010L sound card will do. Or the full size 1010 if serious. I’ve had a studio for years.

The M-Audio sound card will come with some lite software from abelton or cubase.

If you have a pc, you will just need the sound card. You can record live but for best results record vocals separate.

I am in a band. I need recording equipment to record our band straight to a computer. My computer is top of the line and custom built last week. It will run anything. I need to know what are some good ways and products to hook our instruments (Mic, Guitar, bass, keys, drum mic) straight to the computer. And also need a good vocals mic. I’m on a really tight budget. really tight.

IDK

Stuff I use to record my drum covers.

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Hello I am an opera tenor. I need to know what I need for recording equipment. What type of microphone (Large or Small diaphragm?) Pre amp? Also I need some sort of compressing. My voice is very powerful and I always seem to clip and slam the sound. Thanks

The choice of a microphone is subjective, but many people prefer a large-diaphragm condenser microphone for serious vocal recording.

Look around Shure’s tech tips for some good information.

Here you hear it…bad quality! Buy me recording equipment! Immediatly! !!!!

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I’ve looked and looked online for wholesalers of popular brand pro audio/recording equipment and can’t find anything. I found wholesalemusicwarehouse but they ask for like $200 to provide the wholesaler contacts. Does anyone know of any audio equip. companies I can contact directly? Preferably dropshippers, but not necessary. If I cound find ANY that would be great.

Go with online business to business platforms for your requirements. Platforms like http://www.hellotrade.com & http://catalogs.indiamart.com and many more helps you to find wholesalers of popular brand pro audio/recording equipments.

Testing out my new recording atmosphere – An ESP MH 417 with bitchass 81-7 and 707 pickups + New Mastering Software. Inspired by Ola Englund and all his selfless acts of charity, helping talentless hacks like myself improve their guitar and recording skills.

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