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also consider a graphics accelerator card with it's own on-board ram and make sure your power supply is sufficient to the task of any add-on peripherals. you did say you were building your cpu from basic components. so you're on the right track to making an optimal music production tool.

Ian, that's the problem. You can't hope that a not so good mix to start with, done through headphones, will sound remotely good when you compress the file into mp3 format. You need to have a good balanced mix to start with. Very few people can mix well through headphones. And those who do, have been doing it for many many years, and first developed their ear through monitors. I know of one dude who can mix well through headphones,...

nicklaroche wrote: If you say so P.s. needless insults are pointless, people can do it all day but it benefits nobody, it gains nothing, and needless unfriendliness is far ... well ... just thought I'd point that out. Note your responses from myself in threads you've started. Some mock your question, I have never and answer questions which many others considered inane Maybe I should have made it more obvious, but I thought the small...

Needed? No. Desirable? Yes, because it will free up some RAM used by the onboard video.

D3lta wrote: If your motherboard doesn't have onboard graphics...then yes, it's a a must. If it does, then I'd recommend one, especially for the fact they're under a hundred for an OK card - and help with system memory. The montherboard I ordered is the ASUS p6T LGA 1366 Intel X58. Ok well it looks like I can use the video card from my other computer that just crashed. Thanks guys.

y-kause wrote: using the xlr input to use headphones as a mic doesnt require phantom power only a phantom power mic would need the power from the box. hence y u can listen to music w/o having the pre amp on. my issue is they sent it back stating it was fine and yet the volume still decreases as it did before?? Ahh Phantom power to the device it's self, not the mic.. got ya.. My bad..

Let me start off by saying to both of you, thank you very, very much. I just uploaded a new song andi ts by far a better production work then anything ive done so far. Unfortunatly im still stuck with my headphones, being that im in the US at the moment and not my home. But im getting the idea of it and slowly getting a grip. Both of your comments have helped me a lot... and I appreciate you guys hearing my music, its nice to know you guys...

y-kause wrote: .......so i go to a friends studio and the mics i tried sound like u could hear a rat shit in the next room they were so clear! Since you are fortunate to have a local friend with a studio, I would GO BACK to friend's studio where you tried out your new mics and they checked ok and sounded good there, but this time, carry your M interface and cable it up to his system and see what happens. If nothing else, at least you...

with that said what kind of pre amp should i get to power my mic? still needing phantom power

nicklaroche wrote: Dual video out is very useful for productions, I picked up an nvidia gt 9500 or whatever for $90CA, 1 gig of ram and dual video out, couldn;t be happier. $90 Canadian, is like $6 US bucks