Recent content by Emma B

That's very true, Dave. I've been able to find lots of invaluable Audacity tutorials on You Tube (much less so for the RX 8 plug ins!). I guess that's one of the benefits of being long established and popular.

Thanks for your advice, guys. I've spent the last few hours finding my way around Audacity. What a fantastic tool! I'm definitely seeing the advantages already. I've even added the RX Elements plug-in which is pretty impressive. Will check out Reaper too - sounds like there's nothing to lose...

Thanks Dave. Interesting, I hadn't thought of that. I actually have an attenuator that may do the job. I've not tried a DAW...I think I became so locked into my workflow with my physical gear that I didn't fully consider it. I also always saw it as 'either or', but my understanding is that they...

Ah, thank you, Farview. I understand the rationale now.

Thank you, Farview. I'll take the Art out the equation and experiment with that. Also, you mentioned the idea of using the 1/4 " line input (not the XLR mic input) - may I ask the effect that might have?

Thank you for your suggestions, folks. I'll try all the practical tips offered. In answer to some of the questions: I don't use DAWs at all as I like to use only hardware. I guess that may create limits, though, as I can't tweak my work digitally after the event. The DP008EX has quite basic...

Hi guys, I wondered if anyone has any tips on setting the gain appropriately for vocals? I find that when I belt out louder notes or choruses, I get a lot of clipping but when I turn the gain down (even slightly), the vocal is too quiet to work with. I've experimented with compressing...