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FS/FT M-Audio Fast Track USB
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FS/FT M-Audio Fast Track USB
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FS/FT M-Audio Fast Track USB
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Looking to move this on now as I have upgraded. In excellent condition, no manual but this and the drivers can be downloaded from the M Audio website. [attachment=93535:M Audio.JPG] Straight up sale, I'm after £40. Pick up from Manchester or I can post for a couple of quid. Trade wise, I'm after a cheapo electic six string; a squire tele/strat or something similar which I could put some cash towards or a midi keyboard. Specs: [url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/4667-m-audio-fast-track-usb-audio-interface-.html"]http://www.dolphinmu...interface-.html[/url]
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Bump! Open to trades also, currently after; USB Audio interface Midi keyboard Electro acoustic (gasp) 6 string
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Time for this to move on, it's in great condition and has been fully cleaned (hard drive wiped and a dusting!). Power lead and owners manual included. This one doesn't have the cd burner but I've never needed it as I just hooked it up to my computer to get stuff off it. Looking for £80 for this plus postage which I think will be about £10. Or, if you'd prefer, you can come and get it, I'm in South Manchester. [attachment=90355:fostex.JPG] Official specs from the Fostex website here: Great value all-in-one workstation The VF80 EX continues the Fostex tradition of offering high-value self-contained recording solutions which simply offer musicians everything they need. The VF80 EX is ideal for guitarists and musicians wanting a compact solution capable of capturing ideas and songs with minimal fuss. The superb amp simulators and flexible input stages make for easy sound capture.. Flexible and easy to use A total 8 track recording studio - complete with digital mixing, digital effects including stunning amp simulators and CD mastering. 8 main tracks plus 16 'Ghost' tracks mean you can record different versions of vocals, drum grooves, guitar parts, etc., and choose which of the 8 tracks you wish to reproduce and mix. There’s a built-in ‘Training Mode’ with ‘auto muting’ of sounds at the centre of the stereo mix and slow down of playback without altering pitch; high-gain input stages with balanced XLR / unbalanced jacks, trim control and switchable +48V phantom power; a great 2-band EQ with 36 presets; and a 99 ‘mix scene’ memory allowing you to store a complete mix for later recall or scene sequence. Mastering to CD is a snap. Bounce tracks 1-6 to a stereo pair with just one button push and add unique Mastering Effects. Uncompressed Recording to Hard Drive 8 + 16 additional ghost tracks Non Linear Audio Editing Non-destructive, non linear Copy/Move-Paste / Erase audio editing Digital Mixer 7 x track faders and 1 x Master fader (stereo buss) - all 60mm Mic/Line Inputs x 2 indicatorsWith phantom powered balanced XLRs and unbalanced 6mm jacks. Trim controls, on/off switches and peak LED Built-in Digital Channel Effects Fostex A.S.P.+ technology with 44 effect types including amp simulations & distortion Mastering Libraries 10 preset Mastering Libraries: Flat, Wet Mix, Light Mix, Live Mix, Pop Mix, Dance, Hard, 70’s, Hall and Lo-Fi modes Mastering Mode Using tracks 7 & 8 with EQ, compressor and effects Equalization 2-band EQ on channels 1-6 (shelving type) plus 36 EQ presets CD Mastering Master to CD-R/RW
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[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1317042534' post='1385813'] Definitely go for as many cores as you can afford, decent modern software (ie Reaper, yes pushing Reaper again, I am that boring!) will make the most of every one of them, older software may not, trouble is CPUs are now all going to be more and more multithreaded/multicored as its the only way to get the CPU cycle count up without needing hovercraft style cooling systems. As for interface you really get what you pay for, its not just the hardware that counts, the drivers have to be rock solid and ultra efficient. The best of the best are RME IMO, best drivers, superb hardware. Not cheap I am afraid (more than your laptop budget for a babyface) but the hassle free nature of their kit makes them definitely worth looking in to IMO if ther is any way to stretch to it (who needs two kidneys anyway!). M-Audio have been very good for some of my friends for small rigs at home, MOTU gear is also good. USB2 is a perfectly good interface (fast enough for 16 trqacks oif audio, so fine for you), firewire less good, there are very very few (if any ) laptops with decent firewire chips in, you go that route at your peril these days.... [/quote] Thumbs up for the above. I'll be looking to buy a laptop at the back end of this week so in the meantime I'll do some research to effectivly get the most for my money. The M Audio interfaces are fairly cheap on ebay, I'll probably end up getting one although I did have a bit of a drool over the RME's. I do love having two kidneys though I'm really taken with the idea of Reaper at the moment, a friend has been raving on about it for a while. I'm going to give the 30 day trial a whirl when I get set up and see what it's like, it'll either be that or Cubase 5. Does Reaper come with preloaded VSTs or are these an additional purchase?
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[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1317040915' post='1385780'] With recording you need three things, fastest CPU you can afford, fastest hard drive you can afford, lots of RAM (Over about 3GB and you need a 64 bit OS to make the most of it). A big screen is a huge bonus too, and bizarely a dedicated number pad can really really help with a lot of recording software. So big fat widescreen laptops are a really good idea, failing that you get a lot more for your money with a desktop, performance wise IME (latest work machine was significantly less expensive than my lappie and is about twice as fast!). In laptop terms £350 will get you something that can do basic recording (with an efficient interface), but you may well struggle if you multitrack a lot of stuff at once, or if you want to get clever at mixdown (unless you run off stems to save on CPU power). My last lappie cost nearly a grand, and I managed to just about hit the limit on what it can manage (although I havent done anything to make it a truy audio machine yet, its pretty much shop spec in terms of setup of services etc). If you can get an i5 then do it, if you can get over 3GB of RAM in there, then do it, if the hardrive is slowish now then if it has an eSata port you can always use a super fast external drive connected via eSata for your audio work (which I intend to do as soon as I have the money). Have you budgeted for an interface at all though? [/quote] Hi 51m0n, Thanks for the advice, you've given me lots to think about. The ones that I've seen in my price range second hand have been i3 or i5 dual core (quad core models at a push). I'm only going to be using this laptop for music making so will probably take off all the unessesary guff and will at some point invest in an external hard drive for additional storage and backing up. The majority of the music that I want to record will be guitar/bass/vocals and a few VST's over the top unless I get really giddy. I've always used digital and tape 8 track recorders and like building songs up track by track and given that this is for my solo stuff, I don't anticipate multi tracking a lot of things at once. Budget wise, the £350 is just for the laptop, I'll get an interface seperately. (I've seen that they range from next to nothing to hunderds of pounds.... this may start a whole new topic unless you can recommend a decent bog standard one)
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[quote name='lemmywinks' timestamp='1316994372' post='1385350'] You're probably looking at an i3 for that money. Some typically specced ones on Tesco clearances here: [url="http://direct.tesco.com/q/N.1999724/Nr.99.aspx?Ns=P_HIDDEN_Stock_Available|1||P_SORT_Price&btnResultSort.x=15&btnResultSort.y=8"]http://direct.tesco....nResultSort.y=8[/url] Also a quad core Acer here for around budget: [url="http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5083400/c_1/1|category_root|Office%2C+PCs+and+phones|14418968/c_2/2|14418968|Clearance+Office%2C+PCs+and+phones|14520934/c_3/3|cat_14520934|Laptops+and+netbooks|25097307.htm#pdpFullProductInformation"]http://www.argos.co....ductInformation[/url] Screens might be a bit inadequate if you have lots going on though, an external monitor to hook up to at home might be worthwhile. Also not many laptops around that price range have Firewire. [/quote] I'll have a look on those links tonight, never would have thought about Tesco for a laptop, maybe thats just me! I've had a look on t'ebay this morning and seen a Dell with specs that I think would be enough for what I'd be using it for. There's just so much choice, I'm wondering if someone could recommend a computer they use to point me in the right direction.
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[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1316970156' post='1385005'] It's the spec not the brand/make/model that becomes important. Make sure you check out the requirements of any stuff you want to run on it. I'm a Mac user, and so I'd push you towards a MacBook... But if you're set on a Laptop, I'll let others chip in. Give 51m0n a shout - He's the man for home recording etc. [/quote] Thanks for the advice, what spec MacBook are you using out of interest? I'll give 51m0n a shout and see what he recommends.
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I'm considering buying a laptop, most probably second hand for the value. My budget is about £350 and I want to be able to use Cubase 5 on it, plugging instruments in via an interface and also using VSTs. I've considered a desktop but I'll be taking this to rehearsals so need something portable. Can anyone recommend a decent laptop that would do all this? A bit of googling and the Dell XPS 1530 was mentioned a few times, I've seen them on eBay within my budget. Gemma
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[quote name='munkonthehill' post='1371040' date='Sep 12 2011, 08:33 PM']no probs, I should have confirmed this with him before sticking the ad in here. I will get back you you asap.[/quote] Thank you! -
[quote name='munkonthehill' post='1371017' date='Sep 12 2011, 08:15 PM']Just to say the price is firm at 200notes folks and my pal aint looking for any part exchange either. Cheers[/quote] Not had any comeback from him regarding possible postage, don't suppose you could ask the question on my behalf could you?
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Ive messaged your mate, quite interested but need to know of he'd be willing to post.
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[quote name='Wooks79' post='1367780' date='Sep 9 2011, 03:54 PM']Hi Chris, yup, the Epi EB-0 is still here if you want it. Cheers.[/quote] +1 Chris is a mate of mine, he'll give it a good home. -
[quote name='Wooks79' post='1365328' date='Sep 7 2011, 02:41 PM']Price drop to £60 picked up.[/quote] Hmm payday next Thursday and I'm in Manchester......tempted.
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Gone to MB1, a thoroughly nice chap!
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I have an AOC flatscreen monitor which is free to a good home. I have the power adaptor for it, but it's just missing the kettle lead which connects to the adaptor. It;s been under my bed for a while gathering dust but I just tested it it with the kettle lead from my amp and it switched on and seemed to be working fine. Technical specs and details here: [url="http://www.lcdnfo.com/html/AOC_LM520-lcd-monitor.html"]http://www.lcdnfo.com/html/AOC_LM520-lcd-monitor.html[/url] I'm in South Manchester/Stockport if you want to come and get it. [attachment=88671:monitor.JPG]
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Having another clear out so this little amp is free to a good home, it's a 10w mini bass amp as you can see. I got it from a fellow BC'er about a year ago but don't need it any more. I'm in South Manchester/Stockport, collection prefered as I have nothing to box it up in. [attachment=88670:amp.JPG]
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[quote name='TheGreek' post='1354213' date='Aug 28 2011, 11:50 AM']..please don't..I'm so tempted..and at this price...oh no..please..no...aaahhh!!![/quote] I used to have one of these and trust me, they're amazing. I paid £150 for mine about 6 years ago as it was on sale, best £150 I ever spent, I was gigging with a punk band at the time and got so many people asking me what it was/where it was from. IIRC someone even wanted to swap a Fender P Bass for it but I couldn't let it go. DO IT, DO IT!
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[quote name='icastle' post='1357637' date='Aug 31 2011, 03:28 PM']Excellent!!! Next weeks tutorial will be 'How to perform an emergency appendectomy' so stay tuned... [/quote] Can I put a request in for a tutorial on how to perform an emergency landing? Much sexier
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It worked! A couple of squirts of switch cleaner and it's as good as new, thanks folks
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[quote name='brensabre79' post='1356235' date='Aug 30 2011, 01:18 PM']Try Dave Lunt in Stockport. Haven't seen him in a while, but he is v.good 0161 432 9698[/quote] He will be my second port of call if the switch cleaner doesnt work. I'm off now to buy some.
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[quote name='icastle' post='1356293' date='Aug 30 2011, 02:03 PM']It's dead easy. 1) Make sure the amp is unplugged from the mains. 2) Take the top cover off and locate the volume control. 3) The volume control has a gap on the bottom where the contacts come out and join the circuit board. 4) Using the straw that comes with your can of switch cleaner, give the control a good squirt into that gap. 5) Turn the control backwards and forwards quickly for 10 seconds - that'll dislodge any crud that has got in there. 6) Repeat the above to give it a final wash out. 7) Put the top cover back on and hopefully you'll be crackle free. If that doesn't work then the chances are that the pot needs replacing - not a difficult job in itself but takes a little while to do as a lot of the chassis needs to be dismantled to get to the underside of the board and requires some soldering skills. Spare parts are easily available from Korg (UK) who are the current Hartke importers.[/quote] Thank you! I will try this as my first port of call. I've already unscrewed the amp from the speaker and had a look to se if there was anything obvious that had come apart or was sticking out. I will get some of that 'witch cleaner' this week and give that a go. Failing that, I'll leave it to the experts.
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[quote name='flyfisher' post='1356025' date='Aug 30 2011, 10:30 AM']You could try cleaning the volume "switch" yourself (I presume you actually mean a volume potentiometer) with something like this: [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/switch-cleaner-27515"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/switch-cleaner-27515[/url][/quote] I haven't tried that, to be honest, with electrics and technical things the like, I prefer to leave it to the experts. By switch, yes, the potentiometer (see, I didn't even know thats what it was called!)
