Using external recording studio equiptment

Hi,
I recently purchased a 13" macbook procomplete with garageband. Can I use a external recording studio qualty microphone to record vocal on my macbook pro? If so what type can I use?

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Can I use Solaris with my Home Recording Studio?

Hello,
I am currently building a basic home recording studio. I recently assembled a new computer and will be purchasing music recording equipment very soon. Before I purchase the audio recording gear, I was curious about a few things pertaining to the use of Solaris as my possible choice system.
The data that I store on my hard drives will need to be secure. I had originally considered RAID 5 though recently found out about RAID Z, which appears to be far ahead of the other RAIDs. I am curious to know more about how to set up a RAID Z system.
The computer will be running Solaris, various Linux or BSD, and Windows Vista. I have 500GB x4 hard drives. I am considering separating one and using it strictly for Vista, and using the remaining 3 with a RAID set-up for nix. If I had a choice, I would put much less hard drive space into Vista (capping it at 150 to 200 GB), though I have yet to come across a RAID system that effectively or efficiently cooperates cross-platform. With that in mind, the majority of the remaining 1.5TB can go into my studio OS - hopefully Solaris - while left-over hard drive space is set aside for various other *nix.
I've used Solaris 10 before, though haven't really gone into detail on the mechanics of such features as ZFS, zones, now RAID Z, and the many more amazing features that Solaris provides. Likewise, I am not really familiar with how well the system might operate with software/applications that I could use for recording and composing music.
Beyond the available 2TB (or 1.5TB RAID-ready) space, my computer is running on a new 64-bit quad-core AMD CPU (~2.6GHz) and currently has 4GB 1066MHz RAM. In my search for preparing a computer that suits me for high performance recording - including the editing and mastering of audio - I am attempting to narrow down my options on the software side of things. I have been very satisfied with the general file management of Solaris, though am unsure of how well it might run as the software side of a home recording studio. An additional factor in deciding will be the software's compatbility with audio PCI cards and external recording/audio interfaces. There is always a question of whether or not the necessary drivers, firmware, or similar is available between any given hardware and software components.
Some other *nix options I have considered - "Ubuntu Studio 64-bit" (though it appears to prefer 32-bit) and "64 Studio" (also Debian-based, though appears to be optimized for 64-bit). Some colleagues have used Gentoo with studio applications, though I don't know of any Linux distributions that offer the versatility, power, stability, and efficiency of Solaris for the operating system that it is.
If I use something like "64 Studio", I will have the advantage of a system that is ready-built for studio recording purposes as well as a system that I know is compatible with the sound gear that I am considering purchasing. However, those systems are restricted by their file system types, RAID availability and dependability, and the general disadvantages of using the Linux kernel in general. (I enjoy Linux, though I admittedly prefer Unix over it.)
Can I use Solaris with my home recording studio?
Thank you!
Edited by: the_professor on Nov 9, 2008 6:26 PM
Corrected a typo.
Edited by: the_professor on Nov 9, 2008 6:30 PM
Caught another typo.

I'm not sure what your question is. If you have particular software you want to run, you should see what you can get that package to run under. Sound hw stuff don't tend to be too portable unless it's written on top of OSS (htttp://www.opensound.com). Were I you, I'd consider separating out the storage part and the processing part. Get something like a cheap dell sc440 to be a file server and give the drives to that (unless you actually can get all the components working under solaris).
-r

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If your Mac is running that hot, the inside and/or vents and ports maybe plugged up with dust, lint and dirt.
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I created a development component for "external library" for the local development -> MyComponent, giving it the name "test2" (for the domain basis).
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Hannes,
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I am new to Mac (2 months) but am interested in setting up a VERY basic recording studio at home using Garageband to record primarily voice only, plus maybe a single instrument (non-digital Dulcimer) in the future. Main purpose is to record a single acappella voice to create 4 part harmony by individually recording harmony tracks one at a time. Final output will be to use the song files in Slideshows and iDVD movie projects. Also will plan on burning music CDs of the songs for family members and non-commercial use.
So... no need for a major budget or high level professional equipment. I have used my Intel iMac's internal mic for recording test songs as I learn my way around garageband. Internal mic works pretty well but I am wanting a little more control of ambient sounds and possibly some voice boost. I have been reading the forums fairly extensively and have some equipment in mind already but would appreciate experienced input and suggestions from the forum members.
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M-Audio Fast Track US44010 USB with Session Software - $89 Amazon (if I need an audio interface)
Since I am certainly not a recording expert and have never setup anything like this before, I could use honest input regarding what my studio needs are for the planned purpose as stated above.
If I have read forum articles correctly, using an external dynamic mic such as the Shure M57 will require that I get either a preamp or audio interface that can bring the mic signal up to a compatible level with the Line input jack on my iMac?
Is there any advantage to getting an audio interface instead of just a preamp for the recording purposes I have planned?
If I do decide to add the Dulcimer instrument, since it is non-digital I would just need a second mic to add its input into the iMac using either the second XLR input on the M-Audio preamp or the audio interface?
Am I overlooking any obvious equipment, cables, hookups I will need for the simple voice recording planned?
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My big Questions:
1. Mixing Desk/Control Surface
Firstly do I need a separate Mixing desk? or will a digital control surface do? Can all the audio go straight to the Mac through the interface? or does it need to go through a desk for monitoring etc?
2. Control Surface
I would very much like to find a decent control surface of the digidesign C24/C20 style, but I don't seem to be able to find anything with more than 8 channel strips that says its compatible with Logic Pro - these all seem targeted at the prosumer/home user category of artist - Any thoughts?
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<< UK_TRADINGDATA_LOAD >> ABEND : <<ABEND SYS-000 >> uncatched ORACLE-error : ORA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN callout
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I need to add an external library to my project.
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Also project properties, add. jar outside, and throws me the following error:
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Given these errors, I know my includes without problems and I can instantiate objects from library classes, but these errors I can not deploy.
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I did everything the tutorial. I created the external library. I can see in my project "DC-Definition -> Used DCs" The public parts assembly and compilation. Now the problem is that it still does not recognize the classes of the libraries you want to use.
A level of code, when I try to instantiate the class does not recognize me. What could be missing? I did a couple of times step by step and gives me the same results.
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Edited by: Rasim Donmez on Apr 11, 2011 4:50 PM
Edited by: Rasim Donmez on Apr 11, 2011 4:51 PM

Hi,
please find below path for adding External Jar files.
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after that just rebuild your project (not Build).
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Govindu
Edited by: Govindu Nagotla on Apr 12, 2011 2:28 PM

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