Recent content by Tommy Shiels

I couldn't pin-point exact models of speakers to go for however I believe the best brands in the business are AKG, Shure, Bose, Yamaha and many others. (stay away from Brands that are unknown to the market). Firstly look at the Frequency Range. At minimum you 20 Hz - 20 kHz. Anything wider than...

I would recommend the Corsair Void Headset 7.1 Dolby. They have a great sound to them. Solid design and structure. good value at approx £80. I use them for both Music and Gaming.

I would suggest the 'Shure PG27'. Shure is one of the industry leading microphones manufacturers. This is a cardioid polar pattern condenser microphone and is less susceptible to feedback. Also ensure you use a shock mount and a pop shield for any vocals...

I believe Shure and AKG are one of the best Audio manufacturers. Alongside Bose, Seinheisser and JVC. Heres a few tips to look out for when choosing Speakers/Heaphones. Frequency response - Considering the human ear can only hear between 20HZ and 20KHZ, you're looking for a product that can...

Drivers shouldn't be the issue however you may update them. Is the sound card managed by an application? i.e realtek. Under the 'Recordings' tab should be microphones where you may find the microphone detected on your Beats, If there has been no microphone recognised then one can only assume...

The MIDI cable is plugged into the 'out' port on the keyboard? Also the software you are using, have you chose the right routing (input/output) options under settings?

Before taking this back to the shop try this..... Go to control panel - go to device manager - select the audio driver - click on update driver. or go to sound in control panel and ensure the master gain is not maxed out or in the red (test playback). if this is a aftermarket sound card...

Ensure that the external device has power. (MIDI cables is not able to give power to an external device even though the other end is USB). Ensure you have all 5 pins at the MIDI end of the cable. (any that are bent or simply aren't there, the cable will need replacing).

The pink Jack is an input. the green jack is an output. The jack socket must be able to send and receive signals. I would suggest plugging this into the green, go to your control panel, select sound and see whether your operating system can detect the mic and select the input as your beats...