[ Outline ] · Standard · Linear+ to anyone who does digital audio recording

when using a software multi tracking program, what steps do you go thru to get the "warmest" sound that you can, somehting that you might hear on a music cd?

It could be anything. A decent mic to you I bet isn't a decent mic to me. And although most Yamaha mixers sound great, if you don't have the gain stages setup correctly, it will sound over or under modulated. Since it's an analog mixer, you may need to add hardware compression to the signal as well depending on the dynamics of what you are recording. Or it could be the pre-amp on your soundcard. Not to mention about 15 other things it could be from the quality of the mic cable to the isolation of the electrical you are using in your house.

And audio recording (digital or analog) is a learned craft. I wish there was some way to say "do it this way and it will be fine", but there isn't. Recording good audio is a skill, recording great audio is an art. And it comes with much practice and much patience. And the best part is, most everyone that is any good at this 'art form' does it a little differently.